by Anne MacLennan Pesticides Have you noticed that unwaxed lemons from the Co-op are treated with Imazalil (fungicide), pyrimethanil (fungicide) and preservative E-202 (potassium sorbate)? Lettuce often harbours multiple pesticides, which can be reduced, but not...
On 20th June, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the ‘inevitable’ future climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve fossil fuel projects, not just the emissions at the extraction site. The case was brought by...
by Anne MacLennan Food is basic to life, but our current mainstream food system contributes to climate change, environmental destruction and to poor health. A recent headline, 'UK children shorter, fatter and sicker' was based on a report from the Food Foundation in...
by Anne MacLennan Politicians should be particularly interested in our views over the next few weeks. VoteClimate has analysed MPs’ parliamentary votes on climate-relevant issues since 2010, to inform UK voters. This helps in choosing candidates and parties who are...
by Anne MacLennan The IPCC warns that global emissions will have to reduce over 40% by 2030 (compared to 2019 levels) and at least 60% by 2035 for a good chance of keeping within the 1.5°C limit. But fossil fuel emissions hit a record high last year. In the UK, the...
https://youtu.be/a_gzSDySh5s?si=ZIZBb4H54w2pxzsW These are the findings from The Big Plastic Count this year, organised by Greenpeace. "An incredible 224,381 citizen scientists from 77,783 households took part, including almost 29,000 school pupils. Here’s what...
Help gather data on how much plastic packaging we throw away in one week in March. Chris Packham says: "In 2022, I joined a quarter of a million people around the UK and counted my plastic waste for a week. Together, we exposed what really happens to our plastic, and...
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth Biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate across the world and the UK is not doing well. The State of Nature report compiled by over 50 organisations uses nearly 50 years of data to see how and why...
Four days of action where people from all groups and movements will gather throughout Westminster and at the Houses of Parliament to demand action from politicians on the climate emergency. More than 70 organisations are supporting – including Greenpeace, Friends of...
Environmental charities are mobilising their millions of members to take on the UK government over proposals that weaken environmental and wildlife protections in the push for growth, thereby threatening nature and worsening climate change. The RSPB, the National...