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May announces £60m fund to clear oceans of plastic 'scourge'
Prime Minister will urge other nations to join the fight against ocean plastic at a Commonwealth meeting today
Climate risk: PRI collaborates with Transition Pathways Initiative on carbon bubble challenge
UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment will provide a secretariat and report services to the TPI in return for data analysis
Less meat and more green power: Scientists cook up 1.5 degrees trajectory with minimal reliance on negative emissions
Research suggests 1.5 degrees target is within reach even without large-scale use of negative emissions technology - but would require major shift in consumer behaviour
Blenheim Palace to phase out single use plastic
UNESCO World Heritage Site is replacing plastic bottles, straws and cups with paper and glass alternatives
Global shipping sector agrees historic greenhouse gas emissions plan
BREAKING: IMO formally adopts deal brokered by national governments that would target 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - but challenges lie ahead
Reports: AB Inbev invents low-carbon beer bubbles
World's largest brewer claims it can make fizzy beer without needing to boil water and hops
Biofuels industry gets boost with introduction of new targets
Legislation confirming changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation will see use of biofuels double by 2030
British wind farms breeze past generation records in first quarter of 2018
Wind farms set new records for half hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly generation in the first three months of this year
Just Eat revs up electric delivery fleet vision
Online takeaway specialist to offer 'significant discounts' on electric scooters and green energy to 28,500 independent restaurants
New Zealand bans new offshore oil and gas exploration
High profile move deals blow to oil industry as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern names tackling climate change as top priority
Chipotle cracks down on landfill waste
Mexican fast food chain promises to divert half of restaurant waste away from landfill by 2020
Pret launches reusable water bottles in bid to cut plastic waste
Sandwich chain starts trial of plastic bottle deposit return scheme in Brighton stores
Government confirms £320m heat network funding scheme to open this year
Heat Networks Investment Project will offer loans and grants to help boost the uptake of low carbon heating networks
Bentley Motors starts work on UK's largest solar car port
Luxury carmaker is installing 10,000 solar panels in the carpark of its factory headquarters in Crewe
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2018: Finalists announced
From Blue Chips to start-ups, some of the UK's most exciting green businesses will be celebrated at this year's awards
EU will seek 'non-regression' clause to tie UK to environmental standards
Michel Barnier says any trade deal will not rely on the UK's pledges, but should include a clause to uphold the bloc's high standards
Vivergo's bioethanol plant reopens after four-month shut down
Biofuels plant closed in November after policy uncertainty and low ethanol prices created 'unfavourable trading conditions'
UK could create 5,000 jobs by moving to sustainable fishing, says report
Sustainable catch limits on key species after Brexit would also boost the economy by more than £300m a year as stocks recover, analysis shows
Countries inch towards 'bare minimum' climate target for shipping
EU and island leaders are calling for more ambition at the International Maritime Organization, while major emerging economies resist a tough cap on emissions
Nestlé aims for 100 per cent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Food and drinks multinational wants none of its packaging to end up in landfill or as litter within the next seven years
Floating solar: AqvaFloat readies factory for floating solar PV production
UK-based firm finishes commissioning on Cumbria facility as it prepares to begin production of 'game-changing' floating solar energy systems
Uber swoops in for US electric bike hire service Jump
Tech giant moves into increasingly competitive bike sharing market after testing Jump Bikes' hiring services in San Francisco
World's most powerful wind turbine installed in Scottish waters
Vattenfall confirms giant 8.8MW turbine has been deployed at European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre
Shell confirms its greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2017
Both direct and indirect emissions from oil giant's global activities ticked up last year, according to its latest sustainability report
