According to a survey by BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, hedgehog sightings in the UK are finally on the rise after declining observations of these mammals since 2000. A separate report from 2022, State of Britain’s Hedgehogs, noted a marked decline in hedgehogs, particularly in eastern Britain. According to that report, rural hedgehogs had decreased 30% […]
In the first half of 2023, households in the UK installed a record number of solar panels and heat pumps, according to MCS, the official standards body of the renewable technologies industry. Installations for the two green energy sources were up 62 percent from the previous year, with an average of more than 17,000 households […]
The UK government has announced £4.3 million ($5.4 million) in funding for space-based solar projects, which will go to UK universities and technology companies. Space-based solar power involves setting up solar panels on satellites sent into space. The panels collect solar energy, and wireless technology can send the power back down to Earth, as explained […]
The U.S. and the UK have announced a new economic partnership called “The Atlantic Declaration” to increase cooperation in renewable energy, artificial intelligence (AI) and critical minerals, “to ensure that our unique alliance is adapted, reinforced, and reimagined for the challenges of this moment,” a press release from The White House said. The White House […]
In the UK, experts have expressed concern that some foragers for wild mushrooms and garlic have been taking too many ingredients from protected sites, putting wildlife at risk, reported The Guardian. The National Trust is concerned that people have been gathering foraged foods to sell them, damaging delicately-balanced ecosystems. “Foraging brings us closer to nature […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Environment Audit Committee (EAC) in the UK have found that customers are having to wait as long as 15 years for solar installations. According to the EAC, the long wait times are due to a lack of sufficient investment in grid infrastructure like cables and transformers, deficient management of […]
This week, the first photovoltaic (PV) solar farm to connect directly to the UK’s National Grid transmission network started generating power. The project links Cero Generation and Enso Energy’s 49.9 megawatt (MW) Larks Green solar array to the National Grid’s 400 kilovolt Iron Acton substation near Bristol, England, a National Grid press release said. The […]
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is released into the atmosphere in various ways, including during the production and transportation of fossil fuels, the burning of biomass, the decay of organic matter in landfills and… when cows burp. In the UK, there are about 9.4 million cows and calves, and they could be given […]
Two aging UK coal plants will close at the end of the winter despite requests by the government to keep them running. The plants were originally scheduled to shutter in 2022, but the government asked them to remain on standby through the winter of 2022 and 2023 to pick up the slack during the ongoing […]
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