EU starts to reel in fishing discards
Ministers agree to ban the dumping of dead fish in principle, but negotiations will continue over proposed start dates
EU fisheries ministers have approved a ban on dumping unwanted catches into the sea, but the measures are unlikely to come fully into force until 2018. Delegates left a European Council meeting in Luxembourg...
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'From zero carbon heat laggard to leader': Green groups urge government to back heat pumps in recovery plans
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, CPRE and Possible propose 'cash for clunkers' scheme, and urge government to prioritise heat pumps over hydrogen in its green heating plans
Poll: Energy efficiency, renewables, and nature restoration are 'people's priorities' for Covid-19 package
Survey commissioned by Conservative Environment Network reveals overwhelming majority of British public want next week's recovery package to back measures that tackle pollution and climate change
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