Environment
How energy intensive is a Google search?
It’s really hard to say exactly how energy intensive a Google search is, but a recent Sunday Times article overestimated the figure. Read
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Environment
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about the environment, climate change, renewable energy and animal welfare
Environment
UK greenhouse gas emissions: fast progress but not yet enough to meet future targets
The UK has made fast progress on tackling climate change by cutting carbon emissions, but is set to miss long-term targets. Read
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Environment
How many plastic straws do we use?
In recent years estimates for the number of plastic straws used in the UK or in England alone have ranged from around 4 billion to 40 billion. All of these figures carry a high degree of uncertainty. Read
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Environment
Do Conservative councils recycle more than Labour ones?
The best available data shows that Conservative councils recycle more of their waste than Labour. Read
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Environment
Does the government subsidise grouse shooting?
Grouse moorland is eligible for agricultural subsidy, provided it is kept in a fit state for grazing. We don’t know how much subsidy grouse moors receive in total. Read
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Overblown: Wind turbines don’t take more energy to build than they will ever produce
A post claiming wind turbines can never produce as much energy as was taken to build them is based on a selective quotation and is incorrect. Read
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No, we are not experiencing “global cooling”
18 of the 19 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001, and the average global temperature has increased by about 0.8°C to 1.0°C since the period 1951-1980. Read
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BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
This week's Question Time was in Bishop's Stortford. The panel discussed the government’s Brexit withdrawal agreement, climate change and the police tactic of knocking suspected criminals off mopeds d Read
Analysis
Is fracking causing earthquakes?
Fracking is causing lots of micro-earthquakes, most of which are at a level that can’t be felt. In the UK there are thousands of such earthquakes each year. Read
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Are 100 companies causing 71% of carbon emissions?
There’s more to the claim that 100 companies cause 71% of emissions. Read
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