4th February 2013
Last week, two notable “green” events came to my attention. First, the UK government launched The Green Deal. This encourages property owners to make energy-saving improvements by allowing them to off-set costs against reductions in their bills. In other words, you can now pay for the the improvements over time on your electricity bill, rather […]
6th July 2012 Toronto, Canada
The Independent Panel on Forestry was established almost a year and a half ago, to advise government on the future direction of forestry and woodland policy in England. Chaired by the Right Reverend James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, it sought a wide range of expert advice and reported back earlier this week. You can read […]
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2nd February 2012 Toronto, Canada
Last week, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affiars (DEFRA) released a comprehensive report into the risks and opportunities presented to the UK by climate change. The report, the first of its kind and the first in a five-year cycle, assesses 700 impacts (100 in exhaustive detail) across 11 sectors and is available to […]
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