Do you sometimes just need a little refresh on what all this climate change is about ? Here the BBC News takes a simple look at what we know and don’t know about the Earth’s changing climate. What is climate change? The...
Read moreA specially commissioned report has concluded that businesses and governments must do more to anticipate our future power system requirements. The report was compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and calls for the global...
Read moreEngland is set to run short of water within 25 years, the chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned. This is as a result of the country’s rising population surpasses the falling supply resulting from climate change. However, this...
Read moreA Battery storage owner and operator firm based in London is the beneficiary of a combined £25 million investment. The equity injection deal also includes an option for the investors to increase their investment by a further £10 million. The...
Read morePhilip Hammond argues UK must “apply the creativity of the marketplace” to solve climate change as he announces new energy efficiency, biodiversity, construction, and carbon offsetting policies Environmental policies were at the...
Read moreWhat a waste One of the major issues confronting governments is what to do with the mountains of household waste and unused industrial resources produced daily. And the problem is getting worse, with experts predicting that humans will generate...
Read moreThe UK’s geothermal energy potential has received a massive boost thanks to some rocks in Cornwall. A £1.8 million research project undertaken by the British Geological Survey has identified huge geothermal energy potential in Cornish granite...
Read moreA company which uses plastic waste to surface roads has opened its first factory in Dumfries and Galloway. The MacRebur plant in Lockerbie will take rubbish which would have gone to landfill to help produce asphalt. A one-kilometre stretch of...
Read moreAlmost 2,000 locations across the England, Wales and Northern Ireland have levels of air pollution that exceed safety limits, according to a pollution map released by campaigners. In 2017, the worst location for nitrogen dioxide pollution was...
Read moreBan Ki-moon has urged Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, in what he said would mark a test of the Govts commitment to act on climate change. The former UN secretary general said he was deeply concerned that the UK’s export...
Read moreUK’s First Battery Powered Hotel A 200-room Premier Inn in Edinburgh has claimed to be the country’s first battery-powered hotel. The Gyle at Edinburgh Park has recently installed an energy storage battery weighing five tonnes. It charges from...
Read moreThe Climate Group wants to bring about the introduction of more than 2 million new electric vehicles by 2030, led by major global businesses, in a bid to stimulate the “EV revolution”. The Climate Group report points towards more than 30 leading...
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