6 days ago1 minNational Trust’s target to plant 20 million new trees by 2030Farmers have already started planting young saplings as part of the National Trust’s commitment to establishing 20 million new trees by...
6 days ago1 minSun and wind generated 60% of all electricity in the UK on MondayGreat Britain’s electricity system recorded its greenest ever day over the Easter bank holiday as sunshine and windy weather led to a...
6 days ago5 minSurfers against Sewage launch 'The Million Mile Clean'The Million Mile Clean. Created in response to the pandemic, the Million Mile Clean connects your beach, street, river and mountain...
6 days ago1 min60% of world's largest plastic packaging companies have no environmental policiesAn analysis of 83 of the world's biggest publicly traded plastic packaging firms has found that almost two-thirds report no policies on...
6 days ago2 minCo-op switches to selling only peat-free compostCo-op is to enable gardeners to play their part in pruning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as it commits to selling only peat-free bagged...
Apr 11 minAll retailers, will be legally required to charge customers from 1st April for plastic carrier bags The average person in England now buys just four bags a year from the main supermarkets, compared with 140 in 2014, figures show....
Apr 11 min2020 was a good year for UK butterflies but third of species still in declineLast year was the third good summer in a row for butterflies and the 10th best since records began, but one-third of Britain’s species...
Apr 11 minKyoto's earliest cherry blossom in 1,200 years point to climate changeThe famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the 12 centuries since records...
Apr 11 minMadrid firm pioneers bladeless wind turbinesA Madrid-based green energy company is pioneering the use of bladeless windfarms to harness wind energy. Created by startup Vortex...
Mar 251 minSharks are ‘critical’ in helping damaged ecosystems recover, finds studySharks are critical in helping ecosystems recover from extreme climatic events, according to a new study. The conclusions came after...
Mar 251 minHow a 10-year-old from Wales scored a big win in the war on plastic wasteSkye Neville’s campaign against throwaway toys spurs Waitrose into action Some campaigns take years, even decades to achieve change. Not...
Mar 251 minMalaysia to return U.S. plastic waste shipment under new U.N. rulesMalaysia will return a container of plastic trash en route from the United States as it violates new U.N. rules governing hazardous...
Mar 251 minUK greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9% in 2020 amid pandemic lockdownBritain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 8.9% in 2020, largely driven by a slump in economic activity due to measures to limit...
Mar 181 minConstruction of Europe’s largest vertical farm is underwayThe first phase of construction on the new Nordic Harvest vertical farm has been completed after just 6 months of work. Once finished,...
Mar 181 minPhiladelphia dims its lights to prevent migrating birds crashing into skyscrapersThe US city of Philadelphia is dimming its lights to try and prevent migrating birds from slamming into skyscrapers and crashing onto...
Mar 181 minOcado removes 640,000 plastic nets in packaging redesignThe online grocery retailer has linked up with design agency JKR to create the new range, which also features updated artwork. The own...
Mar 180 minOn average, a car is occupied by only 1.2 people and driven just 35km per day, enter the Microlino
