Germany to give €1bn subsidy to boost electric car sales
Electric car buyers will receive €4,000 when they choose a purely electric vehicle and €3,000 for a plug-in hybrid Germany will subsidise electric car purchases to give a jolt to sluggish growth in the sector and help meet national climate goals with zero-emission mobility, the government said Wednesday. Car buyers will receive €4,000 ($4,500) when […]
Could carbon farming be the answer for a 'clapped-out' Australia?
Farmers signing up for the carbon emissions reduction fund have to meet strict guidelines but there is significant profit and energy savings to be made This week the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) will hold the third emissions reduction fund auction and farmers across Australia will move to the forefront of efforts to rescue a “clapped-out” […]
Jean-Michel Cousteau: SeaWorld should set captive orcas free into the wild
The oceanographic explorer and son of Jacques Cousteau has indirectly challenged embattled marine park’s claims that no orca has survived release Oceanographic explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau has called on SeaWorld to release its captive orcas. Cousteau’s intervention comes just one month after the embattled theme park company announced it would stop its program of orca breeding […]
Non-nuclear options for constant energy | Letters
Energy secretary Amber Rudd (Letters, 21 April) clearly has the gift of clairvoyance. She says that no liabilities would fall to the UK taxpayer or consumer should Hinkley Point C be cancelled. Who, pray, would foot the bill to complete the project should EDF withdraw after a few years of construction when cost and time […]
Phil the pheasant has a pleasant old time | Brief letters
Martial law in the occupied territories | Pheasant not so shy | Fat-shaming | Letters to the Guardian The Guardian’s reporting of the recent case of 12-year-old Dima al-Wawi’s conviction under Israeli martial law (Palestinian girl, 12, freed from Israeli jail, 26 April) failed to point out that such a law is, in fact, entirely […]
Obama to visit Flint after invitation from eight-year-old resident
The US president will go to the Michigan city currently battling a toxic water crisis, after Mari Copeny wrote saying a visit ‘would really lift people’s spirits’ Barack Obama will visit Flint, Michigan for the first time next week, to be briefed on efforts to tackle the toxic water crisis that has plagued the city. […]
Dentist wins 'green oscar' for using healthcare incentives to halt logging
Scheme offering Indonesian villages that stop illegal logging large discounts on medical care is saving lives as well as the rainforest As a dental surgeon, a successful career in conservation was not something Dr Hotlin Ompusunggu ever imagined. But her work in Indonesia, where she has helped save orangutans by providing people with healthcare discounts […]
Bison to become first national mammal, joining bald eagle as American symbol
The bison will join the bald eagle, the national emblem since 1782, as America’s symbolic animal, in an effort to prevent it from going extinct The bison, an animal once hunted to the brink of extinction in America, is set to become the first national mammal of the US, putting it on a par with […]
Apricot kernels could be 'hidden health hazard'
Europe’s food safety watchdog warns the latest ‘superfood’ contains a compound that is converted to cyanide in the body at harmful levels They have been billed as a new “superfood”, bursting with vitamins, with potential cancer-fighting properties, and a vital ingredient in detoxes. They even appear in wholesome jams made by Delia Smith. But apricot […]
Capturing circular economy value through reverse logistics
Deutsche Post DHL Group and Cranfield University have published a new report entitled, Waste not, want not: Capturing the value of the circular economy through reverse logistics, which looks at the potential to evolve a model where materials, components and products are more effectively recovered and re-processed. Developing effective reverse logistics networks is a significant barrier, both […]