A car made from tequila? Ford Motor Co says it's good for the planet
Ford plans to introduce a new type of bioplastic for some of its car parts using waste materials generated by Jose Cuervo, the tequila manufacturer When you put tequila and cars side-by-side, the story doesn’t usually end well. But Ford is trying to change the narrative. The car manufacturer has plans to introduce a new […]
Teenage farmer attacks National Trust over Lake District land purchase
George Purcell, 15, joins local outcry after charity buys historic farm’s land and sheep, but not its farmhouse or outbuildings A teenage farmer has accused the National Trust of endangering farming for future generations by acquiring a piece of land in the Lake District, which has sparked an outcry in the area over fears it […]
Labour urges Theresa May to speed up Paris climate deal ratification
Barry Gardiner has warned the prime minister that any delay risks the UK being sidelined in influencing future action on climate change Labour has warned Theresa May that the UK must hurry up and ratify the Paris climate deal before the year is out or risk being sidelined in influencing future action on global warming. […]
EDF representatives file legal challenge in France over Hinkley Point
Five union members in France are seeking to annul decision on £18bn project to build nuclear reactors Tensions over Britain’s proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point have flared again in France as five worker representatives on the board of the French power company EDF filed a challenge to overturn the company’s controversial decision […]
Poaching drives huge 30% decline in Africa's savanna elephants
Ambitious Great Elephant Census finds nearly one-third of continent’s largest elephants were wiped out between 2007-14, largely due to poaching for ivory Poaching has driven a huge decline in Africa’s savanna elephants with almost a third (30%) wiped out between 2007 and 2014, the first ever continent-wide survey of the species has found. Around 144,000 […]
World Water Week – in pictures
More than 30% of the water sources on our planet are being over-exploited, in many cases to near exhaustion. World Water Week brings together experts and innovators from around the world to develop solutions for a sustainable water future • This year World Water Week takes place in Stockholm, 28 Aug to 2 Sept, and […]
Cleaning the world's water: 'We are now more polluted than we have ever been'
Joan Rose, a microbiologist who has won the world’s most prestigious water prize, is both depressed and optimistic at progress to make water fit to drink World Water Week – in pictures In May 2000, around half of Walkerton’s 5,000 residents fell severely ill and seven people died when cow manure washed into a well. […]
British weather paves way for spectacular autumn colour, experts say
Wet spring and sunny conditions pave the way for a spectacular display of colour, according to the Forestry Commission Autumn could come as early as mid-September as a wet spring and sunny conditions pave the way for a spectacular display of colour, the Forestry Commission has said. England’s wet spring saw rainfall 30% above average […]
Astronaut coffee and DIY heart surgery – Designs of the Year unveiled
Ikea’s flat-pack refugee shelter, an online sexual health test and Taipei’s scooter share among ideas to go on show at London’s new Design Museum David Bowie’s final album cover, a build-your-own robotic surgeon and a coffee cup that allows astronauts to drink in space are among the Designs of the Year, a 70-strong lineup of […]
Australia needs two emissions trading schemes, Climate Change Authority says
Special review recommending steps needed to strengthen climate policies receives a mixed response The Climate Change Authority has advised the Australian government to institute two emissions trading schemes and strengthen regulations in order to meet Australia’s 2030 emission reduction targets and to allow it to lift those targets in line with international climate change obligations. […]