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Northern Ireland’s Rathlin Island heading for carbon neutrality by 2030

Northern Ireland’s remote Rathlin Island has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030. The island, which is currently home to 150 inhabitants, has only been connected to the electricity grid since 2007. The residents of the island, which lies nine kilometres off the coast of Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route, aim to produce their own wind and wave energy by 2030, hoping to show that … Continue reading Northern Ireland’s Rathlin Island heading for carbon neutrality by 2030

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Solutions & Innovations

Residents of Northern Ireland seaside town to trial scheme which rewards points for recycling

A recycling app, launched in Northern Ireland, will reward points to residents which can be redeemed as vouchers for use in store or donated to charity. Reward4Waste will be trialled across 2,000 households for an eight-week period exclusively in the seaside town of Whitehead. The trial will cover items packed in single use packaging, purchased at Spar on Edward Road, Whitehead, including plastic drinks bottles, … Continue reading Residents of Northern Ireland seaside town to trial scheme which rewards points for recycling

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Environment, Kids

Six-year-old boy campaigns to save our oceans while cleaning up beaches across Northern Ireland

The fight to save the world’s oceans starts early for some like six-year-old Charlie Hamilton-Cooper, dubbed a “litter hero” for his spare time spent cleaning rubbish off beaches across Northern Ireland. The young boy from Crossgar has taken part in cleaning up 40 beaches across Northern Ireland with the help of his parents Jonathan and Catherine Hamilton-Cooper. Charlie Hamilton-Cooper’s quest to save the oceans started when … Continue reading Six-year-old boy campaigns to save our oceans while cleaning up beaches across Northern Ireland

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