UN: ‘Climate hot spots put 3.5bn people at risk’

Climate change “fuels conflict” and leads to “dwindling resources,” the Security Council was told

HP uses ocean-bound plastics for small bit of new laptop

The new HP Elite Dragonfly notebook features a speaker enclosure component that is made up of 50% recycled plastic, including 5% of ocean-bound plastics

M&S launches new ‘eco bag’ to reduce plastic waste

It aims to encourage UK shoppers to avoid using single-use plastic bags while helping reduce poverty in Haiti and the Philippines

‘Bioenergy Zones’ to be created across Haiti

‘Bioenergy zones’ are to be created across Haiti to produce biofuel using a plant called Pongamia. Haiti’s Energy Ministry has granted access to large tracks of barren land where other plants are unable to grow. The plant will be used to make biodiesel, cooking briquettes and high-protein animal feed. It’s hoped the scheme will bring […]