Sainsbury’s will invest £1bn to become carbon-neutral by 2040
The UK supermarket Sainsbury’s has announced that they will be investing £1bn in order to become a net-zero business over
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7,000 trees will be planted in London to improve air quality
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced that in order to help reduce air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2),
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Interview: Professor Greg Marsden from the University of Leeds on decarbonising transport
Environment Journal recently met Professor Greg Marsden from the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. He’s been integral
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Action councils can take after declaring a climate emergency
Climate change has become a major issue for local authorities to consider. Tiffany Cloynes, partner at Geldards, and Adam Simpson,
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£6m skills programme to boost Scotland’s net-zero housing goals
A new £6m skills programme will help to train the next generation of housing professionals meet Scotland’s net-zero goals. Over
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UK government has invested £60bn into overseas fossil fuel projects
The UK government is involved with financing overseas fossil fuel projects that when complete will produce an estimated 69 million
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Electrifiction of waste collection vehicles could reduce CO2 emissions
The electrification of waste collection vehicles could bring significant benefits to the environment and air pollution, according to a new report.
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Portsmouth council receives funding from charity to tackle fuel poverty
Portsmouth City Council has received funding to help 4,000 of its residents get out of fuel poverty. The £170,000 grant
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Palm oil production is a major contributor to CO2 emissions
Preparing land for palm oil plantations releases high levels of CO2, according to research published in Nature Communications. Palm oil
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Responding to a climate emergency
Kirklees Council has a new ambitious plan to make the borough completely carbon neutral by 2038. Cabinet members backed the
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Starbucks to cut emissions by 2030, but is it soon enough?
In an open letter to the public, the CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson has pledged that the company will become
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Climate crisis: we are not individuals fighting a faceless system – we are the system that needs to change
Tom Oliver, professor of applied ecology at the University of Reading, talks about human connectivity, and why individual action is
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Net-zero neighbourhood granted planning permission in Wales
Parc Hadau in south Wales, which will be one of the ‘world’s first’ net-zero neighbourhoods, has been granted planning permission
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School pupils invited to climate summit in Manchester
Over 300 pupils from schools across Manchester came together last Friday (January 17) for a summit on climate change. The
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UK land use must be transformed in order to reach net-zero, report says
If the UK is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, then the way land is currently used must be
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Interview: Angus Forbes on why a ‘Global Planet Authority’ could tackle the climate crisis
Angus Forbes has spent most of his career living in London working on the stock exchange, but in the past
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Scottish Bank promises ethical and transparent investments
A new public bank for Scotland was formally established yesterday (January 21) and made a legal obligation to have ethical
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UK Climate Assembly to discuss the future of the planet
This weekend, over 100 people will travel to Birmingham for the first meeting of the UK’s citizen assembly on climate
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Legal & General launches modular housing factory near Leeds
Legal & General Capital (LGC) has announced the launch of its modular housing business, Legal & General Homes, with a
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Flooding increases the chance of depression by 50%
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign encouraging individuals to be prepared for flooding, highlighting the risk that flood damage
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