Interview: Planet Earth and Blue Planet cameraman, Gavin Thurston
Gavin Thurston has been a wildlife cameraman for over 36 years and has worked alongside David Attenborough on some of
Read more
Features
From a coal-free fortnight to a coal-free forever
For a two-week period in May 2019, Britain met its electricity needs without burning coal. This was the longest period
Read more
O2 has recycled 3 million devices in ten years
Mobile phone company O2 has diverted over three million devices from landfills through its recycling program, which encourages consumers to
Read more
Serious pollution incidents have increased by 27% since 2017, report says
The Environment Agency (EA) published a report today (October 28) revealing that although the majority of England’s business are working
Read more
EU to ban pesticide that is deemed harmful to humans and the environment
A majority of EU governments have voted against renewing the license for the harmful pesticide Thiacloprid. Thiacloprid is an active
Read more
Bristol council has invested £450,000 into community energy
Bristol Community Energy fund has invested nearly half a million into various small scale renewable energy projects across the city.
Read more
Why environmental transparency in banking matters
Major banks and financial institutions have been accused of trying to hide massive investments into the fossil fuel industry, but
Read more
Coca Cola world’s largest plastic polluter
Coca-Cola is the world’s largest plastic polluter, polluting more than the next three global polluters combined, according to a report
Read more
Government to encourage electric products to be manufactured at home
The UK government will spend £80m supporting the manufacturing of new electric technologies within the UK. According to the government,
Read more
Surrey set to invest £270m in flood defence schemes
Surrey County Council is set to give flood defence schemes along the River Thames £270m to help protect 15,000 homes.
Read more
Environmental performance and the compliance superhero
Compliance Officer. Not traditionally a role to fill the heart with joy, or put fire in the belly of an
Read more
An estimated 4.5 trillion cigarettes are thrown away each year
Cigarette filters are one of the most commonly collected items of litter globally, and contrary to popular belief they have
Read more
US green economy worth $1.3 trillion
The U.S. green economy is worth $1.3 trillion per year and currently employs an estimated 9.5 million people, according to
Read more
Government plans to track UK waste at home and abroad
Up to £1m of government funding is being awarded to help tackle waste crime in the UK and prevent illegal
Read more
Ministers urged to use local strategies to aid net-zero plans
Two leading think tanks have called on the government to fast-track more local industrial strategies in order to help regions
Read more
Fossil fuel corporations have deceived the public on climate change, report says
An international group of scientists have published a report which claims how for decades, fossil fuel corporations such as Exxon
Read more
New process creates fresh plastic from waste
Researchers have developed an efficient process for recycling plastic by turning it into a gas that can then be recycled
Read more
SSE Energy launches new ‘free electricity’ tariff for EV drivers
SSE Energy Services has launched a new tariff for electric vehicle (EV) owners, giving them up to 2,000 kWh of
Read more
Misleading wording on packaging encourages littering, study says
Confusion around compostable packaging could lead to an increase in littering, with 38% of consumers not realising that compostable packaging
Read more
With rising temperatures mercury is entering the oceans
As global temperatures rise, mercury that has been trapped in the frozen ground is now being released in various forms
Read more