Environmental group to sue the world’s largest plastic polluters
The non-profit environmental group The Earth Island Institute has filed a lawsuit against ten major companies for their contribution to
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Businesses urged to increase their resiliance to climate change
Researchers from the University of Cambridge are urging businesses to increase their resilience to prepare for extreme weather events caused
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Funding for flood infrastructure has increased by just £3m in ten years
Central government funding for flood infrastructure has increased by just £3m in ten years, according to a report published by
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30% of land and oceans must be conserved to prevent mass extinction
Extinction risk could be cut by more than 50% if 30% of land and oceans are conserved, according to a
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Buildings must be recycled and not demolished, urges Historic England
Historic England is calling for existing buildings to be reused and recycled rather than demolished and built from scratch in
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Interview: David Wallace-Wells, author, the Uninhabitable Earth
In 2017, David Wallace-Wells, editor of New York Magazine wrote a long-form article depicting how the future will look to
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60% of adults are unsure how to recycle, report suggests
60% of adults are unsure how to recycle certain plastics, according to a report published today (February 26) by plastic
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Researchers to test new methods of flood prevention
Researchers from the University of Liverpool will join the Woodland Trust and the Environment Agency to test new methods of
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Major mining companies accused of greenwashing
Many of the world’s largest mining companies have been accused of selectively reporting their progress on achieving the UN’s sustainable
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London Mayor launches £3.6m retrofit programme to tackle housing emissions
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a £3.6m Retrofit Accelerator for Homes programme to help cut carbon emissions
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WWF recovery plan to save the world’s freshwaters from collapse
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has published an emergency recovery plan to prevent the collapse of biodiversity in the world’s
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Researchers have generated electricity ‘out of thin air’
Researchers have developed a new device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air. They
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Hydropower could be the future of energy and water storage
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS) could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water, according to new
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Zero Carbon Communities fund to encourage residents to reduce emissions
A Zero Carbon Communities fund has been awarded to local councils in Cambridgeshire to encourage local groups to undertake activities
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WWF urges government to add deforestation protections to Environment Bill
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is demanding that the government makes changes to the Environment Bill in order to end
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New materials could improve energy storage technologies
Researchers have found a new way to improve energy storage, which could be used to expand the technology of fast-charging
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Government to spend £90m on reducing carbon emissions
The government has announced plans to spend £90m to reduce carbon emissions for households and businesses. In an announcement made
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Warmer temperatures is making it difficult for planes to take-off
Climate change is making it increasingly difficult for aeroplanes to take off, according to a new study published in the
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Newcastle Council to consider new measures to reach net-zero by 2030
Newcastle City Council will meet next week (February 24) to consider a range of measures that will help to cut
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Interview: Mark Jaccard – The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success
Mark Jaccard has been a professor for the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, Canada since
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