Japan introduces charges for plastic bags from 1st July
From Wednesday, all retail outlets across the country are required to charge customers for the use of plastic bags. The new requirement...
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Equinor to build UK hydrogen plant with carbon capture + reduce CO2 emissions by 900,000 tonnes...
Equinor is leading a project to develop one of the UK’s – and the world’s – first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural...
L’Oréal to make all their plastic packaging recyclable or bio-based by 2030
French personal care company L’Oréal has pledged to use recycled plastics or bio-based sources in all products’ packaging by 2030. The...
UK renewables generate new record 47% of energy in Q1 2020
Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash Between January and March, low-carbon forms of generation such as wind, solar, nuclear and biomass,...
Denmark agrees climate action plan that will help Denmark reduce CO2 emission by 70% in 2030
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash The Danish Minister of Finance, Nicolai Wammen said in a press release: “With the agreement, Denmark...
Germany bans range of single-use plastics including straws + cotton buds, effective 3 July 2021
The German Cabinet agreed on Wednesday to end the sale of single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and food containers from July next year,...
29 global investment firms demand to meet Brazil diplomats over Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of 29 global investment firms that manage $3.7 trillion (£2.9 trillion) are demanding meetings with...
Jakarta ban on single-use plastic bags starts July 1st
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta will officially implement a ban on single-use plastic bags effective on July 1. “The managers or...
Asda removes over 24.5 million plastic forks from salads in a bid to tackle plastic pollution
· 41 tonnes of plastic a year saved by the move · Over 24.5 million plastic forks removed · In addition, Asda switches Asparagus out of...
Kenya’s single use plastic ban takes effect in protected areas
Following a presidential directive on last year’s World Environment Day, the ban came into effect on 5 June 2020 in National Parks,...
Global air pollution maps now available which use data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite
A new online platform that allows for the tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public. The maps, which use data...
An armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier Reef
New drone video shows thousands of endangered green turtles swimming ashore to Raine Island on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef....
Unilever to invest €1 bn in climate change projects to hit net zero emissions for products by 2039
Unilever Plc said on Monday it will invest 1 billion euros (£900 million) in a fund to invest in climate change projects and reduce to...
Tamil Nadu extends plastic bag ban to plastic for primary food packaging
With a motive to make Tamil Nadu plastic-free, the state government has issued notification regarding ban of use of plastic for primary...
Despite the pandemic, new U.S. solar capacity will grow 33% in 2020
New U.S. solar installations will increase by a third this year, a report published on Thursday showed, as soaring demand by utilities...
Britain hits 60 days without power from coal plants
Britain will on Wednesday reach two months in a row without using electricity from coal fired power stations for the first time since its...
Spar removes 300 tonnes of plastic from own-label packaging in 2019 in black plastic removal target
Spar has removed nearly 300 tonnes of virgin plastic from 53 own label products, prevented more than 100 tonnes of black plastic going to...
Ethiopia announces plans to plant 5 billion seedlings this year, as part of four year 20bn target
Ethiopia is to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year to help fight climate change and deforestation. The announcement was made...
Andrex packs to use 30% recycled plastic from June, move follows recently removed plastic handles
The first product to incorporate packaging using 30% recycled plastic packaging made from post-consumer resin will be Andrex Classic...
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