Reaction to the Seventh Carbon Budget
This week the UK’s Climate Change Committee published its Seventh Carbon Budget. Established as part of the 2008 Climate Change Act, the Committee advises the government on how to meet its net zero targets. One of its tasks is to publish carbon budgets, which...
GGR-Peat researchers win Bezos Earth Fund prize
Two Co-Investigators in the GGR-Peat Demonstrator project have won a Bezos Earth Fund Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize. Dr Jonathan Ritson and Professor Martin Evans, both at the University of Manchester, were awarded the prize, along with Dr Chris Field at...
Grounded podcast wins Gold at the Signal Awards
The Grounded podcast, which tells the story of the Restord biochar start-up, has won Gold in the Sustainability and Environment category at the 2024 Signal Awards. The Signal Awards recognise the best podcasts in the industry across a wide variety of categories, and...
Reaction to the Autumn Budget 2024
On Wednesday 30 October, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves set out the Labour government’s first budget. In response, Professor Ian Bateman (University of Exeter), who leads the NetZeroPlus Demonstrator, said: “The increase in annual support for...
