UK's Sussex council bans coastal trawler fishing to cut greenhouse emissions + revive kelp forests
A campaign to restore a large underwater kelp forest has been helped by an agreement to ban trawler fishing off the West Sussex coast. A...
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Oil giant Total is being sued by French cities and NGOs for not fighting climate change hard enough
Oil giant Total SA is being sued by 14 local governments and a handful of non-governmental organizations in France for not doing enough...
Barcelona has banned older most polluting cars to tackle air pollution
Barcelona has imposed a ban on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain's second...
A yogurt pot, produced 44 years ago for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, found intact washed up on beach
The Yoplait container, celebrating the 1976 Montreal Olympics, was found was up on the beach in Denia, on Spain’s Costa Blanca....
Ryanair adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for carrying 'misleading' CO2 claims
Ryanair’s latest advertising campaign claiming that it is Europe’s “lowest emissions airline“ has been banned by the Advertising...
Portugal has brought forward a deadline for closing its last coal plants to 2023
The government of Portugal led by Antonio Costa has set a date for the official shutdown of the country’s two largest coal power plants:...
UK coal phase-out date pulled forward to 2024
Boris Johnson confirms coal phase out target date has been moved forward by one year to 2024, as Nicola Sturgeon calls for improved...
Indonesia looks to replace 69 old coal plants with renewable plants
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian government plans to remove old coal-fired power plants with plants using renewable energy, the country’s...
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years earlier than previously planned, Prime Minister Boris...
Indian railways to run 100% on electricity by 2024
Union Minister for Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal has announced that the entire network of railways in the country will run...
San Francisco’s Market Street went car-free on Wednesday
San Francisco is the latest of a growing number of cities to close off some or all of the centre to private vehicles. One of San...
British government sued for approving Europe’s biggest power station
Plans to build Europe’s biggest gas-fired power station in North Yorkshire have been paused after environmental campaigners were given...
One million native trees are to be planted in the Cairngorms in a bid to restore ancient forests
A million native trees are to be planted in the Cairngorms in a bid to restore ancient forests and protect fragile stocks of wild salmon....
60% of consumers ‘need help’ to reduce the amount of plastic they use
Almost all consumers surveyed claimed to make an effort to recycle, although many respondents admitted they need help to reduce the...
Bristol will become the first UK city to ban the use of all diesel cars from roads in March 2021
Ban on all diesel cars and Clean Air Zone for commercial vehicles in 2021 Bristol is the first UK city set to launch a city ban on diesel...
London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) extended to be 18-times larger by 26 October 2021
Ultra Low Emission Zone already in place and due to be expanded in 2021 London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone is the first Clean Air Zone of...
Colgate launches recyclable toothpaste tube and will share its tube technology with competitors
Colgate-Palmolive said it will share its tube technology with competitors in a bid to help make recyclable tubes an industry standard...
British Airways begins offsetting carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK
From 1 January 2020, British Airways will begin offsetting carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK, as part of the airline's...
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