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More than 1,200 delegates met in Rome for the second UN Food Systems Summit, and more on food, land and nature news this fortnight.

Members of the House of Lords' Committee highlight the lack of progress in protecting England's land for biodiversity, urging better management and monitoring to meet the target.

The slow rates at which UK homes are being insulated is leaving fuel poverty targets in jeopardy, costing billions and contributing to climate change, councils have warned.

The surge in demand for electric cars means they will account for 18% of global car sales in 2023, compared with just 4% in 2020, FT reports.

Taxpayer-subsidised heat pumps fitting programme falls well short of 30,000 unit target

A total of 15,768 applications have been received through the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme as of 31 March this year. Official statistics published

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) says the government’s decision to extend the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) for three years is a welcome step to transform

Britain has the lowest heat pump installation rate in Europe.

The findings of a highly critical House of Lords review calling for significant reforms of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) have been welcomed by heat pump

A highly critical review of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) by the House of Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee is calling for urgent reforms