Denmark will cull up to one million mink due to risk of coronavirus contagion
Denmark will cull around 1 million mink after finding further coronavirus infections among the animals at farms that breed them for their...
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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,...
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses
France will gradually ban the use of wild animals in circuses, phase out orca and dolphin shows and will ban mink farming for fur, the...
Robots target coronavirus with ultraviolet light at London's St Pancras train station
Robots that can kill the coronavirus with ultraviolet light have been brought in at one of London's biggest train stations, St Pancras...
California plans 2035 ban on the sale of new gasoline powered passenger cars and trucks
California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035 as the top U.S. auto market shifts to...
EU aims to cut aviation emissions by 10% with more direct flights
The European Commission hopes to cut carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry by up to 10% by making flight paths more direct...
Coca-Cola bottles now made of 50% recycled plastic in the UK
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), in partnership with Coca-Cola Great Britain, has announced that all plastic bottles across all its...
U.S. Plastics Pact shares goal to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2025
U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part of the Ellen...
U.S. Senate Democrats unveil $400 billion-a-year plan to tackle climate change + greenhouse gases
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than $400 billion a...
UK to introduce legally binding environmental targets to combat climate change
Britain said it would bring in legally binding targets on air quality, waste reduction, biodiversity and cleaner water as part of efforts...
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop to record low in April: EIA
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in April fell to their lowest level, according to the U.S Energy Information...
Elephant population in Kenya has doubled since 1989
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the population of elephants in the country has more than doubled from 1989 to 2019. KWS...
UK helps reduce more than 30 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions globally since 2011
31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions were reduced globally in the last nine years as a result of UK intervention – the...
Heineken remove 517 tonnes of plastic from millions of cans, and roll out sustainable packaging
The combination of the new topper, dubbed Green Grip, and the removal of shrink wrapping on consumer packs will eliminate over 517 tonnes...
Scientists harvest 10 more eggs from near-extinct northern white rhino in surrogate incubation bid
Scientists racing to save the northern white rhino from extinction have harvested 10 more eggs from the last two females alive which they...
London bus garage set to become a 'virtual power station' in world's largest V2G trial
A London bus garage is set to become a “virtual power station” in the world’s largest trial of a new technology to help Britain meet its...
Morrisons to replace all 'plastic bags for life' and trial paper ones
The food retailer is running a trial in eight stores from Monday which will see sturdy paper bags offered at checkouts instead. If the...
Globally endangered large blue butterfly has been successfully reintroduced to UK after 150 years
The globally endangered large blue butterfly has been successfully reintroduced at Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire in efforts to...
Coca-Cola’s plastic free CanCollar to launch in Spain
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced the introduction of CanCollar, an innovative paperboard packaging solution, for...
U.S. court blocks Trump administration's relaxation of migratory bird safeguards
A federal judge in New York on Tuesday sided with environmental groups in striking down a Trump administration decision to roll back U.S....
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