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'Our country's filthy air is shortening lives': UK mayors call for 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles
Cross-party group of Mayors representing over 20 million people call on government to pull forward ban on sale of petrol and diesel vehicles
Preparing for take-off? Aviation biofuel research wins £5m boost
Waste-to-jet fuel project backed by Department for Transport, Shell, and British Airways
Siemens pilots the use of ammonia for green energy storage
Firm hopes to better conventional batteries to store renewably generated power
Government launches £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund
New fund to bolster efforts to produce more sustainable and recyclable plastics, as Ministers reveal call for evidence on plastics tax has attracted a record record 130,000 responses
Reusable cup use soars 10-fold at Pret thanks to 50p discount
Customers on track to save four million disposable cups this year
'Not everything has gone to plan': Body Shop delivers mixed performance against green goals
Beauty retailer makes progress on biodiversity protections and community trade, but slower gains in sustainable packaging, energy efficiency, and green power
EDF Energy fined £350,000 for missing smart meter target
Energy supplier was three weeks late in meeting its 2017 smart meter installation target
Renault primes €1bn EV investment in race for global leadership
Carmaker vows to make France a "centre of excellence" for electric vehicles with investment in four production sites
Hawaii's Governor: Governments should be agile to tech disruptions
An atrophied muscle needs to be flexed more
City of London opts for 100 per cent green power
From October 2018 London's Square Mile governing body will source 100 per cent green electricity
Reports: IPCC to warn planet on course to exceed 1.5C of warming by 2040
Leaked draft report provides stark warning the current trajectory of manmade climate change will see planet overshoot higher ambition Paris Agreement goal
Boost demand for recycled plastics to tackle waste scourge, industry urges
Plastic policy guide from UK waste sector groups highlights complexity of issue, but argues recycling plastics rather than eradicating their use can bring multiple benefits
'The right thing to do': IKEA Group secures approval for 80 per cent science-based emissions target
Retail giant formally pledges to cut emissions from IKEA Group stores and other operations by 80 per cent by 2030, against 2016 levels
Samsung Electronics promises 100 per cent renewables switch
South Korean electronics giant aims to source green energy for all its operations in China, Europe, and the US by 2020
Green watchdog: Commons approves government concession amendment
Environmental watchdog will now be given more 'teeth' to police UK green standards post-Brexit
UBS Global Wealth Management debuts private client sustainable investment portfolio
'We wholeheartedly subscribe to the idea that we are on the edge of a forthcoming sustainable investing revolution.'
'Game-changer': Major European banks partner for green mortgage pilot
BNP Paribas, ING Bank, and Société Générale among the banking giants backing new mortgages offering lower interest rates for most energy efficient homes
Report: Rubbish heaps could unlock home-grown cobalt supply for EVs
Cobalt - a critical component in the manufacture of electric vehicles - can be recovered from discarded UK products to create a home-grown supply chain, think tank concludes
Tesla to cut nine per cent of workforce in search of profitability
Company-wide restructure will slim staff numbers but not affect Model 3 production rates, says founder Elon Musk
Thrive Renewables and Aura Power join forces on business battery storage offer
New joint venture will offer UK businesses option to use battery energy storage at no upfront cost
Macquarie issues £500m loan for green projects
Green capital part of £2bn loan facility issued by Green Investment Group owner
Ben & Jerry's joins the campaign to support onshore windfarms
With names like Strawberry Breezecake and Cherry Gale-cia, ice-cream maker pushes for government re-think
Germany to miss 2020 climate target, government concedes in official report
A draft document seen by Climate Home News and due to be released on Wednesday shows Germany missing its 2020 emissions goal by eight percentage points
Ultra-fast electric charging tech among Faraday Challenge grant winners
Some £22m in innovation funding awarded to battery pioneers, including a project to develop solid state EV batteries that could slash recharging time
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