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Charged up: breakthroughs in battery technology are rapidly draining demand for fossil fuelsAt the outset of the millennium, evidence-based hope for a rapid energy transition was consistently challenged by the critical matter of storage. Generating...
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Giving rivers rights: a rapid solution to pollution?In March 2023, councillors in the picturesque town of Lewes in the south east of England successfully passed a motion that recognises the legal rights of...
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London’s ‘Great Stink’ of 1858: how a rapid policy response stopped the stenchIn 2022 raw human waste was pumped into the United Kingdom’s rivers and seas 825 times per day on average. Modern Britain has a big, steaming sewage...
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Accelerating recovery of wild European mammals brings hope of wider nature regenerationIn 2022, something happened in Britain for the first time in 6,000 years. Deep in the Kent countryside, a wild European bison calf was born as part of the...
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Heat pumps in cold weather? Snow problem!When Europe and the United Kingdom brace for cold weather, it’s a good time to explore the potential for a rapid transition from fossil fuel energy to...
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Solar power surges in SpainUnder a brutal August sun, which saw the mercury rise to record-breaking levels throughout the Northern Hemisphere, the western region of Extremadura in...
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European sleeper trains are waking upAfter a slow and steady decline, the sleeper train – a vital link to more sustainable, connected transport systems – is waking-up and getting back on...
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No’ way back for petrol and diesel cars – how Norway flicked an electric transport switchIn 2021, the oil-rich Scandinavian nation of Norway hit a critical point in its rapid transition: 60% of all new cars sold so far have been fully battery...
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Milking it: cleaner climate, non-dairy milk alternatives go mainstreamUsing cows to produce milk for human consumption is a massive industry. But it’s also a very inefficient, polluting one. Making dairy milk takes far more...