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12/09/2023

🌎World Cleanup Day this Saturday 16 September : The Great Global Cleanup is a flagship volunteer program, spearheading cleanups around the world.

With World Cleanup Day on Saturday 16 September about a month away, and increasing awareness to the fight against global solid waste and plastic pollution in our oceans, land and air, Ipswich Friends of the Earth are organising a Beach Clean on the south east side of Ipswich as part of the Great British Beach Clean.

Places are limited so if you can come and help between 3 pm to 5 pm on Saturday 16 September, then please book early.

For more information and to register click here:

Marine Conservation Society. Healthier ocean. Healthier planet.

29/08/2023

On September 15 to 17, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels.

This September, people on every continent will join the largest-ever globally coordinated action to demand that governments end fossil fuels. Join us.

28/08/2023

Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet

The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health.

The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU's climate change service Copernicus.

The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

25/08/2023

This UN infographic shows the flip side of deforestation as the most significant contributor to climate change – our unrelenting carbon dioxide emissions.

You can see the combination of per capita emissions and the multiplicative effects of our growing population.

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition

24/08/2023

Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution

A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for the first time found microplastics in the hearts of humans undergoing cardiac surgery. They also found something else awful.

A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

23/08/2023

Just 15% of Brits are responsible for taking 70% of all flights.

Around half the population don’t set foot on a plane each year.

As new research reveals you’d have to splurge 34 times your entire lifetime carbon budget to take enough flights to reach the top tier of airline rewards programmes, Helen Coffey questions whether such incentives are ethical at this point in the climate emergency

23/08/2023

World Cleanup Day on Saturday 16 September : The Great Global Cleanup is a flagship volunteer program, spearheading cleanups around the world.

With World Cleanup Day on Saturday 16 September about a month away, and increasing awareness to the fight against global solid waste and plastic pollution in our oceans, land and air, Ipswich Friends of the Earth are organising a Beach Clean on the south east side of Ipswich as part of the Great British Beach Clean.

Places are limited so if you can come and help between 3 pm to 5 pm on Saturday 16 September, then please book early.

For more information and to register click here:

Marine Conservation Society. Healthier ocean. Healthier planet.

23/08/2023

This sounds like a great idea to reduce plastic bottles

Robinsons, the renowned beverage brand known for its commitment to quality and innovation, has introduced an exciting addition to its product lineup: Super Strength Squash, now available in a revolutionary plant-based carton.

This latest trial of super-strength squash demonstrates Robinsons' dedication to sustainability while delivering a powerful burst of flavour.

22/08/2023

Whitehaven coal mine challenge: hearing postponed

The outcome of a separate legal challenge could potentially open up new grounds for lawyers to argue against the mine's approval

The outcome of a separate legal challenge could potentially open up new grounds for lawyers to argue against the mine's approval

20/08/2023

Paper-based packaging is on the rise, with a number of iconic brands swapping plastic and glass for fibre.

As alcohol brands such as Absolut trial paper bottles, we look at the huge growth potential of this highly sustainable packaging.

18/08/2023

Amazon deal lacks concrete measures, say climate activists

The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation.

A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.

17/08/2023

The Great Global Cleanup is a flagship volunteer program, spearheading cleanups around the world.

With World Cleanup Day on Saturday 16 September about a month away, and increasing awareness to the fight against global solid waste and plastic pollution in our oceans, land and air, Ipswich Friends of the Earth are organising a Beach Clean on the south east side of Ipswich as part of the Great British Beach Clean.

Places are limited so if you can come and help between 3 pm to 5 pm on Saturday 16 September, then please book early.

For more information and to register click here:

Marine Conservation Society. Healthier ocean. Healthier planet.