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Cor! Climate change is even hitting apple trees

With the Easter holidays just a few days away now is a good time to look back at three of this year’s amazing but true green stories. Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science Innovation Park, picks his favourite environmental tales.   1.  Climate change is even hitting the [...]

Church of England biodiversity move is praised

A Church of England decision to promote wildlife on its land sends a very powerful environmental message, says a Midlands green energy expert. Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd, was commenting after their ruling body, the General Synod, agreed last month to give biodiversity equal consideration with net [...]

Another barren budget for getting UK to net zero

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s latest statement last Wednesday was another barren budget for net zero, said Midlands energy expert Ron Fox, “Although there were a number of green measures,” said Ron, of Noreus Ltd, “there were many missed environmental opportunities with the climate and nature [...]

New satellite will monitor methane leaks from space

A new satellite is due to be launched this month to monitor methane levels around the world from space. It will orbit 300 miles above the Earth, 15 times per day, and will collect data about this gas which is believed by scientists to be a major contributor to global warming and is a much […]

Still hope but global temperature rise is worrying

The latest figures on global warming make grim reading, admits Midlands energy expert Ron Fox. For the first time world temperature increases have exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Previously, the global average surface [...]

Climate change hitting number of garden birds

One noticeable effect of climate change is that fewer wild birds are visiting UK gardens, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. He was commenting on a report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) which said greenfinches, starlings and sparrows had seen the biggest [...]

The problem of how to make renewables renewable

Solar panels are vital in reducing carbon emissions, but this green energy is also providing an environmental headache – how can they be recycled? “They have a lifespan of only up to 25 years, so billions of panels will need to be disposed of and replaced in the next few years,” said Midlands [...]

Reasons for hope in the green revolution – Part 4

In this the fourth and final article in this short series Midlands energy expert Ron gives more reasons to be optimistic about the future this year with two more inspiring green stories. Flying high with eco-friendly flights: There has been very encouraging news in the last few months about [...]

Reasons for hope in the green revolution – Part 3

In this the third article Midlands energy expert Ron gives more reasons to be optimistic about the future this year with two more inspiring green stories. Hitting climate change for six: The third T20 between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in September last year seemed to be [...]

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