Al Gore's plan for huge global climate concerts downgraded to Paris webcast
Second round of Live Earth music concerts promised by former US vice-president and Pharrell Williams were due to be broadcasted to billions around the world Pharrell Williams and Al Gore’s promise of a second round of Live Earth concerts on seven continents that would be broadcast to an audience of billions has been downgraded to […]
Are hydrogen cars the answer to our pollution woes? – video
The Hyundai ix35 is the Korean company’s first attempt to bring hydrogen-fuelled cars to the mass market, promising zero-emissions and more convenience at the pump. But with electric vehicles being backed by most of the big car-makers now, is hydrogen off to a late start in the race for green driving? Adam Vaughan takes it […]
The future is here: mass-market hydrogen cars take to Britain's roads
Billed for the last decade as a clean alternative to petrol or electric vehicles, hydrogen cars are no longer a car show concept but a driving reality. The challenge for manufacturers now is widescale adoption The first mass production hydrogen cars, billed for more than a decade as a clean alternative to petrol and diesel […]
Q&A: what are the new revelations about VW?
Hard on the heels of the diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen has come forward with new data discrepancies relating to CO2 levels That is the implication of the oblique statement released by the German carmaker on Tuesay. VW said it found “irregularities” and “unexplained inconsistencies” in the levels of carbon dioxide emitted by its cars. It […]
VW scandal might spur new low-emission car solutions, says Germany
Deputy environment minister says country’s green image has not been harmed by scandal that could force car manufacturers to come up with improved clean-energy designs Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal could force German carmakers to come up with new and better ways to build more climate-friendly vehicles, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Deputy environment […]
Why supermarkets’ love of use-by dates leads to food waste | Joanna Blythman
Use-by and best-before dates have been endowed with an authority they do not deserve, and allow food manufacturers and supermarkets to play around with the concepts of freshness and safety Rekindled by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s War on Waste programme, contributions to the seemingly intractable food-waste debate are piling up like an overstuffed compost bin. Environment secretary […]
China underreporting coal consumption by up to 17%, data suggests
Revelation may mean China has emitted close to a billion additional tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, has been dramatically underreporting the amount of coal it consumes each year, it has been claimed ahead of key climate talks in Paris. Official Chinese data, reported by the […]
Satellites, Data and the Farm of the Future
There are more than 200 operational (non-military) satellites currently in position above the Earth. Innovation is driving the cost down of putting satellites into space and increasing amounts of data is becoming available. A recent article argues that farmers are set to be key beneficiaries from the technology’s boom. Satellite technology and the data gathered […]
Why eco-austerity won’t save us from climate change
Progressives need to rediscover their Promethean ambitions and counter green ideologies that hold us back and won’t save the planet Despite the anti-capitalist rhetoric of green-left writers like Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben, and the anti-corporate street protests of environmental NGOs, could it be that their small-is-beautiful, degrowth, localist, organic, anti-GMO and anti-nuclear approach to […]
It sucks to swim like a jellyfish, study of animal's movement suggests
Discovery by Stanford University researchers could challenge assumption that ability to ‘push’ water is a widely desired evolutionary trait For the longest time, science has assumed that in order to run, swim, or fly, animals and humans must exert pressure on the ground, water or air around them to project themselves forward. But a study […]