Open-sourced food production – the future of urban diets?
Scientists are developing open-source technologies that reward locally grown foods, cutting down on shipping and improving nutrition As much as 40% of the urban diet could eventually be produced in specialized domestic grow-boxes, an agricultural scientist has explained, cutting down on unnecessary shipping and also providing fresher, more nutritional food. Caleb Harper, director of the […]
Renewable energy investment predicted to surge
Countries are realising the cost of their dependence on oil and coal, says International Energy Agency Between the tropics and probably as far as the 33rd parallel, the sun could soon be a major source of energy for households and businesses alike. Countries such as Mexico and Indonesia, long dependent on cheap home-produced oil and […]
Campaigners call for land reform as Scottish farmer faces eviction
Andrew Stoddart and his family must leave farm they have tended for 22 years by end of the month, with minimal compensation Land reform campaigners have gathered outside the Scottish parliament to protest against the threatened eviction of a tenant farmer, in a case that has galvanised activists and focused public attention on a legislative […]
Ten UK universities divest from fossil fuels
Institutions with endowments worth £115m are withdrawing their investments from fossil fuels ahead of crunch UN climate talks in Paris Ten UK universities with endowments worth £115m are in the process of moving their money out of fossil fuels ahead of crunch UN climate change talks in Paris later this month. The University of Surrey, […]
Saudi Arabia submits climate pledge to UN deal
Petropower offers conditional emissions cuts of up to 130Mt CO2e by 2030, becoming last G20 member to submit plan before Paris summit, reports Climate Home Saudi Arabia made its contribution to a climate rescue pact on Tuesday, calling it a “significant deviation” for the emissions of the oil-reliant economy. The world’s largest crude oil producer […]
Can social enterprise help fix the Greek crisis?
Despite youth unemployment at 53%, Greece’s young entrepreneurs face state obstacles and hostility Myrto Papadogeorgou and her business partner Nikos Konstantinou chose not to join the exodus of 200,000 people from Greece over the past five years. Instead they’ve stayed, hoping to help drag their country out of crisis. For them, and many other young […]
UK doesn't have right policies to meet renewable energy target, admits Amber Rudd
Energy secretary says heat and transport must make a contribution to meeting the EU target of sourcing 15% of renewable energy by 2020 Amber Rudd has admitted the UK does not have the right policies in place to meet its EU target of sourcing 15% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and challenged transport […]
How to green your home: make your own cleaning spray for every task
With a little soap, some baking soda and a bit of vinegar, you’re on your way to a sparkling interior – without the harmful chemicals and packed cleaning closet In our obsessive consumer culture, one of the most radical choices you can make is choosing to create, rather than consume. This sounds like a lofty […]
Nigeria must own up to the blood shed for oil
Twenty years since the ‘judicial killing’ of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni nine activists, the government refuses to recognise the price paid by Niger Delta residents The Nigerian government is struggling to confront its past abuses, and nowhere is this clearer than in the case of the Ogoni nine, the environmental activists from the Niger […]
Direct Action destined to fail even with low Paris pledge, Climate Institute says
Coalition’s emissions reduction scheme will not come close to meeting 2030 target and new climate policies are needed, chief executive John Connor says The Turnbull government’s “Direct Action” policy cannot meet even the “inadequate” emission reductions it will pledge at the UN climate meeting in Paris and in fact will allow Australia’s greenhouse pollution to […]