What does the election mean for the future of the planet?
The general election might have been dominated by Brexit, but with the imminence of the climate crisis more apparent than
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Many urban rivers are hidden underground – ‘daylighting’ them would bring nature back to cities
Ever noticed how few rivers you can see in most city centres? It’s easy enough to spot the big, usually
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ClientEarth says BP’s advertising campaign is ‘misleading and deceptive’
Environmental lawyers, Client Earth, are calling for all fossil fuel advertisements to contain ‘tobacco-style’ warnings about the dangers of continuing
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COP25 may have a negative impact on the environment
As individuals we should be leading the change and not blindly trusting our politicians to solve environmental problems for us,
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87% of people are willing to use hydrogen to fuel their homes
Most households in the UK would be happy to use hydrogen as a domestic fuel, believing it would have a
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Drax power station sets 2030 ‘carbon negative’ goal
The owners of Drax power station in Selby say they want to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030. Drax CEO Will
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Taking the train from Paris to London uses 55% less CO2 than flying
Individuals are most motivated by speed when it comes to travel, but increasingly decisions are being made on the environmental
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Renewable e-fuels are the future of the shipping industry, says report
With plans to cut shipping emissions by at least 50% by 2050, the use of e-fuels will play an important
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Think twice before purchasing Christmas crackers this festive period
30% of extra waste is generated during the festive period and Christmas crackers are a major source of this waste,
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How we can recycle more buildings
More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly end up being used
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Russell Group universities sign pledge to tackle climate change
The 24 Russell Group universities have made a commitment to tackle climate change through research, teaching and more sustainable practices.
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Water filtration system could provide clean water to over a billion people
Scientists have developed a machine that can transform dirty water into reliable and safe drinking water. The three-year, £700,000 project
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ADEPT autumn conference 2019 – the report
The UK taking on the presidency of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate change summit in 2020 and has
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SUVs threaten to ‘sabotage’ net-zero 2050 goal
The UK’s growing demand for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) threatens to ‘sabotage’ the goal of having a net-zero emissions economy
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Europe’s nine major rivers all contain microplastics
2,700 water samples collected from the four European sea fronts and the nine major rivers in Europe shows that 100%
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Isle of Man to plant one tree for every person in 2020
The Isle of Man will plant one tree for every person living on the island in 2020. The project, which
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Wind farms: why decommissioning must form part of the plan
We need to ensure that the decommissioning of wind turbines has a sustainable impact, writes Catherine Leaf, senior managing consultant,
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Phones in the EU responsible for 14.12 million tonnes of CO2 every year
Extending the lifetime of all phones in the EU by just one year would save 2.1 million tonnes of CO2
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Technology to develop offshore wind farms could outpace legislation
Offshore wind on the high seas could expand energy capacity by 450GW by 2050, but a lack of legal framework
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Community energy ‘matchmaking’ service launches
A new ‘matchmaking’ website to help community energy projects find available buildings and land has been launched. The PowerPaired platform
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