Biodiversity in essence is very simple; it is the variety of all life on Earth. The enormous array of organisms (aka living things) that live on the planet have arisen from millions of years of ingenious adaptation and evolution, populating a planet more abundant in diversity than any other. Scientifically, the term is broken down …
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Known to some as ‘the world’s most hated crop,’ palm oil is estimated to be in half of consumer products. Its universal unpopularity is a bizarre paradox when compared to its ubiquity in the market of cosmetics and food. A vegetable oil like rapeseed or sunflower oil, palm oil is harvested from the fruits of …
Some big changes are afoot concerning how we heat our homes, but what are they? Currently an estimated 14% of the UK’s carbon emissions come from space heating, which is largely (although not exclusively) powered by natural gas. The government’s drive to retrofit UK homes to reach net-zero includes grants available for heat pumps and a …
Have you ever done a serious audit of your wardrobe? You may be avoiding it, and we wouldn’t blame you. 60% of UK consumers say that they are storing unwanted clothes in their homes. Meanwhile, a study of UK women at the University of Manchester found that 12% of clothes in participant’s wardrobes were “inactive,” …
If you’ve seen our Instagram lately, you’ll notice we have a new member of the team, who arrived freshly back from South Africa (SA) last November. Indie travelled out to a game reserve in the region of Limpopo – in the north of the country – to undertake a two-month internship in Wildlife Conservation with …
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Skyrocketing energy bills continue to be a hot topic this winter, with soaring gas prices causing ripples in the energy sector. The energy price cap – set by regulator Ofgem – rose by 12% in October 2021, and several providers have already gone bust as a result of the crisis. Gas is currently used for …
95% of the planet’s food is grown in topsoil, and the damage of modern farming practices has meant that in the last 150 years, half of productive topsoil has been lost. The United Nations (UN) has even estimated that topsoil could run out in the next 60 years; a pressing issue given the Earth’s population is …
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Since the UK government’s flagship Green Homes Grant policy was scrapped in March 2021, many have been asking – what next? The Green Homes Grant offered up to £5,000 to cover two-thirds of the cost of retrofitting homes to make them more energy efficient for those ‘in-work’, and £10,000 for those on a low incomes. From …
As we approach the end of the year, it is important to reflect on how we have progressed with climate change action in 2021. In this article we’ll have a look at some of the positive steps being made in different areas to help the planet. From how we heat our homes to how we …
2021 in Review: What Green Advances Have we Made? Read More »
Kids outgrown their rooms? Garden furniture looking shabby? Whether you love it or hate it (or love to hate it) a trip to Ikea can often be on the cards when you’re redecorating. Flat-pack furniture is a quick and affordable way of sprucing up your home, and ending those furniture woes in a relatively pain-free fashion. …
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