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Boris Johnson ‘hung up’ on trying to prove Brexit was good and flight tax change meaningless, government’s climate adviser says
31/10/2021
Rishi Sunak's cut to tax on internal UK flights in Wednesday's Budget was an example of the government trying to prove Brexit was a good idea, a top climate adviser has claimed.
Government slashed domestic flight taxes ‘to prove Brexit was a good idea’, says top climate adviser
31/10/2021
The decision by Rishi Sunak to cut domestic flight taxes was met with opposition by climate groups and Labour figures
'Global Britain' could increase emissions by the equivalent of 44,000 transatlantic flights, research found.
Findings cast doubt on Boris Johnson commitment to climate action ahead of key summit, Commission claims.
Big majority in EU parliament vote for corporate due diligence along entire supply chains, including for UK businesses.
An open letter from joint CEOs Miriam Turner and Hugh Knowles to the Department of Trade on possible trade deals with the US.
‘It’s nonsense’: Michael Gove criticised after blaming EU for government missing tree-planting target
17/11/2019
‘Michael Gove is barking up the wrong tree and knows it,’ says Greenpeace.
Fantastic news as countries across the European Union – including the UK – vote to ban the outdoor use of 3 bee-harming pesticides.
Five leading green organisations have called on Theresa May to delay Brexit to avoid losing environmental protections created by “decades of campaigning”.
A report commissioned by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Environmental standards are at risk across the board, from wildlife and habitats to water and air quality, a risk assessment shows
No-deal Brexit will compromise ‘last line of defence’ for UK’s threatened habitats, campaigners warn
27/01/2019
Nation’s largest wetland among protected sites in danger, with European authorities able to intervene when other legal challenges have failed.