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It has pledged to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 45% by 2030 under the guidance of the Science-Based Targets Initiative and invest in the regeneration of critical natural ecosystems

MPs suggest wider tax changes could offer a reset to design an economy fit for net zero Britain

Programmes supported will include the flagship Blue Planet Fund for marine conversation as well as projects to maintain forests and tackle the illegal timber trade and deforestation

The funding is expected to trigger total investments of nearly €590m

That’s the dire warning from the University of Exeter, which says this could cause a catastrophic feedback loop

Around 35% of respondents said they now trust their government’s ability to tackle the climate crisis less than they did before the pandemic

On average, there has been a 68% decrease in the population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016

That’s the call from Friends of the Earth, which claims some of the biggest landowners in England have woodland cover ‘even lower than the weak national average’

Microplastic and other man-made fibre particles were found in 67% of the creatures studied

The money comes from an award the Swedish teen activist has won and will be used to support environmental causes around the world