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Climate : World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon

7 June, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 9:53 am

It's becoming more likely that a key global temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years. A major study says by 2025 there's a 40% chance of at least one year…

Climate change: 2021 will be cooler but still in top six warmest

21 December, 2020 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Pollution Science Water 2:28 pm

La Niña has already brought heavy rains to some regions and will likely see slightly cooler conditions in 2021 UK Met Office scientists are forecasting that 2021 will be a little cooler around the world,…

Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says ‘tour differently’ to help climate

9 December, 2020 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Pollution 12:36 pm

Foals keyboardist Edwin Congrave has said he has questioned being in the band over the carbon footprint of their global tours. The musician says he has struggled with the idea of touring far-flung places like…

Climate change: Low-carbon revolution ‘cheaper than thought’

9 December, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Uncategorized 12:22 pm

A landmark report says the UK can make major cuts to carbon emissions more cheaply than previously thought. The Climate Change Committee says that, for less than 1% of national wealth, the UK can reduce…

Biodiversity Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics

2 October, 2020 F M 0 Comments Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 8:01 pm

Biodiversity: Why the nature crisis matters, in five graphics. Human activities are destroying the natural world, leading to the extinction of animal and plant species at an alarming rate. Now, world leaders are promising action…

Extinction crisis: World leaders say it is time to act

2 October, 2020 F M 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 7:50 pm

World leaders say it is time to act. As nearly 150 global leaders lined up - virtually - to address Wednesday's UN biodiversity summit, the stakes could not have been higher. According to the UN, 75%…

Sir David Attenborough on Joe Biden, Christmas wrapping… and flamingos

9 September, 2020 F M 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Plastic Pollution Science Water 2:16 pm

Like many of us, Sir David Attenborough has had to adapt to new ways of working since the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring. For his latest series, the 93-year-old - who has been shielding…

Conservation: Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide

30 July, 2020 F M 0 Comments Animals Climate Change Energy Food Oceans Science 5:58 am

Image captionGrey reef sharks captured on camera in French Polynesia Sharks are rarely seen at almost one in five of the world's coral reefs, a major study has found. The crash in shark numbers, caused…

Food ‘made from air’ could compete with soya

8 January, 2020 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Science 3:23 pm

Image caption Pasi Vainikka at the Solar Foods plant near Helsinki Finnish scientists producing a protein "from thin air" say it will compete with soya on price within the decade. The protein is produced from…

US rules out any talk of a climate crisis in trade negotiations

23 December, 2019 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Pollution 1:27 pm

An opencast coal mine in Wyoming: the US fossil fuel industry is hoping for lucrative access to the UK energy market. Photograph: Rex The US has banned mention of the climate crisis in trade talks…

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