Major retailers are backing these nine alternatives to single-use plastic bags
Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out?
The plastic bag has become a nemesis of the environmental movement. About four trillion single-use plastic bags are used across the globe each year. And according to Waste Management, about 14 billion...
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An initiative to reach net zero in the advertising industry by the end of 2030 today provided further details of how it will enact its action plan, which was published last year
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A new group bringing together businesses with revenues totaling over $3tr and around 10 million employees has pledged to work to build resilience to the climate crisis and other potential economic shocks
Boost for biofuels as E10 petrol given green light across UK
Government claims using higher proportion of bioethanol in petrol can help cut car CO2 while boosting jobs across the biofuel sector
The steel industry will soon have little use for Cumbrian coal
Global market forces and the impending shift towards greener forms of steel manufacturing will likely render plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria redundant, writes Andrew Warren
