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Fixation on UK nuclear power may not help to solve climate crisis
via theguardian.comWaste and cost among drawbacks, as researchers say renewables could power UK entirelyIn the battle to prevent the climate overheating, wind and solar are making impressive inroads into the once dominant market share of coal. Even investors in gas plants are increasingly seen as taking a gamble.With researchers at Oxford and elsewhere agreeing that the UK could easily become entirely powered by wind and solar – with no fossil fuels required – it seems an anomaly that nuclear power is -
Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests
via theguardian.comSpeaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true ‘embarrassing’ environmental pictureThe head of the Environment Agency has admitted that freedom of information requests have been buried by the regulator because the truth about the environment in England is “embarrassing”.Philip Duffy, the body’s chief executive, told an audience at the UK River Summit in Morden, south London, this week that his officials were “worrie -
North Yorkshire town has UK’s highest concentration of ‘forever chemicals’
via theguardian.comPFAS contamination recorded in groundwater on Angus Fire site in Bentham, and includes chemicals with known health impactsA small North Yorkshire town has been found to have the highest concentration of “forever chemicals” in the UK, it can be revealed.The market town of Bentham, which is home to 3,000 people and set on the banks of the River Wenning, is also home to the Angus International Safety Group – locally known as Angus Fire – which, since the 1970s, has been prod -
Week in wildlife – in pictures: dormouse gets a checkup, a lucky kingfisher and a waving seal pup
via theguardian.comThe best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading... -
Australian student helps discover potentially habitable planet the size of Earth – video
via theguardian.comShishir Dholakia of the University of Southern Queensland's Centre for Astrophsics has identified Gliese 12b, a possibly temperate Earth-sized planet just 40 light years away. The student has been co-leading an international team that published the discovery in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyEarth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan Continue reading... -
‘We’re up for this fight’: Labour plans to make climate key focus of election
via theguardian.comLeadership now sees environment as core issue for voters and strong dividing line against the ToriesLabour is planning to make the climate a key focus for its election campaign, putting its net zero commitments “up in lights”, and drawing a clear link between the “chaos” of the Conservative government and the effects of the climate crisis.Fears over the climate – exemplified by a sopping Rishi Sunak calling the general election in a downpour on the same day scientis -
UK’s Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests
via theguardian.comSpeaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true ‘embarrassing’ environmental pictureThe head of the Environment Agency has admitted that freedom of information requests have been buried by the regulator because the truth about the environment in England is “embarrassing”.Philip Duffy, the body’s chief executive, told an audience at the UK River Summit in Morden, south London, this week that his officials were “worrie -
Country diary: The unlikely kinship between swallows and donkeys | Claire Stares
via theguardian.comHayling Island, Hampshire: The local sanctuary is an ideal place to live for a returning hirundine with mouths to feedWhen we arrive at the donkey sanctuary, the residents are out in the paddocks enjoying the spring sunshine. It’s easy to pick out the retired beach donkeys, their backs bowed from giving rides to holidaying children. One local jack spent his days trudging up and down Hayling seafront, but others are from as far afield as Skegness. Each resident has their own -
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans
via theguardian.comWWF says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’One of the world’s biggest environmental groups is suing the Norwegian government for opening up its seabed for deep-sea mining, claiming that Norway has failed to properly investigate the consequences of this move.WWF-Norway says the government’s decision has breached Norwegian law, goes against the counsel of its own advisers, and sets a “dangerous precedent”. Continu -
Alarm as German climate activists charged with ‘forming a criminal organisation’
via theguardian.comAction against Letzte Generation could have ‘immense chilling effect’ on climate protest, campaigners sayFive members of Letzte Generation, Germany’s equivalent to Just Stop Oil, have been charged with “forming a criminal organisation”, a move civil rights campaigners say could in effect criminalise future support for the climate campaign.Mirjam Herrmann, 27, Henning Jeschke, 22, Edmund Schulz, 60, Lukas Popp, 25, and Jakob Beyer, 30, were charged under section 129 -
Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven
via theguardian.comAgriculture is often seen as the enemy of biodiversity, but in an excerpt from her new book Sophie Yeo explains how techniques from the middle ages allow plants and animals to flourishThe Vile clings on to the edge of the Gower peninsula. Its fields are lined up like strips of carpet, together leading to the edge of the cliff that drops into the sea. Each one is tiny, around 1-2 acres. From the sky, they look like airport runways, although this comparison would have seemed nonsensical to those w -
‘I pray to you not to shoot us’: Mali’s Fulani herders languish in camps after violence – in pictures
via theguardian.comAfter old rivalries between Dogon farmers and Fulani herders erupted into violence, exacerbated by Islamist rebels, thousands of the semi-nomadic pastoralists have fled to camps in towns, leaving their cherished animals and way of life. Many must beg to survive at sites lacking food and clean water, with no end in sight to the conflict Continue reading... -
Penguins in peril: why two bird charities are taking South Africa’s environment minister to court
via theguardian.comConservationists say Barbara Creecy has failed to implement vital changes to stop fishing around colonies amid fears African penguins could be extinct by 2035It’s 3.40pm on a Thursday and Penguin 999.000000007425712 has just returned to the Stony Point penguin colony in Betty’s Bay, South Africa, after a day of foraging. She glides elegantly through the turquoise waters before clambering comically up the rocks towards the nest where her partner is incubating two beige eggs. She doesn -
Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government | Peter Hannam
via theguardian.comPropping up Australia’s largest coal-fired power station could deter investments in renewable energy or batteries. And might other operators now coming begging?Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has bought itself an insurance policy worth as much as $450m to keep open a power station it couldn’t afford to have exit the grid.But operating the 2880-megawatt Eraring plant up to four years beyond its scheduled August 20 -
Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him
via theguardian.comMany hoped he would show global leadership – instead he pitched himself as ‘pragmatic’ and slowed the journey to net zeroEvery time a UK government minister is asked about the climate crisis, the answer is the same. “We are the first major economy to halve emissions and have the most ambitious legally binding emissions targets in the world,” is the response, or a variation on those words.It is true that since 1990 the UK has cut greenhouse gas emissions further and -
Can ‘rock weathering’ help tackle the climate crisis and boost farming?
via theguardian.comTrials show spreading basalt on farmland helps capture CO2 from the atmosphere and improves crop yieldsThere is an urgent need for farming to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, with farmers also under pressure to be more sustainable. One suggestion could help with both problems: spreading crushed volcanic (basalt) rocks on fields to help capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.It is a sustainable fertiliser; basalt is rich in minerals, so the rock powder increases soil fertility by feeding nu -
The truth about Asian hornets: how terrified should humans and honeybees actually be?
via theguardian.comEver since this ‘killer’ species arrived in the UK in 2016, there have been horror stories about it – and they have picked up pace in recent months. So are these hornets nasty predators or just misunderstood?Can a single insect reshape history? A queen hornet from the Vespa velutina species, which is believed to have stowed away in Chinese pottery, could make that claim. She was shipped to the port of Bordeaux in 2004. Having already mated with multiple males, she flew off into -
Half of world’s mangrove forests are at risk due to human behaviour – study
via theguardian.comThe loss of the ecosystems, which are vast stores of carbon, would ‘be disastrous for nature and people across the globe’, says IUCNHalf of all the world’s mangrove forests are at risk of collapse, according to the first-ever expert assessment of these crucial ecosystems and carbon stores.Human behaviour is the primary cause of their decline, according to the analysis by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with mangroves in southern India, Sri Lanka and t -
A nuclear reactor next door? It could be good news on the home front | Fiona Katauskas
via theguardian.comPeter Dutton unveils an unusual housing policySee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading... -
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds
via theguardian.comAs frozen ground below the surface melts, exposed minerals such as iron are giving streams a rusty color that pose a risk to wildlifeDozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.The Arctic is the fastest-warming region in the globe, and as the frozen ground below the surface melts, minerals once locked away in that soil are now seeping into waterways. Continue reading... -
The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumptions and selective analysis | Temperature Check
via theguardian.comProjections of the size and scale of a future CCS industry should come with heavy doses of scepticismGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs far as bonanzas go, a claim this week that Australia could pull in almost $600bn by storing carbon dioxide from other countries is one that puts even the Aukus nuclear submarine deal in the shade.The oil and gas industry lobby group Australian Energy Producers made the claim, reported in the Australian, pointing to a stud -
‘Our green is brown’: the eco-friendly Saleh golf club avoiding the water hazard
via theguardian.comCourse in Burkina Faso uses just 200 to 300 litres a day, while US peers suck up millionsOn the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, there is an unusual golf club with no greenery.Golf Club Naba Gninbolbo was constructed and conceived in 1975 by the village chief (better known as the “naaba” in the More language) of Balkuy along with a German friend. The two decided to convert farmland into a golf course, which started with nine holes and later expanded to 18. Conti -
‘Our green is brown’: the eco-friendly Sahel golf club avoiding the water hazard
via theguardian.comCourse in Burkina Faso uses just 200 to 300 litres a day, while US peers suck up millionsOn the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, there is an unusual golf club with no greenery.Golf Club Naba Gninbolbo was constructed and conceived in 1975 by the village chief (better known as the “naaba” in the More language) of Balkuy along with a German friend. The two decided to convert farmland into a golf course, which started with nine holes and later expanded to 18. Conti -
Displaced by climate disasters, ageing Americans struggle to find housing
via theguardian.comOlder adults face a shortage of affordable and accessible homes as climate change worsensFrom their hillside home above Barre, Vermont, Doug and Rhoda Mason thought they were safe. It was 11 July 2023, and record rains were flooding their small city.Then, just before 5am, a landslide crashed into the Masons’ house. The mud hit with such force it pushed the structure 10ft off its foundation. Continue reading... -
Chris Grayling named top green MP by Conservative Environment Network
via theguardian.comMP, not renowned for action on environment, chosen for efforts to tackle global deforestation and restore UK’s wildlife habitatsTo the surprise of many, the Conservative Environment Network named their favourite MP as … Chris Grayling.Despite not being renowned for his action on the environment, the former Cabinet minister was chosen as parliamentarian of the year by the network, which said it was honouring his efforts to tackle deforestation internationally and restore the UK&rsquo -
Borrowdale rainforest in Lake District declared national nature reserve
via theguardian.comFive nature reserves will be created each year for next five years to celebrate coronation of King CharlesA temperate rainforest in the Lake District has been declared a national nature reserve in a move that will protect the rare ancient habitat for future generations.The Borrowdale rainforest is one of the few surviving examples of a “mysterious and untouched” landscape that covers less than 1% of the UK. Continue reading... -
Trigger-happy councils mowing down our spring flowers? There’s a better way to do things | Phineas Harper
via theguardian.comThe No Mow May campaign has persuaded local authorities to protect biodiversity. But bigger changes are neededThis time last year, residents of the council estate where I live in Greenwich were left in tears after local authority contractors mowed down scores of newly planted purple alliums on our shared lawn just days after they’d bloomed. In minutes, one man with a strimmer had reduced the flowers that my neighbours, many of whom do not have private gardens, had grown over months to mere -
Warming climate is turning rivers rusty with toxic metals
via theguardian.comData from Colorado mountain rivers shows concentrations of copper, zinc and sulphate have doubled in 30 yearsMountain rivers in the US state of Colorado are going rusty and the warming climate is to blame, according to research. An increase in toxic heavy metals has also been observed in Arctic streams, leading to concern that this phenomenon may be more widespread.From the Andes to the European Alps, researchers have seen an increase in heavy metals in mountain streams in recent decades, but it -
The flooded buildings of Porto Alegre, Brazil – in pictures
via theguardian.comPhotographer Gideon Mendel has filmed and photographed floods around the world extensively. He travelled by boat through the historic town centre of Port Alegre, documenting the reflections across a city that had become a liquid landscape Continue reading... -
‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says
via theguardian.comWinter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warnThe seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found.More than a dozen storms battered the region in quick succession between October and March, which was the second-wettest such period in nearly two centuries of records. The downpour led to severe floods,
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