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'A significant step forward': Government confirms £1bn-plus budget for clean power contract auction

Policy

'A significant step forward': Government confirms £1bn-plus budget for clean power contract auction

Contract budget for Allocation Round Seven set at £900m for offshore wind projects and £180m for floating offshore wind farms

clock 27 October 2025 • 5 min read
National Grid green skills campaign reaches almost 150,000 students

Skills

National Grid green skills campaign reaches almost 150,000 students

National campaign surpasses goal of connecting with 100,000 school-leavers

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Climate education game start-up secures £30,000 backing on BBC's Dragons Den

Skills

Climate education game start-up secures £30,000 backing on BBC's Dragons Den

Brainspark Games founder Reedah El-Saie impressed investors on the show with plans to develop the UK's first interactive climate GCSE video game

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Survey: Businesses view energy security as key enabler of clean energy transition

Infrastructure

Survey: Businesses view energy security as key enabler of clean energy transition

But global poll of business leaders and policymakers also reveals falling confidence that 2030 climate goals will be met

clock 27 October 2025 • 3 min read
Future Farming Investment Scheme gets £7.4m Scottish government boost

Policy

Future Farming Investment Scheme gets £7.4m Scottish government boost

NFU Scotland welcomes the move and says it is in response to exceptional level of demand for farmer support

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Pension Protection Fund reveals majority of portfolio working to be net zero aligned

Investment

Pension Protection Fund reveals majority of portfolio working to be net zero aligned

Sustainability report confirms three quarters of its portfolio by value is covered by carbon footprint metrics

clock 27 October 2025 • 3 min read
'Common-sense approach': Government announces major shake-up of environmental permitting rules

Legislation

'Common-sense approach': Government announces major shake-up of environmental permitting rules

Government continues its controversial drive to streamline planning and permitting rules, with new move to exempt projects from environmental permits

clock 27 October 2025 • 3 min read
'Sleepwalking into collapse': Treasury urged to diffuse 'economic time bomb' that threatens £1.5tr of natural capital

Biodiversity

'Sleepwalking into collapse': Treasury urged to diffuse 'economic time bomb' that threatens £1.5tr of natural capital

Workforce 2030: Professionals body CIEEM urges Treasury to invest £650m in ecology skills and projects across UK to restore nature and boost economic growth

clock 27 October 2025 • 5 min read
BSI unveils new nature and biodiversity net gain standards

Biodiversity

BSI unveils new nature and biodiversity net gain standards

Standards body debuts two complimentary standards and guidance to support development of corporate nature strategies and biodiversity net gain projects

clock 27 October 2025 • 3 min read
Study: How circular telecom masts could save €30m and slash CO2

Infrastructure

Study: How circular telecom masts could save €30m and slash CO2

EXCLUSIVE: Study explores how circular economy principles could unlock significant carbon and cost savings for developers of critical telecommunications infrastructure

clock 24 October 2025 • 3 min read