With the aim of cleaning London’s killer air, green entrepreneur Arthur Kay wants London buses to run on nothing but fuel generated by coffee waste, and he has come up with an innovative way to put his ideas into action.
Millions of households throughout the UK are due a refund from energy companies after being charged for energy they have not used. These inaccurate charges have become very common amongst homes that use a smart meter.
Last month, Britain celebrated its first ever working day since the Industrial Revolution without coal power. Instead, other sources such as gas, nuclear wind and solar were used to keep the country up and running.
The most recent carter report was published early last year (2016) by Lord Carter which identified the important and unwarranted variation in running costs of infection rates, sickness absence and prices paid for services and supplies. If action is taken to reduce these costs, the NHS could save billions of pounds each year, £5bn to be exact.
With the likes of Costa Rica and Cape Verde living on 100% renewable energy, many more nations want to follow in their footsteps. 43 of the world’s most disadvantaged countries have pledged to make this transition between 2030 and 2050.