Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Efficiency
New eco-labels could slash water use by 20 per cent by 2038 and save more than £250m on bills, government claims
29 September 2023
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3 min read
Technology
Government announces more than £30m ringfenced for farming and forestry tech that can help boost sustainable food production and reduce emissions
08 June 2023
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2 min read
Policy
In an open letter from the Environmental Audit Committee, Defra has been urged to publish its delayed environmental targets ahead of next month's COP15 Summit
22 November 2022
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4 min read
Waste
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticises Defra and the Environment Agency over 'slow and piecemeal' progress in tackling escalating waste crime
21 October 2022
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7 min read
Climate change
Campaign group Feedback has launched a formal legal challenge against the government over its failure to deliver more ambitious measures to tackle emissions from meat and dairy
25 August 2022
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3 min read
Wind
Owner of much of UK's coastal seabed aims to balance the need for green energy with a focus on enhancing marine biodiversity
08 June 2022
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2 min read
Efficiency
Aldersgate Group delivers lukewarm assessment of government’s efforts to deliver a circular economy in its latest report on how to enhance resource efficiency
15 July 2021
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8 min read
Waste
Research reveals that just 19 policies have been introduced to tackle negative impacts of fast fashion since 2007 - compared to 689 to try and tackle obesity
06 July 2021
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3 min read
Marine
Carbon sequestration in and around UK waters trumps value of potential fossil fuel extraction in these areas, Office for National Statistics estimates
07 April 2021
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2 min read
Legislation
Legislation returns to Parliament amid fierce criticism from campaigners over a number of key amendments and concerns that delays could put UK's environment in legal limbo once Brexit transition period ends
04 November 2020
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8 min read
