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Eco Sutton

@Eco_Sutton

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

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

‘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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One for the diary 🎼🎹🎷
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Image from Eco Sutton (@Eco_Sutton)
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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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Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines . . theguardian.com/environment/…
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows

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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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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‘UK net zero growth outstrips overall economy’ - reNews renews.biz/98961/uk-net-zero…
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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

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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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

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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Government unleashes offshore wind boom ukconstructionmedia.co.uk/ne…
Government unleashes offshore wind boom - UK Construction Online

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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Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads theguardian.com/environment/…
Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads

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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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

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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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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‘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

‘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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Paris eco city facebook.com/share/14eWQj22V…
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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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Consequences theguardian.com/environment/…
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows

‘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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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

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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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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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

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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Inspiring response to this invasive species theguardian.com/environment/…

Rapid spread of bee-killing Asian hornets halted in UK

Action helps thwart advance of invasive yellow-legged hornet that can kill 50 bees a day and has devastated honeybee colonies in France and Italy

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