Environmental group calls for the UK to end biomass subsides
Environmental group urges the government to end subsidies to biomass plants. Currently, the UK spends almost £1.5bn on subsides to
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Government faces legal action over funding of Mozambique gas project
Friends of the Earth have issued legal action on the government’s decision to invest $1bn to a major gas project
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One in eight deaths are linked to pollution, says EU
One in eight deaths in Europe are linked to pollution, according to a new report published by the European Environment
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Climate Assembly calls for a fair path to net-zero
The UK path to net-zero must be underpinned by education, choice, fairness and political consensus, says the Climate Assembly in
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Natural regeneration is key to saving Britain’s forests
Natural regeneration is the key to saving Britain’s forests, says charity. Allowing trees to naturally establish over huge areas could
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UK faces a legal challenge over post-Brexit Emissions Trading Scheme
The government faces a legal challenge following their decision to exclude municipal waste incinerators from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme
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Bristol sells off energy customers and brand
Bristol City Council has announced it has sold Bristol Energy’s domestic customers and brand to Together Energy for £14m. The
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Seafood businesses call for sustainability to be enshrined in law
The UK’s biggest seafood businesses urge the government to put sustainability at the heart of the Fisheries Bill. Some of
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Multinational supply chains account for a fifth of global emissions
Multinational supply chains account for a fifth of global emissions, according to a new study published in the journal Nature
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Nottingham sells Robin Hood customers to British Gas
Nottingham City Council has announced that all the customers of its troubled energy company, Robin Hood Energy, are to be
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65 companies to search for oil and gas in UK waters
The UK government has granted 113 licences for 65 companies to search for more oil and gas in the North
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New initiative to help tackle the global waste crisis
International relief and development agency, Tearfund, has launched a new initiative to help enable people in the UK to help
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National Grid construction site to be powered by hydrogen
An industrial-sized hydrogen fuel cell system will provide heat and power to the National Grid’s Viking Link construction site. Earlier
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Ice sheets are melting at a worst case scenario rate
The ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a ‘worst-case scenario’ rate, according to a new study published in
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Utility companies continue to heavily invest in fossil fuels
Utility companies are undermining the global transition to net-zero by continuing to heavily invest in fossil fuels, according to a
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CO2 emissions 14% lower than the same period in 2019
Carbon emissions remain 14% lower than the same period in 2019, according to recent research conducted by Carbon Trust. Carbon
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Working from home can significantly cut CO2 emissions
Working from home for just one day a week could save over 379kg of CO2 emissions, according to recent research
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TUC calls for regional net-zero plans
The TUC has called for a series of regional industrial plans to help the UK achieve its net-zero carbon emission
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50% of the world’s oceans could already be affected by climate change
More than 50% of the world’s oceans may already be feeling the effects of climate change, according to a new
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Waste company has saved 6,600 tonnes of CO2 by switching to rail
Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company has saved over 6,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions by switching to rail.
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