What we learned this week

Over half the world’s electric vehicles are in China, and the Chinese firm BYD is the biggest manufacturer of battery vehicles.

Political conservatism is a strong indicator that you won’t try cultured meat, according to a review of factors affecting consumer attitudes to the idea.

Modvion is a company that builds wind turbine towers out of wood. Having proved the concept a couple of years ago, their first commercial tower is under construction right now.

Dutifully following the talking points of those who don’t want it to happen, millions of UK voters are convinced that proportional representation is a substandard and inappropriate voting system that lets in extremists. Here’s how it worked to oust the extremists in Poland in the recent elections.

Rishi Sunak’s government has been tilting at every environmental windmill on the horizon recently, in the hope of finding something people care enough to vote for them. Among them is bus lanes – grrr! – everyone hates bus lanes, right? Right? No actually – 70% of people are in favour of bus lanes, and Sunak needs to do some basic homework. Anyway, here’s the Campaign for Better Transport inviting people to remind their MPs that every bus can take 75 cars off the road, which is better for car drivers. (Sigh)

Highlights from this week

• When will refills hit the mainstream?
• Britain to get recycling standards – finally
• How Quezon City is tackling plastic waste