Thursday, 14 March 2019

News in brief - Thursday 14th March

Companies starting to admit plastic levels
Coca-cola is one of the world's biggest companies who has decided to declare its plastic production levels; the company has disclosed it produces 3million tonnes of plastic a year, and there is growing pressure to make it and other companies re-use and recycle plastic much more

Plans for more electric vehicle charging points put on hold
Over 100 councils have put a brake on plans to add more electric vehicle charging points in their areas due to cuts in funding; this has consequences for aims to reduce carbon emissions in urban areas in order to meet pollution targets

Climate change in the Arctic
New research has found that extreme temperature rise is expected in the Arctic even if the emissions levels dictated in the Paris Agreement are reached; this has significant implications for the wildlife living there and coastal flooding around the world