Full steam ahead for Eden’s £16.8 million hot rocks plan
• Giant leap for renewable energy as EU and Cornwall Council fund ground-breaking geothermal project • First well to be sunk 4.5km deep into granite...
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Warrington Council takes 50% stake in Scottish energy company
An English local authority has invested £18 million in return for a 50% stake in Scottish energy provider Together Energy to supply its residents with green...
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The Environment Agency aims to become a net zero organisation by 2030
The Environment Agency has today (10 October) set itself the aim of becoming a net zero organisation by 2030 – ensuring that its own activities and its supply chain are...
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National Theatre declares a Climate Emergency
National Theatre Press Release The planet is on track to reach a global temperature rise of 3˚C before the end of the century. The evidence of catastrophic...
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Cambridge Council carbon emissions reduce by 25% in four years
AN ANNUAL report considered by councillors last week shows that carbon emissions from Cambridge City Council’s buildings, vehicles and services have fallen by just over...
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U.K. universities sign first-of-a-kind wind driven power purchase agreement
The Guardian: Twenty of the UK’s leading universities have struck a £50m deal to buy renewable energy directly from British windfarms for the first time. The...
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Lottery fund to share £100m to fight the climate emergency
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced a new £100m fund to tackle the climate emergency. The grant-maker said its Climate Action Fund would give grants to...
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Metro mayor plans for climate change teachers in every school
A newly-elected mayor is planning to have trained climate change teachers in every school in his area in what would be a world first. Labour metro mayor Jamie Driscoll...
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Why Extinction Rebellion will block Cardiff’s streets this coming week
500 protestors will begin blocking Cardiff streets starting tomorrow, in the hope of forcing the government to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas...
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Scottish Government publishes draft vision for Housing to 2040
A draft vision of how Scotland’s housing system should look and feel in 2040 has been published by the Scottish Government ahead of a formal consultation in the autumn....
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North Sea oil and gas exploration ‘dangerous’
Environmental campaigners have warned a move to open up new areas of the North Sea for exploration by oil and gas firms is "dangerous". While the UK government has...
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Music stars join call for action as they declare a climate emergency
Music industry stars have declared a climate emergency and called on the Government to take action. Artists, bands and record labels have thrown their support behind a...
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A crisis of overproduction
Britons could spend more than £2.7 billion this year on tens of millions of summer outfits they will wear only once, a survey suggests. Consumers are set to spend £800...
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Cuadrilla to restart fracking at British site in third quarter
By Susanna Twidale and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - British shale gas company Cuadrilla said on Thursday it would restart fracking at its Preston...
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Ten percent of UK local authorities declare a climate emergency in past four months
Press Release More than 40 UK councils have declared a climate emergency, with young people at the forefront of this growing campaign, which crosses the political...
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UK’s ‘illegal’ backup power scheme subsidised fossil fuels – a greener alternative should now replace it
shutterstock. Marcelle McManus, University of Bath The amount of renewable, low-carbon, energy the UK produces is increasing, but it is very different to traditional...
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David Attenborough takes the ‘People’s Seat’ at the COP24 Climate Talks in Poland
Bonn/ New York/ Warsaw, 21 November 2018 – The renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough is one prominent advocate of an initiative to bring the voice of millions of...
read moreThe Club of Rome launches it’s Climate Emergency Plan.
The Club of Rome launches its Climate Emergency Plan, a bold and urgent call to action for all stakeholders in the climate challenge. The Plan will be presented to the...
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