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Category Archives: Environment
How simple changes can open up Britain’s green spaces so everyone can benefit from them
The Catbells route in the Lake District is just one of many accessible Miles Without Stiles trails. Janine Coates, Loughborough University and Anthony Maher, Leeds Beckett University A typical British countryside walk may conjure up images of vast green fields, … Continue reading
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Extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than they used to, analysis shows
Louise Slater, University of Oxford and Jamie Hannaford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Heavy rain across southern Britain meant that most rivers in England swelled at the beginning of 2024, prompting widespread flooding. The River Trent was among the … Continue reading
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Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world
Kertu / shutterstock Zhengyao Lu, Lund University and Jingchao Long, Guangdong Ocean University The Sun’s energy is effectively limitless. While resources such as coal or gas are finite, if you are able to capture and use solar power it doesn’t … Continue reading
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The meat and dairy industry is not ‘climate neutral’, despite some eye-catching claims
Cows and sheep produce lots of the greenhouse gas methane. Christian L Sweden / shutterstock Caspar Donnison, University of Southampton Imagine a house is on fire, and someone is actively pouring gas on the fire. They then pour a little … Continue reading
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A beginner’s guide to sustainable investing
A beginner’s guide to sustainable investing MEE KO DONG/Shutterstock Davina Bird, University of Lincoln and James Wright, University of Lincoln Humans have made drastic changes to the environment. We need to change our behaviour – and we need to do … Continue reading
How to make your life greener in 2024
How to make your life greener in 2024 j.chizhe/Shutterstock Ian Williams, University of Southampton and Alice Brock, University of Southampton People all around the world traditionally use their new year to embark on a change in lifestyle. The People’s Climate Vote, … Continue reading
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Four good news climate stories from 2023
Four good news climate stories from 2023 Will de Freitas, The Conversation We don’t want to give you the wrong idea: things are bad. Antarctic ice sheets are melting, the fossil fuel lobby was everywhere at the COP talks, and even … Continue reading
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How to make your life greener in 2024
j.chizhe/Shutterstock Ian Williams, University of Southampton and Alice Brock, University of Southampton People all around the world traditionally use their new year to embark on a change in lifestyle. The People’s Climate Vote, a UN survey of public opinion on … Continue reading
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How bird feeders help small species fight infection
Great tits are familiar visitors to gardens. allanw/Shutterstock Hannah Watson, Lund University Every day, throughout the world, people put huge quantities of food out at feeding stations for birds and other wild animals. Although we know that connecting with nature … Continue reading
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Why iconic trees are so important to us – and how replacing those that fall is often complicated
The Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall, UK. Mark Godden/Shutterstock Helen Parish, University of Reading and Ewan Macdonald, University of Oxford An ancient kola tree has been cut down in southern Ghana. Local tradition held that the tree had grown … Continue reading
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