Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
Pliocene beech fossils in Antarctica when CO2 was at similar level to today point to planet’s future Trees growing near the South Pole,...
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Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned within a year
Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds could be banned within a year under government plans to cut pollution, Michael Gove is to...
A sea of plastic: Shocking images show how bottles, bags and rubbish are choking our oceans
Bags and rubbish are choking our oceans...
I collected my plastic waste for a year, and learned the truth about recycling
I decided not to throw away any of my plastic waste for a year when, in 2016, while out on a run, I stumbled across vast amounts of...
Unmade raises $4 million to bring its sustainable tech to the fashion industry
Unmade's technology allows brands to become more sustainable The UK has a clothes problem. Around 300,000 tonnes of unwanted clothing...
The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage - and will it make a difference?
Plastic is everywhere, and suddenly we have decided that is a very bad thing. Until recently, plastic enjoyed a sort of anonymity in...
Spain plans switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2050
Spain has launched an ambitious plan to switch its electricity system entirely to renewable sources by 2050, and completely decarbonise...
We Need massive change to avoid climate hell
ON SUNDAY NIGHT, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change dropped an urgent report on the state of global warming. Simply put:...
UK government's air pollution strategy 'a shambolic mess'
The government’s plan to tackle air pollution in some of the worst affected cities in the UK is unravelling into a “shambolic and...
One-third of UK supermarket plastic is not easily recyclable, analysis shows
Almost a third of plastic packaging used by UK supermarkets is either non-recyclable through standard collection schemes or difficult to...
Retailers to pay up to £1bn for recycling under waste strategy
Supermarkets, retailers and major drinks brands are set to pay tens of millions of pounds more towards recycling their used packaging...
How a new generation of designers is changing the face of eco-fashion - at last
Eco-friendly fashion might have a worthy reputation, but a new generation of pioneers is set to change that. You wake up and make...
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