Plymouth pledges to produce everything they consume by 2054
Plymouth is the first UK city to join the Fab City network of cities who have pledged to produce everything
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Why West Sussex County Council launched its own energy supplier
ADEPT member Steve Read, director of environment and public protection at West Sussex County Council sets out how his local
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‘World’s first’ scheme sees London lamp posts go green
A ‘world first’ scheme will see six lamp posts in Belgravia fitted with vegetation panels to promote biodiversity and improve
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Blockchain and carbon offsetting can help cities reduce emissions
With the UK now committing to a net zero carbon economy by 2050, we must look to technology and innovate
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Glastonbury festival installation turns urine into electricity
Technology that converts urine into electricity is being showcased at Glastonbury Festival for a fourth year. An installation of a
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Innovate UK and ENGIE launch £4m energy innovation competition
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has joined forces with ENGIE to discover and fund innovative projects
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UK’s first industrial-scale carbon capture plant to open in 2021
Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) has revealed more details of its industrial-scale Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) plant, which will be
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Solar farms ‘havens’ for wildlife
Solar farms could offer a vital boost to Britain’s wildlife and rare species, according to a new report. The report,
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House of Commons passes net zero carbon bill
The House of Commons has unanimously passed legislation to commit the UK to its new target of net zero carbon
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University of Birmingham develops ‘cooling hubs’ to reduce food waste
Academics at the University of Birmingham are investigating how ‘community cooling hubs’ can help farming communities in India reduce food
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G20 nations triple coal subsidies despite phase out pledges
G20 governments have almost tripled their subsidies for coal power plants in recent years, despite the current global drive to
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Southern Water fined £126m for showing ‘scant regard’ to environment
Southern Water has been fined £126m in penalties and payments to customers for failing to operate a number of its
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UK households throwing away £2.5bn worth of veg every year
UK households throw away £2.5bn (281,000 tonnes) of edible vegetables every year, research has found. Bosch VitaFresh asked 2000 people
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Greater Manchester moves step closer to taking control of buses
In what would be a major reform of how bus services are run in Greater Manchester, it has been recommended
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‘World’s first’ hub for living buildings launched in the North East
An £8m project will develop buildings which are responsive to the natural environment, use living engineered materials, process their own
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UK rivers riddled with plastics, study finds
Greenpeace analysis of 13 UK rivers has revealed how plastic pollution has seeped into many of our key waterways. A
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Government measures ‘severely impacting’ community energy sector
2018 was the toughest year yet for the community energy sector with new generation capacity shrinking compared to 2017, according
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Coral bleaching found to change fish communities
The repeated bleaching of coral reefs due to rising sea temperatures has been found to have long-term effects on fish
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Local planners need support to hit net zero carbon target, RTPI says
Local planners need more support if they are to hit the UK’s new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions
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UK’s biomass demand is destroying US forests, campaigners say
The UK’s demand for biomass energy is destroying forest ecosystems in the Southeastern United States, environmental campaigners have claimed. The
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