Politics & Economics
Politics and economics both play a significant role in shaping our natural environment.
Politics & Economics
Across a range of levels, be that regionally, nationally or internationally politicians are taking some of the biggest decisions that determine how environmental and sustainability challenges are addressed. Similarly, economies right across the globe are intertwined with the state of the natural environment, with business decisions impacted and impacting progress towards more sustainable ways of living.
Politics & Economics articles
Social housing tenants could face huge spike in energy bills
Hundreds of thousands of households connected to heat networks – which is particularly common in social housing – could soon see their energy bills more than double, research suggests.
The UK government must provide “strong, targeted support” for green jobs if the country is to reap the full benefits of the net-zero transition, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said today.
National interests and the risk of a technology arms race are the greatest barriers to orderly, clean, and just green transitions, a poll of more than 700 energy leaders suggests.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) needs a complete overhaul of its IT systems, which are “outdated and difficult to use”, a cross-party group of MPs has warned today.
Improving the resilience of infrastructure to the effects of climate change will require a greater role from regulators, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) have said.
The High Court has today granted Greenpeace permission to proceed with a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to launch a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration last year.
Sustainability body IEMA has today published new guidance to help local authorities (LAs) hit net-zero targets.
Blending hydrogen into the UK's gas grid could lead to a sharp rise in consumer energy bills and only a relatively small reduction in emissions, a coalition of green groups has warned.
