How to be part of the clean energy transition
A green recovery from coronavirus will require a rapid transition to renewables; a revolution that citizens can be part of
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An estimated 1.3m bikes were bought during lockdown in the UK. One charity has a plan to keep people on them
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Skincare as nature intended: lifting the lid on organic cosmetics
We find out the benefits of organic beauty products for people and planet, as well as a way to keep costs low
Written in partnership with School of Natural Skincare
‘What could be more exciting than putting a tea cosy on a house?’
In this new column unearthing gems of progress in everyday issues, Martin Wright talks up the overlooked heroics of home insulation
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What went right this week: Lego’s plastic pledge, peak oil and more positive news
Lego looked beyond plastic, BP said we had passed peak oil and green hydrogen was given a boost, plus other positive news
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Legal purpose: how a lawyer made sustainability her career
Meet Maya Mehta, an intrapreneur who is using her legal training to support the growth of sustainable finance at an investment bank
Written in partnership with BMW Foundation
‘Groundbreaking’: shortlist for 2020 Booker prize is more diverse than ever
The six-strong shortlist for this year’s prestigious literary award includes four women and four people of colour
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More than weeds: the rebel botanists on a mission to celebrate urban plants
Inspired by a botanist using chalk to name weeds, people are teaching themselves about the urban flora and fauna in their neighbourhoods and...
Conservation Environment Society UK
The dining scheme that helps young people out of homelessness
The ‘dine in, to get them in’ scheme was launched by Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise that tackles homelessness
Good Business Lifestyle Social Enterprise Society
Drop the shop: could you buy only secondhand clothes in September?
People are being urged to buy secondhand clothes only during September, in a campaign fronted by Michaela Coel
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Madagascar's vanilla farmers are being inspired to plant trees – by a gecko
Vanilla has brought prosperity to Madagascar's farmers, but often at the cost of forests. A gecko is helping restore the balance
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How a podcast about mental health is helping schoolchildren flourish
Pupils in Australia have been working on a podcast to help children and teachers around the world stay resilient
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