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Arctic ice melt highlights the need for greater investment in clean energy

It’s not exactly news that the melting of the Arctic ice caps would be bad ...

Energy Waste and Recycling

EU energy use to fall by 30% under new efficiency plans for 2030

The European Commission says that it plans to cut energy use across the bloc by ...

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Improving flood resilience in towns and cities

A new tool that assesses how resilient an urban area is to flooding has been ...

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Think tank calls for end to ‘perverse’ flood risk funding approach

England’s ‘contradictory’ approach to flood risk sees four times as much money spent on land ...

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Autumn statement: a missed opportunity to tackle climate change

Just six days after the UK government ratified the Paris climate agreement, the autumn statement ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Heathrow third runway ‘to breach climate change laws’

Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the government’s climate change laws, advisers ...

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Creating healthier, car-free cities

No cities are yet fully car-free, but many have managed or plan to restrict access ...

Pollution

UK poised to ratify Paris climate deal

The UK is poised to ratify the world’s first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change. ...

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Treasury told to end short-termism and ‘green-check’ decisions

The decision to scrap funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) typifies the Treasury’s lack ...

$More fracking gets go-ahead – but where’s the social licence?$

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More fracking gets go-ahead – but where’s the social licence?

This week saw councillors approving iGas’ planning application to frack two wells in Nottinghamshire. This represents another ...