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New York Awards $3m to Nextgen Clean Energy Leaders
The projects are expected to reduce emissions by more than 2,000 metric tons over the next five years. New York has awarded $3 million (£2.3m) for colleges and universities to invest in clean energyprojects to tackle climate change. The University of Rochester, Rochester…
28,000 Jobs at Risk in North of England over Low-Carbon Economy
As many as 28,000 jobs will be lost in the north of England in the next 12 years under the government’s drive towards a low-carbon economy, a thinktank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said in its…
Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming Across Japan: It’s October
Each year, Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms herald the arrival of spring. But after a bout of extreme weather, blooms are being reported several months early. The Japanese weather site Weathernews said it had received more than 350 reports of blossoms…
Circular Clothing Hits the Catwalk at Dutch Design Week
Circular clothing firm takes recycled fashion to Dutch Design Week. Trash-2-Cash has created a climate change-neutral shirt, a recycled raincoat and even an environmentally-conscious car interior, which it plans to showcase at the event in the Netherlands next week. It also plans…
UK Plastics Recycling Industry Under Investigation for Fraud and Corruption
Exclusive: Watchdog examining claims plastic waste is not being recycled but left to leak into rivers and oceans. The plastics recycling industry is facing an investigation into suspected widespread abuse and fraud within the export system amid warnings the world…
2018 Likely to Rank as Fourth-Hottest Year on Record
After a summer of record-breaking heatwaves and devastating wildfires, 2018 is shaping up to be one of the planet’s hottest years in recorded history. From January through September, the average global temperature was 1.39°F above the 20th century average of 57.5°F, making it…
U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing, the companies have broken the former annual record,…