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Europe rated 85% of EU bathing waters excellent in 2025, and 96% met at least the minimum standard.
Guide: https://t.co/F7nT2T5Z8Q
#ClimateProgress #Sustainability

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Yes.
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Not across the whole UK, and not yet for every current development.
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Ørsted's reported greenhouse gas emissions rose 10.5% in 2025 even as Scope 1 fell 75%.
Guide: https://t.co/MW5Y4lxJ3a
#ESG #SustainabilityReporting

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Unilever reported a 97.04 million-tonne greenhouse gas footprint for 2025.
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Siemens reported 159.5 million tonnes of market-based greenhouse gas emissions for fiscal 2025.
Guide: https://t.co/z4eTRDpvPx
#ESG #SustainabilityReporting

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The government's first annual Environmental Improvement Plan progress report is broad rather than simple.
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Choose an air purifier when airborne particles such as smoke, pollen or fine dust are the problem.
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The world is likely to cross 1.5��C of long-term warming within the next few years, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme report.
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#ClimateProgress #Sustainability

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To reduce PM2.5 inside a home, first work out whether the particles are being made indoors or entering from outside.
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An air purifier can reduce some traffic and wood-burning particles indoors. It cannot remove every gas or stop pollution entering the room.
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Copper can be recycled repeatedly without losing the properties that make it useful in cables, motors, grids and renewable energy.
Guide: https://t.co/eanBZDkjCz
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A community mangrove project in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce now covers more than 68 hectares and is aiming for 80 hectares this year.
Guide: https://t.co/9WCEM70QZl
#ClimateProgress #Sustainability

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The United Nations has named three new World Restoration Flagships in Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the Sahel.
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#SustainableLiving #Sustainability

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Syria's 2026 wheat crop is forecast at 2.7 million tonnes, more than 50% above its five-year average and the highest level since 2020.
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#SustainableLiving #Sustainability

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Plug-in solar panels became legal to buy and use across Great Britain on 27 August 2026.
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#NetZero #CarbonAccounting

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A portable power station is useful only if it can start the device you care about and run it for long enough. Capacity alone does not answer that.
Guide: https://t.co/dN6uQhLmAD
#SustainableTech #Energy

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Portable solar panels are not interchangeable. Connector type, voltage range and real output all matter when matching one to a power station.
Guide: https://t.co/gUSQwvayCx
#SustainableTech #Solar

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A credible company net-zero plan starts with boundaries, a base year and the emissions sources that actually matter. The target comes after the evidence.
Guide: https://t.co/xeAj8XEBAh
#NetZero #CarbonAccounting

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England's proposed fly-tipping clean-up squads would let councils require offenders to complete up to 20 hours of unpaid work and recover clean-up costs.
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#Sustainability #Waste