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Birdwatch: strong winds bring a rare young grey phalarope
via theguardian.comThis tiny bird had come all the way from Arctic Canada or Greenland and had probably never seen a human beforeAfter such a glorious summer, September’s storms came as a surprise. But they also brought a frisson of excitement, as strong winds often produce unusual birds. So on a blustery morning, I headed to my coastal patch, alongside the river Parrett. With a rising tide, the waters were choppy, and I could barely hold my binoculars steady in the strengthening wind. Meadow pipits sprang u -
Trump silent as the UN warns of climate change catastrophe
via theguardian.comNew report warns ‘unprecedented’ changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and povertyFaced with a major UN report that warns of floods, drought, extreme heat and increased poverty should the world not take radical action to address climate change, Donald Trump has been uncharacteristically reluctant to speak out.The US president was visiting Florida, a state particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and currently in the path of Hurricane Michael, when the UN Interg -
Whale calf rescued from shark net near Australian coast
via bbc.co.ukIt look two hours to free the new-born humpback whale, off Australia's Gold Coast. -
Shell boss says mass reforestation needed to limit temperature rises to 1.5C
via theguardian.comBen van Beurden says ‘another Brazil in terms of rainforest’ will help achieve UN targetThe boss of Shell has said a huge tree-planting project the size of the Amazon rainforest would be needed to meet a tougher global warming target, as he argued more renewable energy alone would not be enough.Ben van Beurden said it would be a major challenge to limit temperature rises to 1.5C (equivalent to a rise of 2.7F), which a landmark report from the UN’s climate science panel has said -
We must win the battle to limit global warming | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders including Fawzi Ibrahim and Caroline Lucas MP discuss ways to combat greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate changeThe “final tick box” to limit global warming is not just political (Global warming must not exceed 1.5C, landmark UN report warns, 8 October), it is also economic. Capitalism, the cause of global warming, cannot be its remedy. Industrial production came about when commodity production became dominant – an economic system in which commodities are produce -
Environmental warnings should stop drivers taking the road to ruin | Letters
via theguardian.comMatt Wheeler, Chris Osman, Pam Laurance and Bill White on the changes that need to be made to road regulations and driver habits in order to avoid climate catastropheFollowing the UN’s report concluding carbon emissions need to be reduced massively and rapidly to prevent an average increase in global temperatures of more than 1.5C (Global warming must not exceed 1.5C, landmark UN report warns, 8 October), one quick and simple way in which the UK could make a start is by cutting the top spe -
Leeds lorry drivers face £50 daily charge in bid to cut air pollution
via theguardian.comHGVs, buses and coaches would pay full fee with taxis and private hire vehicles paying £12.50Drivers of the most polluting vehicles, could be charged up to £50 a day to enter Leeds under radical new plans to cut air pollution in the Yorkshire city.The Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which could be the first outside London, will cover more than half of Leeds and will see drivers monitored using a network of cameras from January 2020. Lorries, buses and coaches would all face the maximum charge. -
Calvin Klein fragrance could be used to lure killer tiger
via theguardian.comOfficials in India say Obsession cologne may help trap animal that has killed nine peopleWildlife authorities in India trying to catch a tiger thought to have killed at least nine people say they are considering the use of an unconventional weapon: Calvin Klein’s Obsession cologne.The six-year-old tiger, given the name T1, has been accused of preying on people in Pandharkawada, a town in Maharashtra state.Continue reading... -
Seafloor mapping XPRIZE final will be in the Mediterranean, off Greek coast
via bbc.co.ukRobots with novel seafloor mapping capabilities will demonstrate their skill in a Greek showdown. -
Australia defies climate warning to back coal
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Berlin startup offers €1m to save ancient Hambach forest from coal mining
via theguardian.comEcosia offers to buy remaining forest from energy firm RWE, which plans to fell most of the treesA non-profit Berlin tech startup has offered to buy the remaining 200 hectares of an ancient German forest to save it from being destroyed for coal surface mining.Ecosia, a search engine which donates the majority of its advertising revenue to conservation initiatives and funded the planting of almost 40m trees across the world, has approached the energy firm RWE with an offer of €1m (£877 -
UK fracking rules on earthquakes could be relaxed, says minister
via theguardian.comExclusive: Claire Perry says level at which operations must be halted could be raised Rules designed to halt fracking operations if they trigger minor earthquakes could be relaxed as the shale industry begins to expand, the energy minister, Claire Perry, has said.A series of small tremors seven years ago prompted tough regulations that mean even very low levels of seismic activity now require companies to suspend fracking. Continue reading... -
Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse
via theguardian.comDutch scientists say they can create millions of bee-like drones to take over if the insects die outIntensive modern farming methods and the unravelling consequences of global climate change are said to have put the future of the common bee under threat like never before.But in Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands a group of scientists working on long-term solutions to some of the world’s thorniest problems have developed a solution that could have come straight from a sci-fi -
M&S launches digital map to boost seafood supply chain transparency
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has today (9 October) launched an interactive digital map that allows customers and shareholders to track the origin of its seafood products. -
Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling
via theguardian.comNetherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’A court in The Hague has upheld a historic legal order on the Dutch government to accelerate carbon emissions cuts, a day after the world’s climate scientists warned that time was running out to avoid dangerous warming.Appeal court judges ruled that the severity and scope of the climate crisis demanded greenhouse gas reductions of at least 25% by 2020 – measured ag -
Clorox exceeds carbon reduction target three years early
The Clorox Company has surpassed its 2020 goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20%, according to the consumer goods giant's latest annual report. -
Brazil's Bolsonaro would unleash a war on the environment | Fabiano Maisonnave
via theguardian.comThreats to the Amazon and its people and an end to the Paris agreement are among the grim promises of the far-right presidential hopeful, reports Climate HomeNo more Paris agreement. No more ministry of environment. A paved highway cutting through the Amazon.Not only that. Indigenous territories opened to mining. Relaxed environmental law enforcement and licensing. International NGOs, such as Greenpeace and WWF, banned from the country. A strong alliance with the beef lobby. Continue reading... -
Amazon at risk from Bolsonaro's grim attack on the environment | Fabiano Maisonnave
via theguardian.comThreats to the rainforest and its people and an end to the Paris agreement are among the promises of Brazil’s presidential hopeful, reports Climate HomeNo more Paris agreement. No more ministry of environment. A paved highway cutting through the Amazon.Not only that. Indigenous territories opened to mining. Relaxed environmental law enforcement and licensing. International NGOs, such as Greenpeace and WWF, banned from the country. A strong alliance with the beef lobby. Continue reading... -
Government launches landmark review into UK business action on SDGs
The UK Government has this week launched its first voluntary review into how the nation's business community is contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). -
MPs propose compulsory metering powers for water firms
Water companies should be given powers to introduce compulsory metering but subject to tougher targets to cut leaks, MPs have recommended. -
We Feed the World: photo stories of farmers fighting climate change in five continents
via theguardian.comFive photographers follow the challenges facing small-scale farmers, and their pioneering solutions for a farming system that does not cost the planetThe We Feed the World exhibition runs at the Bargehouse Gallery, Southbank, London, 12-21 OctoberContinue reading... -
Voters split on Scott Morrison, but a clear consensus on climate action | Peter Lewis
via theguardian.comAustralia is divided on the prime minister, the ABC and the detention of children on Nauru – but not on climate change
One thing I’ve learned in more than a decade of political polling is that public consensus is an incredibly rare commodity. We may not have the theatre of US supreme court confrontations to bring these differences to a head outside the election cycle but our adversarial two-party system has the same tendency to hone in on and amplify our disagreements.What seems a lo -
Images show baby humpback whale trapped in shark net off Queensland coast
via theguardian.comWhale was freed but marine charity says proposed new laws would have made it illegal to highlight the distress of the animalExtraordinary photographs that revealed a baby humpback whale caught in a shark net on the Gold Coast could not have been taken under new laws proposed by the Queensland government, two environmental groups have said.The baby whale is seen entangled in the shark net in photos and video released by the Humane Society International and the Australian Marine Conservation Socie -
'Tipping points' could exacerbate climate crisis, scientists fear
via theguardian.comIPCC report ‘underestimates potential of these key dangers to send Earth into spiral of runaway climate change’World leaders ‘have moral obligation to act’ after UN climate reportKey dangers largely left out of the IPCC special report on 1.5C of warming are raising alarm among some scientists who fear we may have underestimated the impacts of humans on the Earth’s climate.The IPCC report sets out the world’s current knowledge of the impacts of 1.5C of warming -
America's first robot farm replaces humans with 'incredibly intelligent' machines
via theguardian.comIron Ox, based in California, aims to improve labor shortages and pressure to produce crops by using AI and heavy machineryAmerica’s first autonomous robot farm launched last week, in the hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) can remake an industry facing a serious labor shortage and pressure to produce more crops.Claiming an ability to “grow 30 times more produce than traditional farms” on the strength of AI software, year-round, soilless hydroponic processes, and moving pla -
Country diary: migrating birds follow the tides
via theguardian.comPagham Harbour, West Sussex: Waders check out the newly exposed mud as swallows and house martins chatter overheadA chiffchaff emits short, upward whistles as it searches for food among the trees that line the gravelled footpath. The track leads down from the car park towards the sea, passing a large, rising mound and the sweeping curve of a deep, circular ditch. The earthworks are all that is left of an 11th-century fortification, built by the Normans to guard the harbour entrance. Remains of a -
Plastic bottle washes up looking 'almost new' after nearly 50 years at sea
via theguardian.comCoastguard expresses shock after decades-old piece of debris ends up on UK beachA plastic washing-up bottle that is at least 47 years old has been found washed up on a beach in the UK with its lettering and messaging still clear, prompting warnings about the enduring problem of plastic waste.The item, found by a coastguard warden at a beach in Somerset, “still looks almost new”, said the organisation. “We were staggered yesterday by how much debris has washed up on the beach,&r -
Morrison on IPCC emissions report: ‘There are a lot bigger players than us out there’ – video
via theguardian.comThe Australian prime minister Scott Morrison says the Coalition will look carefully at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report which was released on Monday. The report shows even half a degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people and urges governments around the world to phase out coal power by 2050. Morrison says, 'Let's not forget Australia accounts for just over 1% of global emissions. There are a lot bigger players than us out there. ... Emissions per capi
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