UK election: how well can the Green Party do?
Polls have the Green party on track to increase their representation in the House of Commons. Even small gains could increase their impact on Parliament. The Green Party of England and Wales are optimistic about the upcoming general election. In local elections...
The nature of environmental issues in India
Climate change barely got mentioned in the general election, but the environment still matters to voters in India Earlier this month, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Indian general election. This secured their third consecutive term in office,...
UK election: analysis of party climate pledges
Manifestos detail the policy objectives a political party would seek to implement if given a mandate to govern by the people at a general election. They can be lengthy documents covering a broad range of policy areas. Here’s an overview of what they had to say on the...
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Marine foundation species under siege: The battle against climate change
Part 1: Local vs global stressors on coral reefs and kelp forests. Marine ecosystems are vital, providing habitats for diverse wildlife and numerous benefits to human societies, including food, raw materials, climate regulation, and nutrient cycling. The ability...
Cosmetics companies are concealing their environmental guilt. Here’s how
A $430 billion industry that fills a third of landfills in the US. Are the conglomerates that own our beauty brands doing anything to reduce their environmental impact? While we often hear about the dangers of fast fashion on the health of our climate, we rarely hear...
“The Wrekin’s rivers are reekin'”
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in The Wrekin after sewage dumped 544 times in 2023 The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Severn Trent ...
Climate scientist elected as Mexican president
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City becomes the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. Sheinbaum’s predecessor and mentor President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has claimed he is stepping aside from politics to retire to his...
The non-native species label is defunct
Non-native species are often labelled as “invasive” and “foreign”, leading to their justified mass culling. But when do we say enough is enough? In wildlife conservation, mass culling of non-native species is seen as essential to protect native ecosystems. Labelling...
Ottawa Plastic Treaty Talks: A Round-up
It looks more likely than ever that there will be a plastic treaty by the end of the year, though it is unlikely to be as comprehensive as environmentalists hoped. Representatives from 170 countries and 480 organisations met in Ottawa, Canada to develop a treaty to...
Is mindfulness the solution to climate change?
The climate crisis has been driven by humans treating the planet as a resource to be exploited. We need to remember where we came from and understand our connection to the earth. Is mindfulness the compass? The term ‘mindfulness’ refers to the process of focused...
Getting ready for the EU’s new deforestation law
What you need to know about the coming regulation. Deforestation. The word alone conjures images of the destruction of animal and human habitats and the loss of biodiversity. The impact of deforestation is sobering, but the EU has a plan to reduce its impact on the...
Nature is now officially an artist
With her own profile on major streaming platforms, the sounds of nature are now generating conservation funding Sounds Right is a new global music initiative that enables nature to generate conservation funding from her own sounds. The initiative aims to spark a...
Solutions Highlights
Plant science vs. climate change: Can carbon sequestration be improved in annual crop systems?
It's time for arable farming to join the Green Revolution. Annual cropping systems make up a large part of the farming industry, so the chance to use them to improve carbon sequestration should be taken to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among the...
Getting ready for the EU’s new deforestation law
What you need to know about the coming regulation. Deforestation. The word alone conjures images of the destruction of animal and human habitats and the loss of biodiversity. The impact of deforestation is sobering, but the EU has a plan to reduce its impact on the...
Strengthening green skills in the battle against climate change
The planet is getting warmer. Last year was the hottest on record, and responsibility for slowing and stopping the warming of the world lies with the entire international community. However, real progress will only be achieved if the world’s business community decides...
Pond Power: Algae’s role in ending fossil fuels
Can This Alga Finally Deliver on Biofuel's Promise? The goal of becoming independent of fossil fuel raw materials – defossilisation - is one of the biggest challenges scientists face today. We currently rely on fossil fuel feedstock to provide the raw materials for a...
Here’s what we need to do to fix the UK’s e-waste problem
Is this the new waste race to the bottom? We normally think of anything ‘fast’ connoting ‘good’. Efficient, clean, the best in industry. But when attributed to the shelf life of items containing raw materials and precious metals, ‘fast’ is leading us down an...
Traditional lawn vs wildlife meadow: an urban evaluation
Lawns feel unnatural and provide little feeling of being in nature – could urban meadows be the answer? Urban areas have been noted as a contributing factor to both the climate and biodiversity crises. Wildflower meadows can be grown to mitigate both of these...
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