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• Restoring the UK’s Seas ‘Could Boost Economy by £50bn by 2050’

  

  A new study suggests that repairing the UK's damaged seas could boost the economy by as much as £50 billion in the next few decades. The report, put... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 7 Environmental Trends to Watch Out for in 2021

  

  If 2020 taught us anything, it's that you truly cannot predict how a year will end up unravelling. I don't know about you, but I certainly didn't picture... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2021 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Electricity is Historically Cheap

  

  Solar power is now "the cheapest source of electricity in history", according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This will help renewable energy to... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2021 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Norway Breaks Record as Electric Cars Outsell Fossil Fuel Vehicles

  

  Norway makes history as it becomes the first in the world to sell more electric vehicles than those powered by petrol, diesel, and hybrid engines. According to... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Record-breaking Number Pledge to Go Vegan for January

  

  More than 500,000 people have signed up to the Veganuary challenge to eat solely plant-based food throughout the first month of 2021. Just a handful of days int... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2021 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Top 9 Most Polluting Companies

  

  Living sustainably is fast becoming a household priority - with a quarter of Brits now believing the environment is the UK's most important issue. Unfortunately... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Boris Johnson’s 10-Point Green Plan: What Does It Mean For The Future?

  

  Overview So what is actually included in the 10-point plan? The plan can be split into five parts: energy, transport, buildings, emissions removal, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Renewable Energy Sets World Record Despite COVID-19

  

  Renewable sources of electricity have been installed at a record level in 2020, defying predictions that COVID-19 would spell doom for the sector. 90% of new... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IKEA Opens Pilot Second-Hand Store to Combat Carbon Footprint

  

  Retail giant IKEA is launching a new Buy Back scheme, encouraging its customers to focus on a more sustainable lifestyle in the approach to Black Friday. The... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Environmental Impact of Trump Vs Biden

  

  The US presidential election is under a week away - and the world has never been more divided over who it wants to win. This is an election that won't just... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Babies Swallow Millions of Microplastics Per Day

  

  Parents are told to prepare formula milk by sterilising plastic bottles with hot water and by shaking the bottle, but this causes bits of plastic to shed, a... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• At Least 500,000 Children Exposed to Levels of Air Pollution That Can Affect...

  

  New research suggests at least 500,000 children are exposed to levels of pollution that will impact their working memory. This means up to 2,000 schools and... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Richest 1% Emit Twice the CO2 of Poorest 50%

  What happens at 1.5°C? People all over the world will face a variety of negative consequences with every small increase in the average global temperature.... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Boris Johnson Announces Plan to Power All UK Homes With Wind by 2030

  

  By Beth Howell In the conference, Johnson stated, "Your kettle, your washing machine, your cooker, your heating, your plug-in electric vehicle - the whole... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Extinction in the UK: How Are Our Animals Faring?

  Many have been hunted or killed on sight for centuries, while others like bats and the hazel dormouse have been deprived of their habitats by people building... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What is the Environmental Impact of Airlines Introducing New ‘Flights to...

  To put it lightly, this isn't going to fare well for the planet. Pre-COVID, global aviation was emitting roughly 1.1 billion tons of CO2 per year - 2.6% of the... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• All English Rivers Have Failed Pollution Test, Says Government

  "More needs to be done urgently" Environment minister Rebecca Pow admitted that the results fell well short of the standards the government is expected to... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Extinction: The Facts – David Attenborough’s Stark Warning of What is Yet to Come

  Illegal animal trafficking Illegal animal trafficking has been going on for decades - whether they're used as a status symbol or for medicinal uses, it's... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 10% of Mammal Species Will Go Extinct This Century, Thanks to Humans

  This "shockingly high" number, which represents 10% of mammal species, massively surpasses the 351 mammal species which have become extinct in the past 126,000... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Extinction Rebellion’s Newspaper Protest: Did They Have a Good Reason?

  

  By Beth Howell "What we read in the papers is controlled by a handful of powerful billionaires who feed us stories that suit their interests. The truth abou... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2020 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT