Researchers said the vaccine has nearly wiped out cases of cervical pre-cancer in young women since an immunization programme was introduced 10 years ago.
HPV vaccine linked to ‘dramatic’ drop in cervical disease in Scotland Read more
Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 3 per cent in the UK, finds provisional statistics released by the Government.
U.K. greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3% in 2018 Read more
To ensure homes are better for the environment, they will introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025, so that new build homes are future-proofed with low-carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency.
U.K. Government announces end of fossil fuel heating systems in new houses from 2025 Read more
The new deal plans to increase the workforce within the sector to 27,000 by 2030, tripling the current 7,200 jobs today. The deal is in line with the strategy’s Clean Growth Grand Challenge to maximize the advantages for UK industry from the global shift to clean growth.
New offshore wind deal to triple number of ‘green collar jobs’ in U.K. by 2030 Read more
Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.
H.I.V. is reported cured in a second patient, a milestone in the global AIDS epidemic Read more
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a “Trojan horse” to get inside tumor cells has shown promise in patients with advanced, drug-resistant cancers. Patients with six different cancer types have responded positively to the new treatment.
Following in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg, school children across the U.K. have gone on strike for climate change. A new initiative called ‘Fridays for Future’ has been introduced, this will mean that students will strike every Friday until the government respond with an appropriate action.
More than 8 million U.K. students to strike over climate change Read more
The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering have estimated that Drax could capture 50 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2050 – about half the nation’s emissions target.
Drax begins capturing carbon in ‘world first’ pilot Read more
A final report of the U.K.’s carbon emissions from 1990-2017 has found that CO2 levels have fallen again.
U.K. carbon emissions down 37% since 1990 Read more
The renewable energy sector in Britain saw levels of generation increase by 12.7 TWh (15%) in 2018, subsequently impacting levels of conventional power generation fell by 7% from 140.3 TWh in 2017.
Renewables in Britain to overtake fossil fuels by 2020 Read more
