10 October 2023 – This year has seen the hottest July as well as the warmest September ever recorded. Now analysis by the BBC has revealed that the world has breached 1.5°C on 86 days in 2023 so far. In 2015, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement, in which they agreed to keep the earth’s … Read more
3 October 2023 – On Sunday the new single-use plastic ban has come into force in England. Under the new law, certain types of single-use plastic are no longer allowed to be sold. The world has a huge problem with plastic pollution. Most plastics aren’t biodegradable and remain in the environment for hundreds of years. … Read more
26 September 2023 – The UK government has recently announced changes to their green policies. Critics have said that the watering down of these policies will prevent the UK from hitting its 2050 climate targets. In 2019, the then Prime Minister Theresa May committed the UK to reach net-zero by 2050, by making it law. … Read more
19 September 2023 – Working from home has a lot of benefits for workers, such as creating a better work/life balance. But a new study suggests that remote working could also be better for our planet. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many office workers had to switch to working from home after the first lockdown came … Read more
12 September 2023 – The UN has released the long-awaited Global Stocktake Report which reviews the progress the world has made since the Paris Agreement was ratified. The key finding of the review is that radical changes are needed if the world is to achieve its climate targets. 196 nations have signed the Paris Climate … Read more
5 September 2023 – The scientific community has been working on low-carbon building materials for a while. But scientists have found a method to make mycelium concrete, or myocrete, that could revolutionise the building construction sector. Concrete is a staple of the building construction sector, because it’s easy and cheap to produce. It’s also an … Read more
29 August 2023 – This year is not yet over, and already we have had record-beating heatwaves, wildfires and floods across the globe. Scientists warn that these extreme weather events could become the norm within a decade if we don’t act now. This July was the hottest month ever recorded, and the extreme temperatures have … Read more
15 August 2023 – Heat pump and solar panel installations have hit record highs in the UK this year, with 17,000 solar panels and 3,000 being installed every month this year by households and businesses. The Government aims at achieving 70 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity by 2035 and installing 600,000 heat pumps by 2028. … Read more
8 August 2023 – Scientists have warned that extreme weather could stop Antarctica from cooling down the earth and instead contributing to global warming. A group of scientists has carried out a review into the extreme events taking place in Antarctica, commissioned by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The review confirmed that … Read more
1 August 2023 – During his visit to Scotland, Rishi Sunak announced that the Government plans to give out over 100 new North Sea licences, causing widespread criticism. A report by the International Energy Agency, which was commissioned by the UK Government in 2021, said that no new investments in oil, gas or coal should … Read more