CO2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, finds a new report from campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?, reveals the climate impact of private jets across Europe. It finds that private jets are…
With the prospect of foreign holidays this summer as uncertain as ever, there has been a surge in demand for domestic breaks. Holiday lets and campsites are overwhelmed with bookings there’s a roaring trade in motorhomes and caravans. Might the bicycle caravan about to have its day? In an age preoccupied with speed and gizmos, their snail-like pace and diminutive…
Who knows what summer 2021 will bring, but one thing is certain. For many, this year’s holidays will spell staycation. So what better way to eek all you can from the British summer than with a pop-up sofa that’s ready to use in seconds? The lightweight Lamzac pop-up sofa is the brainchild of Marijn Oomen, who first presented the idea…
The Hydaway is a collapsible and reusable water bottle that aims to reduce the 50 billion plastic water bottles discarded each year in America alone. The brightly-coloured accessory makes an interesting alternative to a conventional bicycle bidon, too. The Hydaway water bottle is intended to be filled from the tap – a source that is cheaper, environmentally-friendlier and more rigorously…
Lockdown has put the brakes on all but essential travel and there’s no doubt the environment has benefitted. As the streets emptied of traffic in London almost a year ago, levels of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and particulates fell to their lowest since records began in 2000, according to the London Air Quality Network. However, as what once passed as…
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