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Why our notion of pesticides best practice needs to radically change
The amenity sector – all those areas that are not agricultural or amateur gardens – is the second largest user of pesticides in the UK, covering 4-5% of total pesticides used. Compared to agriculture, this is not a huge amount, but when looking at the number of people that could be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals, amenity use grows in significance.
Millions of people live, work and play in the towns and cities of the UK, the parks, schools, streets, sports pitches and playgrounds of which are treated with pesticides regularly.
Storage is accelerating the low-carbon energy revolution
We are in the midst of a low-carbon energy revolution. Our old centralised fossil fuel power system is being replaced by increasing amounts of renewables, supported by batteries and other technologies in a smart grid.
For the first time ordinary people are playing a part in generating energy for the National Grid and sharing in its rewards. More than 800,000 homes are now generating their own power through solar panels and within five years home batteries will be just as common.
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