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H&M launches World Recycle Week with aim to collect 1,000 tonnes of clothes

H&M is collaborating with M.I.A. for World Recycle Week

H&M says it aims to collect 1,000 tonnes of unwanted clothes from customers during its new global initiative, World Recycle Week.

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Paragon to become ‘single information source’ to tackle global challenges

'Paragon will allow us to share learning, data and insight', says Unilever

Unilever and industry partners has announced the launch of an open platform intended to pool research and find solutions to global challenges.

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World’s largest retrofit project to cut buildings’ carbon emissions

CO2 missions from existing buildings account for 36 per cent of the EU's total

Green Building Councils across Europe have launched Build Upon, the world’s largest collaborative retrofit project designed to reduce carbon emissions from buildings.

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Sadiq Khan states intention to be ‘greenest mayor London has ever had’

Sadiq Khan visited Islington Bunhill Energy Centre

Sadiq Khan says he wants ‘to be the greenest Mayor London has ever had’, stating that if he is successful in the May 2016 election he will support local renewable energy generation schemes.

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Eunice Olumide fronts Scottish swapping project

Eunice Olumide says Pass It On Week 'is a brilliant way of uniting people throughout Scotland in a national event'

Scottish model Eunice Olumide has been announced as the face of Pass it On Week which encourages people in Scotland to swap, share and donate clothes and other products.

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Retailers asked for opinions on achieving sector-wide energy reduction

The event is intended to gather insights on how retailers could reduce energy use

Scottish retailers are invited to attend Zero Waste Scotland’s Retail Energy Workshop and put forward their views on how the sector can reduce their energy consumption.

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December 2015 warmest and wettest on record, Met Office confirms

December's rain and temperatures were record-breaking

The Met Office has confirmed that last month was both the warmest December since records began in 1910 and the wettest.

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Positive social media posts on climate action and economic growth rise by 700%

The findings suggest an increased understanding of the mutual compatibility of climate action and economic growth

Analysis has found that positive discussions on climate action and economic growth on social media have increased by 700 per cent in the last three years.

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Jaguar returns to racing with electric car technology

Jaguar Land Rover is to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship in autumn 2016 – a return to global motorsport.

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COP21 agreement ‘falls far short’ but ‘still a historic moment’, says FOE

"This summit clearly shows that fossil fuels have had their day," says Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth has responded to the agreement made by delegates at the COP21 talks in Paris, stating that it does not equate to ‘an adequate global plan’.

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