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Keeping warm – how to solve the issue of heating our homes? – by Prof. Averil Macdonald OBE, Fuellers

Did you know that there are 23 million homes in the UK (some 83% of the total) that use natural gas (methane) for their central heating? Of course, gas is a fossil fuel so the immediate response is “That’s awful! We must stop using gas! We must convert everyone to electric heating!” But it’s not that simple. There’s a lot…

COP 15 Chaired by China and hosted by Montreal Canada in December 2022 – by Dr Heather Barrett-Mold, Gardeners

COP is short for The Conference of the Parties. In 2022 there were three; biodiversity (COP15), climate change (COP27) and world wildlife (COP19). The numbers refer to how many times the parties have met. Biodiversity and climate change are closely linked but COP15 will focus on strategies to halt biodiversity loss, whereas COP27 is focusing on limiting global warming to…

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