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Cool Crutches and Walking Sticks launches the 'UK's first' walking aid recycling scheme

Recycling

Cool Crutches and Walking Sticks launches the 'UK's first' walking aid recycling scheme

Mobility brand has partnered with charity PhysioNet to deliver new scheme to tackle ensure mobility aids are reused and recycled

clock 25 August 2023 • 2 min read
Breathe Cities: Michael Bloomberg and Sadiq Khan launch $30m clean air initiative

Incentives

Breathe Cities: Michael Bloomberg and Sadiq Khan launch $30m clean air initiative

New platform seeks to support global cities in their efforts to reduce air pollution, cut carbon emissions, and improve public health

clock 27 June 2023 • 4 min read
'Harder to reach than it was': World on track to miss universal clean and affordable energy target

Energy

'Harder to reach than it was': World on track to miss universal clean and affordable energy target

Current trends suggest billions of people will still be reliant on harmful cooking fuel, and hundreds of millions without electricity by 2030, SDG report warns

clock 06 June 2023 • 4 min read
Should the WHO 'declare climate change a public health emergency'?

Policy

Should the WHO 'declare climate change a public health emergency'?

New report suggests urgent and focused action is needed to protect global heath as climate impacts and risks escalate

clock 29 March 2022 • 3 min read
Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Politics

Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Funding will help councils beef up regional air quality strategies and boost public awareness of pollution risks

clock 11 March 2022 • 2 min read
Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Climate change

Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments

clock 24 September 2021 • 8 min read
Research: 3.1 million school children in England exposed to harmful air pollution

Policy

Research: 3.1 million school children in England exposed to harmful air pollution

London Mayor calls for increased air pollution measures as new analysis reveals that London school children are four times more likely to be exposed to PM2.5

clock 16 August 2021 • 4 min read
Water pollution, scarcity, and flooding threats require urgent global attention, report warns

Risk

Water pollution, scarcity, and flooding threats require urgent global attention, report warns

Government-backed climate risk research programme REACH highlights social impacts of water insecurity and climate change

clock 04 August 2021 • 3 min read

Supply chain

NHS becomes world's first health system to commit to net zero

Plan includes a string of new targets and commits NHS to reducing emissions under its direct control to net zero by 2040, before bringing its supply chain footprint in line by 2045

clock 01 October 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'Urgent need': Ban Ki Moon joins calls for more funding to tackle air pollution

Ban Ki Moon's call comes as a new report from the Clean Air Fund calls for greater collaboration between philanthropic and government-funded efforts

clock 07 September 2020 • 2 min read
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