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When will Earth be eco-friendly? Most Americans believe the world will be greener by 2042 if we produce zero waste and adopt a more plant-based diet A survey reveals that Americans are hopefully the world will become greener Approximately 59% of respondents say the Earth will be eco-friendly by 2024 Americans say a green world … Read more
Two months ago Nest, the largest pension scheme in the UK with 9 million savers, committed to cutting carbon out of its investment portfolio. It was the first scheme to publicly commit to aligning with the Paris Agreement goals to keep global temperature rises within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. A month later, the Department … Read more
The plan was to give 600,000 households £2 billion to make energy-saving improvements and create work for 100,000 tradesmen. But the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has got off to a stuttering start – with thousands set to miss out thanks to a multitude of problems. The multi-billion-pound scheme, which has been rushed through in … Read more
Caring about climate change and using your money to help rather than harm the planet is increasingly important to many of us. Financial services companies have cottoned on to this and many more have begun to offer mortgages, loans and savings accounts and other products branded as ‘green’. For example, a spattering of green mortgages … Read more
Children raised in greener neighbourhoods have higher IQs and lower levels of difficult behaviour, study finds Researchers looked at IQ and behaviour levels of 600 children aged 10 to 15 They used satellite imagery to examine greenery levels of their neighbourhoods For every three per cent increase in greenery IQ levels increased 2.6 points By … Read more
The world’s biggest mining company is to sell off its thermal coal sites as it prepares for a greener future. BHP will offload mines in Australia and Colombia within two years, bowing to pressure from activist investors to stop producing what is seen as the dirtiest fossil fuel. Thermal coal is mainly used for power … Read more
Saffron Building Society is offering environmentally conscientious homeowners the chance to save money on their mortgage by making their homes greener. The lender’s new retro-fit mortgage is a two-year fixed rate at 1.47 per cent with a £999 fee, available to homeowners and first-time buyers with 20 per cent or more equity to put in. … Read more
National Trust urges Boris Johnson to spend £5.5billion on neglected parks and open spaces to make Britain greener National Trust research shows that creating greener spaces can lead to new jobs Boris Johnson is facing calls to create new green spaces post-lockdown Plans could include a brand new National Park based in the West Midlands … Read more
In my mind, I’m at a Marty McFly level of cool, riding an electric scooter and sporting Nike Air trainers, zipping around a quiet private village cul-de-sac with the wind in my safety helmet as I hit a rip-roaring 15.5mph. ‘You look like Phil Dunphy,’ – the uncool dad from US TV sitcom Modern Family – … Read more
Grant Shapps tonight unveiled plans to make future flights more environmentally friendly – on the same day the Government was accused of bringing aviation in the UK to its knees. The Transport Secretary used the daily Downing Street press conference to unveil the formation of a ‘jet zero council’ bringing together figures from the aviation industry, … Read more