United Kingdom (UK)
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News
90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN
Almost half a trillion dollars of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality.
Scottish Government draws up plan for green recovery from Covid-19
The Scottish Government has put forward a draft policy programme for aligning its economic recovery plans for Covid-19 with its long-term climate, nature and social targets, developed under an agreement with the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group.
It’s time to rethink personal carbon allowances, research suggests
It might be tricky and some might not like it, but a PCA could lower emissions.
Reports
U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report
The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all but neglecting renewable energy, according
Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility (OECD)
Carbon pricing helps countries steer their economies towards and along a carbon-neutral growth path. This paper considers how the design of carbon pricing instruments affects their effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility.
New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report 2019 (Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP, 2019)
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme published the first annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report. Launched in 2018, the Global Commitment now includes over 400