Almost a third of young people have made no changes to lifestyle to tackle climate change
Almost a third of people aged between 16 and 29 had made no changes to their lifestyle to tackle climate change, a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics showed. The survey asked different age ranges if they had made any changes to their...
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...
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...
Why are the far-right climate-sceptical?
Far-right parties are opposing measures to tackle climate change, how can this be countered? Climate change, and what to do about it, seems to be getting dragged into the culture wars embroiling Western societies. Subsequently, measures to tackle the issue have become...
Blue Marine fights for sustainable fishing practices in UK
Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health, has launched legal proceedings over the government’s decision to set fishing opportunities for more than half UK stocks, at levels exceeding scientific advice. The charity says this is...
EV investment surpasses renewables globally
China spent much more than any other nation on the energy transition last year, but spent less overall than it did in 2022. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent U.S.-based news organisation that covers climate, energy and...
Shell faces backlash over ‘reckless’ divestment in Niger Delta
Report highlights environmental and financial risks, calls for responsible transition. In a newly released report by the Dutch NGO the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), Shell's divestment from onshore oil operations in the Niger Delta has been...
How farmers’ protests in the EU are affecting European climate policies
Farmers are protesting against the EU’s climate policies, but this doesn’t mean they should be scrapped. Farmers across the EU have taken to the streets to raise awareness of the issues they face at the moment. They complain that the rising costs of energy and...
Britain to ban disposable vapes
The public health argument has been used to justify the measure, but the environmental argument is even more compelling; single-use vapes are an environmental catastrophe. Discarded disposable vapes have become a feature of almost every street in the country....
COP28: loss & damage fund announced after 30 years of campaigning
How it will work is yet to be decided, so what happens now? On the first day of the COP28 Summit, a deal to “operationalise” the long-talked about Loss and Damage fund was reached. The UN General Secretary called the deal “historic,” but its critics say it is only the...
COP28: Fossil fuels mentioned but no commitment to phase out
Small island states that arrived after the document was approved, don’t accept the outcome as a consensus decision. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent U.S.-based news organisation that covers climate, energy and the...
Six numbers to set the scene for COP28
This year’s U.N. climate summit could be an especially important one as carbon emissions continue to reach historic highs, bringing the planet closer to critical tipping points. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent...
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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