School building programme must focus on retrofitting existing buildings
The UK government must use its school building programme to retrofit existing buildings in order to become a leader in
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Movement can generate free electricity
Researchers at the Universities of Surrey and Loughborough have established a way to generate free electrical energy from movement to
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Government must reallocate spending to ensure a green economic recovery
The government must ensure that future investment is spent on low carbon transport, buildings and industrial infrastructure to ensure a
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Wessex Water launches foundation to help those in need
Wessex Water has launched a multi-million-pound foundation, which will benefit people hit hardest by the Covid-19 crisis in its first
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Digital divide risks envrionmental consequences for UK farmland
A digital divide and a lack of trust towards the government means that some farmers are less likely to contribute
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How lockdown has changed our relationship with nature
Morag MacGregor, a researcher at the School of Water, Energy and Environment at Cranfield University writes for Environment Journal about
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Microplastics are contaminating fruit and veg
Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables that we eat, according to new research published in the journal Nature Sustainability.
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Gas network in Yorkshire to be transformed into a hydrogen fuel site
Plans have been approved for an existing gas network to be transformed into a hydrogen fuel site in South Bank
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Why we need the opposite of a carbon tax to reduce emissions
Sumedha Basu, PhD Candidate in Sustainability at the University of Warwick outlines why carbon taxes have failed and why instead
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Government must support local authorites to deliver climate action
A new coalition of charities and organisations are calling on the government to support local authorities to deliver climate action
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Restore nature so it can absorb carbon emissions, says new report
We must restore natural habitats to enable them to absorb human-made carbon emissions, according to a report published today (June
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The UK is ‘acutley vulnerable’ to the impacts of climate change
The UK is ‘acutely vulnerable’ to the impacts of climate change, according to a report published today (June 24) by
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Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from COVID-19
Ranald Boydell, lecturer in sustainable development at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh outlines why zero-carbon homes are essential to the green
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The UK’s first commercial-scale electric plane took flight yesterday
Aviation company ZeroAvia successfully completed its first commercial-scale electric flight from their base at Cranfield Airport yesterday (June 22). The
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Climate Assembly urges government to adopt green recovery
The UK Climate Assembly has urged the government to adopt a green recovery from COVID-19, they have asked the government
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Hundreds of homes to be fitted with solar panels in Brighton
Brighton and Hove Council have announced plans to install solar panels on 500 council-owned houses by 2023. If the proposal
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Government must move away from biofuel, says new campaign
New campaign launched by environmental advocacy groups aims to shed light on the UK’s subsidies to companies that burn trees
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Green recovery could create 25,000 new jobs
Investing in a green economic recovery could create 25,000 new jobs, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of
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Overconsumption must be addressed to solve climate crisis
Over-consumption and affluence need to be addressed to solve the climate crisis, according to a new report that was published
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New partnership to transform Manchester’s rivers
Manchester City Council has appointed The Environment Partnership (TEP) to produce river valley strategies for Manchester’s three main rivers. According
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