Last synced from Twitter 80d ago
Jaguar Land Rover expects $118M CO2 fine from European regulators
The automaker is likely to be penalized because of delays in launching new plug-in hybrids.
Scientists discover 500 metre-tall skyscraper reef at Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The detached reef, taller than the Empire State Building, was discovered at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef off Cape York
Damian Carrington
Scientists discover 500 metre-tall skyscraper coral reef at Australia's Great Barrier Reef
“It’s a big reef not to have known about”
Story by @adamlmorton
81d
Martin Williams obituary
Scientist who played an important role in working to reduce air pollution
Damian Carrington
Martin Williams obituary
Scientist who played an important role in understanding and reducing air pollution
Lovely piece by @fionaharvey
81d
The affordability of a healthy and sustainable diet: an Australian case study
Damian Carrington
Eating a sustainable, healthy, low-meat diet is cheaper than regular diets, research finds
81d
Fears over 'weakening' of UK green watchdog
Campaigners fear that a body designed to protect the environment is being undermined.
C40 Knowledge Community
Damian Carrington
"By ignoring the opportunity to make rapid green stimulus investments, most national governments and global institutions are likely leading us towards catastrophic climate change" say @c40cities mayors
#ClimateEmergency
81d
'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
New investor guide to negative emission technologies and land use
Corporate demand for forest-related carbon removal could generate $800bn in annual revenues by 2050, worth a market capitalisation of $1.2 trillion today, surpassing the current market capitalisation of oil & gas majors - new study commissioned by...
Arctic Ocean: why winter sea ice has stalled, and what it means for the rest of the world
The Laptev Sea is one of the Arctic's biggest nurseries of new sea ice in winter, but Siberia's record summer heat may have halted production.
Damian Carrington
Arctic Ocean: why winter sea ice has stalled. By @jlbamber
#ClimateCrisis
theconversation.com/arctic-ocean-w… via @ConversationUK
81d
Nine insect-eating bird species in Amazon in sharp decline, scientists find
Paper suggests climate crisis reducing insects in lowlands and central jungle, as fruit-eaters not affected
Damian Carrington
Insect-eating bird species in remote Amazon in sharp decline, scientists find
- they suggest climate crisis reducing insects, as fruit-eating birds not affected
82d
Minimal Climate Impacts From Short‐Lived Climate Forcers Following Emission Reductions Related to the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Emission reductions are likely to have led to a global reduction in short‐lived climate forcers and tropospheric oxidizing capacity
Reductions in O3 and aerosol from both lower emissions and decrea...
Damian Carrington
#COVID19 saw big cuts in nitrogen dioxide and atmospheric particle pollution
but new research by @Atmos_Pem et al shows the impact on global heating is "minimal"
82d
Defra flights undertaken in 2019/20 - FOI2020/18150
Flights undertaken by staff at Defra in the financial year 2019-20
Damian Carrington
Curious..
This FOI response records first class flights - London-Montreal and London-Tokyo - understood to have been taken by then enviro minister @theresecoffey
But press office now says there were typos and the flights were actually biz class
82d
French startup Ynsect to build world's biggest bug farm
Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.
BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projects
17m tonnes of carbon dioxide to be stored beneath the North Sea every year
Damian Carrington
BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projects
- companies preparing to pump Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions back beneath North Sea
> About time!
Story by @JH_Ambrose
82d
‘Zombie batteries’ causing hundreds of waste fires, experts warn
Industry experts urge people not to throw out batteries with household rubbish or recycling
Small increases in air pollution linked to rise in depression, finds study
Exclusive: Cutting pollution levels may help to reduce rates of mental health problems, say scientists
Small increases in air pollution linked to rise in depression, finds study
Exclusive: Cutting pollution levels may help to reduce rates of mental health problems, say scientists
1
Damian Carrington
Small increases in air pollution linked to significant rise in depression, study reveals
Exclusive - Cutting pollution may be an impactful way to cut rates of mental health disorders, @IoannisBakolis et al say
Story by me
85d
South African environmental activist shot dead in her home
Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal
Testing sewage for Covid could detect outbreaks early, scientists say
Scheme piloted in south-west England shows positive results while transmission via sewage system remains debatable
Damian Carrington
Testing sewage for #COVID19 can detect outbreaks early, scientists say
Story by @sandralaville
86d
Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability
Global biodiversity policy is at a crossroads. Recent global assessments of living nature ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]) and climate ([ 3 ][3]) show worsening trends and a rapidly narrowing window for action. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has...