Circulate on Fridays: Obama on self-driving cars, mushroom leather, profiling Patagonia and more
Remember all those “I’ll read this later” articles you bookmarked this week? We’ve got you covered. In Circulate on Fridays, we pick out the most essential circular economy coverage from the past five days. Enjoy! Self driving cars have been in the news again, and it seems Uber’s recent launch in Pittsburgh has accelerated the debate. […]
Dutch parliament votes to close down country's coal industry
Non-binding vote for 55% cut in CO2 emissions will require closure of remaining five plants and ensure country meets its Paris climate commitments The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants. The unexpected vote on Thursday night […]
Existing coal, oil and gas fields will blow carbon budget – study
Expansion of fossil fuel extraction amounts to ‘climate denial’, says thinktank Oil Change International, but observers argue some additional oil and gas could be safe. Climate Home reports The world’s working coal mines and oil and gas fields contain enough carbon to push the world beyond the threshold for catastrophic climate change, according to a […]
Ivory crackdown, Greenland ice loss and Asian hornets – green news roundup
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Norway's wolf cull pits sheep farmers against conservationists
Norway’s recent decision to destroy 70% of its tiny endangered population of wolves shocked conservationists worldwide and saw 35,000 sign a local petition. But in a region dominated by sheep farming support for the cull runs deep Conservation groups worldwide were astonished to hear of the recent, unprecedented decision to destroy 70% of the Norway’s […]
Terns flee warming temperatures in epic migration north to Alaska
Researchers on north-west coast of Alaska startled to discover Caspian terns an incredible 1,000 miles further north than species had been previously recorded Eyebrows would be raised if American crocodiles, found on the southern tip of Florida, decided to relocate to New York’s Fifth Avenue or Moroccan camels suddenly joined the tourist throng outside Buckingham […]
Ratifiying the Paris agreement will be a major step but must be the first of many
Making the accord legally binding is not enough to guarantee the world keeps warming within agreed limits. That will take much more – not least ending our reliance on fossil fuels In a rare show of international unity, more than 30 countries this week declared their plans to translate into national laws the Paris agreement […]
In the service of the queen, hornets hunt day and night
Marshwood Vale, Dorset Workers grab their prey in flight, and dismember it, discarding all but the meaty thorax before returning to the nest On the way upstairs, I hear a deep, droning buzz, loud as a distant engine. Then the sound of crashing as something collides weightily with the lampshade. Sudden silence. Where has it […]
Australians waste $10bn of food a year and Gen Y is largely to blame, says report
Survey finds households wasting up to $1,100 of food each year with problem worst in capital cities Australians waste $10bn of food annually with “excitable” Generation Y consumers the worst offenders, according to a new report. The RaboDirect Financial Health Barometer 2016 Food and Farming Report found that households wasted up to $1,100 worth of […]
BP's planned response to any Great Australian Bight oil spill too slow, says expert
Andrew Hopkins says BP’s plans to drill in Bight fall short of best practice and would not be allowed in other regions BP is proposing to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight using plans that fall a long way short of industry best practice and would not be allowed in some other regions, […]