Global wind and solar growth on track to meet climate targets
Renewables can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20% can be maintained to 2030, according to climate think tank Ember.
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The U.K.’s offshore wind pipeline sees a 60% increase in 12 months
The UK’s total pipeline of offshore wind projects has now reached 86 gigawatts (GW), according to new research published today by not-for-profit renewable energy trade association RenewableUK.
Ultra-low emissions zone extended to all of London
Starting in 2023, anyone driving a vehicle with high tailpipe emissions within London city limits will have to pay the £12.50 a day.
Wales bans smacking and slapping children
The Welsh government has hailed the policy change as a ‘historic moment’ for children’s rights amid calls for England to follow suit.
Scientists develop a new method for recycling industrial plastic at room temperature in 20 minutes
The researchers at the University of Bath hope the new process will help recycling become less energy intensive, and thus more economically viable.
The U.K. repeals anti-homelessness law
There’s been a shift in policing attitudes overall, with police forces saying that they were moving away from arresting people under this act in favor of more “meaningful solutions.”
New pregnancy risk tool cuts baby loss in Black and Asian women
In a study of 20,000 pregnant women, baby death rates in ethnic groups were three times lower than normal when the tool was used.
Wales offers £1,600 a month to care leavers in basic income pilot
Every 18-year-old leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month for two years.
Officials said it was the highest amount offered on a basic income scheme anywhere in the world.
Nuclear fusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new energy source
Researchers at the Joint European Torus in the U.K., generated 59 megajoules of heat more than doubling the previous record of 21.7 megajoules set in 1997 by the same facility.
First patient in U.K. given ‘vaccine’ for cancer in pioneering clinical research trial
The clinical research team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has given patient Graham Booth an injection of a therapy tailor-made to his personal DNA and designed to help his own immune system ward off cancer permanently.