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Liverpool shopping centre gets ‘green wall’

2nd June 202028th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

A living ‘green wall’ has been installed on the exterior of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool. Spanning 65 metres

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Energy Features Net-Zero 

University of Manchester to decarbonise its investment portfolio

29th May 202029th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

The University of Manchester has announced that it will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022,

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Councils turn to ecargo bikes to cut urban air pollution

29th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

18 local authorities will share £2m from the government’s eCargo Bike Grant Fund to help reduce air pollution from last-mile

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Features Transport Waste 

Vehicle tyre particles ‘significant’ source of marine microplastic pollution

28th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Particles released from vehicle tyres could be a ‘significant’ source of microplastics in the world’s oceans, a ground-breaking study has

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Energy Features Net-Zero 

UK must ‘raise its ambition’ on net-zero

27th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

The UK must ‘raise its ambition’ and seize the opportunities of a net-zero economy, a cross-party commission has said. The

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Energy Features Transport 

Owner of Virgin Media to leverage network for EV charging points

26th May 202026th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

The owner of Virgin Media has launched a new company to roll out on-street residential electric vehicle (EV) charging points in

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Climate Change Features Net-Zero 

Green policies helping businesses weather coronavirus crash, study suggests

22nd May 202022nd May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Businesses with strong environmental and social credentials have been more resilient during the coronavirus stock market crash, research has found.

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Energy Features 

Dangerous levels of toxic metal found at Devon beauty spot

22nd May 202022nd May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Dangerously high levels of the heavy metal arsenic are posing a health risk to people using the site of a

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Energy Features 

New technology could ‘revolutionise’ EV energy use

21st May 202021st May 2020 Thomas Barrett

New technology has been unveiled which has the potential to ‘revolutionise’ energy use in electric vehicles (EVs) and reduce renewable-based

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Climate Change Energy Features 

Coronavirus lockdowns cut carbon emissions by 17%

21st May 2020 Thomas Barrett

The coronavirus global lockdown has had a drastic effect on daily carbon emissions, falling by 17% across the globe, according

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Energy Features Housing 

‘World’s first’ green hydrogen housing project mooted for Scotland

20th May 202020th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

A ‘world-first’ programme using green hydrogen to heat homes could be built in Scotland by SGN if proposals are approved

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Energy Features Transport 

E-bikes could slash transport emissions by 50%

19th May 202019th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

E-bikes could cut the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) transport emissions in half whilst offering workers a safe and sustainable route

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Features Waste 

Could sewers be the key to tracking coronavirus?

18th May 202018th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Engineers believe wastewater could bey key to tracking the spread of coronavirus. An international team of researchers that includes engineers

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Energy Features 

Green energy tariff raises £30,000 for Big Issue

18th May 202018th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Bristol Energy customers have raised over £30,000 for the social enterprise The Big Issue, after switching to The Big Issue

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Energy Features Net-Zero 

Northern Powergrid publishes community energy strategy

15th May 202015th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Electricity distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid has published its Community Energy Engagement Strategy, detailing how it will foster the

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Features Transport 

Birmingham to prioritise walking and cycling

15th May 202015th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Birmingham City Council has launched its coronavirus Emergency Transport Plan that outlines how the authority will support walking, cycling and

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Features Net-Zero 

Net-zero key to keeping clean air after lockdown, scientists say

15th May 202015th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

With countries across the globe reporting significant reductions in air pollution since the coronavirus pandemic took hold, scientists in California

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Energy Transport 

The politics of making an electric vehicle battery

14th May 202014th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Without a foothold in the minerals required to produce EV batteries, the UK automotive industry faces an uncertain future, so

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Energy Features Net-Zero 

A million EU citizens demand green economic stimulus

14th May 202014th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

Over a million people have signed petitions calling on the European Union (EU) to restart its coronavirus-battered economy by launching

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Energy Features Net-Zero 

Ministry of Defence gets lukewarm environmental evaluation

13th May 202013th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made ‘some headway’ in meeting its environmental sustainability objectives, but it can do more

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Interview: Creating climate transparancy in the finance industry
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Edinburgh council outlines plan to become net-zero

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