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Monthly Archives: April 2024
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
Rebecca Willis, Lancaster University The Scottish government’s decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it’s easy to set one with a big political flourish, but harder to follow through with a careful … Continue reading
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A global plastics treaty is being negotiated in Ottawa this week – here’s the latest
MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM / shutterstock Antaya March, University of Portsmouth; Cressida Bowyer, University of Portsmouth, and Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution spans the globe, yet national policies are generally not effective enough, and have so far focused primarily on … Continue reading
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Scotland is ditching its flagship 2030 climate goal – why legally binding targets really matter
Sam Fankhauser, University of Oxford The Scottish government has rescinded its 2030 target of a 75% emissions cut to greenhouse gas emissions, relative to 1990. The target was statutory, meaning it had been set in law in the Emissions Reduction … Continue reading
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Green cement production is scaling up – and it could cut the carbon footprint of construction
A new first-ot-its-kind green cement plant in Redding, California, has 70% lower emissions than conventional cement production. Fortera, CC BY-ND Jamie Goggins, University of Galway Aside from water, concrete is the most-used material in the world, with about 14 billion … Continue reading
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Survey reveals UK butterfly winners and losers in the wake of record high temperatures
Marbled white butterfly. Iain H Leach/Butterfly Conservation, CC BY-ND Marcus Rhodes, University of Exeter Butterflies are important bellwethers of environmental change. Highly sensitive to climatic conditions and undergoing large fluctuations in abundance from year to year due to vagaries of … Continue reading
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Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016 – new report
StockStudio Aerials Matthew Carl Ives, University of Oxford; Belinda Wade, The University of Queensland, and Saphira Rekker, The University of Queensland Just 57 companies and nation states were responsible for generating 80% of the world’s CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels … Continue reading
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Early spring brings a ‘hungry gap’ for bees – here’s how you can help
Daniel Pahmeier/Shutterstock Tonya Lander, University of Oxford and Matthias Becher, University of Exeter Wild bees pollinate the crops and wild plants that feed us and sustain entire ecosystems, but many of the world’s 20,000 bee species are in decline. Loss … Continue reading
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Four ways to eat less meat that are better for the planet, your health and your bank balance
Making a few simple eco-friendly food choices can be healthy and cost-effective too. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Katherine Appleton, Bournemouth University and Danielle Guy, Bournemouth University Do I choose the meat in my local store or drive out of town for … Continue reading
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