Britain on track for ‘greenest year on record’ amid renewable energy push and reduced power demand due to coronavirus pandemic The National Grid takes measurement’s of the power system’s carbon footprint Last month’s figure was just 215g/kWh, compared to an average of 215g last year This year’s lockdowns have seen energy demand fall as offices … Read more
Peterborough has the most houses with solar panels on the roof of any city or town in the UK, a study has revealed. The Cambridgeshire city has more than 9,000 solar panel installations, enough to equip 11.1 per cent of the local authority’s 82,000 households. Analysis of 371 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales … Read more
The green, green grass…of Salford! Area once dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by folk singer Ewan MacColl is crowned the greenest place to live in England and Wales By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:12 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 01:14 GMT, 15 March 2020 It was fondly dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by … Read more
The five most environmentally-friendly UK cities are: 1) Bristol Carbon emissions: 1,587.9 Tonnes Recycling: 47.4% Green Space: 29 hectares Gas consumption: 2,863 kw/h 2) Edinburgh Carbon emissions: 2,305.7 Tonnes Recycling: 41% Green Space: 49.2 hectares Gas consumption: 4,653 kw/h 3) Manchester Carbon emissions: 2087.9 Tonnes Recycling: 40.1% Green Space: 20.4 hectares Gas consumption: 3,730 kw/h … Read more