Scotland sets out plans to introduce charges on single-use coffee cups

A panel of environmental advisers previously suggested a charge of between 20p and 25p – but it was not legislated as work was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic

BEIS invests £30m in data science

It has increased the number of data scientists employed by more than 450 in the last five years

UK ‘cuts greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a tenth in 2020’

Transport was to blame for almost a quarter of all the UK’s emissions in 2020, official data suggests

Scottish university gives plastic PPE waste a second life!

The waste will be converted into a secondary raw material that will be used for new commercial products

IEA: “Surging electricity demand put world power systems under strain”

Global electricity demand grew by 6% in 2021, the largest percentage rise since 2010, the IEA said

Trade union slams OVO bosses over thousands of job cuts

Unite chiefs have warned that “they will not sit by and watch”

England missed household waste recycling target

Recycling from household waste fell by 1.5% in 2020, according to official data

Poorest countries ‘lag behind in clean energy investment’

Nearly $67 billion less was invested into clean energy in emerging markets, new report suggests

Renewable energy firm’s Christmas party blamed for Covid-19 Omicron outbreak

The corporate event was allegedly a super spreader event of the new coronavirus variant in Oslo, Norway

Ofwat proposes to increase price cap for business customers

Ofwat has set out plans to increase the price cap for the non-household retail market by 0.31%