Theresa May must step up efforts to green the UK's energy supply, says UN
Generating more electricity from renewable sources will benefit the poor and boost jobs and the economy at a time of uncertainty, says UN’s top energy official Theresa May’s government must increase its commitment to greening the country’s energy supply, despite the “distraction and disruption” caused by the referendum, the top energy official of the United […]
Humpback whales feast on fish in San Francisco Bay – video
A kayaker spotted humpback whales feeding in San Francisco’s waters on Sunday. Lyrinda Snyderman was out in the bay with three other kayakers when they saw the whales. The humpbacks breached the surface over the course of half an hour to dine on fish. They are likely migrating north Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
As climate change worsens wildfires, smokejumpers fight blazes from the sky
Drier winters, warmer springs and hotter summers make wildfires even wilder. These elite firefighters extinguish small fires before they grow into monsters The alarm sounded and in a blink the base thrummed with activity. Smokejumpers grabbed helmets, donned kevlar suits, tested radios and strapped on parachutes. A speaker blasted Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries. “Final […]
Coal India accused of bulldozing human rights amid production boom
People evicted without compensation as India expands mining operations, says Amnesty International report The bulldozer came to Barkuta village at 10am one February morning. Nirupabai was working in the fields when her neighbours called, telling her to rush home. By the time she reached her house it had been reduced to rubble. “I cried, I […]
TTIP proposal casts doubt on G20 climate pledge, leaked EU draft shows
Draft proposal reveals new loopholes on a pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies within a decade Trade negotiators in Brussels are proposing new loopholes on a G20 pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies within a decade, in the latest leaked TTIP proposals seen by the Guardian. The EU’s draft text for a trade […]
Global warming implicated in dinosaur extinction | Howard Lee
New technique for measuring ancient temperatures finds two pulses of climate warming at the end of the Cretaceous In a paper published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from the University of Michigan and the University of Florida show that there were big jumps in climate warming when the dinosaurs went extinct at […]
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of its world tour
Solar-powered plane will next make a final flight to Abu Dhabi where its round-the-world journey will end The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After the two-day flight from Spain, just one final leg lies […]
India to meet climate goals earlier than promised, says outgoing climate chief
Prakash Javadekar says India is now a world leader in tackling climate change and other countries need to follow its example, reports Climate Home India could meet its carbon reduction goals earlier than expected, the country’s outgoing climate minister told a meeting in Delhi on Tuesday. By 2030, the world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas emitter […]
WWF buys shark fishing licence on Great Barrier Reef to scrap it
Conservation group seeks help to pay for the $100,000 licence which lets owner drag 1.2km nets along length of the reef A conservation group has taken the unusual step of buying a commercial shark fishing licence on the Great Barrier Reef, and will retire it, saving the sharks that it would otherwise be used to […]
Badger cull expansion 'flies in face of scientific evidence'
Experts call on new prime minister Theresa May to halt ‘failed’ policy, calling it ‘risky, costly, and inhumane’ The imminent expansion of England’s controversial badger cull “flies in the face of scientific evidence”, according to the nation’s foremost experts, who have called on new prime minister, Theresa May, to halt the “failed” policy. The scientists […]