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Environment
Research suggests that badger culling has a limited impact on the spread of bovine TB. We have seen some small reductions in bovine TB cases in recent years. Read
Environment
It’s really hard to say exactly how energy intensive a Google search is, but a recent Sunday Times article overestimated the figure. Read
Environment
The UK has made fast progress on tackling climate change by cutting carbon emissions, but is set to miss long-term targets. Read
Environment
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
Environment
The best available data shows that Conservative councils recycle more of their waste than Labour. Read
Environment
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
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
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
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
There’s more to the claim that 100 companies cause 71% of emissions. Read
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