Manchester City is to become “one of football’s largest producers of self-supplied renewable energy”, as it plans a major solar project.
Vivobarefoot trials 3D-printed biodegradable shoe
Vivobarefoot has teamed up with material sciences firm Balena making the shoe, called VivoBiome, whiich aims to help address the climate crisis.
Aldi, Tesco and Waitrose call for mandatory public food waste reporting
More than 30 firms – including Tesco, Aldi and Waitrose – are urging the government to tackle food waste that costs the UK nearly £22bn a year.
Government approves £381m funding to boost EV take-up
The £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund will boost EV chargepoints and is key to the UK’s commitment to decarbonise transport.
Bank of England urged to ‘re-prioritise’ climate goals
A letter to the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns the UK is in danger of lagging behind other countries in supporting the shift to a low-carbon economy.
New biodiversity laws could absorb up to 650,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
Natural habitats created by new biodiversity laws could absorb CO2 equivalent to nearly 200,000 round-trip flights from London to New York.
Delay to ‘boiler tax’ heat pump scheme is ‘deeply damaging’
Campaigners have hit out at the latest delay to the government’s heat pump take up scheme, criticising it as “deeply damaging” and a “step backwards”.
bp pulse to transform major HGV hub with mega-watt EV chargers
The acquisition is part of bp pulse’s strategic drive to create a Europe-wide network of electric truck (EV) charging infrastructure.
O2 pays gamers almost £300 to recycle unused games consoles
The O2 Recycle service will now allow gamers to trade in their unwanted games consoles for cash and help prevent electronic waste (e-waste).
DHL opens new UK facility entirely powered by renewable electricity
With 3,000 solar panels and an air source heat pump, the building marks DHL’s first operational carbon-neutral new-build site in the UK.
