Environment Journal
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Environment Journal
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News, industry views and features from sustainability, net zero, biodiversity and climate-aligned industries.

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As the UK’s green regulators work to improve processes and outcomes, the country’s independent public spending watchdog - @nao.org.uk - makes a series of key recommendations.

#environment #climate #policy

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National Audit Office: Defra, Environment Agency, Natural England need strategic reform
As the UK’s green regulators work to improve processes and outcomes, the country’s independent public spending watchdog makes a series of key recommendations.  Organisations including the Department f...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
New strategic policy recommendations turn natural capital into critical infrastructure.

It's time to re-assess what we prioritise in terms of economic value.

#economy #environment #climate #UK @isepglobal.bsky.social

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These strategic policy recommendations turn natural capital into critical infrastructure
A new report based on insights from experts in transport, energy, water, and finance shows how environmental decline leads to economic loss, and shows how we can rethink value.  Natural Capital is Cri...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
2025 was a good year for #EV manufacturers in the UK, which is now Europe's second biggest electric vehicle market.

#travel #automotive #electriccars

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Carmakers meet UK EV sales target for second year running
Sales of new pure electric vehicles surpassed 470,000 in 2025, as low emission cars account for almost half of the total market.  In comparison, the number of internal combustion cars running on petro...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The office decorations may have come down, but there’s still time to make your festive waste stream circular.

#waste #christmastree #pollution

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Christmas trees should never wind up in landfill
The office decorations may have come down, but there’s still time to make your festive waste stream circular. January isn’t most people’s favourite month. After the highs of Christmas and New Year we’...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
We roundup the UK's very first Green Future Fellows projects - from energy storage in ammonia to computer memory systems that run cold.

@raeng.org.uk #technology #climate #science

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Homegrown heroes: UK’s first Green Future Fellows rewarded for eco efforts
£39 million has been awarded to innovators working on high impact climate solutions. Here’s what you need to know about the projects and pioneers.  The first ever Green Future Fellows were recognised ...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
UK and US #oil firms and investment funds are circling #Venezuela - home to more untapped barrels of crude than anywhere else.

But the technology and processes required to extract this form of black gold pose a grave threat to our #environment.

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Venezuela’s oil rush is a climate catastrophe waiting to happen
The South American country has the largest black gold reserves in the world. Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions. Since US forces captured Venezuelan Pres...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Total natural #water storage is declining in many parts of Europe, including groundwater.

Meanwhile, northwestern regions are now worth more than their historic weight in H20.

Confused? We explain a pioneering @ucl.ac.uk study.

#climatechange #climate

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Satellite analysis reveals worrying European groundwater weight loss
More than two decades of data have been used to determine a gradual loss of both surface and subsurface supplies across swathes of the continent.  Scientists at University College London, in collabora...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year.

But the worst for chocolate waste.

So what if a form of red algae could eat the leftovers and produce an eco-food colouring?

#christmas #foodwaste #climate

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Can red algae eat our Christmas chocolate waste?
Approved for use in the US, scientists are turning factory offcuts and discarded cocoa shells into a new colourant.  Developed by researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (K...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
26 years after a total ban, asbestos remains Britain’s leading cause of work-related death. Numbers are expected to rise again.

Removal experts, engineers, and doctors explain the insidious legacy in schools, hospitals and town halls.

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Safe spaces: the insidious legacy of asbestos in UK public buildings
One of the most dangerous forms of air pollution is not being taken seriously despite the huge threat to teachers, students, doctors, nurses and council staff. Policy changes could help, but successiv...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
'FastTech' and cheap Christmas lights are a leading cause of bin lorry, recycling plant and landfill fire.

The UK spent £1.7bn on these items during 2024's festivities.

#ewaste #electricalwaste #pollution #recycling
@recycleelectricals.bsky.social

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‘FastTech’ Christmas lights are setting waste streams on fire
183million cheap plug-in and battery products were bought ahead of the holidays last year, sending the risk of blazes at recycling centres rocketing.  According to a new report from Recycle Your Elect...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
£7.8m will go to southern and central Scotland #communities hosting #energy transmission infrastructure.

Upskilling and development, social cohesion projects, green improvements and more will be funded through the investment.

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£7.8m for southern and central Scotland communities hosting energy transmission infrastructure
Funding will be delivered through one of the UK’s leading electricity transmission and distribution network management companies.  SP Energy Networks has announced a £7.8million fund aimed at providin...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What happens when the press misinterprets and miscalculates #science?

We speak to a researcher about the dangers of reporting inaccuracies, and how falsities spread like wildfire across media and social media.

#population #water #environment #climate

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When the media misreported a human population study, and everyone panicked
Headlines grossly misrepresented a groundbreaking paper through misinterpretation, miscalculation, reproduction and automation. The original researcher explains why this is so damaging.  In the grand ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A school in Canning Town, #EastLondon, has launched a pioneering community #solar project which could save the campus over £6k per year, and deliver cheap #energy to neighbours.

#newham #London #schools

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First-of-its-kind energy project launches at Canning Town school
The scheme aims to prove ‘benefits of local solar generation’, making electricity more affordable for the community with the hope of triggering policy change.   E.ON Next’s pilot has launched in Canni...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Millions of Britons are misinformed on the most cost effective way to stay warm this winter.

Is it up to local authority comms to break through the noise?

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#energy #heating #localgovernment
Council comms teams must help households reduce bills
According to a new national survey, millions of Britons are misinformed on the most cost effective way to stay warm this winter.  Conducted this autumn by energy saving specialists at Utilita, researc...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New research suggests there may be more effective ways to restore Britain's #woodlands than purely focusing on new plantations.

@stir.ac.uk #nature #biodiversity

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Tree planting may not be the best approach to reforesting
New research suggests there may be more effective ways to restore Britain’s woodlands than purely focusing on new plantations.  Led by Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Senior Lecturer in Nature-Based Solu...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#UKbudget is revealed tomorrow.

Some analysts claim the UK could save €35billion from future balance sheets by taking #energy independence seriously.

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UK budget could save billions through energy independence
A white paper proposes a major rethink for Britain and EU members, incentivising longer term energy storage to free up finances.  According to the Hydrostor and research by the Energy Storage Europe A...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM