In Germany, France and UK, renewable energy is expected to be below wholesale prices by end 2019
Electricity produced by wind and solar costs the same as average wholesale prices in California, China and parts of Europe In Germany,...
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Australia’s main grid reaches 50 per cent renewables for first time
Australia’s main grid – known as the National Electricity Market – broke through the 50 per cent benchmark for renewable energy in one...
Just Eat trials sauce sachets made from seaweed
Just Eat has teamed up with Unilever and Notpla to issue sauces in seaweed-based sachets in a London trial The scheme currently involves...
Plastic straws would be banned under new Queensland single-use plastics plan
Single-use plastics could be banned in Queensland as early as next year after the Palaszczuk Government announced a proposed plan to...
Plastic Bag Ban in Mamaroneck Starts Dec. 1
Starting December 1, 2019, a ban on single-use, carryout plastic bags, and a 5-cent fee for paper bags distributed at check-out by...
Bubble Barrier launches in Amsterdam to remove plastic from canals + North Sea
First screen of air bubbles stops plastic from Amsterdam’s canals AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 - Today, the first Bubble Barrier was...
Heineken to replace plastic multipack rings with recyclable cardboard by 2021
A £22 million revamp of three major UK breweries has been announced by Heineken as part of plans to cut plastic waste, ITV News can...
Bristol first UK city to ban diesel cars, ban starts from March 2021
Bristol is set to become the first UK city to ban diesel cars in a bid to improve air quality. Mayor Marvin Rees saying they had a...
Lavazza launches 100 per cent compostable coffee pods
Lavazza has released a range of 100 per cent industrially compostable Eco Caps, which biodegrade to become nutrient-rich compost. Lavazza...
Europe’s first large-scale floating wind farm in Portugal to come online end of 2019
Image credit: Stock Windplus, a consortium of utilities EDP, ENGIE and Repsol, and clean energy firm Principle Power, has announced the...
US tells UN it is beginning the 12 month process of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement
The Trump administration announced Monday that it will begin formally withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord, the first step in...
UK Parliament sends 30,000 invitations for citizens’ assembly on climate change
From Wednesday 6 November, 30,000 invitation letters will be landing on doormats across the UK – including Scotland, Wales and Northern...
UK bans fracking with immediate effect
The government has launched a temporary ban on fracking amid fears over earthquakes. Energy secretary Andrea Leadsom said the government...
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