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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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NGOs call for introduction of legal framework for cutting emissions
Coalition calls for climate change law

A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and MPs is today calling for the introduction of a new law on climate change. The government has set a target to cut dioxide emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, but the group of ten NGOs and 200 MPs believes the year-on-year cuts required to reach this will… Read more »

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Clarke pushes EU data sharing

Home office plans for a Europe-wide standard on the retention of communications data to tackle terrorism will be put to a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels today. Charles Clarke called the emergency meeting of security ministers after last Thursday’s terror attacks on London and will use the opportunity to put forward proposals to increase… Read more »