It will help deliver on the REPowerEU objective of reducing the region’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels by enabling member states and neighbouring nations to have access to alternative supplies at affordable prices over the coming years

The Taskforce will develop and lead an action plan over the next three years and bring together the Scottish financial sector, professional services firms and regulatory bodies to build on the legacy of the COP26 climate summit

The Storm Overflows Taskforce has agreed to set a long term goal to eliminate harm from storm overflows as part of efforts to tackle river pollution

The Waste Compliance Taskforce will gather intelligence about waste crime and use it to design interventions aimed at tackling the issue

Business leaders from the Association for Consultancy and Engineering and the Environmental Industries Commission have joined forces for the campaign

The Joint Unit for Waste Crime will target serious and organised waste crime, such as falsely labelling waste so it can be exported to unsuspecting countries

The Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce met to discuss how the supply chain of key commodities can be fully sustainable

The announcement coincides with the government’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

The support from government comes after the carmaker announced plans to close its manufacturing facility in 2021

It is urgently calling for a policy framework and criteria early next year