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NET ZERO
Whitehall sets up virtual meetings to clarify councils' net zero roles
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
Whitehall has formed a virtual working group with local government officers to provide ‘clarity’ over the sector’s roles and responsibilities in achieving net zero, The MJ can reveal.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers threatened with food waste refusal
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2025
Council leaders have warned ministers some local authorities will refuse to collect food waste.
NET ZERO
Future Forum North: Tackling net zero polarisation
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2025
A new approach is required to maintain public support for net zero projects, The MJ Future Forum ...
ENVIRONMENT
Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature
By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025
Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed refuses to rule out fresh planning legislation
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Fresh planning legislation could be tabled to strip back environmental protections in an effort t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025
Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collec...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Consensus emerges over statutory climate change duty
By Joe Lepper | 02 October 2025
A ‘clear consensus’ has emerged among councils for the sector to be subject to a statutory climat...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Productivity is not nirvana
By Nigel Wilcock | 24 September 2025
Nigel Wilcock challenges traditional economic metrics and outlines how local government can lead ...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
The clock is ticking on climate
By Ian Fytche | 17 September 2025
The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time, and councils have the mandate, tools...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Tackling the climate crisis
By Darrell Gale | 29 August 2025
Darrell Gale says that given their experience of working in partnership across multiple sectors, ...
POLICY
Councils bite back at food waste recycling rollout plan
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 14 August 2025
Councils will not be told how much money they will receive to roll out food waste recycling until...
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