Over six billion tonnes of plastic waste has been produced since the 1950s, 9% of which has been recycled and 12% incinerated, while the rest has been thrown into landfill sites or into the environment. Most of this plastic waste comes from drink bottles, sweet wrappers and coffee cups, and if it enters our oceans, it can either end up on the shore of a beach or in a sea creatures digestive system.
Construction of a new solar power plant in Chernobyl is underway with the aim to optimise the “Chernobyl Zone” – which is still a very toxic environment, over thirty years since the catastrophic nuclear accident took place.
Currently, the volumetric measurement of natural gas, normally in cubic metres (m3), is fairly simple; in fact, most common meters in the United Kingdom are still mechanical devices that accomplish this. It is when converting this volumetric figure to kWh that the effects of differing temperatures and pressures can be seen.
While the new year is just beginning, we are still left with the dramatic weather extremes caused from years and years of damage to the environment. For America, the new year brought in one of the biggest blizzards to date.
With 2017 behind us, and what a year it was, 2018 is now upon us. We have taken everything that is coming up in 2018 and outlined it in this article. From the increase in your bills to transport, new reporting measures and even smart meters. Energy in 2018 is our most comprehensive article to date.