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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Pollution
Firmino, Heung-min, Mane biggest carbon emitters in football
The world’s top 20 footballers alone produce over 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, and Premier League stars Roberto
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Is there an environmentally friendly way to die?
Rituals of burying the dead are universal across cultures and civilisations, with the first-ever funeral recorded in 60,000 BC with
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The EU Bank will stop funding fossil fuels by 2021
The board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed last week (November 14) a new energy lending policy with an
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Government to pay farmers who plant trees
The government has launched a new £50m scheme in order to encourage farmers and landowners to plant more trees. According
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Major drink companies to use 100% recyclable bottles, but scepticism remains
Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper and PepsiCo have joined together in an attempt to tackle the plastic waste problem with their new
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Green number plates planned for EVs
The government has announced a consultation on introducing green number plates for zero-emission cars which they believe could help encourage
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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
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Young girls are fighting for climate change
50% of young girls want to change the environment when they grow up, according to a recent international survey conducted
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Biodiversity loss ‘eroding very foundations’ of our lives
Biodiversity loss is having severe consequences on not just ecosystems, but economies and quality of life worldwide, warns a recent
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Government overrules planning authority over Drax gas plant
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has approved plans for Drax Power to install four new gas turbines in North Yorkshire, overturning
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Scientists test biofertilizer that could end agricultural ‘dead-zones’
Every year an agricultural ‘dead-zone’ the size of Massachusetts sprawls across the Gulf of Mexico caused by excess nutrient pollution
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Controlling methane emissions can have a ‘significant’ impact on climate change
Controlling methane emissions is an effective way to slow global warming, two studies have concluded. Along with CO2, methane is
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Polish power plant burns one tonne of coal every second
Legal action has been taken against Europe’s largest power plant, Belchatow in central Poland, announced environmental lawyers Client Earth yesterday
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World’s oceans facing catastrophe
The world’s oceans are facing ‘unprecedented’ challenges due to climate change, according to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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