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Still No Coal! UK Goes 18 Days Without Coal For Energy Production
The past two months have been loaded with record-breaking coal-free periods for Britain. In April, it had its first coal-free period of 90 hours. Then, there was another coal-free period of just over a...
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UK Now Has More Electric Vehicle Charging Points Than Petrol Stations
As the world weans off its dependence on fossil fuels, things around us will begin to change. One of those things is cars. Vehicles that run off petroleum and diesel will eventually all be replaced by...
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Government Announcements To End UK’s Contribution To Climate Change By 2050
The United Kingdom is on the path to becoming the first major economy to set a net zero emissions target into law. New legislation has been set that will eradicate the UK’s net contribution to climate...
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UK Government Invests £80m To Develop Next-gen Electric Vehicles & Planes
The development of the next generation of electric vehicles, including electric airplanes, will be partly funded by an £80 million investment from the UK government. Leading the development of these...
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UK Citizens Consider Climate Change As Top Priority Over Brexit
According to a new survey, United Kingdom citizens believe that climate change is a more important issue to be addressed than Brexit — i.e., Britain leaving the European Union. Even though the...
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Low-carbon Energy Overtakes Fossil Fuels For The First Time In The UK
Official data from 2018 shows that for the first time in history low-carbon energy was used to generate more than half of the electricity used in the UK. Almost 53% of power generation last year was...
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UK Finances A £250 Million Aid To Tackle Climate Change In Africa
The International Development Secretary, Rory Stewart, has announced a UK aid package that will help sub-Saharan African countries build resilience to climate change and develop low carbon economies....
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UK Government And Global Businesses Jointly Invest Over £200 million To Cut...
The UK Government has pledged a £60 million investment to help fight the global battle against single-use plastics. The public funding will go towards measures designed to reduce plastic pollution. The...
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UK’s Biggest Tree Planting Campaign Is Seeking 1 Million Volunteers
For everyone to do their bit to fight climate change, volunteers are being called upon to grab a spade and sign-up for the biggest tree planting campaign in the UK’s history. The Big Climate Fightback...
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Renewable Electricity Overtakes Fossil Fuels In UK, A Milestone Towards Zero...
July, August, and September of 2019 represent the first-ever quarter where renewables outpaced fossil fuels since the UK’s first public electricity generating station opened in 1882! According to an...
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Scientists Develops Way to Turn Beer Waste Into Activated Carbon
Dr. Ahmed Osman, a researcher from Queen’s University, in Belfast, Northern Ireland has discovered a way to take leftover barley from beer and turn it into a renewable fuel source. This breakthrough...
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The Greatest 21st Century UK Public Health Achievement Is The Smoking Ban
By July 2007, the ban on smoking in public spaces and workplaces in the UK was in full force. Since then, there has been a 20% decrease in heart attacks and other cardiac conditions relating to...
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Northern Ireland Officially Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Finally, after five years of campaigning in Northern Ireland, it’s now legal for individuals of the same-sex to get married. Starting in January 2020, couples can register to marry; then, the first...
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Sun-Tracking Double-sided Solar Panels Are 35%-40% More Effective
A team of researchers at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, led by Carlos Rodríguez-Gallegos, had an idea to combine two approaches to solar panels to see if they could boost the amount...
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InstaVolt Brings EV Charging Points To McDonald’s Drive-Thrus In The UK
Soon you can go to a McDonald’s Drive-Thru, order a coffee or a Big Mac, charge your electric vehicle (EV), and be in and out of there in 20 minutes with an 80% charge and a full belly. That’s because...
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By 2030 Every Home In The UK To Be Powered By Offshore Wind
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised once again to make a massive investment in offshore wind energy while speaking at the Conservative party conference. He said that by 2030, the renewable would...
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