Great British Bee Count 2017 – in pictures
So far, 15,696 people have taken part in the 2017 Great British Bee Count, recording 288,341 bees, some of which are pictured here. You have eight days left to join this year’s count which will run until 30 June 2017 Download the free app to monitor and learn about our endangered bee population and get […]
David Hoyle obituary
My friend David Hoyle, who has died in a car accident aged 48, was a social scientist who devoted his life to protecting African forests and natural ecosystems for the biodiversity they harbour, for the local people who depend on them, and to secure their vital role in mitigating dangerous climate change. He worked for […]
Millions of mysterious 'sea pickles' swamp US west coast
Huge and unexplained bloom has fishers racing to save their nets, and scientists hurrying to study the rare animal A rare, tiny marine creature known as the “unicorn of the sea” has swarmed in its millions on the west coast of America, ruining fishermen’s nets and baffling scientists who are scrambling to find out more […]
Turnbull just needs to look back into his own past to address high power prices | Tristan Edis
A new coal power station is useless for solving current problems. Instead we should focus on cutting out energy waste Australia’s electricity and gas prices have reached historic heights that are squeezing household budgets while threatening the very survival of some Australian manufacturers. This is not a problem facing us some time in the future, […]
Australian health groups urge coal phase-out and strong emissions reduction
World-first climate and health framework from 30 health and medical groups calls for recognition of citizens’ ‘right to health’ To save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars, Australia should rapidly phase out coal power stations and establish strong emissions reduction targets, according to a coalition of 30 major health and medical groups. Related: Australia […]
Global banks reduce lending to dirtiest fossil fuel companies by billions in 2016
World’s largest banks lent $87bn to oil, coal and LNG companies in 2016 – a 22% drop from a collective $111bn worth of lending in 2015 The world’s biggest banks have reduced their lending to some of the most carbon-intensive sectors of the fossil fuel industry by billions of dollars, marking a potentially seismic shift […]
Al Gore: battle against climate change is like fight against slavery
Former US vice-president says green revolution is bigger than industrial revolution and happening at faster pace than digital revolution The fight against global warming is one of humanity’s great moral movements, alongside the abolition of slavery, the defeat of apartheid, votes for women and gay rights, according to the former US vice-president and climate campaigner, […]
Domestic appliances guzzle far more energy than advertised – EU survey
In echo of ‘defeat device’ scandals, one TV increased energy consumption by 47% when tested in real-world viewing TVs, dishwashers and fridge freezers have been found to guzzle up to twice as much energy as advertised on their energy labels, in a wide-ranging EU product survey. When tested under real-world conditions, the €400,000, 18-month investigation […]
One girl's mission: can Lakshmi find clean water in Bangalore? – video
Once known as the City of Lakes, urban sprawl has destroyed 85% of Bangalore’s fresh water and pollution has ruined much of the rest. Can Lakshmi and her mother find clean water today? This film is a collaboration with UBC’s International Reporting Program series Surviving the City. More stories in this series: Can former Farc […]
To lead on climate, leave the ivy tower | Ralien Bekkers, Hillary Aidun, Emily Wier, Geoffrey Supran
On behalf of students and alumni from all Ivy-Plus universities, we call on our institutions to join the “We Are Still In” coalition America’s top universities expend considerable efforts to lead in the rankings, but last week they fell short—missing a critical opportunity to show moral leadership on climate change. If top schools want to […]