UK finally ratifies High Seas Treaty to protect the World’s oceans
The UK has formally ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, more than three years after
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Can £60m help bring England’s wildlife back from the brink?
More than 350 threatened species across England are set to benefit from a £60 million
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Productivity and heatwaves: don’t expect much from staff this week
Output at work begins to plummet when temperatures hit the mid-30s. With Britain’s thermometers rocketing
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Pitch perfect: synthetic turf sports fields become green energy source
The Netherlands has begun transforming synthetic turf sports pitches into renewable energy powerhouses, whereby a
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Data, batteries and collaboration: temporary power can support net zero transition
From festivals and outdoor gigs, to the residential construction projects we urgently need to fill
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Heatwaves, AI and water stress
With Net Zero Week beginning tomorrow (4th July) Steve Harding explains why behavioural change may
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Airborne microplastics are warming the planet
Scientists have long been concerned about microplastics contaminating the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. Now, new research has uncovered a previously unknown threat: tiny pieces of airborne plastic are actively contributing to global warming.
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Hidden impact: PFAS, air pollution and data centres
Everybody is talking about AI’s huge drain on resources. Nobody is looking at chemical pollution
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CCC: UK needs greater ambition on clean energy
The Climate Change Committee have this week presented their latest progress in reducing emissions report to Parliament.
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New film reveals ‘invisible’ fight for cleaner London air
A new documentary is lifting the lid on the decades-long battle to clean up London’s
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A community’s fight to restore fire-ravaged moorland
A documentary has been released telling the story of a devastating moorland wildfire that swept
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WATCH: Aral Sea restoration proves ‘irreparable’ ecosystems can be revived
Once declared a dead zone and beyond environmental salvage, one of the world’s greatest examples
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WATCH: Global Water Bankruptcy Stakeholder Briefing
The Geneva Environment Network hosted an online and in real life event this week, responding
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Scientists turn plastic waste into high-quality battery material
That plastic water bottle you toss in the recycling bin could one day help power
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NGOs urge world leaders to put food waste at heart of climate action
A coalition of leading environmental and food-sector organisations has called on world leaders to take
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We need to make more refills, more available
Consumers are increasingly making refillable purchasing decisions. The market needs to quickly catch up. New
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TfL readies first deep-level Tube trains with air conditioning
The London Underground hasn’t received any new vehicles with climate controls for more than nine
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Green Fulfilment: SMEs shouldn’t have to choose between cost and carbon
For small online retailers, the operational decisions that cut logistics emissions often cut costs too.
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EVs could save Europe €12 billion and 190 million barrels of oil annually by 2030
Europe could avoid importing 190 million barrels of oil every year by 2030, generating around
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London unveils first plans for surviving extreme summers
London has launched its first-ever city-wide plan to tackle extreme heat, as new analysis warns
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