The Whanganui River, New Zealand. Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Rónán Kennedy, University of Galway As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky debate … Continue reading
Glasgow aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030. Ulmus Media/Shutterstock Graeme Roy, University of Glasgow More than two-thirds (67%) of the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change originated in cities in 2020. It is not surprising, therefore, that mayors have joined … Continue reading
Soaring wetland emissions of methane reflect those which accompanied previous abrupt changes in Earth’s climate. I. Noyan Yilmaz/Shutterstock Euan Nisbet, Royal Holloway University of London Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, … Continue reading
shutterstock. Gary Haq, University of York While we are all affected to some extent by extreme weather, it is older adults, especially older women and those with disabilities, who tend to be the most vulnerable. Who struggles most is partly … Continue reading
A bumblebee flying over a blooming bramble bush. Legonkov Vladimir Francis Ratnieks, University of Sussex and Nick Balfour, University of Sussex Since the end of the second world war, factors such as more intensive farming and urbanisation have reduced the … Continue reading
