UK consumption is unsustainable, with the nation’s appetite for commodities including soy, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather putting enormous pressure on forests – the lungs of the world – the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warns. Forests host 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, support the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people and provide vital ecosystem services to support local and global economies. Deforestation threatens irreplaceable biodiverse habitats and contributes 11% of global carbon emissions. The intensity of UK consumption on the world’s forests – its footprint per tonne of product…
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UK steelmaking could be jeopardised unless new, clean technologies are progressed, EAC argues
With new technologies to decarbonise steelmaking, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has said that domestic UK steel production will be at risk unless the Government develops its strategy to encourage more research and development in emerging decarbonised technologies. These could facilitate the end for coking coal in UK steelmaking in coming decades. Read the committee’s letter to the Secretary of State for Business. Energy and Industrial Strategy Inquiry: Technical Innovations and Climate Change: Green Steel Environmental Audit Committee The EAC has held a short inquiry considering the decarbonisation of the…
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