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Environment

Harvesting hope for a better future
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Harvesting hope for a better future

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever
Climate illustration
Earth Day

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever

London's Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest
The team from dogs on the streets london stand in front of their van
air pollution

London's Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest

Is it time to ban private jets?
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Climate change

Is it time to ban private jets?

New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth
solar panels renewable energy
Renewable Energy

New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol, sitting on a paddle board
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution

Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
sewage

Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says

Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
Installing insulation is a way to insulate homes and tackle climate change and rising energy bills
Climate crisis

Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?
electric car charging
Environment

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says
Renewable energy

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says

'If we can fix it, we will': The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance
Dermot Jones at the Fixing Factory in Camden fixing a toaster and a lamp
The Fixing Factory

'If we can fix it, we will': The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance

Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.
left is Berfin Melt and right is Suwar Mert, co-founders of Bower
Recycling

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion
Mayor Sadiq Khan speaking at a podium for the 10th anniversary of the Olympics with a microphone in his face
ULEZ expansion

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here's why
hands painting a piece of timber
Repair Week

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here's why

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time
man fixing computer motherboard with screwdriver for Repair Week 2022
Repair Week

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time

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Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
plastic bottles packed for recycling
Recycling

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme

Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?
men installing solar panels on a house
Spring statement

Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?

How smart cities and electric vehicles can revolutionise urban living
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How smart cities and electric vehicles can revolutionise urban living

'Greenwashing' fast fashion brands are going all in on the resale market. But consumers are pushing back
Summer Botwe at the PrettyLittleThing Marketplace launch PrettyLittleThing Marketplace launch in London in September 2022. Indiyah Polack features on the banner behind. Photo by James Veysey/PrettyLittleThing/Shutterstock
Fast fashion

'Greenwashing' fast fashion brands are going all in on the resale market. But consumers are pushing back