Responding to the climate crisis

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30 04 2019 | 10:14

Climate change is at the heart of the Future of Europe.

EU leaders must prioritise climate action to combat dangerous climate change when they gather in Sibiu for the ‘Future of Europe’ summit on 9 May, write the plaintiffs of the People’s Climate Case,…

30 04 2019 | 10:14

Banking on renewable energy - and the future.

Singapore banks OCBC and DBS's new coal ban is an Asian game changer. LAST week, in quick succession, Singapore banks OCBC and DBS signalled an end to their financing of new coal power plants. The…

30 04 2019 | 09:58

Earth Day 2019 — reasons for optimism through renewable energy, electric cars, and more.

We know our planet is in deep trouble — but that’s not what this particular Earth Day post is about. This is about what we can do to improve our state of affairs, and the technologies and initiatives…

30 04 2019 | 09:56

UK breaks coal-free power record over bank holiday weekend.

The UK has broken a coal-free record over the bank holiday weekend. The National Grid has revealed that the UK had a coal free weekend over Easter, breaking the previous record which was set in…

30 04 2019 | 09:44

Adidas reveals new 100% recyclable footwear.

Adidas has launched a new 100 per cent recyclable shoe aimed at unlocking a circular future for the sports industry. The FUTURECRAFT.LOOP line is aimed at tackling the problem of plastic waste. The…

30 04 2019 | 08:36

'I'm terrified': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they are protesting.

People taking part in protests in London and Edinburgh explain their reasons for doing so. Nathan, 15, from Wanstead, east London Nathan, who was into his second day of protest, was sitting in the…

25 04 2019 | 12:24

How China is Looking to Create The Next Green Wave.

China was nearly ten years late to the global green bond party, but when the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide did show up it certainly made an entrance. Chinese issuance of green fixed…

24 04 2019 | 17:58

Climate change will be key issue in EU elections, poll shows.

As many as 77% of potential voters identify global warming as an important criterion when deciding who to vote for at the May European elections, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday (16…

24 04 2019 | 11:53

Greta Thunberg tells UK leaders ‘You did not act in time’.

Greta Thunberg visited Parliament today to meet with British MPs to discuss the climate crisis. After meeting with MPs, Greta addressed a group of people to warn of the consequences of the climate…

24 04 2019 | 07:04

Satellite confirms key NASA temperature data: The planet is warming — and fast.

New evidence suggests one of the most important climate change data sets is getting the right answer. A high-profile NASA temperature data set, which has pronounced the last five years the hottest…

24 04 2019 | 06:52

How the symbol for extinction became this generation’s peace sign.

The beautifully simple design is everywhere following the protests of Extinction Rebellion – but why are its origins still shrouded in mystery? he 1960s counterculture had the peace symbol, 1980s…

23 04 2019 | 17:07

Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world.

Research finds even supposedly pristine region of the Pyrenees is polluted. Microplastic is raining down on even remote mountaintops, a new study has revealed, with winds having the capacity to…

22 04 2019 | 17:20

Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion In Savings By 2050.

The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals by US$15 trillion in the last year,…

21 04 2019 | 14:48

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change.

In 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, Gregory Jaczko, then the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had to worry about…

19 04 2019 | 15:09

Canada’s Arctic Is Warmest In 10,000 Years As Region Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Change.

Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according to two new studies in the journals Nature…

19 04 2019 | 14:57

Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic.

It’s not the first time plastic pollution has been found in ice. Previously, researchers have found plastic in remote regions such as the Arctic — now, the same researchers have now discovered…

19 04 2019 | 12:30

Fossils ‘Surprised And Disappointed’ As Norway Turns Against Lofoten Islands Oil Drilling.

Fossils ‘Surprised And Disappointed’ As Norway Turns Against Lofoten Islands Oil Drilling

19 04 2019 | 12:20

Climate-Vulnerable Countries Plan New Tools To Fund Green Development.

With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) is introducing a new set…

19 04 2019 | 09:04

Dozens arrested in Extinction Rebellion climate change protest.

Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre. Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…

19 04 2019 | 08:12

Can We Achieve Sustainability While Ignoring Equality?

Pretending environmental protection and economic justice are separate public policy problems will prevent us from ever achieving either. The Our Common Future report (Brundtland et al., 1987)…