U.S. commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030
The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
Morrisons removes all plastic bags for life from UK stores
Supermarket retailer Morrisons is removing all plastic versions of its "bags for life" from stores nationwide, in favour of paper and...
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Aldi launch trial of packaging-free products
Aldi has launched a trial selling its first packaging-free products to help customers shop more sustainably. The trial is available at...
Apr 15, 20211 min read
France approves ban on short domestic flights
French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under two-and-a-half hours,...
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Colgate introduces manual toothbrush with a reusable handle and 80% less plastic
Over 495 million adult manual toothbrushes were purchased in the U.S. in 2020 and will likely end up in landfill because they cannot be...
Jan 30, 20211 min read
Smarties packaging in switch to recyclable paper, 250 million plastic packs now made from paper
Smarties packaging has changed from plastic to paper worldwide, according to the manufacturer Nestlé. This move means that 250 million...
Jan 29, 20214 min read
General Motors sets goal of 100% electric by 2035
GM announced that it plans to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Waitrose ranked first for efforts to reduce plastics in Greenpeace report as it confirms latest plan
Waitrose has ranked first in Greenpeace’s annual league table, for the second year in a row, which looks at how supermarkets are reducing...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
The world’s biggest diesel engine factory switches to electric motors
From less than 10% of output in 2020, electric motor production at Tremery will double to around 180,000 in 2021, and is planned to reach...
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Heinz removes plastic from all multipack canned products with PEFC certified paperboard
Heinz continues to remove plastic from supermarket shelves with the launch of a convenient & skinny cardboard sleeves on all multipack...
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Paris to turn Champs Élysées into 'extraordinary garden' after 2024 summer olympics
The Champs-Élysées, a 1.9km-long avenue in central Paris, will undergo a major €250m makeover following the 2024 Summer Olympics. The...
Jan 13, 20210 min read
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Norway becomes first country to sell more electric cars than petrol vehicles
Electric cars comprised 54% of all new vehicle sales in Norway for 2019. This makes Norway the first country to have sold more electric...
Jan 12, 20211 min read
On Monday 44% of Germany's electricity came from wind power
data available at https://windeurope.org/about-wind/daily-wind
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by 2035
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government announced on the 25th, last week in a plan to...
Jan 5, 20212 min read
Tesco confirms it removed 1 billion pieces of plastic in 2020
Tesco announces that it has removed one billion pieces of plastic from its UK business in just one year. In 2020, by working with its...
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Dogger Bank Wind Farm to power 6 million UK homes
Dogger Bank Wind Farm and GE Renewable Energy have confirmed GE as preferred turbine supplier for Dogger Bank C, announcing at the same...
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Drip irrigation system developed to solve rice paddy problem
An Israeli company has developed a drip irrigation system for growing rice to replace the flooded paddies that have supplied the world...
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Iceland to cut greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030
Iceland aims to reduce the country's greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030, compared with levels in 1990, the government said on Thursday....
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
This year, Break Free From Plastic’s brand audit – “BRANDED Vol III: Demanding Corporate Accountability for Plastic Pollution” — an...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
France to help farmers to abandon glyphosate weedkiller
France will give financial aid to farmers who agree to halt use of glyphosate, the farm ministry said on Monday after President Macron...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Tesco removes 20m items of plastic from Christmas range
The UK’s largest supermarket said its own-label crackers were plastic-free for the first time – cutting more than 14m pieces from the...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Denmark agrees deal to have 775,000 electric cars by 2030, 30% of current cars on road
Denmark on Friday agreed on a deal with parliament to put at least 775,000 electric or hybrid cars on Danish roads by 2030 in its latest...
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Huggies launches 100% 'natural fibre' biodegradable baby wipes
In October 2019, Huggies announced a commitment to eliminate plastics from its baby wipe range in the UK over the next five years,...
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Aviva launches solar carport at Perth offices
Aviva, with support from the Scottish Government, has launched one of the UK’s largest combined solar carports and energy storage...
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Billionaire UK investor aims to force hundreds of companies to act on climate
British billionaire Chris Hohn is aiming to force hundreds of U.S. and European companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by...
Nov 10, 20203 min read
136 Million Trips Taken on Shared Bikes and Scooters Across the U.S. in 2019
What started in 2010 as a nascent concept, untested in North American cities, closed out the decade as a fast-growing and increasingly...
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Renewables will account for almost 90% of the increase in total power capacity worldwide this year
Record levels of new renewable energy capacity are set to come on stream this year and next, while fossil fuel capacity will fall due to...
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Wind-dominated Denmark to host northern Europe’s largest solar farm
Danish renewable energy developer European Energy has granted the green light to build northern Europe’s largest solar farm, a 300MW...
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Co-op has removed plastic and glitter, from all its Christmas cards, gift wrap, gift bags + crackers
How to have a more sustainable Christmas While I love decorating the house for Christmas, there’s no denying that behind every fairy...
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Nestle launches insect protein in Purina pet food
Nestlé Purina is launching pet food that builds on alternative proteins to make better use of the planet's resources. The new line...
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Gillette plans to reduce use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030
Gillette (NYSE: PG) released new data revealing that most men globally (59%) are more supportive of sustainability efforts as a result...
Nov 3, 20201 min read
London sees a 94% drop since 2016 of people living in areas exceeding the legal limit for NO2
• The number of Londoners living in areas exceeding the legal limit for NO2 fell from over 2 million in 2016 to 119,000 in 2019, a...
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Young’s Seafood removes 300 tonnes of plastic & paper from ranges
Young’s Seafood has met a target to remove hundreds of tonnes of plastic and paper packaging from its branded and own-label lines by the...
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Japan aims to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 and become a carbon-neutral society
Japan is aiming to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 and become a carbon-neutral society, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday...
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Google announces plastic-free packaging by 2025
As we continue to experience the effects of climate change across the world and in our own backyards, being responsible for our impact on...
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Burger King teams up with TerraCycle for reusable packaging trials in 2021
Burger King® restaurants are continuing efforts to minimize environmental impact across the globe by testing a new reusable packaging...
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Swedish grocery Felix to price goods based on carbon footprint
Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions when purchasing food...
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Morrisons and Waitrose ditch glitter on cards and plastic packaging for Christmas
Morrisons and Waitrose have stripped glitter from Christmas cards and plast packaging in a bid to deliver a more eco-friendly festive...
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Ikea UK starts buy-back scheme for used furniture to discourage "excessive consumption"
Ikea will start buying back customers' used furniture at stores across the UK and Ireland next month, in an effort to discourage...
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Microwaving plastic waste can generate clean hydrogen
Chemists have used microwaves to convert plastic bags, milk bottles and other supermarket packaging into a clean source of hydrogen....
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Belgium uses giant 'vacuum cleaner' to remove millions of plastic particles from nature reserve
Engineers have built a giant ‘vacuum cleaner’ to rid a Belgian nature reserve of millions of pieces of plastic litter too small to...
Oct 9, 20201 min read
German Lower House approves tax on greenhouse emissions for fuels, heating, gas starting 2021
Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a tax on greenhouses gas emissions to be levied in stages from 2021, raising...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Canada will ban single-use plastic items by the end of next year
Under the newly-unveiled list of single-use plastics being banned in Canada, plastic grocery bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings,...
Oct 8, 20202 min read
No more plastic for Comic Relief’s Red Noses from 2021
While Comic Relief and Sainsbury’s had already been researching sustainable materials, the charity stepped up its plans after received...
Oct 6, 20201 min read
UK PM Johnson to unveil plan to power all UK homes with wind by 2030
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will outline plans on Tuesday for Britain to “build back greener” from the coronavirus pandemic by...
Oct 2, 20201 min read
NHS in UK targets net zero emissions by 2040
Britain’s National Health Service pledged on Thursday to become the world’s first healthcare system to cut carbon emissions to net zero,...
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Plastic straws banned in England from Thursday (1 October)
Single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds will be banned from sale and distribution in England from Thursday (1 October),...
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