Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

BBC News: Electric buses withdrawn over 'technical failures'

First Bus has withdrawn 30 buses from its fleet in Glasgow after "technical failures".

The issue was raised in December with affected vehicles now temporarily replaced by ultra-low emission diesel buses from across the UK.

They were part of an order of 50 electric buses in 2023, with batteries designed to run for over 370km (229 miles) from a single three-hour charge.

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reNews: Europe installed 15GW of wind in 2024

Europe got 20% of its electricity from wind energy in 2024, but the continent is not building enough new wind farms to meet its 2030 energy targets, according to new figures out from trade group WindEurope.

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The Guardian: Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”.

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resource: Framework developed for creating construction products from mixed plastic

With global plastic consumption projected to nearly triple by 2060, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste has released a playbook to improve the recycling process of mixed plastic waste using basic mechanical technologies.

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