Shark conservationists fear backlash after viral cage-smashing video
Experts emphasize that the incident, in which a great white broke through a cage holding a diver, was a ‘one in a million occurrence’ Shark enthusiasts are concerned about the impact of a viral video that showed a great white shark breaking into a cage occupied by a diver in Mexico. The diver survived, but […]
Kigali deal on HFCs is big step in fighting climate change
The deal done in Rwanda on Saturday will cut greenhouse gases. We assess its global significance They went to Kigali to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and take 0.5C out of future global warming, and the 170 countries that successfully negotiated an amendment to the Montreal protocol treaty agreed to get rid of 90% of them. Not […]
Greenhouse gases deal will make little difference to west
HFCs deal is vital for reducing emissions but poorer countries rely on old coolant technologies and will now have to upgrade They went to Kigali to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and take 0.5C out of future global warming, and the 170 countries who successfully negotiated an amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed to get rid of […]
Why your 'personality' is getting in the way of a promotion
Women are penalized with criticisms about their personalities while their male colleagues are skipping rungs on the corporate ladder, according to new research One of my “favorite” – ie just plain awful– recent stories to expose the staggering tone deafness around gender parity came courtesy of John Greenhouse, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was […]
Global climate deal to limit use of greenhouse gases reached – video
Delegates celebrate a global deal to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbon gases, in a major effort to combat climate change. The agreement was reached at a climate conference in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Saturday morning. US secretary of state John Kerry hails it a ‘monumental step forward’ Climate change: global deal reached to limit […]
Climate change: global deal reached to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons
Global deal on HFC greenhouse gases set to bring about ‘largest temperature reduction ever achieved by single agreement’ A global deal to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the battle to combat climate change is a “monumental step forward”, John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has said. The agreement, announced on Saturday morning […]
British households fail to recycle a 'staggering' 16m plastic bottles a day
Almost half of all plastic bottles used in the home end up in landfill sites, research shows, with huge impacts on marine life British households are failing to recycle as many as 16m plastic bottles every day – a “staggering” number and nearly half the total of more than 35m which are used and discarded […]
Humpback whale calf freed after getting trapped at Australian beach – video
A juvenile whale calf has been cut free after becoming entangled in a shark net at Coolangatta Beach in Queensland, Australia. Conditions were calm, and so was the calf’s mother, which helped to speed up the rescue. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Energy storage vital to keep UK lights on, say MPs
Committee urges investment in batteries and smart demand technologies to ensure energy supply as old coal and nuclear power stations close Large-scale batteries to store energy and devices that switch themselves off are likely to be key technologies for keeping the UK’s lights on while shutting down old coal and nuclear plants, an influential committee […]
No shortage of birds as the chilly months approach
Rogerstown, County Dublin Brent geese are here, and black-tailed godwit have begun arriving from their breeding grounds in Iceland On a bright morning we are sitting with volunteer warden Aileen in a bird hide a little north of Dublin. We have come to watch the first of the avian migrants for whom the south bank […]