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Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges
Labour announces major solar roll out plan for libraries and communities, as Lib Dems pledge £100bn to tackling 'climate emergency' and Greens propose Universal Basic Income
A whole new way to love McDonald's: its climate goals
Having inked its first major US renewables deal, the fast food giant is now exploring to curb emissions from its thousands of franchises
'AI Captain': Stena Line reveals it has trimmed carbon emissions thanks to smart software
AI tech reduces fuel consumption by identifying the best routes for ferries, company reveals
Dell debuts new resource efficiency and climate goals
Technology company announces new sustainability goals for 2030, covering recycling, carbon emissions, and workforce equality
European Investment Bank: 'We will stop financing fossil fuels'
Multilateral bank says world's 'most ambitious climate investment strategy' will unlock €1tr of climate action and environmental sustainable investment through to 2030
Shell announces support for Europe's first sustainable aviation fuel plant
SkyNRG plant aims to use waste cooking oil and hydrogen to produce aviation fuel with lifecycle carbon emissions approximately 85 per cent lower than conventional jet fuels
Millennials: 'We will fix the environment crisis'
A narrow majority of Millennials believe they have the capacity to avert climate catastrophe
Octopus Renewables snaps up nine wind farms from RES in €100m deal
Green energy investor to add 130MW to its growing portfolio of renewables in UK, Ireland, and France
'Green Industrial Revolution': Johnson promises R&D-fuelled clean tech drive
Conservatives unveil plans to double R&D funding and accelerate offshore wind, CCS, and EV charging development, as Johnson faces criticism over flood response
'Life expectancy will be compromised': Climate emergency threatens lifelong health, doctors warn
Climate change will shape the health of an entire generation, with gains in well-being and life expectancy compromised, health experts fear
Plastic-free material made from fish waste wins £30,000 James Dyson prize
Student inventor Lucy Hughes takes home prize for MarinaTex, a biodegradable translucent film made from organic fish waste and red algae
'Subsidy free': Joint venture aims to help community energy projects access power purchase deals
Partnership between Midcounties Co-operative and Octopus Energy has secured five PPAs and is aiming to make it easier for community projects in the UK to sell their power
McFlurry makeover: McDonald's serves up menu of plastic waste reduction measures
Fast food chain's new measures include cutting plastic drink and ice cream packaging in Europe and trialing edible packaging in Ukraine
Report: Policy gaps put UK transport decarbonisation in the slow lane
Green Alliance argues upcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan needs raft of bolder policies to drive adoption of digital transport technologies
Cities urged to 'join dots' between transport, energy, and built environment
New report argues that innovative transport decarbonisation plans can deliver wide-ranging benefits for health and quality of life in urban areas
Rugby World Cup Winner Andy Gomarsall joins line up for BusinessGreen Technology Festival
Now a director at IT services and recycling specialist N2S, Andy Gomarsall, MBE, joins BusinessGreen to talk sport, sales strategies, and sustainability
'Clean energy revolution': Boris Johnson to promise post-Brexit green boost
Prime Minister selects electric vehicle factory as backdrop for first major speech of election campaign, as Tories prepare to make environment a top manifesto priority
Refill app expands to food on the go
App that shows people where to refill water bottles is being expanded to cover food, groceries, cleaning products, and toiletries
Burger King and Mars beef up vegan offerings
'Rebel Whopper' and vegan Galaxy join the ranks of plant-based foods
Winds of change: RWE and E.ON tie up renewable supply agreement
Deal covers 892MW of wind generation capacity from farms originally built by E.ON as part of firm's £3.3bn investment in UK renewables over past decade
Green Party unveils plan for Carbon Chancellor, as Labour ramps up flood spending pledges
Treasury would be re-badged as Department for Economic Transformation, while new Carbon Chancellor would lead both re-named Department and new Department for the Green new Deal
Rocket Composter aims to feed circular economy at Raymond Blanc restaurant
New equipment is expected to slash the restaurant's waste levels by 13 per cent
UK set to miss a host of environmental goals, research shows
New analysis reveals targets covering air pollution, water quality, recycling, tree planting, renewable energy and biodiversity are all on track to be missed in the coming years
Morrisons to phase out hard-to-recycle black plastic
Eliminating black plastic from own-brand goods should result in 4,000 tones of plastic becoming easier to recycle, the firm said
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