Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change: Chico & Clough, Author provided Wind power in the UK now accounts for nearly 30% of all electricity production. Land-based wind turbines now produce the cheapest type of energy – and there is no doubt wind farms can help to reduce …
Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Himalayas will be lost by 2100 if climate targets aren’t met: Debris covered Khumbu glacier in the Everest region of Nepal. Ann Rowan, Author provided In the world of glaciology, the year 2007 would go down in history. It was the year a seemingly small error in a major …
John Tyndall: the forgotten co-discoverer of climate science: John Tyndall. wellcome/wikipedia, CC BY-SA It is surprising that the Irish scientist John Tyndall, born 200 years ago on August 2 1820, is not better known. This is despite the existence of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the Tyndall National Institute and the Pic Tyndall …
Climate denial hasn’t gone away – here’s how to spot arguments for delaying climate action: Jambor Orsolya/Shutterstock Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The UK and many other rich countries have set ambitious targets for emissions cuts to tackle climate change, and have already made much headway in recent years. Further progress can …
Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?: Jeremy Kieran/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Forests are thought to be crucial in the fight against climate change – and with good reason. We’ve known for a long time that the extra CO? humans are putting in the atmosphere makes trees grow faster, taking a …
Coronavirus shows how to get people to act on climate change – here’s the psychology: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Daniele COSSU/Shutterstock Climate change and COVID-19 are the two most significant crises faced by the modern world – and widespread behaviour change is essential to cope with both. This means that official messaging by government and …
Just how sensitive is the climate to increased carbon dioxide? Scientists are narrowing in on the answer: NASA/Reid Wiseman At the dawn of the industrial revolution, the Earth’s atmosphere contained 278 parts of CO? per million. Today, after more than two and a half centuries of fossil fuel use, that figure is around 414 parts …
Coral reefs: climate change and pesticides could conspire to crash fish populations: Jose Angel Astor Rocha/Shutterstock Australia barely had time to recover from record breaking fires at the start of 2020 before the Great Barrier Reef experienced its third mass coral bleaching event in the past five years. Only five of these have occurred since …
Your pension has a huge role to play in combating climate change – here’s how to make it sustainable: Sustainable investment. Shutterstock.com The onus to live sustainably has never been greater. It drives everyday actions from making sure we recycle our rubbish to carrying reusable cups and bottles with us wherever we go. But there’s an …
Five must-read novels on the environment and climate crisis: Pexels Since the start of lockdown, more of us have taken to our bicycles, grown our own vegetables and baked our own bread. So it’s not surprising it has been suggested we should use this experience to rethink our approach to the climate crisis. Reading some …
Climate crisis causing families to shun farmers for arranged marriages: Nandhu Kumar/Unsplash, FAL The devastating effects of climate change on the natural environment are already well known. Temperatures are increasing. The frequency of extreme weather events is on the up. Sea levels are rising. But the social and cultural effects of the climate crisis are …
Climate change: why farmers are among our best guides for making sense of topsy-turvy weather: May 2020 was the driest on record in England and the second driest in Wales. Rainfall was about 17% of the average for May, and it was also the sunniest calendar month on record, with 266 hours of sunshine, surpassing …
Climate change: 40°C summer temperatures could be common in UK by 2100: Crowds gather on a Bournemouth beach on June 25 2020 – the hottest day of the year so far. Andrew Matthews/PA A stark warning about the kind of summer that could become routine in the UK by the end of this century has been …
Combating climate change – why investors should keep their shares in fossil fuel companies: Contradictory messaging. Alex Bee / Shutterstock.com As we begin to engage with the climate emergency and the impact of carbon dioxide emissions, calls have grown to stop investing in companies engaged in fossil fuel production – a practice known as divestment. The …
South Africa in the news: Unilever to invest €1 billion to fight climate change: Unilever said its brands will collectively invest €1 billion ($ 1.12 billion) in a new Climate & Nature Fund over the next 10 years aiming to achieve net zero emissions from all its products by 2039, …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
How much do people around the world care about climate change? We surveyed 80,000 people in 40 countries to find out: ra2 studio / shutterstock New survey results from 40 countries shows that climate change matters to most people. In the vast majority of countries, fewer than 3% said climate change was not serious at …
Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis: Clint Adair/Unsplash, FAL The world has failed to halt global warming. Four years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, most experts predict global warming will exceed the agreed thresholds, with disastrous consequences. As much as the world faces a climate crisis, …
South Africa in the news: Water politics heat up under worsening climate in Afghanistan: Cape Town – South Africa Popular with tourists, this coastal city came perilously close to literally running out of water early in 2018. The situation forced officials to restrict the amount of water …: “South Africa” – BingNews People with HIV …