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Minecraft gets students building virtual windfarms
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Mulberry reduces its UK carbon emissions by 10%
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TePe launches dental floss made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles
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Co-op research shows 76% of young people concerned about UK meeting net zero targets
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NHS anaesthetic ban ‘not supported by climate science’
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Tesco farmers agree to plant more crops to account for climate change
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National Grid to use EV batteries to balance grid
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Just Eat calls on government to make green packaging more affordable
Just Eat is calling on the government to make sustainable packaging more affordable, just days before the single-use plastics ban comes into force.
Still ‘more to do’ as single-use plastics ban comes into force
It will be illegal to sell single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks, polystyrene cups or food containers in England from this Sunday 1 October.
Minecraft gets students building virtual windfarms
Minecraft gets students learning about green energy, with virtual windfarms, in collaboration with Crown Estate, and tested out the process at Rampion Wind Farm.
Mulberry reduces its UK carbon emissions by 10%
Mulberry reduced its UK absolute carbon emissions by almost 10% (9.5%) last year, according to its latest sustainability report.
TePe launches dental floss made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles
Oral health brand TePe has launched a dental floss made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles, and also free from PFAS chemicals
Co-op research shows 76% of young people concerned about UK meeting net zero targets
Co-op supermarket research suggests that over three quarters (76%) of young people are concerned about the UK meeting its net zero targets.
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