What can local authorities do to tackle climate change?
Local authorities have important roles to play in tackling climate change and their communities will take a keen interest in
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Pollution
Birds threatened with extinction due to rapid effects of climate change
Climate change is advancing at such a rapid rate that several common species of bird, including the magpie, are not
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Gove gives update on ‘world-leading’ Environment Bill
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that policies to tackle plastic waste, improve recycling and deliver more sustainable water supplies
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Gove backs ‘all-in’ drinks deposit return scheme
Environment secretary Michael Gove outlined his personal support for an ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) today (July 16), which would
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Could genetically modified food save the planet?
Genetically modified food has had a bad press for decades, but it could be vital in tackling food scarcity in
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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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Government rejects MPs’ proposals to tackle fast fashion
Ministers have rejected calls by MPs to tackle the environmental impact of ‘fast’ fashion, despite widespread support from within the
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Study gives damning verdict on shipping industry pollution
46 cruise ships operated by Carnival Corporation emitted almost 10 times as much sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than
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Climate change taking its toll on human health, report finds
Climate change is already posing major risks to people’s health with the problem only set to get worse if urgent
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‘Significant’ levels of formaldehyde intensifying indoor air pollution
UK households are experiencing dangerous levels of indoor air pollution due to ‘significant’ levels of formaldehyde, a human carcinogen that
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‘Unacceptable’ that majority of dirty diesels still on EU roads
Campaigners say it’s ‘unacceptable’ that just 25% of the most polluting diesel cars identified during the Dieselgate emissions scandal have
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Humberside could become ‘world’s first’ net zero-carbon region
Humberside could become the ‘world’s first’ net-zero carbon region after Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures announced a new
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Rewilding the UK can help it meet climate aims, report claims
Restoring natural environments across the UK could help the country hit its climate change targets, a new report has claimed.
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Prove you’re protecting Britain’s seas, EAC tells government
The government must prove its claims that it is surpassing targets to protect Britain’s seas, says the House of Commons’
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Soil bacteria could be key to tackling climate change
Bacteria commonly found in soil could be crucial to helping humanity tackle climate change, a new study has revealed. Researchers
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Microplastics have even been blown into a remote corner of the Pyrenees
Microplastics have been discovered in a remote area of the French Pyrenees mountains. The particles travelled through the atmosphere and
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Councils urged to do more to tackle light pollution
England’s views of the night sky are being blighted by light pollution, with many people unable to enjoy the beauty
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Surfers take on big companies in annual beach spring clean
A group of surfers is pressuring big brands to take responsibility for their plastic pollution by launching a new auditing
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Failure to meet environmental targets cost EU €55bn last year
The European Union’s economy lost £54.7bn last year due to member states’ failures to implement environmental laws, according to a
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Earth’s recovery from climate change could take ‘millions of years’
The Earth could take millions of years to recover from the mass extinctions which are being caused by climate change,
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