UK's £6bn climate finance pledge is welcome – but not its fair share
Analysis suggests France and Germany will be giving about twice as much in 2020 – and other aid budgets may lose out so the UK can pay its climate debt The UK’s £5.8bn ($8.8bn) pledge to help poor nations cope with climate change falls short of the country’s fair share of the burden and the […]
Margaret Lawson
My grandmother, Margaret Lawson, who has died aged 96, was in many ways a woman ahead of her time. She was a passionate environmentalist who worked as a civil servant as well as raising seven children, and at the age of 67 went to university. Margaret was born in Brixton, south London, to Joseph Shaw, […]
Cecil the lion court case adjourned in Zimbabwe – video
The trial in Hwange, Zimbabwe, of the Zimbabwean hunter who lead the trip to shoot Cecil the Lion is adjourned on Monday to allow the defence to prepare its case. Theo Bronkhorst lead the expedition that allowed an American dentist to shoot Cecil in July 2015 and he is charged with leading an unlawful hunt […]
Green activists worry about government plans to raise cost of legal challenges
Ministry of Justice denies proposals for higher cost caps are timed to coincide with HS2 and Heathrow expansion Green organisations could face steep rises in the cost of legal challenges to Heathrow’s expansion, or air quality policies, under reforms the government is contemplating. Proposals to expose claimants in environmental cases to higher financial liabilities if […]
German government 'unaware of VW emissions manipulation' – video
A German transport ministry spokesman gives a statement on Monday saying the government had no prior knowledge of VW’s emission manipulation. The spokesman, Martin Susteck, says the car manufacturer had been given until 7 October to present a timetable for a mechanical solution to the emissions scandal Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Why are Britain's green movements an all-white affair?
British climate campaigns need a dose of diversity – the absence of people of colour on panels is impossible to ignore If you were to trust what you see in the UK media you would think that climate change is a white issue that speaks to and is populated by one demographic alone. The reality […]
Desso’s New Carpet Tile Collection Achieves Top Cradle to Cradle® Standard
Dutch carpet company Desso has announced that it is now the first carpet tile manufacturer to release a new range with Cradle to Cradle® Gold Level Certification. Credit: Desso The new carpet tile collection contains Econyl®, a nylon which is 100% regenerated by using post-consumer yarn waste and other waste materials. and also utilises a […]
New Spray Technique Could Improve Engine Remanufacturing
Rolls-Royce subsidiary, MTU, has started to use a new process to improve and speed up repairs on engines and large components. It’s known as low-pressure cold spraying and apparently it is a quick and cheap way of creating longer-lasting repairs for minor faults that would normally be difficult and expensive to resolve. Licensed under CC […]
Food in season: spring – a time of transition
This transitional season when the sun comes out, then disappears as fast as it arrived, can make growing food tricky, as spring can be as lean as winter I always imagined spring to be a productive time where everything was in abundance, when flowers of many colours lined country roads, where a warm breeze gives […]
Climate sceptic Maurice Newman not reappointed as government adviser
Newman, whose term as chairman of PM’s business advisory council has expired, repeatedly questioned climate science in columns for the Australian Outspoken climate sceptic Maurice Newman’s term as chairman of the prime minister’s business advisory council expired last week and he has not been reappointed, a spokesman for prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed. Former […]