Circular economy key to lowering carbon footprint, report says
Businesses that embrace the circular economy in their supply chains have reduced energy prices, lower their carbon footprint and are
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Watford to introduce air pollution-combating CityTree
Watford will be the latest town to introduce an innovative CityTree to help combat air pollution. The CityTree, which is
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An England deposit-return scheme must accept all types of drinks, CPRE says
A nationwide litter picking campaign has revealed the ‘astonishing variety’ of discarded cans and bottles, with a leading campaign group
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£82m Coventry train station plans gets green light
Coventry City Council has granted planning permission for a £82m Coventry Station Masterplan which will completely remodel their 1962 train
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Manchester pledges to become a ‘zero carbon’ economy within 20 years
Manchester City Council has committed to reducing emissions by 13% a year from 2018 onwards as well as bringing forward their
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University of Leeds pledge to remove single-use plastics by 2023
The University of Leeds and Leeds University Union have pledged to become single-use plastic-free by 2023. The joint 2023PlasticFree campaign
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District heat networks could meet 50% of the UK’s heat demand, report says
District heat networks could meet 50% of the UK’s heat demand and save the UK economy £3bn, according to a report.
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Londoners should turn to eBikes to improve air quality, says Uber
A widespread take-up of shared e-bikes in London could reduce CO2 emissions by 184 tonnes a day, according to a new
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1,000 home ‘city village’ mooted for Bradford city centre
Bradford Council has appointed real estate specialists, Cushman and Wakefield, to produce a delivery plan for a ‘sustainable new community
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Leadership Spotlight: Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council
Rob Stewart has been the leader of Swansea Council since 2014. He spoke to Environment Journal about how to get
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Floating solar farm to be built on Lancaster Reservoir
United Utilities is installing a floating solar system on Lancaster Reservoir. A floating solar installation consists of ‘rafts’ of floats
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Every UK home must be retrofitted to meet 2050 climate targets, says report
The UK will not be able to meet 2050 climate targets unless every home is retrofitted, according to a new
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How UK universities are building flood resilience in Vietnam and Peru
A major study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently warned the world is on the brink of
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Leeds council to add more electric vehicles to its fleet
Leeds City Council has begun to replace more than 50 of their existing fleet with electric vehicles. They will now
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Hackney Council to launch energy company
Hackney Council are the latest local authority to announce they will be setting up their own energy company. The plans,
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Plastic straws could be banned by 2020, says Government
The Government has announced it plans to ban plastic straws by October 2020. The plan is subject to a consultation launched by
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Notts council announce partner for ‘once in a generation’ HS2 project
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that regeneration specialists, LCR, will be spearheading the new East Midlands HS2 station at Toton.
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Government announce call for green innovations to tackle climate change
Four new research programmes will receive £60m to support the UK’s resilience to climate change, develop digital environments, promote clean
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Amazon to install solar on 10 of its fulfilment centres
The company plans to initially deploy large-scale rooftop solar systems on 10 of its fulfilment centres in the UK over
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World’s first AI ‘smart hive’ launched to protect the honey bee
The World Bee Project Hive Network will use AI ‘smart hives’ to collect data on honey bees to give researchers
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