Kingfisher announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
The international home improvement company Kingfisher is aiming to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions over the next six years,
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Pollution
Microplastic pollution ‘number one threat’ to humankind
Microplastic pollution may be having a profound impact on people’s hormones, affecting blood pressure, fertility, immune systems and causing multiple
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British entrepreneurs urge businesses to put planet first
Two major British entrepreneurs have called for businesses to focus on the wellbeing of people and planet rather than the
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Bexley incinerator should be refused on air quality grounds, says MP
Labour MP John Cruddas says a proposed second waste incinerator at the ‘green’ Riverside Energy Park in Bexley should be
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Antarctica’s role in rising seas could be less than feared
The predicted collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet may not have as much of an impact on sea level rise
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‘World’s first’ as Drax capture CO2 at biomass plant
In a world’s first pilot, a demonstration plant at Drax power station in North Yorkshire is successfully using carbon capture technology.
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UK to help build flood resilience in Vietnam
Academics from UK universities will head to Vietnam to help tackle flooding and droughts. The effects of climate change pose
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Microplastics found inside ‘every marine mammal’ on UK shores
Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal washed up on Britain’s shores. Researchers from the University
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£3.5m network launched to tackle climate change in Edinburgh, Belfast and Leeds
A network of city climate commissions will be set up in Edinburgh, Belfast and Leeds, the Minister for Energy Claire Perry
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Fluorochemicals should be removed from waterproof clothing, study argues
Fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing to repel rain are unnecessary, damaging, and should be removed, textile researchers have argued. New
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China failing to ‘walk the walk’ on methane emissions, study finds
China’s regulations around coal-mining are not curbing the country’s methane emissions, new research has found. Scientists from the Carnegie Institute
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Microplastics having ‘devastating’ impact on sea mussels
Microplastics are affecting the ability of mussels to attach themselves to their surroundings which is having a devastating impact on
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Experts call for review of fracking’s ‘traffic light’ monitoring
Leading scientists have said that the traffic light monitoring scheme currently used to monitor fracking-related seismic activity could safely be
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Nottingham set goal of becoming UK’s first carbon-neutral city
Nottingham City Council has set out a plan for the city to become the UK’s first carbon-neutral city by 2028.
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New research hub to tackle nitrogen pollution in South Asia
A major UK-led international research programme is being launched to tackle nitrogen pollution in South Asia. The UKRI GCRF South
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UK should enter Paris-style agreement to protect oceans, says EAC
The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has urged the government to enter a legally binding ‘Paris Agreement for the
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Defra must improve environmental monitoring post-Brexit, says audit office
Defra’s methods of measuring its environmental performance need to be improved if its 25-year environmental plan is to be realised,
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Councils should create more allotments to protect bees, says study
Councils can play a bigger role in conserving bees by increasing the number of allotments in towns and cities, according
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Clean Air Strategy: progress for wildlife and people on ammonia – the ‘poor cousin’ of air pollution
Twelve nature charities, including Plantlife, RSPB and Friends of the Earth, have welcomed new regulations to cut ammonia emissions announced
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Clean Air Strategy: targets set for households and agriculture, but what about transport?
The government has published its much-delayed Clear Air Strategy, which includes commitments to cut emissions from wood stoves and the
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