‘One-in-four Scottish EV chargers are faulty’

A BBC report has found that just under a quarter of these aren’t working properly

Iraqi minister says gas flaring has increased cancer

The Environment Minister has accepted that flaring in Basra is linked with increases of leukaemia in the region

Drax cuts down primary forests in Canada, BBC investigation finds

BBC Panorama claims that some of the wood pellets which are being burnt at Drax Power Station to produce electricity come from primary forests in Canada

Gas flaring not accounted for by fossil fuel companies

A new report claims that these firms are releasing 20 million tonnes of GHG emissions each year, without monitoring them

BBC launches new sport awards to celebrate sustainability

These will focus on the work of sportspeople to mitigate climate change

BBC makes £300k from plastic toys despite net zero pledge

The company has committed to reaching net zero by 2030 but continues to produce magazines with plastic ‘freebies’

BBC sets roadmap to net zero by 2030

It has had its plan approved by the SBTi and set science-based targets including a 46% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of the decade

Prince Charles sympathetic to Extinction Rebellion

He raised his worries for world leaders to “just talk” at COP26 and stressed that “the problem is to get action on the ground”

‘Government must better equip councils to fight climate change’

A new survey has found that a third of councils support policies that increase emissions, despite 90% of these declaring a ‘climate emergency’

BBC’s Winterwatch powered by green hydrogen in ‘global first for net zero broadcasting’

GeoPura and Siemens Energy say the hydrogen power unit offset around 425 kilogrammes of carbon dioxide, compared to using diesel generators