Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans A rapid global shift to clean electricity could trigger a “cascade” of progress towards repairing the damage to the planet by the climate crisis, according to a report identifying the environmental solutions most likely to bring about change. The analysis focuses on “positive tipping points” – thresholds beyond which a sustainable technology or practice becomes increasingly cheap, widespread or politically popular, allowing progress to become self-propelling. Continue reading...

Something huge just happened. Or rather another step was taken in the successful trajectory of the most important climate action you probably never heard of. It was a follow-up to maybe the biggest th...

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Distributed Proofreaders provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. By dividing the workload into individual pages, many volunteers can work on a book at t...

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Government to press ahead with net zero plans as Keir Starmer rejects Tony Blair’s criticisms of climate policy Almost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce after Keir Starmer rejected Tony Blair’s criticism of net zero policies. Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans. Continue reading...

Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes

Exact length of ban not yet known after French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs found guilty of misappropriating EU funds

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

In 2024, 47.4% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, up by 2.6 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023. Among EU countries, Denmark had the highest share of ren...

Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

Supporting the needs of prison libraries to better serve their patrons. Public libraries have Friends groups that help support their financial needs, why don't prison libraries?