Halve the size of your steak if you want to cut carbon emissions and save the planet, says expert 

Halve the size of your steak if you want to cut carbon emissions and save the planet, says expert Steak should take a back seat on plate if you want to save the planet, expert said She also warned going vegan can take its toll on the environment too  Halving weight of steak could be … Read more

Carbon credit crooks convicted – thanks to our own Tony Hetherington

Two members of criminal network that sold near-worthless carbon credits as investments convicted of fraudulent trading, thanks to Tony Hetherington By Financial Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 Two members of a huge criminal network that sold near-worthless carbon credits as investments have been … Read more

Wetland ecosystems are carbon storage ‘power houses’, expert says 

For peat’s sake, let’s love our bogs! Wetland ecosystems are carbon storage ‘power houses’, expert says UK must ‘learn to love’ its peat bogs as they are carbon storage ‘powerhouses’  Peatlands in Britain contain 3 billion tons of carbon according to a report   Peat is formed by layers of dead moss, which captures carbon as … Read more

Environment: Carbon footprint calculator reveals Britain’s greenest locations

Britain’s greenest locations have been revealed by an online carbon footprint calculator, with the Welsh county of Ceredigion topping the list. Of the people across this area, which includes the town of Aberystwyth, a fifth rarely buy new clothes and one-in-ten people have their own solar panels. The place with the worst carbon footprint — at 15.08 tonnes … Read more

Environment: Carbon footprint calculator reveals Britain’s greenest locations

Britain’s greenest locations have been revealed by an online carbon footprint calculator, with the Welsh county of Ceredigion topping the list. Of the people across this area, which includes the town of Aberystwyth, a fifth rarely buy new clothes and one-in-ten people have their own solar panels. The place with the worst carbon footprint — at 15.08 tonnes … Read more

Global carbon emissions may see ‘second-biggest’ increase in history as post-Covid industry resumes

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to swell this year by the second-highest increase in history, as manufacturing and shipping resume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The projected spike of nearly five percent will largely reverse the small dip registered during last year’s lockdowns, according to a new findings from the International Energy … Read more

Exxon Mobil plan to bury carbon emissions under the Gulf of Mexico

Exxon Mobil hatches £72bn plan to bury industrial carbon emissions under the Gulf of Mexico seabed By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 21 April 2021 Exxon Mobil has outlined plans for a project costing at least £72billion to capture carbon generated by heavy industry in … Read more

Boris Johnson will vow to cut carbon emissions by nearly 78 per cent

Boris Johnson will vow to cut carbon emissions by nearly 80% by 2035 – 15 years earlier than planned – but the pledge relies on Britons eating less meat and adapting homes Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to pledge to reduce carbon emissions The deeper cuts would see reductions of 78 per cent on … Read more