Metals made from deep-sea rocks ‘could help slash environmental impact of EV batteries’
A study has found producing battery metals from underwater 'nodules' can reduce…
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British Lithium Limited awarded £500k of government funding for hard rock lithium extraction
Lithium is a highly reactive metal used in batteries, for which demand has soared as sales of…
England faces ‘the serious risk of running out of water by 2040’
That's the warning from the Public Accounts Committee, which accuses Defra, Ofwat and the…
Defra asked to secure recycling collections amid lockdown
‘Vital supply of good quality packaging material’ is facing a shortage as retail outlets close…
Climate change ‘could cost global economy nearly $10tn by 2050’
A new report warns nature losses and environmental damage need to be rapidly reversed in order…
Water saving at work ‘is lagging behind turning off the taps at home’
Despite nearly two-thirds of public sector workers in England and Scotland saying they have cut…
‘Global wind speeds are increasing’ say scientists
That's the call from a new report published in the journal Nature Climate Change, which…
Global resource extraction ‘has more than tripled since 1970’
UN Environment says the annual extraction of materials grew from 27 billion tonnes to 92…
Global resource consumption ‘to double by 2060’
The OECD expects extraction of biomass, fossil fuels, metals and non-metallic minerals to soar
Earth Overshoot Day creeps forward to earliest point ever
This day marks the date each year humanity consumes a year's worth of Earth's resources
