UN calls for post-Brexit UK to link with EU on environment policy
Global or regional agreements are vital for cross-border problems such as pollution and wildlife crime, says new environment chief, Erik Solheim The UN’s new environment chief has called for a post-Brexit Britain to link up with the EU on environment policy, adopting key bloc climate laws and maintaining its nature directives. In his first interview […]
The little guy v The Man: when ordinary people take on Trump, Fox and the government
From fighting the American billionaire’s Scottish golf course plans to saving Happy Birthday from entertainment giant Warner and facing down a fracking firm – the stories of David and Goliath legal battles David Milne, 51, lived in peace on the Menie estate north of Aberdeen when Donald Trump rolled up with plans to bulldoze the […]
Leadsom vows to continue with UK's climate commitments
Tory leadership candidate and EU Leave campaigner says she remains committed to current pledges to cut emissions and decarbonise energy supply Andrea Leadsom, the Tory leadership candidate and campaigner to leave the EU, vowed on Tuesday to continue with the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and decarbonise the energy supply. She said that reducing […]
Is it an e-bike, is it an e-car? No, it’s a bio-hybrid
Damian Carrington tests a concept vehicle touted as a ‘solution for future urban transport’ in a rapidly urbanising world I’m sitting in a cross between an electric-assisted bicycle and an electric car that looks like a cool golf buggy. The model I am in is also the only one in the world and cost a […]
Climate change: the missing issue of the 2016 campaign
Guardian US survey reveals anger of voters as election year debate fails to deal with concerns over the gathering global disaster The race for the White House is failing to grapple with the key issues of the day, especially the urgent need to combat climate change before atmospheric changes become irreversible, a slice of the […]
New research: climate may be more sensitive and situation more dire | Dana Nuccitelli
When comparing apples to apples, a new study finds energy budget climate sensitivity estimates consistent with climate models Scientists use a variety of approaches to estimate the Earth’s climate sensitivity – how much the planet will warm as a result of humans increasing greenhouse effect. For decades, the different methods were all in good general […]
Mark Rylance backs campaign to stop dredging off Kent coast
Wolf Hall actor lends his support to Save our Sands, which wants to stop the dredging of Goodwin Sands for the development of Dover port The actor Mark Rylance has lent his support to a campaign to stop the dredging of a stretch of sandbanks off the Kent coast. Dover Harbour Board has applied for […]
Sadiq Khan unveils plans for extra charge on London's most polluting cars
Mayor to target older, dirtier vehicles with £10 charge from 2017 as part of proposals to tackle the capital’s ‘toxic’ air Older, dirtier cars will have to pay a £10 pollution charge to drive in central London, according to plans set out by Sadiq Khan on Tuesday. The charge, on top of the existing £11.50 […]
Flooding in China leaves more than 100 people dead or missing
Heavy rains have left vast areas near the Yangtze river underwater with a typhoon due to hit by the end of the week Flooding in the Yangtze river basin in China has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. About 16 […]
Plastic waste dumped in UK seas 'carried to Arctic within two years'
Analysis shows most UK plastic ends up in the Arctic, where it does ‘extreme harm’ to the fragile polar environment Plastic dumped into the seas around the UK is carried to the Arctic within two years, scientists have revealed, where it does “extreme harm” to the fragile polar environment. Marine plastic pollution is a huge […]