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Wagamama Launches Sustainable Packaging and Bowl Bank To Tackle Plastic Pollution

The modern Asian restaurant brand claims new delivery packaging will remove 330 tonnes of virgin plastic from supply chain and drastically lower carbon footprint

by Karen Pasquali Jones

Arctic Heating up Almost Four Times Faster than Rest of Planet

A new study reveals that the Arctic is warming up two times faster than researchers had originally anticipated.

by Nick Ames

Amazon Rainforest Destroyed at Record Levels in 2022

Deforestation of the Amazon hits a new high, as an area five times the size of Bahrain is cleared in the first six months of this year alone.

by Nick Ames

Climate Becomes Bigger Threat than Poaching to the Survival of Elephants

With four consecutive failed rainy seasons across the Horn of Africa, elephants are now at a greater risk from drought than illegal poaching.

by Anthea Ayache

London’s iconic River Thames’ Source Dries Up as UK Hit By Drought

The River Thames’ source has dried up for the first time as forecasters warn of further high temperatures across England

by Nick Ames

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

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

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

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