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Trust levels could be used to predict future share prices – and here’s how
Trust levels can be used to predict future share prices. That’s according to Ross Jackson, Associate Partner at EY, who told ELN the firm’s new trust modelling tool allows speculators to accurately predict market fluctuations in share price at least two weeks in advance. He said the company’s research proves trust has “a very tangible correlation” […]
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The Tate paints a troubling picture with climate emergency declaration
The directors of the Tate art galleries have declared a climate emergency. The organisation, which manages four famous art galleries in the UK, said it will make the issue of the environment “centre stage”. It is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by at least 10% by 2023, is switching to a green electricity tariff […]
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‘There is strong agreement across the energy sector on steps to go net zero’
There is strong agreement across the energy sector on the next steps to move towards the UK’s 2050 net zero target. That’s according to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), which has published the responses gathered in its Future Worlds Impact Assessment consultation exploring how best to create a low carbon, smart grid across the country. […]
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Southern cities ‘outperforming rest of the UK in terms of sustainability’
Southern cities are outperforming the rest of the UK in terms of environmental sustainability. That’s the conclusion reached in a new report published by Irwin Mitchell and the Centre for Economic Business Research, which highlights a growing geographical divide between cities in the north and south with regards to going green. Locations in the South […]
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Could menstrual cups help bin plastic waste?
Menstrual cups could not only improve women’s health, comfort and bank account – they could also help slash their environmental footprint. That’s according to a new report published in the Lancet Public Health journal, which suggests they can also be bought and used with relative ease, regardless of where the user lives and what their […]
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Toyota and China’s BYD to drive EVs and battery production
Toyota Motor Corporation is teaming up with China’s BYD Company for the joint development of electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries. They have signed an agreement to develop sedans and SUVs as well as the onboard batteries for these vehicles and others, with the aim of launching them in the Chinese market under the Toyota brand […]
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Petition to put the freeze on doorless fridges gathers 20k signatures
A petition to ban energy-wasting doorless fridges and freezers in all retail outlets across the country has gathered more than 20,000 signatures. It calls on supermarket retailers in the UK to stop ‘unnecessarily wasting huge amounts of energy’ and in doing so, reduce their contribution to the climate change threatening the planet. At the time […]
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German students fined for skipping class to protest climate change
German students have been fined for skipping class to protest climate change. Four Mannheim families have to pay €88.50 (£79.40) each as a result of children taking place in the Fridays for Future demonstration, launched by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg – the Europe-wide protest has seen pupils strike against school teaching each Friday for months […]
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Greener travel: Government consults on giving consumers the option to offset carbon
A new call for evidence into whether more consumers could be offered the chance to offset their carbon emissions when buying travel tickets has been launched. The government is inviting views on whether companies selling travel tickets, including for flights, trains, ferries and coaches, should offer additional carbon offsets so consumers can choose to compensate […]
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Igloo Energy partners up to give customers free EV charging
Igloo Energy has joined forces with ev.energy to give its customers free electric vehicle (EV) smart charging. The challenger energy supplier is offering all new customers on its single tariff a total of 1,200 free miles worth of charging via its Smart EV app. The app allows drivers to plug in their cars and set […]
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