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16 08 2020 | 08:19

Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner.

The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes.

16 08 2020 | 08:18

Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?

Our present course puts humans on track to be among the species that expire in Earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction. In my conversations with thoughtful people, I am finding increasing acceptance of…

16 08 2020 | 08:14

'As the tundra burns, we cannot afford climate silence': a letter from the Arctic.

I study the Arctic. The decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord is reprehensible – but we can’t give up hope. When you stand facing an exposed edge of permafrost, you can feel it from a…

16 08 2020 | 08:10

The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes.

Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies. You can judge the state of a nation by the state of its rivers. Pollution is the physical expression of…

14 08 2020 | 13:45

Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power (“CSP”)?

Why is Bill Gates backing a CSP company? What is oil major ENI doing with a CSP startup? Why has Zurich airport agreed to purchase aviation fuel from a CSP company? Why are investors purchasing…

14 08 2020 | 09:52

In just 15 years, the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free in summer, study says.

Just 15 years from now, the Arctic Ocean may be functionally ice-free for part of the year, a new study has found. Research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change projects that due to…

14 08 2020 | 09:47

New report on the state of global climate in 2019.

A major report on the state of the global climate for 2019 published today reveals further evidence of climate change. The 30th edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a…

14 08 2020 | 09:32

With the Biden-Harris Ticket, Environmental Justice Is a Focus.

Climate change leaders said the choice of Harris signaled that Democrats will try to ensure that communities burdened by pollution would benefit from a transition to clean energy. WASHINGTON — Just…

11 08 2020 | 06:51

India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields.

Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population. Over the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a…

11 08 2020 | 06:08

Coronavirus: Disposable face masks creating new plastic pollution crisis, experts warn.

UK volunteers have seen a "massive" rise in the amount of single use masks discarded on beaches, high streets, canals and rivers. Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) is significantly…

11 08 2020 | 06:06

Oil spill off Mauritius is visible from space.

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is on the brink of an environmental catastrophe after a bulk carrier struck a coral reef off its coast in late July, an accident that has led to a large…

10 08 2020 | 08:02

Incorporating solar harvesting into the side of buildings could enhance energy sustainability.

Research demonstrates the potential of a solar unit that can hang on the outside of a structure. If builders could incorporate solar harvesting into the siding of a building, the amount of energy…

10 08 2020 | 08:00

General Motors and EVgo Commit to Much Larger EV Fast Charger Network.

General Motors (GM) continues its push towards an all-electric, zero emissions future with theannouncement last Friday of the company’s partnership with EVgo. Together, the companies say they will…

10 08 2020 | 07:53

In tackling the global climate crisis, doom and optimism are both dangerous traps.

Overheated polemics won’t solve this emergency – and the apocalypse is a needlessly high bar for action.

10 08 2020 | 07:52

Letter from economists: to rebuild our world, we must end the carbon economy.

The carbon economy amplifies racial, social and economic inequities, creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a stable future. From deep-rooted racism to the Covid-19 pandemic, from…

10 08 2020 | 07:51

Pandemic takes toll on funding for low-carbon innovation.

“Recovery plans rooted in the energy transition represent a far-sighted investment.” So claims Irena, the International Renewable Energy Agency. It says too that for every million dollars invested…

10 08 2020 | 07:42

BP enjoys share bounce after unveiling plans to shift away from fossil fuels.

Despite reporting one of its worst quarterly results on record BP shares closed up 6.5%. BP has won guarded praise from climate emergency campaigners and a hefty share price bounce by unveiling new…

10 08 2020 | 07:27

Project to transform understanding of effects of climate change on mental health.

A team of researchers, designers, policy experts and educators at two of Imperial’s Global Institutesare transforming our understanding of how the challenges affecting our planet also affect our…

10 08 2020 | 07:20

Warming climate may bring more West Nile outbreaks to Southern California.

As climate change heats up the weather in Southern California, coastal populations from San Diego to Santa Barbara may face an increased risk of contracting West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne…

10 08 2020 | 07:17

Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?

Why can’t I use the battery from my electric car to export solar power to the grid when I don’t need it? Technically it is possible. You could charge your electric vehicle (EV) with solar…