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UNEP issues first draft of global treaty to cut plastic pollution
What’s happening? The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published its first draft of a global treaty to end plastic pollution by ...
Nicola Watts
September 14, 2023


US and EU subsidies for meat and dairy dwarf spending on plant-based alternatives
What’s happening? The US and EU provided a combined £35bn ($44.3bn) in subsidies to meat and dairy farmers between 2014-2020, ...
Nicola Watts
August 31, 2023


Researchers develop energy-storing concrete with various applications
What's happening? A breakthrough in energy storage involves mixing cement with charcoal powder to create supercapacitors that can store a full ...
Dillon Creedon
August 9, 2023

Cheap flights lure passengers to the skies across Europe
What's happening? Train fares from the UK to Europe are, on average, four times the cost of a plane ticket, ...
Nicola Watts
July 27, 2023


Toyota announce solid-state battery breakthrough
What's happening? Toyota has announced a breakthrough in battery technology that could revolutionise the electric vehicle (EV) market. The Japanese automaker ...
Dillon Creedon
July 14, 2023

Government should tax HFSS products to tackle obesity crisis: Danone
What’s happening? James Mayer, President of Danone UK & Ireland, has called for taxes on products high in fat, sugar, or ...
Sam Robinson
June 16, 2023


World set to exceed 1.5C temperature target by 2027
What’s happening? There is a 66% likelihood of the world seeing temperatures rise by over 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in at ...
Dillon Creedon
June 3, 2023

‘Heatflation’ is burning a hole in consumer’s pockets
What's happening? Drought conditions in Spain are causing “irreversible losses” to over 3.5 million hectares of crops, according to analysis by the country’s ...
Mubaasil Hassan
May 15, 2023
