A new study from OVO Energy reveals that Britons send more than 64 million unnecessary emails per day. Sending one less email a day could reduce Britain's carbon output by 16,433 tonnes.

Rosa Furneaux · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Dec 2019

Neuroscience

This small town revolutionized healthcare with these simple practices

Through the use of community health connectors, Frome was able to reduce emergency hospital admissions by 14% over three years.

Jenny Anderson · Quartz 17 Dec 2019

United Kingdom

Men's depression is fuelled by different stressors to women, study finds

The UK study found men living in a deprived area were 51% more likely to experience depression than those who weren't - and there was no statistically significant difference for women.

Olivia Remes · The Conversation 17 Dec 2019

Climate Change

This member of the British Royal staff is giving away his entire salary for a good cause

Funded by poet laureate Simon Armitage's salary, The Laurel Prize will be awarded to the best collection of nature or environmental poetry to raise awareness of the climate crisis.

Rosamond Hutt 04 Dec 2019

Oceans

This Scottish startup is helping farmers grow plants with sea water

Seawater Solutions is using saltmarshes to grow salt-resistant plants like samphire, which is growing from gourmet garnish to mainstream meal.

Stuart McDill · Reuters 03 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

There are plenty of female superstars in football, but very few women coaches – here’s why

Even in women’s football leagues, men still hold 91% of all coaching jobs at all levels.

Beth Clarkson · The Conversation 02 Dec 2019

Plastics and the Environment

This island just became the first 'plastic-free' place in the UK

By taking small steps to cut down on single-use plastics in their communities, these towns and counties across the UK are part of a grassroots force for change.

Emma Charlton 29 Nov 2019

United Kingdom

How this British charity is helping homeless women find safe homes

From 2017 to 2018, over 1.3 million women faced domestic abuse in the UK, with it taking in average 7 breakups from an abusive partner before a definitive break is made, due to lack of ho...

Sarah Shearman · This is place 27 Nov 2019

International Trade and Investment

These are the UK's biggest trading partners

The US, Germany, France, Netherlands and Ireland were the UK's top export destinations in 2017.

Sean Fleming 22 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

UK urged to give women right to know what male colleagues earn

Lack of transparency over salaries means many women struggle to know when they are being underpaid or to raise a legal challenge when the law is broken.

Sonia Elks · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Nov 2019

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

The economics of neutral countries during World War 2

In order to maintain their independence in WWII, neutrals had to make up for their relative military weakness by offering economic concessions to the belligerents.

Eric Golson · VoxEU 13 Nov 2019

France

This is how Europe is paving the way for a sustainable, green future

Keeping the lights on while tackling CO2 emissions requires a concerted effort and a combination of tactics – and schemes such as these are leading the way.

Sean Fleming 11 Nov 2019

Climate Change

Existing Paris climate pledges commit sea level rise to ‘one metre by 2300’

The five biggest emitters would contribute around 25% of this projected rise, the study says, with China accounting for 10cm by 2300, followed by the US with 7cm, the 28 member countries ...

Robert McSweeney · Carbon Brief 08 Nov 2019

United Kingdom

UK set to see the coldest, greenest and most digital snap election in history

Brexit makes the UK election the most unpredictable in decades - but it will also be the coldest, the greenest and the most digital.

Robin Pomeroy 04 Nov 2019

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Transforming Scottish care: what business can learn from civil society

How your 'thank you' emails are polluting the planet

This small town revolutionized healthcare with these simple practices

Men's depression is fuelled by different stressors to women, study finds

This member of the British Royal staff is giving away his entire salary for a good cause

This Scottish startup is helping farmers grow plants with sea water

There are plenty of female superstars in football, but very few women coaches – here’s why

This island just became the first 'plastic-free' place in the UK

How this British charity is helping homeless women find safe homes

These are the UK's biggest trading partners

UK urged to give women right to know what male colleagues earn

The economics of neutral countries during World War 2

This is how Europe is paving the way for a sustainable, green future

Existing Paris climate pledges commit sea level rise to ‘one metre by 2300’

UK set to see the coldest, greenest and most digital snap election in history

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