ecology
Morrisons to Drop Single-Use Plastic Bags within Months
Morrissons has become the latest recruit to the war on plastic, announcing it will begin to “phase out” single-use plastic bags across its stores from March. The ban will mean single use plastic bags that are subject to a five…
Major Increase in EV Charging Stations Across U.S.
While electric vehicles only make up a tiny 0.2 percent of passenger cars around the world, that number is growing, and growing fast. In 2016, there were 2 million EVs on the world’s roads, up from “virtually non-existent” in 2012.…
Pentagon: Half Of US Military Sites Threatened By Climate Change
Roughly half of the military sites maintained by the US are now threatened by climate change and associated effects, according to a new study from the Pentagon. To be more specific, flooding, drought, storms, and more climate disruption now endanger…
‘The Beginning of the End of Coal’: Chile Unveils Coal Phase Out Plan
The global push to phase out unabated coal power chalked up a major victory this week, as Chile announced it would ban the development of new coal power plants without carbon capture and storage (CCS) and begin work on a…
Harvard Study: Green Buildings Deliver Nearly $6bn in Health and Climate Benefits
Green certified buildings are delivering billions of dollars in health, climate and energy-saving benefits, according to a major new study from Harvard University. Engineering giant United Technologies Corporation (UTC) commissioned a team of researchers at the university to study how…
Energy for Londoners: Mayor Powers Up £34m Solar and Energy Efficiency Plan
Mayor Sadiq Khan officially launched the latest phase of the Energy for Londoners initiative yesterday, detailing plans to invest £34m in a range of new services and programmes designed to boost energy efficiency and improve access to clean power across…
PwC Pledges to Use 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity by 2022
PwC has today pledged to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and step up efforts to further reduce its carbon footprint, after confirming it has surpassed all its current climate-related targets. The consultancy giant used an appearance at the…