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Cryptocurrency. The Trend that Uses More Energy than an Entire Country

The annual energy required by cryptocurrency is more than that of an entire country, leading to concern about its ecological footprint.

by Josh Sims

Nearly 100 Billion Pieces of Plastic Thrown Away Annually Across UK Finds ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Study

Almost a quarter of a million participants in the Greenpeace survey threw away 6.4 million pieces of packaging waste in just one week, yet only 12 per cent is likely recycled.

by Nick Ames

Ten Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint… Now

The average person’s carbon footprint is seven tonnes of C02e a year but we can easily reduce it by making tweaks to our everyday lives

by Ellen Tout

UK Sees Record Temperatures as Scientist Says: ‘Man-Made Climate Change – it’s Here.’

As the UK buckled under an unprecedented heatwave and areas saw temperatures reach 40 degrees, scientists warn the cause is climate change.

by Nick Ames

Kenya’s Black Rhinos Are On the Rise

Kenya has 85 more critically endangered eastern black rhinos than last year thanks to effective conservation efforts.

by Nick Ames

‘It’s Octopus Prison.’ Why Activists are Fighting to Stop World’s First Commercial Octopus Farm

They’re the Einstein of the sea, can feel pain and make deep friendships with humans and shouldn’t be kept in captivity for food, scientists and campaigners argue

by Nick Harding

Etihad Airways Partners with Sustainable Fashion Project Junk Kouture

The UAE’s national airline is donating old aircraft parts and free flights to Junk Kouture, the sustainable youth fashion challenge

by Harriet Shephard

Where To Go Zero Waste Shopping in the UAE

Offering everything from zero-waste toiletries to refillable groceries and upcycled bags, these local stores make it easy to be a sustainable consumer

by Harriet Shephard

New Study Claims 85 per cent of EU Sow Farms Keep Pigs in ‘Cruel Cages’

An investigation into 16 sow farms supplying UK supermarkets with luxury products Parma and Bayonne ham has revealed female pigs are kept in ‘unimaginably cruel cages’.

by Nick Ames

The Greatest Show on Earth

As the Great Migration from the Serengeti into the Masai Mara gets underway here’s how to get a ringside seat for nature’s most sensational spectacle

by Karen Pasquali Jones