The UK housing industry accounts for 30% of the UK’s total energy use, and 27% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions. With this, I decided to investigate whether there is something that we can do to solve this, and make housing more environmentally sustainable. I looked into whether these improvements will be worth the money […]
Tag: environment
Gloucestershire scoots into a greener future
E-scooters have appeared in Gloucestershire for a new, year-long, transport trial. The trial is part of a wider scheme to support ‘green’ local transport and discourage people from overcrowding public transport during the Coronavirus pandemic. Electric scooters are currently not legal in the UK but from the 4 July 2020, the Department for Transport have […]
Does Diesel have a future in Cheltenham?
How long before Cheltenham bans diesel cars? What do you do with the diesel you drive now and are electric cars really the answer? In the last twenty years diesel cars have gone from being seen as the answer to efficient, economical travel, to having a reputation as one of the primary causes of pollution […]
Dampened spirits in Tewkesbury
13 deaths, 50, 000 homes affected, 10,000 motorists stranded and 850 families living in caravans. 20th July 2007, a day that had started off like any other. 140mm of rain had fallen within just a few hours, resulting in Tewkesbury becoming a remote island with no access to the rest of the country. Those who […]
Cheltenham 2020: What have we discovered?
Let’s take a second to talk about the future. Will we finally have left the EU? Will plastic straws be banned? Or will we still maintain the same habits we’ve been trying to break for years…
Meet the Gloucestershire man who can travel 150 miles for only £4.
A very small percentage of the population are capable of such a feat in this day and age, especially in the UK. It’s currently an exclusive club to be part of, but in time, the majority of the world will be able to join. Not only will you be saving your money, you will also […]
PODCAST: Park Leaf #Cheltenham2020
Here it is folks, the teams Podcast. Covering everything from Tesla’s to Carbon Neutral Cheltenham. We also mention Extinction Rebellion, because who could forget them?
Cheltenham’s own Greta Thunberg and her battle for a greener future
For environmental science student Yolande Booyse, the turning point was hearing a 16-year-old girl fight for our planet. That girl is Greta Thunberg who inspired Yolande to make her own mark in the climate change battle we are currently fighting. Greta Thunberg (SWE) at the Annual Meeting 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, […]
The future of sustainable travel in Cheltenham
113,000 people reside in the Cotswold town of Cheltenham. During the multiple festivals that take place throughout the year it is estimated that the figure swells to around 250,000. On top of this 65,000 per day arrive during the Gold Cup week and that there are a further 72,000 jobs available in industries ranging from […]
Controversial pumpkins still on sale in Cheltenham
Cheltenham’s Poundland store was still selling a controversial artificial pumpkin this lunchtime – despite a pledge to pull the product from shelves across the country. Earlier this month, Poundland began stocking polystyrene pumpkins on its shelves ahead of Halloween. Uproar broke out on social media because polystyrene can take up to 500 years to biodegrade. Several […]