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Corporate greenwashing is making us less prepared for the real damaging impacts of climate change like flooding and heatwaves, according to the environment regulator. Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency for England, will say today that a failure to identify greenwashed claims creates false confidence that the climate crisis is being addressed. The term "greenwash" suggests a company, public body, or other entity is claiming to be more environmentally friendly, or "greener" than it really is. The claims often appear in marketing or public messaging, wrongly using terms like "sustainable", "recyclable", or "eco-friendly". Ms Howard Boyd, speaking at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment Annual Forum at the Institution of Civil Engineers, will call on businesses to be transparent about their net zero plans. Advertisement The outgoing chair, who is also interim chair of the Green Finance Institute, will say businesses are … [Read more...] about Failure to spot greenwash gives ‘false confidence climate crisis is being addressed,’ regulator warns

Protesters using "rolling roadblocks" have brought parts of the M4 to a standstill during demonstrations over high fuel prices. It comes as police have said they are aware of driving offences taking place during motorway protests over the price of fuel. And a reporter from the PA news agency saw protestors being arrested. Demonstrations took place on the M4 at the border between England and Wales, and on the M5. Groups of motorists took part in "slow downs" where they occupied all three lanes and dropped their speed to back up traffic behind them. Advertisement Fuel trade clings on to record prices despite 5p-a-litre lower costs - follow latest updates Video footage also showed one driver holding his phone as he drove on the M4. Using a phone for any reason while behind the wheel is an offence. More on Cost Of Living Fifteen years of stagnant incomes left British families 'brutally exposed' to cost of living crisis … [Read more...] about Fuel price protesters bring parts of motorways to standstill as police ‘aware’ of driving offences

Russia: Fire breaks out at Moscow City Towers Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Fire broke out on the roof of the mammoth but yet unfinished Capital Towers building that is around 300m high and has 66 floors. Scaffolding caught fire at the top of the massive building, which had due to be finished later this year, according to local reports. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with the Ministry of Emergency Situations saying only that firefighters were investigating the incident. Related articles Putin under pressure as Kremlin growing 'upset' over sanctions Ukraine LIVE: Zelensky prepares for fresh attacks from Belarus … [Read more...] about Putin nightmare as huge Moscow tower block catches fire and fills sky with black smoke

Weather: Met Office predicts sunshine and showers across UK Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info July is set to see a heatwave with forecasters predicting temperatures in the mid-30s later in the month. Water bosses have warned Brits to conserve water to avoid a hose pipe ban as hot weather is set to return this month, with forecasts of up to 36C in London and the South of England by July 15. Related articles Man dies in M4 police incident Thick black smoke billows into sky as huge fire breaks out in London According to WXCHARTS, the weather for this week will be warm and dry for the majority of England but Scotland will be … [Read more...] about UK weather: Brits set for 27C summer scorcher amid concerns of a hose pipe ban

In 2020, with the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country, many states altered their election systems to try to ease voting. Since then, some of those states, especially Republican-led ones , have aggressively reversed course, taking steps to make voting harder . This sort of bad news has overshadowed one of the more interesting and encouraging changes in the country. Starting in May 2020, Colorado modified its registration system so that anyone who gets a new driver’s license and provides proof of citizenship is now automatically registered to vote. The state then sends people a postcard informing them of their registration and offering them a chance to opt out. That’s a small tweak from the prior system, in which anyone who came to the DMV would be offered the option to register, but a study produced earlier this year by two Stanford University political scientists shows that the new approach has made a significant difference: more than 200,000 new registered voters in the … [Read more...] about Actually Good News About Voting for a Change