A trio of British-built satellites launch on a SpaceX rocket tomorrow with the aim of monitoring climate change and tracking endangered wildlife around the world. The satellites are due to lift off from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-2 ride share mission at 19:56 BST (14:56 ET) on Friday. UK companies … Read more
A wide-scale rollout of electric cars will add 10 million more vehicles to Britain’s roads by 2050 – taking the total to 40 million, a new report warns. The shift to the environmentally-friendly vehicles, spearheaded by the UK government, will also lead to an 11 per cent rise in traffic between 2021 and 2050 – … Read more
Ministers are set to approve a new North Sea oilfield off the coast of the Shetland Islands months before Britain hosts a global climate change summit, reports say. Those behind the Cambo oilfield plan to extract 150 million barrels of oil under proposals handed to Downing Street by Siccar Point Energy, the Times reported. The oilfield, … Read more
The Prince of Wales promised to try a jar of anti-wrinkle cream made from honey, and share it with his wife, as he opened a new education centre for farmers wanting to adopt greener methods. Prince Charles, 72, was presented with the gift yesterday as he toured FarmED in Oxfordshire which aims to show farmers … Read more
Primary school children as young as five should be taught how to stage angry protests against climate change, majority of teachers say Research involved asking 626 teachers across England for views on climate change education Teachers believed almost in an action-focused climate change curriculum Just over half believed this should extend to participation in civil disobedience … Read more
Climate change is not to blame for North American migratory birds shrinking in size, a new study claims. Researchers at the University of Michigan analysed more than 70,000 migratory birds that had been collected after they’d collided with buildings since the 1970s. There had been ‘statistically significant’ reductions in the birds’ body size, while their wings had got a … Read more
More than HALF of the 39million miles of rivers and streams on Earth stop flowing periodically or run dry for part of the year, study finds Researchers found that more than half of Earth’s rivers and streams stop flowing They are in all climates and continents, from Himalayan creeks to Saharan wadis Even longest river … Read more
UK’s ‘failure to prepare for global warming is risking catastrophe’: Damning report claims Britain is not ready to deal with devastating consequences of climate change Landslides, heatwaves and droughts are all predicted as temperatures increase Food shortages and power cuts are also threats linked to global warming Climate Change Committee said UK planning for catastrophes … Read more
Halve the size of your steak if you want to cut carbon emissions and save the planet, says expert Steak should take a back seat on plate if you want to save the planet, expert said She also warned going vegan can take its toll on the environment too Halving weight of steak could be … Read more
Antarctica’s 180 trillion ton Pine Island glacier could collapse within 20 years as the floating ice shelf helping to hold it back is ‘ripping apart’, a study has warned. The Pine Island ice shelf — located on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — has been known to have been thinning now for decades as a … Read more