Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
Humans have ‘destroyed or degraded’ two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforests
Logging and land conversion for agriculture has wiped out 34 per cent of the world’s original old-growth tropical rainforests and degraded another 30 per cent, leaving them more vulnerable to fire and future destruction.
Revealed: why hundreds of thousands of tonnes of recycling are going up in smoke
Investigation questions eco-friendly claims of incineration industry When it comes to planet-friendly habits, recycling is by far the UK’s most popular, with 87% of householders claiming they do so regularly, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme. But an…
931 Million Tonnes of Food Available at Consumer Levels Is Wasted per Year
Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and other food services; Study finds food waste is a global, not just developed world, problem; Food Waste Index report helps countries track progress on UN SDG….
As many corals growing in the Pacific as trees in the Amazon, new study finds
A world-first estimate of the number of corals across the expanse of the Pacific Ocean has suggested there are about half a trillion of the reef-building animals.
Beijing 2022 Olympics to be powered by 100% renewable energy
Beijing is set to power the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics with energy sourced from 100% renewable energy. Chinese utilities including new energy providers China Huadian Corporation Ltd. and Beijing Jingneng Power Co, as well as the State Grid Beijing…
Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest in a millennium, say scientists
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast The Atlantic Ocean circulation that underpins the Gulf Stream, the weather system that brings warm and mild weather…
CAN URBAN FARMING FIGHT THE CLIMATE CRISIS?
Urban farming “is growing or producing food in a city or heavily populated town or municipality.” It is an emerging phenomenon that is considered to be a part of the solution to the environmental crises that plague modern anthropocentric Earth. In July, I wrote…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TAKES GERMANY TO COURT FOR FAILING TO PROTECT NATURE
The European Commission is taking Germany to the European Court of Justice for violating nature and conservation laws. The EU has long warned Germany that its efforts to protect nature under the Flora-Fauna-Habitats Directive were not adequate. On Thursday, it decided to…
New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with near-perfect efficiency
New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with near-perfect efficiency Derived from plant oils, the new plastics were presented in a paper published Wednesday in Nature as low-waste, environmentally friendly replacements to the conventional fossil fuel-based plastics that enter natural ecosystems at a rate…
Fire at Oil and Gas Waste Site Raises Safety Concerns Around Possible Radioactive Accidents
On the evening of February 1, a fire erupted at a West Virginia facility that processes radioactive oilfield waste generated from nearby fracking operations, injuring two workers. A video of the fire captured by local news station WTRF shows a raging nighttime inferno…
Solomon Islands: ship crew accused of dumping 1,000 tonnes of oil in sea
Government alleges bulk carrier discharged heavy fuel oil into the sea off Santa Cruz island A bulk carrier ship has deliberately dumped about 1,000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the coast of the Solomon Islands, government authorities have alleged….
The world is running out of sand — and there’s a black market for it now
If you’re planning a beach vacation, you’d better get to it soon. An alarming statistic for you: 67% of Southern California beaches? GONE by 2100. All because of sand. Even if you don’t think about the grainy stuff, you use…
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.