Biodiversity loss ‘eroding very foundations’ of our lives
Biodiversity loss is having severe consequences on not just ecosystems, but economies and quality of life worldwide, warns a recent
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Pollution
Government overrules planning authority over Drax gas plant
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has approved plans for Drax Power to install four new gas turbines in North Yorkshire, overturning
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Scientists test biofertilizer that could end agricultural ‘dead-zones’
Every year an agricultural ‘dead-zone’ the size of Massachusetts sprawls across the Gulf of Mexico caused by excess nutrient pollution
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Controlling methane emissions can have a ‘significant’ impact on climate change
Controlling methane emissions is an effective way to slow global warming, two studies have concluded. Along with CO2, methane is
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Polish power plant burns one tonne of coal every second
Legal action has been taken against Europe’s largest power plant, Belchatow in central Poland, announced environmental lawyers Client Earth yesterday
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World’s oceans facing catastrophe
The world’s oceans are facing ‘unprecedented’ challenges due to climate change, according to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Government announces £500m+ investment in green technologies
The government has announced that it will invest over half a billion pounds into green technologies to support its climate
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Water quality should be ‘urgent concern’ for countries, World Bank says
Poor water quality worldwide is threatening human, environmental and economic wellbeing, a new World Bank report has found. The study,
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What can local authorities do to tackle climate change?
Local authorities have important roles to play in tackling climate change and their communities will take a keen interest in
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Birds threatened with extinction due to rapid effects of climate change
Climate change is advancing at such a rapid rate that several common species of bird, including the magpie, are not
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Gove gives update on ‘world-leading’ Environment Bill
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that policies to tackle plastic waste, improve recycling and deliver more sustainable water supplies
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Gove backs ‘all-in’ drinks deposit return scheme
Environment secretary Michael Gove outlined his personal support for an ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) today (July 16), which would
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Could genetically modified food save the planet?
Genetically modified food has had a bad press for decades, but it could be vital in tackling food scarcity in
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UK’s biomass demand is destroying US forests, campaigners say
The UK’s demand for biomass energy is destroying forest ecosystems in the Southeastern United States, environmental campaigners have claimed. The
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Government rejects MPs’ proposals to tackle fast fashion
Ministers have rejected calls by MPs to tackle the environmental impact of ‘fast’ fashion, despite widespread support from within the
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Study gives damning verdict on shipping industry pollution
46 cruise ships operated by Carnival Corporation emitted almost 10 times as much sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than
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Climate change taking its toll on human health, report finds
Climate change is already posing major risks to people’s health with the problem only set to get worse if urgent
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‘Significant’ levels of formaldehyde intensifying indoor air pollution
UK households are experiencing dangerous levels of indoor air pollution due to ‘significant’ levels of formaldehyde, a human carcinogen that
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‘Unacceptable’ that majority of dirty diesels still on EU roads
Campaigners say it’s ‘unacceptable’ that just 25% of the most polluting diesel cars identified during the Dieselgate emissions scandal have
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Humberside could become ‘world’s first’ net zero-carbon region
Humberside could become the ‘world’s first’ net-zero carbon region after Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures announced a new
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