UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives'
Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally binding EU curbs on agricultural emissions, warning they could cause 3,000 more deaths a year The UK government’s opposition to binding cuts in pollution from farms could lead to 3,000 more deaths in the UK, according to research cited by the environmental NGO ClientEarth. An advisory paper […]
World leaders to attend Paris climate summit
At least 80 world leaders, including Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron and Narendra Modi, will join talks aiming to forge a new global climate deal At least 80 world leaders, including Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron and Narendra Modi, will attend a summit tasked with agreeing a global climate pact in Paris in […]
Vertical Farms Designed For Unused City Wall Space
A Wyoming-based vertical urban farming company, Bright Agrotech, has identified wall space as a potential space for urban farming in the city. Their lightweight hydroponic systems can be attached to any wall, potentially space along sidewalks or behind buildings. Licensed under CC – credit Flickr user: mendhak The concept of “living walls” has been around […]
SunPower Launches Helix™: A Fully Integrated Solar Option For Business
This week, SunPower launched Helix™, a platform that provides a solar energy solution that integrates power production with energy management in a way that can be delivered to commercial customers, reportedly a first for the industry. Helix at a glance (PRNewsFoto/SunPower Corp.) The Helix platform is a pre-engineered, modular solution, which is quick to install […]
Australia could store nuclear waste for other countries, Malcolm Turnbull says
PM tells Adelaide radio that he was sceptical Australia would ever build nuclear power stations, but a larger role in nuclear fuel industry was worth exploring Australia should “look closely” at expanding its role in the global nuclear energy industry, including leasing fuel rods to other countries and then storing the waste afterwards, Malcolm Turnbull […]
Too hot to work: climate change 'puts south-east Asia economies at risk'
Report says rising heat stress could threaten labour capacity across region, with Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia worst hit Rising temperatures and humidity due to climate change are likely to increase the number of days with unsafe “heat stress”, putting south-east Asia at great risk of significant drops in productivity, a research firm said on Wednesday. […]
Shell halts Carmon Creek oil sands project in Alberta, Canada
Tar sands site had been slated to produce 80,000 barrels a day but lower global prices, cost-cutting and lack of infrastructure contribute to shelving Royal Dutch Shell will halt construction of its Carmon Creek thermal oil sands venture in Canada due to “uncertainties” facing the project, including a lack of infrastructure. The decision to stop […]
Timely alternatives to changing the clocks | Letters
I share some of Patrick Barkham’s views about the annual moving of clocks, forward and back (Notebook, 27 October), but he is wrong to suggest that there is anything irrational in the asymmetry of the times when the clocks are moved. The Earth moves round the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle, thus […]
Farmers should have right to veto coal seam gas on their land, says Warren Truss
Nationals leader’s comments come after the the suicide of Queensland anti-CSG farmer George Bender and follow Fiona Nash’s call for a change to state laws Nationals leader Warren Truss believes farmers should have the right to veto coal seam gas exploration and extraction on their properties, following a call by assistant health minister Fiona Nash […]
UK toxic car pollution tests delayed by lack of equipment
MPs told it will be several months before levels of nitrogen oxide will become known as there is only one machine available to test real-world emissions The government has little idea of how much deadly nitrogen oxide (NOx) is being emitted by individual passenger cars because it has only one £100,000 machine able to test […]