archiveFebruary 9, 2023

Low carbon transport plans will be drawn up by a new research hub that aims to decarbonise the UK transport system. Low carbon transport is needed to ensure the UK meets its net zero targets. The scale of the challenge is illustrated by the fact that transport accounts for 27 per cent of the UK’s emissions, the largest contributor of any sector. And for transport systems to be able to continue to operate they will need to be able to adapt to more extreme weather, whether it’s hotter and drier...

The EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 is a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term plan to protect nature and reverse the degradation of ecosystems. The EU biodiversity strategy aims to put Europe’s biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030 for the benefit of people, climate and the planet, and contains specific actions and commitments. It is the proposal for the EU’s contribution to the upcoming international negotiations on the global post-2020 biodiversity framework. A core part of the European Green Deal, it will also support a green recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic....