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UK to Cut Pesticide Use on Farms 10% by 2030

UK to Cut Pesticide Use on Farms 10% by 2030

The UK government has announced plans to reduce pesticide use on farms 10% by 2030. The target is the first pesticide national action plan (NAP) from the government in a decade and is meant to help reduce harm to pollinators and improve agricultural productivity via more sustainable methods. The new action plan follows the ban […]

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    Human Rights Watch Accuses UK of Undermining Democratic Rights With Crackdown on Climate Protesters

    Human Rights Watch Accuses UK of Undermining Democratic Rights With Crackdown on Climate Protesters

    The United Kingdom’s crackdown on climate protesters is setting a “dangerous” global precedent, according to the UK Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Yasmine Ahmed, reported The Guardian. British authorities are undermining democratic rights, particularly the right to protest peacefully, according to HRW’s World Report 2025. “Many of us had hoped that an incoming Labour […]

    Energy Prices Drop Below Zero in UK Thanks to Record Wind-Generated Electricity

    Energy Prices Drop Below Zero in UK Thanks to Record Wind-Generated Electricity

    Record wind-generated electricity across Northern Ireland and Scotland Tuesday night pushed Britain’s power prices below zero. Wind output peaked at a record high 22.4 gigawatts (GW), breaking the previous high set Sunday evening, the national system operator said, as Bloomberg reported. The record output provided more than 68 percent of the country’s power. From 5:30 […]

    UK Government Announces Plan for 95% Green Energy by 2030

    UK Government Announces Plan for 95% Green Energy by 2030

    Ed Miliband, the United Kingdom’s secretary of energy and climate change, announced on Friday the government’s “clean power 2030” plan, which includes measures giving ministers final approval of large onshore wind farms. The plan is part of an “ambitious” goal of reaching 95 percent green energy by the end of the decade, reported BBC News. […]