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The article provides information on the U.K. government's decision to delay various climate-related goals, such as the phase-out of petrol/diesel vehicles and gas boilers, and its commitment not to ban new oil and gas development in the North Sea.

The article presents steps to improve your climate action plan and how assessment of the commitments of every council in the United Kingdom has helped identify clear themes for success. It mentions that Climate Emergency U.K. has created the council climate plan scorecards, the first ever assessment of all the council climate action plans (Caps) in the U.K.

An interview with British architect Richard Rogers who has recently won the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is presented. Topics covered include his outlook on some of his notable projects like the Pompidou in Paris, France, reason for his preference of working in urban planning projects and why architecture should not be separated from urban planning, and the role of human beings and architects in addressing the crisis of climate change.

The article offers information on topics related to agriculture. Topics mentioned include the need to cut down farm subsidies in Great Britain if the country want to benefit from free trade, the agricultural policies in the country, and the agricultural workforce management. Also mentioned are the importance of climate change mitigation to agriculture and the development of agricultural productivity.

The author discusses the chemical engineering sector and outlook for 2017. Topics include efforts to address climate change and how engineering can help in achieving government targets, collaboration and development of technological innovations, and management of diversity issues in engineering in Great Britain.