18 June 2024 – Last week was manifesto week and after the Conservatives, we will look at the Labour Manifesto 2024 to find out what it has to say about climate change and the environment. On the face of it, Labour has tried to position themselves on the other side of the Conservatives when it … Read more
12 June 2024 – The Conservative Manifesto 2024 has dropped yesterday and promises a clear plan, bold action and a secure future. But does it deliver on climate change? 2023 was the hottest year since records began in 1850. We also just had the hottest May on record, which is the 12th month in a … Read more
4 June 2024 – Tackling the climate crisis will cost a huge amount of money. And given that the rich are responsible for more greenhouse gases than the poor, it’s a valid question to ask if they should pay more. We know that the richest 1% in the world are responsible for more greenhouse gas … Read more
21 May 2024 – WRAP’s latest Food Waste Tracking Survey shows that while we throw away less food than the previous survey found, still 20% of the food bought is wasted. Food production accounts for around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time a third of all food produced is thrown away, … Read more
14 May 2024 – A new gas-fired power station which claims to be net zero has been approved by the government earlier this year. However, experts say the net zero Teesside Energy project will produce over 20m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime. Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) promises to be the first … Read more
7 May 2024 – Plastic waste is a huge problem, with only a tiny amount being recycled each year. The rest ends up in landfill, is incinerated or pollutes our environment. But a startup has now come up with a solution: plastic made of bark. Bioplatics have been made from plant-based sources, most commonly from … Read more
30 April 2024 – Back in 2022 nations agreed to draw up a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution in a historic move. But two years on and the UN talks on plastic pollution are at risk of failing, leaving the world to choke on plastic. When in March 2022 the UN announced that … Read more
23 April 2024 – The outgoing chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said that the UK Government’s recent actions on climate change have sent the message that climate change is no longer prioritised in the UK as it once was. In a BBC interview, the outgoing head of the CCC, Chris Stark, … Read more
16 April 2024 – New research has shown that the UK throws away more plastic waste per person than any other country, apart from the US. This is hardly a record to be proud of. The UK has taken part in The Big Plastic Count, where Brits count every single piece of plastic they throw … Read more
9 April 2024 – Research by the UK government has found that a wide range of food and drinks contain PFA chemicals. This class of toxins, also called ‘forever chemicals’, was used in pesticides. The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF), which is part of the UK’s Environment Deparment, monitors the level of … Read more