Rejection of experts spreads from Brexit to climate change with 'Clexit' | Dana Nuccitelli
Clexit calls for withdrawal from climate treaties, rejects the conclusions of 97% of climate science experts and 95% of economics experts Brexit support and climate denial have many similarities. Many Brexit Leave campaign leaders also deny the dangers of human-caused climate change. Older generations were more likely to vote for the UK to leave the […]
Collecting cans to survive: a 'dark future' as California recycling centers vanish
Poor and homeless San Franciscans rely on income earned by trading cans for cash, but their subsistence is under threat as hundreds of centers close down Mr Wong was fourth in line to pay his bus fare when the driver spotted the black garbage bag he was carrying. “Off! Off!” the driver shouted. “Nobody wants […]
More than 60% of Maldives' coral reefs hit by bleaching
Scientific survey found all reefs had been affected by high sea surface temperatures, with up to 90% of coral colonies bleached in some areas More than 60% of coral in reefs in the Maldives has been hit by “bleaching” as the world is gripped by record temperatures in 2016, a scientific survey suggests. Bleaching happens […]
Palm oil giant IOI Group regains RSPO sustainability certification
Palm oil producer was stripped of its certification in March 2016 after failing to meet environmental standards, reports BusinessGreen Palm oil supplier IOI Group has had its certificate for sustainable palm oil reinstated by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), after it was judged to have fulfilled the body’s demands to improve its environmental […]
'Alarming' trend in Queensland tree clearing figures spurs call for tighter laws
Jackie Trad says action is needed to prevent harm to the Great Barrier Reef as study shows tens of thousands of hectares cleared in catchment areas Hundreds of thousands of hectares of land have been cleared in Queensland, a new study has found, after a surge led by cattle graziers under relaxed laws that the […]
Heathrow expansion: Planned price hikes will end budget flights not airport emissions | Leo Barasi
The only way the UK could have another runway without breaking climate change laws would be to increase prices When the government’s Airports Commission endorsed the expansion of Heathrow last year it was challenged to explain how the UK could expand its airports without breaking climate change laws that limit greenhouse gas emissions. It was […]
Third Heathrow runway would push up air fares, say campaigners
Analysis of Airports Commission’s backing for new runway claims carbon pricing would end low-cost flights by 2050 Passengers would be forced to pay substantially higher air fares if a new runway was built in the south-east and Britain kept to its carbon targets, according to an analysis of the Airports Commission’s backing for a third […]
Flash flooding kills at least 21 in Skopje
A state of emergency has been called in the Macedonian capital after ‘catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude’ Macedonia declared a state of emergency in its capital, Skopje, and neighbouring districts on Sunday, a day after at least 21 people were killed in flash floods caused by a storm. Related: Story of cities #31: Skopje plans for […]
Martin Rowson on Theresa May's education and energy policy – cartoon
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Pollutants react in sunshine to form more pollutants
There’s more to summer smog than traffic, heating and industry. Hydrocarbons are chemically reactive and can form thousands of other pollutants The contribution of diesel exhaust to summer smog has been a topic of hot debate over the last six years. Not all air pollution comes directly from sources such as traffic, heating and industry. […]