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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton

Community group campaigning for the environment & sustainability in Sutton Coldfield. Think global, act local. 🌍🌳🐦💧

Joined April 2019
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‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
8 May 2025
One for the diary 🎼🎹🎷
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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
9 May 2025
Birmingham Conservatoire final year students Isabella and Emilia will be performing on tenor horn and trumpet at 5pm at Wylde Green URC Britwell Road,Boldmere
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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
11 Mar 2025
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines . . theguardian.com/environment/…

Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows

Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
25 Feb 2025
BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels theguardian.com/business/202…

BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
24 Feb 2025
‘UK net zero growth outstrips overall economy’ - reNews renews.biz/98961/uk-net-zero…
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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
23 Feb 2025
UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture theguardian.com/environment/…

UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture

Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
14 Feb 2025
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions theguardian.com/environment/…

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
10 Feb 2025
Government unleashes offshore wind boom ukconstructionmedia.co.uk/ne…

Government unleashes offshore wind boom - UK Construction Online

The UK Government has announced a major boost for the offshore wind sector, unlocking up to £30Bn in infrastructure investment by streamlining approvals for new projects.

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
29 Jan 2025
Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads theguardian.com/environment/…

Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads

Critics say chancellor’s ‘growth at all costs’ plans are not compatible with UK’s climate targets

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
29 Jan 2025
Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences theguardian.com/environment/…

Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences

Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
25 Jan 2025
Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds theguardian.com/environment/…

Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds

International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
23 Jan 2025
‘Rising star’: EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024 theguardian.com/world/2025/j…

‘Rising star’: EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024

Report reveals solar power generated 11% of bloc’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10%

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
19 Jan 2025
Paris eco city facebook.com/share/14eWQj22V…
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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
9 Jan 2025
Clouds part for blessing of York Minster’s 184 solar panels theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…

Clouds part for blessing of York Minster’s 184 solar panels

Panels installed on south quire roof expected to meet a third of church’s electricity needs

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
4 Jan 2025
Consequences theguardian.com/environment/…

‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows

Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
31 Dec 2024
UKGBC Urges Next UK Government to Invest £64bn in Retrofitting Projects edie.net/uk-government-urged…

UKGBC Urges Next UK Government to Invest £64bn in Retrofitting Projects

The UK Green Building Council urges the next UK Government to invest £64bn in retrofitting projects over the next decade. This could significantly reduce carbon emissions, save on energy and create...

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
23 Dec 2024
For those who like technical posts pv-magazine.com/2024/12/23/b…

Bifacial perovskite solar can achieve bifaciality of 90% when tilted at 20 degrees - pv magazine...

New research from India has shown that bifacial perovskite solar cells can achieve a 2% higher power conversion efficiency with a tilt angle of 20 degrees. The scientists also developed a bifacial...

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Eco Sutton @Eco_Sutton
16 Dec 2024
Britain’s spluttering EV market: a recharge is needed theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The Guardian view on Britain’s spluttering EV market: a recharge is needed | Editorial

Editorial: Ministers should be bold and radical in taking measures to boost demand in a key sector of the green transition

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