Environment news

• What are the shrieking lynx actually doing?

  22-05-2018 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A pair of Canada lynx have been caught on camera "screaming" at each other.
  
  Read more

• This is why those lynx are shrieking

  22-05-2018 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Two lynx caught on camera howling at each other have the internet fixated. So what IS that noise?
  
  Read more

• Grace mission launches to weigh Earth's water

  22-05-2018 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint US-German Grace satellites go into orbit to monitor Earth's most important resource.
  
  Read more

• Coalition signals competition law changes to deal with energy market concentration

  22-05-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Josh Frydenberg ‘worried’ about ownership in the energy market ‘and what that means for consumers’The Turnbull government is signalling changes to the competition law to deal with market concentration in the energy sector.The move comes as the energy market operator reports that the national energy grid maintained high levels of reliability over the summer, despite a number of heatwaves, and there were no supply interruptions due to insufficient generation. Continue readi
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The Guardian view on Gove’s clean air plan: just hot air | Editorial

  22-05-2018 19:32 via theguardian.com
  The environment secretary must not use simplistic policies to avoid the complex and difficult trade-offs called for in dealing with the air quality crisis that is ending thousands of lives prematurelyMichael Gove, the environment secretary, made his name during the Brexit campaign for quipping that “the people have had enough of experts” and likening economists who warned against leaving the European Union to Nazi propagandists against Einstein. Mr Gove knows how to attract an audien
  
  Read more

• Trump administration plan to scrap hunting rules condemned as 'new low'

  22-05-2018 19:04 via theguardian.com
  Proposal would repeal Obama-era rules that ban shooting of bear cubs and other controversial hunting practices in AlaskaThe Trump administration is attempting to repeal a rule that bans the shooting of bear cubs, use of dogs and bait to hunt bears, and killing caribou from motorboats in Alaska’s federal wildlife refuges.The proposal would scrap a 2015 regulation by the National Park Service that restricts controversial hunting and trapping practices on about 20m acres of federal land in Al
  
  Read more

• Energy storage revolution within 10 years is essential, says E.ON boss

  22-05-2018 18:27
  EXCLUSIVE: E.ON chief executive Michael Lewis has boldly claimed that an energy storage revolution must happen within a decade if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
  
  Read more

• Nine people killed as Indian police open fire on pollution protesters

  22-05-2018 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Protests against Thoothukudi smelter have been taking place for more than three monthsAt least nine people have been killed after police fired at protesters calling for the closure of a copper smelter in southern India. Residents of the port city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu state, alongside environmentalists, have been demonstrating against one of India’s biggest copper plants for more than three months, alleging it is a major source of pollution and a risk to fisheries.Continue reading..
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 12 conservation success stories - in pictures

  22-05-2018 16:50 via theguardian.com
  On international day for biological diversity, the IUCN celebrates successful conservation action with images and stories of 12 species and the efforts underway to improve their status Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Is Britain's fox population desperate for Chris Packham's roadkill?

  22-05-2018 16:48 via theguardian.com
  The wildlife presenter has revealed he is storing roadkill in his freezer to feed foxes, as recent reports suggest their numbers are in sharp declineThe next time you’re at Chris Packham’s house, rifling through his kitchen looking for a snack, for God’s sake, don’t look in the freezer. That’s where Packham keeps his “enormous quantity” of roadkill.What exactly is Packham doing with an enormous quantity of roadkill in his freezer? It’s a fair quest
  
  Read more

• Shell investors revolt over pay and maintain pressure over climate change

  22-05-2018 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Oil firm grilled over carbon emissions, but defeats motion calling for tougher targetsShell investors have rebelled over the company’s executive pay, as the Anglo-Dutch oil company came under pressure to take stronger action on climate change.While chief executive Ben van Beurden’s €8.9m (£7.79m) pay package for 2017 was approved, more than a quarter of shareholders voted against the firm’s remuneration report at its annual general meeting on Tuesday. Continue readin
  
  Read more

• Shell investors revolt over pay and increase pressure over climate change

  22-05-2018 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Oil firm grilled over carbon emissions, but defeats motion calling for tougher targetsShell investors have rebelled over the company’s executive pay, as the Anglo-Dutch oil company came under pressure to take stronger action on climate change.While chief executive Ben van Beurden’s €8.9m (£7.79m) pay package for 2017 was approved, more than a quarter of shareholders voted against the firm’s remuneration report at its annual general meeting on Tuesday. Continue readin
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson joins US in criticising Russia to Germany gas pipeline

  22-05-2018 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Foreign secretary says Nord Stream 2 could leave Europe reliant on ‘malign’ RussiaThe UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has joined the US in condemning “divisive” German plans to press ahead with the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, arguing it could leave European energy consumers heavily dependent on “a malign Russian state”.
  The giant pipeline, and the terms on which it is built, has become the litmus test of a disput
  
  Read more

• 'Rare' birth of live reindeer twins in Cairngorms

  22-05-2018 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Previously twins born in the herd in the Cairngorms have been stillborn or died shortly after birth.
  
  Read more

• Businesses must capitalise on Industry 4.0 to drive resource revolution, says techUK

  22-05-2018 15:04
  EXCLUSIVE: Business investment in digital technologies such as blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can kickstart a resource-efficient economic boom within the UK.
  
  Read more

• How Industry 4.0 can unlock a resource revolution

  22-05-2018 14:56
  Business investment in digital technologies such as blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can kickstart a resource-efficient economy within the UK.
  
  Read more

• Great British Bee Count 2018 - in pictures

  22-05-2018 12:54 via theguardian.com
  As the fifth annual Great British Bee Count gets under way, wildlife and gardening experts are calling on the public to grow weeds to help Britain’s bees. The count, which will provide the first national health check for wild bees and other pollinators, runs until 30 June Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• What would get you on your bike? Here’s a chance to change your streets | Laura Laker

  22-05-2018 12:30 via theguardian.com
  More walking and cycling would improve everything from the UK’s air quality to its health. The government is listening – send a messageImagine if, with an email, you could help to start a national conversation about cleaning up the air where you live, improving the health of your community, boosting the local economy and making your neighbourhood a happier place to be. Well, you can – and you’ve got until 1 June.This is the government consultation on its cycling and walki
  
  Read more

• Death toll climbs in Karachi heatwave

  22-05-2018 11:11 via theguardian.com
  Ambulance service says more than 60 have died in past four days in Pakistani cityA Pakistani welfare organisation says the heatwave gripping the region has killed 65 people in Karachi.Anwar Kazmi, a spokesman for the non-governmental Edhi Foundation, which is also the country’s largest ambulance service, said on Tuesday that 65 bodies had been taken to its morgue over the past four days due to heat-related deaths, including those of people who died after losing consciousness on the streets
  
  Read more

• The future of sustainable business: edie launches landmark Mission Possible 2018 report at edie Live

  22-05-2018 11:10
  edie has today (22 May) published its flagship 2018 report for the Mission Possible campaign, exploring how businesses are scaling up effort and innovation across all areas of development to achieve a sustainable future.
  
  Read more

• The future of sustainable business: edie launches landmark Mission Possible 2018 report

  22-05-2018 11:10
  edie has published its flagship 2018 report for the Mission Possible campaign, exploring how businesses are scaling up effort and innovation across all areas of development to achieve a sustainable future.
  
  Read more

• Whitbread to expand onsite solar to 70 more Premier Inn hotels

  22-05-2018 10:16
  The UK's largest hospitality company, Whitbread, will roll out its onsite solar array scheme to a further 70 of its Premier Inn locations this year to help it meet its "industry-leading" science-based target.
  
  Read more

• Carbon markets back from the brink of collapse, says World Bank

  22-05-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Development of major new markets in China and reforms in Europe have provided a crucial boost as countries look at tools to cut carbon and meet their Paris climate targetsGlobal carbon markets have been revived from the brink of collapse as, after years in the doldrums, recent developments have provided a much-needed boost, according to a new report from the World Bank.China has made strong progress on its new carbon markets, which when complete will be the biggest in the world, while the EU ini
  
  Read more

• Rangers find 109,217 snares in a single park in Cambodia

  22-05-2018 09:43 via theguardian.com
  Snares – either metal or rope – are indiscriminately killing wildlife across Southeast Asia, from elephants to mouse deer. The problem has become so bad that scientists are referring to protected areas in the region as “empty forests.”A simple break cable for motorbikes can kill a tiger, a bear, even a young elephant in Southeast Asia. Local hunters use these ubiquitous wires to create snares – indiscriminate forest bombs – that are crippling and killing South
  
  Read more

• Air pollution plans to tackle wood burners

  22-05-2018 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Critics of the government proposals say they put too much responsibility on local councils.
  
  Read more

• Theresa May unveils plan to halve building energy use by 2030

  22-05-2018 09:28
  Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to halve the energy use from new buildings by 2030, as part of a speech that championed the role that science and technology will play in delivering the Government's Industrial Strategy.
  
  Read more

• Snowy 2.0 can 'out-compete' any new coal plants, chief says

  22-05-2018 08:16 via theguardian.com
  Market shift to renewables means scheme’s economic case stacks up, senators toldThe head of the government’s Snowy 2.0 project says the expanded scheme would be able to “out-compete” any new coal-fired power.Snowy Hydro’s managing director and chief executive, Paul Broad, told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday the project would perform better than any new coal plants, including those being pushed for by government backbenchers , because of the increasing market
  
  Read more

• UK’s new air pollution strategy ‘hugely disappointing’, says Labour

  22-05-2018 07:01 via theguardian.com
  Consultation proposes reducing pollutants, including particulates from wood burners and ammonia from farms – but does little to tackle diesel emissionsA new clean air strategy published by the UK government has been criticised as “hugely disappointing” by the Labour party. Other groups said it did little to tackle the dirty diesel vehicles that are the main source of toxic air in urban areas.The new strategy, announced on Tuesday by environment secretary, Michael Gove, aims to
  
  Read more

• Country diary: the cuckoo in the mining bee's nest

  22-05-2018 06:30 via theguardian.com
  Lower Benefield, Northamptonshire: When the two eggs hatch, the nomad bee larva’s sickle-shaped jaws make short work of the mining bee larvaOur delayed spring, when it arrived, came in a sudden burst. Each insect species has a calendar slot for emerging from hibernation. For many bees good timing ensures that they emerge when their favourite flowers are opening. For the chocolate mining bee (Andrena scotica), a large, shiny, dark bee that nests in Benefield lawns and banks, success is awak
  
  Read more

• Toxic clouds rise up as lava from Kilauea volcano hits sea – video

  22-05-2018 06:14 via theguardian.com
  White clouds of gas billow into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from the Kilauea volcano pours into the ocean. People have been warned to stay away from the fumes, which are laced with hydrochloric acid and fine glass particles that can irritate the skin and eyes and cause breathing problems. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• London one of worst capitals in Europe for clean, safe transport, study shows

  22-05-2018 05:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: UK capital has the most expensive public transport, second-worst air quality and is one of most dangerous to walk and cycle, study of 13 EU cities revealsLondon is trailing behind other major European capitals in its effort to create a clean, affordable and safe transport system, according to a new report.The study of 13 EU cities found London has the second worst air quality after Moscow, as well as the most expensive public transport and the highest number of cycling accidents. Cont
  
  Read more

• 'Living fossil' giant salamander heading for extinction

  22-05-2018 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's largest amphibian is in "catastrophic" decline, with probably only a handful left in the wild.
  
  Read more

• Malaria genetics: study shows how disease became deadly

  22-05-2018 02:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A genetic study reveals the secrets of how malaria evolved to be deadly killer of humans.
  
  Read more

• edie Live 2018: Mission Possible brought to life as show doors OPEN

  22-05-2018 02:02
  Thousands of energy and sustainability professionals are descending upon the NEC Birmingham today (22 May) as edie Live 2018 officially opens its doors - and there's still time to register for a free two-day pass to the show.
  
  Read more

• Fatal confusion

  22-05-2018 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Drivers may be confusing autonomous cars with driver assistance technology, with sometimes fatal consequences.
  
  Read more

Follow @UK_Environment on Twitter!