Ecology
High Court In UK Rules That Current Air Pollution Mitigation Plans Aren’t Enough, Must Be Improved
The air pollution mitigation plans in place in the UK currently aren’t enough on their own to address the issue, and need to be improved, the union’s High Court has ruled, according to recent reports. The ruling follows from a…
Rome to Ban Diesel Cars from 2024
The Mayor of Rome has announced plans to ban diesel cars from the city centre by 2024, becoming the latest European city to declare war on the fuel. In an effort to clear the city’s notoriously congested streets and improve…
Pret Asks Customers: Should we Introduce Charge for Plastic Bottles?
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger is considering adding 10p to the cost of all its plastic bottles, which would be refunded if the bottles are returned for recycling, as part of its on-going efforts to cut plastic waste. With the…
Reports: Fiat Chrysler to Stop Making Diesels from 2022
Fiat Chrysler will stop producing diesel passenger cars by 2022 after rising costs and slumping demand have combined to make rival technologies a more attractive bet. According to the Financial Times, the carmaker – which owns the Jeep, Ram, Dodge,…
Keeping Global Temperature Increase Below 1.5 Degrees Celsius Unlikely, Says IPCC Draft Report
Every September, the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change releases a report on global warming, but that report doesn’t take shape overnight. It is the result of nearly a year’s worth of work compiling, editing, and digesting the latest research from…
Latte Levy: Starbucks’ Five Pence Coffee Cup Charge Starts Today
People buying a hot drink in one of Starbuck’s 35 London stores from today will have to pay an extra five pence for a takeaway cup, under a new trial designed to cut waste and encourage more shoppers to bring…
Government Accused of ‘Dragging its Feet’ on Plastic Waste
A committee of MPs today accused the government of “dragging its feet” on tackling the UK’s mountain of plastic waste, again urging ministers to introduce a deposit return scheme for bottles and ensure the producers of packaging materials take greater…