Articles Relating to the environment.
Apple & Amazon face MPs backlash for UK e-waste surge
The Environmental Audit Committee says the companies are contributing to 155,000 tonnes of waste electricals ending up in bins every year
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Almost 84% of UK homeowners will make property greener
More than half of the homeowners would make improvements in order to reduce their energy bills, according to a new report
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Boris Johnson unveils ten point plan
The Prime Minister says the new plans will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs while allowing the UK to ‘forge ahead with eradicating its contribution to climate change by 2050’
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UK records nearly 1 million fly-tipping occurances last year
The area with the most reported fly-tipping incidents was Leeds, with 32,411 incidents dealt within the last year, according to a new report
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UK: second-highest total of e-waste individually worldwide
Almost a quarter of electronic devices and electrical appliances sold in the UK do not meet current standards for energy efficiency, according to a new report
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Ealing Studios chooses Good Energy to go green
Scientists shoot sensors at trees to evaluate climate
The drones could be used to track hard-to-navigate biomes like rainforests
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Iberdrola to double renewables volume to 60GW by 2025
The Spanish energy giant plans to reach 16GW of installed capacity in solar photovoltaics by 2025
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Tonnes of CO2 released if global climate rises 2°C
That’s the dire warning from the University of Exeter, which says this could cause a catastrophic feedback loop
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