New solar bins at hollingworth Lake set to reduce waste volume by 70%
2 new solar-powered smart bins have been installed this week at Hollingworth Lake with the aim to reduce litter, decrease the frequency of waste...
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
An estimated 1 in 5 deaths every year can be attributed to fossil fuel pollution, a figure much higher than previously thought, according to...
Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by driving growth of forest habitat favoured...
‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges
January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most critical decade of our lives”, the UN Educational,...
Transform economics to halt destruction of the natural world says report
Nations will have to rethink economic growth as a measure of success if they want to make good on pledges to halt the destruction...
Final episode of Perfect Planet inspires Manchester stunt to highlight climate change
A giant billboard promoting Sir David Attenborough’s awe-inspiring earth science series, A Perfect Planet, was spectacularly highjacked in central Manchester this evening.
BBC Creative, the...
Salt battery design overcomes ‘bump’ in the road to help electric cars go the...
Using salt as a key ingredient, Chinese and British researchers have designed a new type of rechargeable battery that could accelerate the shift to...
More drivers than ever plan to ‘go electric’ when they next change their cars
Nearly eight-in-10 drivers (78%) think that pure electric cars are still too expensive when compared to conventional vehicles of a similar size, although a...
Making Manchester meatless
Meatless Farm, one of the most innovative food brands to come out of North England, is encouraging Manchester meat-eaters to ‘Make it Meatless’ whilst...
The aviation sector should re-consider its strategy to reduce climate impact, Manchester report suggests
The way that the aviation sector is working to reduce its climate impact may need to be reconsidered, climate researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University...