No need to scream ‘Apocalypse!’ Showing we can make homes warmer and save cash is an easier way to bring people on boardIf anything was going to make me well up in public, I never imagined it would be the joys of insulation. Loft lagging does not gener…
Why aren’t more big bike firms tracking their environmental impact?
Trek’s sustainability report appears to be the first of its kind in a sector that has had a free ride on the issueTrek, one of the world’s biggest bicycle brands, recently released its sustainability report for 2021. Remarkably, this appears to be the …
Ethical kids clothing company Frugi to launch rental collaboration
Cornish brand joins forces with rental service thelittleloop in attaempt to meet growing consumer appetiteEthical kids clothing company Frugi is the latest high street name to tap into consumer demand for rent rather than buy clothes.The upmarket Corni…
Electric vehicles divide opinion as car-loving Germany goes to polls
Election has framed future of automobility as showdown between petrolheads and green zealotsThe second Steve Dumke spots a gap in the traffic on the road from Eggersdorf to Strausberg, his white Hyundai Ioniq lurches forward and nestles between two fas…
From solar power in Africa to UK tomatoes – the eco-schemes to turn your cash green
Savings rates are low but some green investments can pay up to 8% interest a yearEnvironmentally conscious consumers fed up with low savings rates are being targeted by a variety of green investments paying up to 8% interest a year.However, those think…
Hemp milk claims to be the greenest yet – but is it any good?
Newcomer on dairy alternative scene is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversityI’m sitting in my kitchen, about to try my first sip of a milk that is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversity. Dairy milk has a high carbon footprint…
What should I do with a faulty VW electric car in my garage?
I told the lease company I was rejecting the car as it had so many defects but it hasn’t taken it awayCan you please advise me what to do with a new electric car that has been sitting unused in my garage for almost 12 weeks now?In May I took delivery o…
Electric vehicles have a rich past – and a richer future | Letters
Readers share their views on climate-friendly transportationYour long read had some interesting facts (The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport, 3 August), but it is also worth drawing attention to the e…
Repairing and reusing household goods could create thousands of green jobs across the UK
The Green Alliance thinktank found more than 450,000 jobs could be created by minimising waste Reusing and repairing household goods, from washing machines to phones, and recycling throwaway consumer items such as plastic bottles, could create hundreds…
Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns
Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80% by 2050Governments and businesses hoping to plant trees and restore forests in order to reach net-zero emissions must sharply limit such efforts to avoid driving up…