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Image copyright Getty Images Adding more ethanol to the UK’s fuel mix would cut carbon by as much as taking 700,000 cars off the roads, according to a group of MPs. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol says the swift introduction of E10 fuel would also help the £1bn British biofuel industry. E10 is …

The true cost of cheap, unhealthy food is a spiralling public health crisis and environmental destruction, according to a high-level commission. It said the UK’s food and farming system must be radically transformed and become sustainable within 10 years. The commission’s report, which was welcomed by the environment secretary, Michael Gove, concluded that farmers must …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Used cooking oil from Asia is being imported into Europe to make biodiesel Imports of a “green fuel” source may be inadvertently increasing deforestation and the demand for new palm oil, a study says. Experts say there has been a recent boom in the amount of used cooking oil …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The climate in Barcelona (right) isn’t always a good thing – the city suffered a severe drought in 2008 London could feel as hot as Barcelona by 2050, with Edinburgh’s climate more like Paris, Leeds feeling like Melbourne and Cardiff like Montevideo. That’s from a study looking at how …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Renewables may be booming but the Committee on Climate Change says the government isn’t moving fast enough The UK government is facing a “get real” moment over global heating, its advisers have said. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said ministers were failing to cut emissions fast enough, and …

Image copyright Wenbin Wang Image caption How a combined solar panel and water purifier might look Researchers have found a way to purify water and produce electricity from a single device powered by sunlight. The scientists adapted a solar panel that not only generated power, but used some of the heat energy to distil and …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAttenborough: ‘We cannot be radical enough’ The naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough says that climate change will make parts of Africa uninhabitable. Speaking to the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee, Sir David said we can’t be radical enough when tackling the problem. Tough, unpopular …

Climate protesters have stormed the room and interrupted a speech by Environment Minister Richard Bruton at Dublin’s Botanic Gardens. Extinction Rebellion protesters claim the forest industry is using the climate emergency for commercial interests. Two members held up a banner near the minister that read: “60% species extinction globaly (sic) in 45 years no more …

In light of the recent record-breaking heat wave in Europe, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has said it will press for workplaces in Germany to offer employees a “siesta”-style midday break, as is common in Mediterranean countries. “Southern countries already do it — during heat waves, we also need a siesta in Germany,” said …

Image copyright Sutthipong4222 Researchers say an area the size of the US is available for planting trees around the world, and this could have a dramatic impact on climate change. The study shows that the space available for trees is far greater than previously thought, and would reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by 25%. The …