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What is a heat pump and should you get one?
A man in a white shirt uses a radiator key
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What is a heat pump and should you get one?

Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers
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Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers

Prince William says fixing climate change more important than space tourism
Elon Musk's SpaceX Demo-2 launch in May 2020. Image: Daniel Oberhaus (2020) (CC BY 2.0)
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Prince William says fixing climate change more important than space tourism

Boris Johnson spoke more about Churchill than climate change policy in conference speech
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Boris Johnson spoke more about Churchill than climate change policy in conference speech

How polluted is the UK's air - and how does it affect your household?
The Central Office of Public Interest wants estate agents to start warning renters and buyers about air pollution health risks
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How polluted is the UK's air - and how does it affect your household?

What happens to plastic waste in the UK?
recycle week
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What happens to plastic waste in the UK?

Two thirds of UK young people feel betrayed by government on climate crisis
School pupils hold signs on London streets to protest the climate crisis
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Two thirds of UK young people feel betrayed by government on climate crisis

This is a turning point in the climate justice fight
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This is a turning point in the climate justice fight

Canadian street vendor on Lytton – a village ravaged by wildfires
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Canadian street vendor on Lytton – a village ravaged by wildfires

A Glasgow nightclub is using the body heat of dancers to power the venue
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A Glasgow nightclub is using the body heat of dancers to power the venue

Government in court for ‘ignoring’ climate impact of BP oil drilling permit
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Government in court for ‘ignoring’ climate impact of BP oil drilling permit

Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Oxford Street Selfridges
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Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Oxford Street Selfridges

'Draughty and inefficient' homes are worse for climate than cars
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'Draughty and inefficient' homes are worse for climate than cars

Food waste is rising again now lockdown has ended
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Food waste is rising again now lockdown has ended

Climate campaigners prepare 'prize' for banks funding fossil fuels at COP26
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Climate campaigners prepare 'prize' for banks funding fossil fuels at COP26

Extinction Rebellion’s fortnight of direct action: All you need to know
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Extinction Rebellion’s fortnight of direct action: All you need to know

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Coca-Cola and McDonalds plastic pollution dominates UK coastline
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Coca-Cola and McDonalds plastic pollution dominates UK coastline

How does eating less meat help the planet?
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How does eating less meat help the planet?

IPCC climate crisis report: What can I do?
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IPCC climate crisis report: What can I do?

Reforestation is a battle for nature, not a battle for us
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Reforestation is a battle for nature, not a battle for us