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Taxing fossil fuel giants could raise $720 bn by 2030 to help world’s poorest with climate damages, new report finds
Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining industry with giant octopus
Greenpeace activists brought a giant pink octopus to confront the deep sea mining industry at its annual shindig in Canary Wharf, London
The UK’s Largest Plastic Waste Survey Reveals 1.7 Billion Pieces of Plastic Packaging Still Being Thrown Away by Households Weekly
The Big Plastic Count found that UK households discard an estimated 90 billion plastic pieces annually, with only 17% being recycled domestically.
Activists build cemetery from insulation boards outside Parliament warning “cold homes cost lives”
The protest comes as a new analysis of official data reveals that, on average, 58 people a day have died due to cold homes since government cuts to insulation funding 2013
100,000 Count Packaging for Government Action on Plastic
Nationwide, 100,000 participants, including nearly 13,000 school classes, are participating in The Big Plastic Count this week. It is a unique opportunity for households to gather evidence for the government about the extent of the UK’s plastic waste problem.
UK worst of top Western European economies for green spending
Eighty Thousand Taking Part in UK’s Largest Plastic Waste Survey
Nationwide, across all 650 parliamentary constituencies, 80,000 participants have already signed up for The Big Plastic Count 2024, including over 10,000 school classes. They have committed to counting a week’s plastic waste as part of the UK’s largest waste survey starting next week.
Two-thirds of Brits demand government action to protect high seas a year on from Global Ocean Treaty
A new poll shows more than half of Brits think ‘urgent’ action is needed to sign the Global Ocean Treaty into UK law a year after its momentous agreement.