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Volkswagen settles UK ‘dieselgate’ claims with £193m payout
via theguardian.comClaimants in England and Wales to receive more than £2,100 each after joining legal action against carmakerVolkswagen has agreed to pay £193m to settle 91,000 legal claims in England and Wales linked to the “dieselgate” emissions scandal that rocked the German carmaker.The claimants will receive average payments of more than £2,100 each after joining the action that alleged cars made by Volkswagen group, including its Audi, Seat and Skoda brands, emitted more nitrog -
Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers? | Paul Karp
via theguardian.comThe commonwealth had state electrical vehicle taxes struck down in court. Nowreform is stuck in the slow laneTax reform is hard. It creates winners and losers.But there are some taxes that seek to correct unfairness and share the load more evenly. Continue reading... -
‘The Body Shop held our hand’: how the troubled British firm helped a recycling startup in India
via theguardian.comThe high street retailer may be shutting shops in the UK but its legacy lives on for a plastics company which continues to help improve the lives ofIndia’s waste pickersSitting in a sultry corner of southern India, beside the rain trees and beaches of Mangalore, Shifrah Jacobs, the co-founder of Plastics for Change, smiles as she recalls how it all began. One thing she says she won’t ever forget is the Body Shop for its big-heartedness when her company was a wet-behind-the-ears start -
Hope for rare mountain chicken frog thanks to London-bred froglets
via bbc.co.ukFrantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands. -
The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won
via bbc.comAlok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies. -
Eco-brutalism: when angular concrete meets the wonder of nature – in pictures
via theguardian.comOn her @brutalistplants Instagram page, Olivia Broome collects photographs that combine the angular shapes of raw concrete with the greenery of the natural world. “I really enjoy the aesthetic of eco-brutalism and tropical modernism,” she says. “I love mezzanines and ziggurats, and when you pair them with plants it softens them up. Brutalism can be this quite harsh, austere architecture style, but with nature involved, it balances it all out.” Now collected in a book, the -
Bird flu strain found in US cows flown to UK lab for testing
via theguardian.comVirus sent to high-security facility so that experts can examine the potential risks to people and livestockAvian flu typically spreads by infecting wild birds and moving along migration routes, but the virus currently running rampant in the US is about to be transported across the Atlantic by plane.This category A pathogen, which is now spreading among cows in the US, is being sent to a high-security laboratory in the UK so that experts can better understand the potential risks to people and li -
‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes
via theguardian.comA venture that uses methods applied to plastic bottles for old textiles aims to tackle the UK’s mountain of unwanted garmentsFootball shirts, sports event banners and uniforms are piled up ready to be pumped into a machine which melts them down for recycling ready to be made into new clothes.In a world first in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Project Re:claim is taking technology used for recycling plastic bottles and adapting it to reprocess polyester textiles into granules that can be turne -
Northern Lights stun UK in spectacular display
via bbc.comA rare solar storm made the aurora borealis visible across the UK, including across the south. -
Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet
via theguardian.comFears Climate Change Committee’s advice not to allow carryover from last carbon budget will be ignoredMinisters are considering plans to weaken the UK’s carbon-cutting plans by allowing the unused portion of the last carbon budget to be carried over to the next period.This would go against the strong recommendation of the government’s statutory climate advisers, the Climate Change Committee. Continue reading... -
Country diary: A springtime mudbath for this herd of deer | Ed Douglas
via theguardian.comBlacka Moor, South Yorkshire: Wallowing among deer is more associated with stags in autumn, but these hinds and youngsters have clearly been at it tooIf you want an intimate encounter with Britain’s largest land mammal, then the moors above Sheffield are the place to go. Walking up through deep woodland under Blacka Moor we came suddenly on a pair of red deer hinds watching us from among the trees, no more than 10 metres away. Nostrils flared, ears twitched, but nobody moved. Down the hill -
Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like
via theguardian.comClimate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planetWorld is on edge of climate abyss, UN warnsClimate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C targetGlobal heating is likely to soar past internationally agreed limits, according to a Guardian survey of hundreds of leading climate experts, bringing catastrophic heatwaves, floods and storms.Only 6% of the respondents thought the 1.5C limit could be -
Island fights back grey squirrel invasion
via bbc.comA conservationist is on a mission to keep a Welsh island a sanctuary for native red squirrels. -
‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll
via theguardian.comIn a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinctionIn a laboratory in the University of Melbourne earlier this year, PhD student Pierre Ibri was running an experiment that could prove to be a critical step in an audacious plan to save Australia’s endangered northern quoll.In plastic trays were groups of tissue cells of another Australian marsupial – the common and mouse-like fat-t -
Why we’re publishing a series on DIY climate solutions
via theguardian.comThe climate crisis can seem intractable – especially in an election year. But the remarkable actions of individuals are reason for hopeThe hottest year on record. Extreme drought, wildfires and flooding. Despairing scientists, wildlife loss and rampant waste. The sheer scale of the climate crisis can feel overwhelming.And when it comes to taking serious action, politicians move at a glacial pace, and the very real possibility of another Donald Trump presidency could stymie progress even fu -
Tunnel of love? Cautious adders get a helping hand
via bbc.comThe local wildlife trust hopes the tunnels will boost the reptile's numbers by encouraging mating. -
Cut down on baby clutter: how to recycle, swap and upcycle your children’s clothes | Rachel Signer
via theguardian.comWant to raise conscientious consumers? Set an example for your kids by focusing on their carbon footpringThey’re so cute in that onesie but the fact is they’ll outgrow it in three months. Clothing littlies can be an area where sustainably minded folks surprisingly find themselves running out to purchase fast-fashion goods (myself included). In finding alternatives to buying new, it can be hard to know where to start: do you op shop till you drop? You could, but you might not always f -
The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think | Bill McGuire
via theguardian.comAs a scientist, I’m faced with indifference and a failure to understand the reality of the climate crisis every day. We must wake people upBill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at UCLDo you find climate breakdown funny? Do you think it’s a laughing matter that we are on track to bequeath to our children and their children a planet changed for the worse beyond all recognition? I don’t – and I’m sure the presenters of Radio 4’s To -
Two Just Stop Oil protesters attack Magna Carta’s glass case
via theguardian.comGroup says two women in their 80s took hammer and chisel to protective glass at British LibraryTwo Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass around Magna Carta at the British Library.The Rev Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher, targeted the protective enclosure with a hammer and chisel on Friday morning. Continue reading... -
The best and worst to-go packaging – ranked!
via theguardian.comOne way to mitigate the eco-guilt of a to-go habit is to choose restaurants that serve food in sustainable containersGetting restaurant meals to go often comes with a side of guilt: “Did I need to supersize? I should have saved the money and cooked at home.” And the final sting, perhaps muttered while hovering over the trash and recycling bins deciding where to toss the empty boxes: “Oh, the waste.”Dietary and budgeting concerns notwithstanding, one way to mitigate the en -
A (mostly) scientific ranking of takeout containers – from worst to best for the environment
via theguardian.comOne way to mitigate the eco-guilt of a to-go habit is to choose restaurants that serve food in sustainable containersGetting restaurant meals to go often comes with a side of guilt: “Did I need to supersize? I should have saved the money and cooked at home.” And the final sting, perhaps muttered while hovering over the trash and recycling bins deciding where to toss the empty boxes: “Oh, the waste.”Dietary and budgeting concerns notwithstanding, one way to mitigate the en -
Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
via theguardian.comTrust builds passes under road bisecting Berkshire commons for increasingly endangered venomous snakeHow did the adder cross the road? It didn’t – it was too scared.Now, however, road-shy populations of the increasingly endangered snake are being given a helping hand with the construction of Britain’s first adder tunnels. Continue reading... -
‘No alternative’: EU climate chief urges MEPs not to use crisis as political tool
via theguardian.comExclusive: Wopke Hoekstra says EU must press ahead with cutting greenhouse gases and use policy to bring about economic benefitsEurope’s climate chief has warned against politicians trying to use the climate crisis as a wedge issue in the forthcoming EU parliament elections, calling instead for climate policy that will bring wider economic benefits.Wopke Hoekstra, the EU commissioner for climate action, said Europe had no choice but to press ahead with strong measures to cut greenhouse gas -
Weather tracker: global average temperature highest ever for April
via theguardian.comFigures from EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service show it was 11th time in a row monthly record has been brokenEarlier this week, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service declared April 2024 to have had the highest global temperature for the month since records began. The average air temperature was 15.03C, 0.14C higher than the previous record in 2016 and 0.67C more than the 1991-2020 climate average.Compared with the average April in the preindustrial period, considered to be 1 -
Week in wildlife – in pictures: an eel gets a shock, bees take Manhattan and a possum on the pitch
via theguardian.comThe best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading... -
Mosquitoes found across Scotland as temperatures rise
via bbc.comOne of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland. -
Mass planting of marsh violets key to saving rare UK butterfly, says National Trust
via theguardian.comTrust aims to boost small pearl-bordered fritillary colonies in Shropshire Hills by planting 20,000 violets this year for their caterpillars A mass planting of marsh violets across England’s Shropshire Hills is to take place to try to prevent further decline of the small pearl-bordered fritillary or Boloria selene, a rare UK butterfly.The small pearl-bordered fritillary’s distribution across the UK has plunged 71% since the mid 1970s and the species is now listed as vulnerable, accor -
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 -
‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families
via theguardian.comA fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children “I had the hormonal urges,” said Prof Camille Parmesan, a leading climate scientist based in France. “Oh my gosh, it was very strong. But it was: ‘Do I really want to bring a child into this world that we’re creating?’ Even 30 years ago, it was very clear the world was going to hell in a handbasket. I’m 62 now and I’m actually real -
Fight to save African penguin goes to law
via bbc.comEvery year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.
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