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The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black
Country has been crowned the winner of our
‘plastic fishing competition’ after 138 volunteers took
part in collecting 28 bags of litter in just six days.
The group has been awarded with its own recycled
plastic fishing boat to help tackle pollution in thee areas.
Gavin Ellis, director of charityHubbub who we
teamed up with, said: “We hope it will make a real
difference to Birmingham and act as a constant
reminder of the importance of recycling plastic.”
Harry and Meg:
Greenwashing
is a whitewash
YOU’RE in the supermar-
ket picking a shower gel
when an “eco-friendly”
label jumps out.
Believing this choice will
not contribute to polluting
rivers or end up choking a
turtle, you happily put it in
your trolley, safe in the knowl-
edge that you’re doing a small,
but important, bit in helping
to protect the environment.
But later in the shower, you
notice the ingredients’ list. A
quick Google search reveals
they aren’t that eco-friendly
after all.
You’ve sadly fallen for
“greenwashing”. The term
applies to instances where
unsubstantiated or misleading
claims are made about the environ-
mental benefits of a product, service,
technology or company.
The same can be said for well-meaning
public figures seeking to promote their
green credentials while hopping on gas-
guzzling private jets, inevitably opening
themselves up to criticism.
Prince Harry faced this situation last
week after Elton John sought to defend
his recent private jet journey to the south
of France, saying the flight was “carbon-
neutral” as he’d made an appropriate
contribution to Carbon Footprint.
The firm is a leading player in a rapidly
growing industry which seeks to provide
a quick option to repair some
of the damage caused by
modern lifestyles by paying
a small fee.
In turn, this finances a
variety of projects to take
carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere by planting
trees, or to prevent it from
being emitted.
Yet the industry is also the
subject of fierce criticism,
particularly among environ-
mentalists, who see it as a
highly unethical form of
greenwashing.
Sceptics also point out that
many offsetting schemes take
ages to have a significant
effect. Meanwhile, who knows
if the trees were ever planted
or the windfarm was actually built as the
industry is currently unregulated?
Replanting forests is a hugely impor-
tant task we must undertake to put
Britain on track to be carbon-neutral by
- As is drastically reducing our avia-
tion footprint and reliance on fossil fuels.
But before lecturing us next time on
how many kids to have or how to save
the planet, Harry and Meghan might
want to think about what is more impor-
tant to them: being environmentalists or
flying in the privacy of a private jet?
Because as much as you claim to have
“offset” the impact, you simply cannot
do both.
JET Harry & Meghan‘‘Who knows if
trees are ever
planted or a
windfarm is
actually built?NADA
FARHOUD
For a cleaner, greener BritainFor a
[email protected] @NadaFarhoudGiraffes have been given protection against
unregulated trade for the first time after
countries at the CITES conference in Geneva,
Switzerland, voted to regulate the trade.
The animals, hunted for their hides, bones
and meat, have been added to a list of
endangered species. Conservationists said the
ruling, which was opposed by southern African
countries, “throws a vital lifeline to this
majestic species”.
Numbers have decreased by about 40% in
30 years and only 68,000 of the animals
remain in the wild.SAVE THESE BEAUTIES
SCHOOL PLACES
CRISIS LOOMING
Angela Rayner said: “Labour will give
councils the power and funding to
open new schools and create new
places wherever they are needed.”
The Department for Education
said councils could already open
new schools if they are struggling.
[email protected]
@danbloom96,834 children would be at risk of
not having a school place by 2023/24.
The LGA’s Anntoinette Bramble
said councils had created places at
existing schools “despite all odds”.
She said councils should be able
to open new maintained schools and
direct academies to expand.
Shadow Education SecretaryFIFTEEN councils face a school
place shortfall next year, despite
creating 96,000 last year.
The Local Government Associa-
tion said the number of councils
affected will rise to 27 in 2021/22, 49
in 2022/23 and 64 in 2023/24,
without new capacity. It found
BY DAN BLOOM