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Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds

UK households recycle just 12% of single-use plastic, says Greenpeace

The Guardian - UK

UK homes bin 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

The average family throws away 66 bits of packaging every week

Wales Online

EU’s electric vehicle drive leaves supercars at the back of the grid

None of the 22,000 luxury fast cars sold in 2021 were fully electric but with the 2035 fuel ban sports carmakers must change, fast

The Guardian - UK

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EPA gives green light to extend life of Woodside's North West Shelf project to 2070

Western Australia's environmental regulator recommends approval to extend the life of the North West Shelf gas project by almost 50 years, subject to strict conditions, including that it achieves net zero emissions by 2050, to help preserve Indigenous rock art in the area.

ABC News

Billie Eilish and brother Finneas join calls at Glastonbury for climate action

It came as Greenpeace protesters marched through the festival site, demanding action to reduce global warming.

The Independent UK

US accuses UK of exploiting Russia tensions to fish highly prized species

After Russia rejected agreed catch limits, Britain unilaterally licensed boats to hunt toothfish near Antarctica – a move the US says breaches international rules

The Guardian - UK

The Manchester acts worth watching at Glastonbury 2022

Here's our round-up of 10 Manchester talents worth watching at Glastonbury this year...

Manchester Evening News

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What Glastonbury Festival actually celebrates - including music, youth culture and the planet

Over the years, the UK's biggest outdoor music festival has achieved legendary status

Bristol Post

‘Worse than half-baked’: Johnson’s food strategy fails to tackle cost or climate

Labour says leaked white paper suggesting more fish farming and venison ‘borders on preposterous’

The Guardian - UK

Greenpeace plans to take legal action over UK Government approval of new gas field

The Jackdaw field off Aberdeen could produce 6.5% of Britain’s gas output - but was previously rejected on environmental grounds

Insider UK

Fishing industry still ‘bulldozing’ seabed in 90% of UK marine protected areas

New data shows ‘mystifying’ lack of progress in post-Brexit pledge to curb bottom-trawling, two years after landmark legislation

The Guardian - UK

Is nitrous oxide a climate risk? Yes, but doctors say effective pain relief in childbirth should be the priority

Experts have queried a report urging women against ‘laughing gas’ as pain relief during labour due to its environmental impact

The Guardian - AU

Dumbarton litter group demand UK Government introduce plastic ban legislation

The Scottish Government are set to introduce a ban on some single-use plastic in June 2022 but Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore want change across the whole UK.

Daily Record

Britain is paving the way for gene-edited food – will the public stomach it?

Twenty years ago, the anti-GM movement had wide backing. Experts say the current mood on gene editing is softer

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Radio France Internationale

French green activists block TotalEnergies general meeting over climate inaction

More than 100 activists tried to block oil giant TotalEnergies' annual general meeting in central Paris on Wednesday to protest the energy firm's climate policies and continued presence in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. But investors approved a controversial shareholder resolution by 88.89 percent.

The Guardian - AU

‘Go after the money’: Goldman environmental prize winner honoured for urging banks to divest from coal

Julien Vincent’s Market Forces organisation started with a spare laptop and a spare bedroom before raising the ire of the former Coalition government

Salon

Humans need to keep carbon in the ground

In “Ever Green,” two conservationists present a surprisingly hopeful look at the five largest forests left on Earth

Wales Online

Eco activists 'could undermine security and hinder net-zero bid'

Offshore energy body issues warning to organisations

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The Independent UK

Eco activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’

Offshore Energies UK said the industry is ‘aligned with their long-term vision’.

Benzinga

Gold Production Releases Five Times More Greenhouse Gases Into The Air Than Bitcoin Mining

If you were to ask 100 people what is worse for the environment, Gold or Bitcoin, I would not be surprised if the majority said Bitcoin. However, they would be very wrong. Bitcoin and the energy crisis

Newsroom.co.nz

Timber millions eyed in rainforest felling

A court filing reveals lucrative timber exports were a strong focus of forest-clearing by a part-Kiwi-owned firm operating in an area with substantial tropical rainforest in West Papua

The Independent UK

Backed by Greenpeace, farmer sues VW over climate change

A German court is set to begin hearing a case brought against Volkswagen by a farmer who claims the automaker is partly responsible for the impact that global warming is having on his family business

Radio France Internationale

Is the EU's €300 billion plan to get rid of Russian gas good against global warming?

The European Union has outlined its REPowerEU energy plan which will invest 300 billion euros in energy infrastructure by 2030 to end its reliance on Russian oil and gas.

Evening Standard

Greenpeace activists arrested after blocking Russian tanker in Thames

Eight Greenpeace activists who blocked a Russian oil tanker in the River Thames have been arrested.

Reuters

Protesters block Greek tanker with Russian cargo from entering UK port

Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to its Russian fuel cargo with police making arrests, the green group said on Monday, drawing condemnation from the British government.

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