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Cambridge HQ Decarbonisation

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Cambridge HQ Decarbonisation

We are working on a raft of measures to reduce our carbon emissions at our Cambridge Headquarters, including installation of solar panels on the car park and roofs of buildings, and adding insulation to our Logistics building. The post Cambridge HQ Decarbonisation appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Cambridgeshire council vows to spend £6.8m on tackling climate change

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The money represents about a tenth of the annual budget of South Cambridgeshire District Council.

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Plants are flowering a month earlier due to climate change and that could spell ecological disaster, warn researchers

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Spring could in future begin in February, University of Cambridge academics say.

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Newsletter Spring 2022

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Newsletter Spring 2022

Newsletter Spring 2022 Newsletter Spring 2022 jar35 Wed, 02/02/2022 – 18:14 Letter from the Chair Welcome to the Faculty of History’s spring newsletter. Last time this year we were in lockdown, and most students were studying remotely from home. So it is particularly pleasing to report that the Lent Term has begun in its usual…

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£4.2m solar farm beside Waterbeach waste depot will power Greater Cambridge’s bin lorries

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The Combined Authority has agreed to pay £2.7m towards it.

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Renewable Energy at Rothera Research Station

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Renewable Energy at Rothera Research Station

Over the past 15 years we have been introducing renewable energy to buildings across the station in the form of solar thermal and solar photovoltaics (PV). The post Renewable Energy at Rothera Research Station appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Waterbeach recycling: ‘I’m not afraid of a big pile of waste’

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A dedicated team works to ensure that a county’s rubbish is collected, sorted and recycled.

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Cambridgeshire one of the UK’s best places for tackling climate change

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In 2019 the council declared a climate emergency

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Climate change: UK plants now flowering a month earlier

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If flowers continue to appear earlier as the planet warms, there are risks for farming and nature.

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East Cambridgeshire in top 25 for recycling household waste

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Reference:  Date:  Wed, 01/26/2022 East Cambridgeshire District Council is one of the top-performing local authorities in the country when it comes to recycling household waste. Figures released by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs show that 56.6% of waste was sent for reuse, recycling or composting the year ending March 2021. This is a…

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