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PM insists move will not undermine push for net zero; critics say it would have little effect on consumer bills Boris Johnson has said the UK may have to increase its domestic gas and oil production in order to wean itself off Russian resources, despite the opposition of climate campaigners and some scepticism in the

Publication date: June 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 196 Author(s): Anne Berthold, Viktoria Cologna, Michael Siegrist

Nature policies can be a major source of long-term debates, in which actors involved define problems differently and are unable to formulate (co-constructed) solutions. Especially issues about the well-being of animals raise heated debate among stakeholders. Though debates over nature policies often span longer periods, they are most likely dealt with on the short term.

Organisation urges all political parties to outline concrete steps on how to prepare for inevitable climate-fuelled disasters Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The Climate Council has issued a pre-election call for all Australian political parties to acknowledge the climate crisis is driving worsening disasters, including the “megafloods” in Queensland and

Firm has pledged to plant huge forest in Scotland, but some of its environmental claims have raised eyebrows Corporate tree-planting drive in Scotland ‘risks widening rural inequality’ It is a typically eye-catching boast by the great provocateur of British brewing. James Watt, co-founder of the beer company BrewDog, pledged to plant “the biggest ever” forest

The planning and implementation of infrastructure projects is a long-term enterprise that involves debates over the many positive and negative impacts. Previous work has examined questions about conditions for effective environmental governance of infrastructure, but has typically focused on individual projects and short time frames. We therefore pursued an historical approach to environmental governance of

Politicians, academics and campaigners criticise Nationals MP Paul Toole after he says ‘stop using the excuse of a moth’ to oppose dams Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The New South Wales deputy premier, Paul Toole, has been accused of using