Captain AmazonAug 9, 20201 min readUK's Electricity Sector Could be Carbon Negative by 2033The UK's electricity network operator, the National Grid, concluded that the national energy sector could become carbon negative in 13...
Captain AmazonJul 28, 20201 min read7 Countries Are Supporting a Destructive Gas Project in MozambiqueThe US, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Vietnam and South Africa are investing public money in a $14.9bn loan to a gas project in...
Captain AmazonJul 23, 20202 min readMethane Has Reached its Highest Level on RecordMethane emissions have risen to its highest level on record and livestock farming and fossil fuels are responsible for the majority of...
Captain AmazonJul 22, 20201 min readTaking Action on the Global Nature Crisis Could Generate 400m Jobs and $10tnThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has concluded that 400m jobs and $10tn in business value could be generated each year by 2030 if action...
Captain AmazonJul 13, 20201 min read300m Water Bottles Worth of Plastic Rain Down in Remote American Areas Each YearA survey of 11 remote areas in the western United States found that 300m water bottles worth of plastic rains down on the areas each...
Captain AmazonJul 11, 20202 min read13 Dairy Firms Emit as Many GHGs as the United KingdomThe 13 largest dairy companies worldwide emit as many greenhouse gases as the entire United Kingdom. The UK's annual emissions are 350m...
Captain AmazonJun 30, 20202 min readRenewable Energy Surpassed Coal in the US for the First Time in 130 YearsRenewable energy has surpassed coal for the first time in 130 years, as a result of a plunge in demand and the rise of cheaper...
Captain AmazonJun 16, 20202 min readExperts Claim Coal Industry Will 'Never Recover' After Covid-19The coronavirus has proven that renewables are cheaper and present a smaller risk to investors, experts have claimed, and it is therefore...
Captain AmazonJun 14, 20201 min readThe EU's Emissions Continued to Fall in 2018According to the European Environment Agency, Europe's environmental watchdog, the EU's emissions continued to fall in 2018 - the last...
Captain AmazonJun 13, 20201 min readBritain Has Gone 2 Months Without Coal EnergyAs of June 10, Great Britain has gone two entire months without coal-fired power generation. This is the longest time the UK has gone...
Captain AmazonMay 24, 20202 min readLondon Roads are to be Closed to Cars and Trucks Even After LockdownLondon’s Mayor announced that major areas will be closed to cars and trucks even after lockdown ends. The roads will be repurposed for...
Captain AmazonApr 17, 20201 min readAir Pollution Shortens Human Life Span by 3 Years A global study reveals that outdoor air pollution shortens the human life span by 3 years, causing 8.8 million premature deaths per year....
Captain AmazonApr 17, 20201 min readFossil Fuel Emissions Cause 4 Million Deaths Per Year Greenpeace have found that fossil fuel emissions are responsible for 4 million premature deaths each year, whereof 40,000 of these cases...
Captain AmazonApr 17, 20201 min readSmoke Pollution From the Australian Bushfires Killed More People Than the Actual Fires 33 people died in the bushfires compared to 400 people who have died from smoke pollution caused by the fires. 3151 people were also...
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