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New recycling charge in Guernsey for large household appliances

A new recycling charge for large household appliances will be introduced from January. The States Of Guernsey said it would apply to TVs, fridges and other such items to reflect the cost of processing them.

Huge jobs growth seen in Scotland's renewables sector

Jobs in Scotland's renewables sector grew by more than 50% in 2021, according to research. A study by the Fraser of Allander Institute says the industry supported 42,000 jobs compared with 27,000 the previous year.

UK Energy bills predicted to fall in April to £1,660

Annual energy bills for a typical household are expected to fall by £268 in April, a new forecast suggests. Consultancy firm Cornwall Insight says bills could drop to £1,660 under the official price cap set by the UK's energy regulator Ofgem.

We have a responsibility’: the older women suing Switzerland to demand climate action

Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen are taking the government to the European court of human rights for doing too little to tackle the climate crisis

Climate

Climate crisis: 2023 was UK’s second-hottest year on record

Such a warm year would have occurred once in 500 years without global heating, Met Office scientists say

Climate

UK government admits Rosebank oil will not be kept in UK to boost energy security

Ministers have previously claimed oilfield development will improve domestic energy security and help consumers The UK government has admitted that oil from the controversial Rosebank field will be sold on the international market rather than to UK consumers.

Energy

Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England

PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather

Climate

Heavy flooding is UK’s climate crisis ‘wake-up call’, says Tewkesbury Abbey canon

‘We need to move so much faster’ to battle climate crisis, warns the Rev Canon Nick Davies, as locals assess damage Standing at the top of Tewkesbury Abbey tower, the Rev Canon Nick Davies is talking about the flood.

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Oil industry veteran to lead next round of Cop climate change summit

Mukhtar Babayev is named president-in-waiting of UN climate summit to be held in November Cop29, the next round of UN talks to tackle the climate crisis, will be led by another veteran of the oil and gas industry.

Energy

Hotter, drier air in Europe ‘causing poor crops and greater wildfire risk’

Researchers looked at 400 years of tree ring data and found ‘vapour pressure deficit’ has got much worse this century

Climate

Germany’s emissions hit 70-year low as it reduces reliance on coal

Country emitted 73m fewer tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2023 than year before, study reveals Germany’s emissions hit a 70-year low last year as Europe’s largest economy reduced its reliance on coal.

Energy

Is 2024 going to be the first full year to breach 1.5C of warming?

With 2023 the warmest year on record, 2024 could see the unwelcome milestone of 1.5C of warming reached for a full year

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Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’

Study after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results

Climate

Don’t blame the trees! Saving forests is still the best way to save the planet

The smokescreen generated by recent carbon-offset setbacks should not blind us to the simple truth that we must protect our intact forests and bring back those we have lost

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‘Electricity is fundamental to quality of life’: the man bringing off-grid, pay-as-you-go power to Africa

Mansoor Hamayun, the co-founder and chief executive of Bboxx, started out with a university project to bring solar power to a few villages in Rwanda. Now he is set to expand tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa

Energy

Big oil ‘fully owned the villain role’ in 2023, the hottest year ever recorded

Fossil fuel firms ‘took the mask off’ as they reneged on climate pledges and doubled down on expansion of planet-heating energy Throughout 2023, the hottest year in recorded history, fossil fuel giants doubled down on their planet-heating business models.

Energy

Nelson Mandela taught me this: hope survives wherever people come together

Even amid the despair that haunts our world, good can come out of evil. We need to believe that, for the sake of our future

Climate Environment

Everything politicians tell you about immigration is wrong. This is how it actually works

Escaping poverty, violence and the climate crisis are factors, but the main driver is rich societies demanding cheap labour

Climate

Reduce, reuse, refuse: tips to cut down plastic use in your kitchen

Every year, we dump 10m tons of plastic into the ocean, and solving the problem will require regulatory action. But there are ways consumers can help Cutting boards, non-stick pans, mixing bowls, even tea bags: in the kitchen, plastics can be hidden in plain sight.

Environment

Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts

BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to distribute more than $100bn despite public outrage

Energy