Climate

Open letter to Sadiq Khan from London’s headteachers

Posted by Neil Jones - 23rd January 2017
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Dear Sadiq Khan, We are headteachers who represent schools from across London. Our schools are in areas where our children and young people are being forced to breathe some of the most toxic air in London, and the country as a whole. We welcome the bold commitments you have made… Read More

Fiat and Renault: An industry in crisis

Posted by Emily Randall - 14th January 2017
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The car industry is under the spotlight this week. Fiat are facing accusations of cheating on diesel emissions by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Like Volkswagen it is about using technology that hides the true impact and damage their cars are doing. The accusations came just a day after… Read More

In the era of Trump it’s time to build bridges not walls

Posted by India Thorogood - 13th January 2017
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Next week, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, after a year when, around the world, the politics of hate, fear and division too often blossomed. He’ll be a President that has not only denied climate change but attempted to divide our world… Read More

5 cookery tips for a delicious #Veganuary

Posted by Sara Ayech - 11th January 2017
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I was 13 when I became a veggie, much to my family’s horror. My mum dragged me to the doctor, and put chicken on my plate at every meal, then eventually stopped cooking in protest. Luckily I’m in charge now — so around 15 years ago I took the… Read More

Up where the air isn’t clear

Posted by Emily Randall - 6th January 2017
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Children’s hero Mary Poppins is back. But the air isn’t clear as she makes her descent – she has to wear an air pollution mask to cut through the toxic fumes. Air pollution should be a thing of the past. Instead for the third year in a row, the… Read More

5 eco-friendly ways to dispose of your old Christmas tree

Posted by Richard Casson - 4th January 2017
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When a Christmas tree ends up in a landfill it decomposes and produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Methane’s bad news for our climate. But here’s the good news — instead of sending your old tree to the local dump, there are more sustainable ways to dispose of it now… Read More