It’s often said that if all the bee’s died out we wouldn’t be far behind them. Without them crops would be so much harder to grow and flowers wouldn’t flourish. So we need to do everything we can to look after them. With record temperatures hitting the UK and Europe this week, we want to …
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows. A report by Brazil’s space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation increased by 22% in a year. Brazil was among a number of nations who promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 during the COP26 climate summit. The Amazon …
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A growing number of brands are switching to recycled fibers but experts worry people may believe their purchases are impact-free – when that’s far from true The majority of clothes are made from synthetic fabrics derived from fossil fuels. Photograph: Sergey Ryzhov/Alamy Stock Photo Woven into your clothes is a material that takes on many disguises. …
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Ever paused with your hand over the recycling bin, wondering whether to drop in that cheese-splattered pizza box? You could be a wishcycler – keen to recycle more stuff and do your bit for the planet, but confused about the best way to go about it. Wishcycling, or aspirational recycling, describes the well-intentioned, but often …
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“Humanity as a whole is about 5-1 down at half-time,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at the start of the COP26 climate summit. “We’ve got a long way to go, but we can do it. We have the ability to come back but it’s going to take a huge amount of effort. Team World is …
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Politician says droughts and climate-induced famine in the country are a result of the behaviours of rich nations More than a million people facing the first climate-induced famine in Madagascar are paying the price for cheap flights in Europe and appliances such as gas heaters, the country’s environment minister has said. For several years now, the south …
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In the picturesque Cotswolds, a footballer from Bellshill in Lanarkshire is plying his trade with a club recognised by the United Nations as the greenest in the world. A strange mix, but one that’s working for both parties in more ways than one. Nicky Cadden says he did not think much about climate change until …
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The UK could cut its total electricity usage by 1% if the top five British supermarkets put doors on fridges, campaigners have said. Aldi has pledged to put fridge doors in all of its new UK stores, saving 2,000 tonnes of carbon a year. Other supermarkets say they will try to make open fridges more …
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You drive to the game, have a beef burger, hand over your ticket, watch the match and give the third kit you bought a rare outing. But with the COP26 climate summit under way, sports fans are being urged to reconsider the way they support their teams. Glasgow is hosting the summit from 31 October …
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Countries are setting out plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow. They hope to achieve the target of “net zero” by 2050, to help slow global warming. Getty Images What does ‘net zero’ mean? Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Achieving it …
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