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:...
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France sees first phase of single-use plastics now banned in 2020
Starting January 1, three single-use plastic products were banned in France: plates, cups, and cotton buds. More will be banned next...
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...
Waitrose own-brand packaging to be reusable, widely recyclable or home-compostable material by 2023
Waitrose has brought forward its commitment to make its own-brand packaging widely recyclable, reusable or home compostable by two years....
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...
Heinz ditches plastic wrapping on multipacks from March 2020
Heinz is axing plastic wrapping on its multipacks of baked beans in the war against pollution. The food giant is also ditching shrink...
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...
New York's plastic bag ban starts 1st March 2020
Starting March 1, if you shop without a bag in the State of New York, you’ll have a lot on your hands: that’s when the statewide ban on...
Rewilding the Arctic can slow the climate crisis
Releasing herds of large animals onto the tundra − rewilding the Arctic − to create vast grasslands could slow down global heating by...
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....
Co-op confirms by the summer of 2020 it will have phased out all non-recyclable plastics
The Co-op’s unique Ethical Consumerism Report, which has tracked ethical expenditure year by year over the past two decades, reveals the...
Iceland trials plastic-free packaging for fruit and vegtables, with 93% plastic packaging reduction
The trial commences this week in 33 of Iceland’s stores of Iceland’s stores across London and the South East region, and offer customers...
Supermarkets and suppliers agree to simplified recycling labels either ‘recycle’ or ‘don’t recycle’
Supermarkets and suppliers have agreed to make major changes to on-pack labelling in a bid to end consumer confusion over what types of...
Asda changes shape of its Easter eggs to cut plastic packaging by 98%
The eggs have become thinner and more oval shaped Asda is reshaping its Easter eggs in a move to slash the amount of plastic packaging...
The EU 2021 single-use plastics legislation will address 70% of marine litter items
The Council of the EU adopted the ambitious measures proposed by the Commission to tackle marine litter coming from the 10 single-use...
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