Paris climate goal will be 'difficult if not impossible to hit'
Top scientists meeting in Oxford this week say they see few scenarios that would meet the Paris target to limit temperature rise to 1.5C The global target to prevent climate catastrophe, crafted at a landmark summit last year in Paris, will be very difficult if not impossible to hit, said some of world’s top scientists […]
Apps and maps: 6 ways companies can cut their water footprints
Our expert panel highlights six ways to ensure companies put water at the heart of their operations How can companies cut their water footprint? Read what the experts said Food, clothing, electrical goods, energy – everything we consume has a hidden water footprint. So how can businesses cut water consumption and reduce the footprints of […]
Conservationists and MPs call for a total UK ban on ivory sales
Group including William Hague, Jane Goodall and Stephen Hawking write to prime minister Theresa May saying recent crackdown on sales of ivory less than 70 years old does not go far enough The government must implement a total ban on ivory sales in the UK, according to scores of politicians, conservationists, scientists and entertainment stars […]
Archeologists denounce Dakota Access pipeline for destroying artifacts
Coalition of 1,200 archeologists, museum directors and historians say $3.8bn Dakota Access pipeline disturbs Native American artifacts in North Dakota Archeologists and museum directors have denounced the “destruction” of Native American artifacts during the construction of a contentious oil pipeline in North Dakota, as the affected tribe condemned the project in an address to the […]
Can collaborative consumption also benefit product manufacturers?
The growth of collaborative consumption (also known as the sharing economy) as a trend, is often associated with start-ups and individual entrepreneurs, and the benefits are considered from an individual user (formerly consumer) perspective. However, a new report produced by researchers in the United States and China has found that there are significant profit-making benefits […]
Galilee basin coal must be left in ground as a ‘priority’ – new report
Oil Change International argues there is a compelling case for six proposed Queensland projects to be axed in ‘managed decline’ of fossil fuel Miners seeking the green light to dig up Queensland’s Galilee basin should be stopped as a priority, according to a new report showing existing fossil fuels projects worldwide are enough to push […]
Pesticide manufacturers' own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees
Bayer and Syngenta criticised for secrecy after unpublished research obtained under freedom of information law linked high doses of their products to damage to the health of bee colonies Unpublished field trials by pesticide manufacturers show their products cause serious harm to honeybees at high levels, leading to calls from senior scientists for the companies […]
Global coral bleaching event might become new normal, expert warns
Exclusive: Bleaching may be standard by 2020s says leading reef researcher as new images show the damage to areas around Japanese islands of Okinawa Coral bleaching in Okinawa gallery The worst global bleaching event on record could simply be the new normal, according to one of the foremost experts on coral reefs and their response […]
Waste crime is 'the new narcotics', says Environment Agency chief
Sir James Bevan, head of the UK agency, says waste crime offers huge profits while costing England £1bn a year Waste crime is the “new narcotics” according to the head of the Environment Agency (EA), offering huge profits as the authorities race to catch up with the damage caused to society. Illegal waste activity costs […]
Greenland's huge annual ice loss is even worse than thought
Ice cap is disappearing far more rapidly than previously estimated, and is part of a long-term trend, new research shows The huge annual losses of ice from the Greenland cap are even worse than thought, according to new research which also shows that the melt is not a short-term blip but a long-term trend. The […]