Green wave surges across France as voters back planet first politics
The Greens establish themselves as a major political force in France with a surge in votes seeing them take a clutch of cities
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Scotland fails to hit greenhouse gas reduction targets as emissions rise
The Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions report confirmed “The target for 2018 has not been met.”
‘If we do not change the entire energy system, we are deluding ourselves’
Growth in renewable power needs to be supported by action elsewhere otherwise it will fail to reach its full potential, a hard hitting new report says. Inertia in areas such as transport and heating means overall, global hunger for energy keeps increasing and eats up progress. So says REN21’s Renewables 2020 Global Status Report (GSR), released today. …
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Oil industry ‘disingenuous’ to claim it is going green say campaigners
Environmental campaigners are accusing the oil and as industry of trying to underplay the effects its products have on climate change – after industry bosses committed to making improvements in their production process. Oil & Gas UK claims the industry is embarking on a new effort to cut emissions in how it extracts fossil fuels. …
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Biodiversity SoS: ‘Nature is disappearing from our lives right in front of our eyes’
In just 497 words, the opening remarks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 report sums up the global need to protect our biodiversity. It is urgent, detailed, sobering. Entitled simply ‘Bring nature back into our lives‘ – the draft report will be considered at the European Commission today. And what happens then, could help …
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Emissions fall abruptly in lockdown but still massive challenge to embed change
At first glance it seems encouraging. A new study showing carbon dioxide emissions have fallen significantly in April and likely to be repeated in May. Data by researchers at University of East Anglia suggest that last month they fell 17% year on year. In pockets some fell even more. The UK for example by 31%. …
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Amsterdam is using bubbles against water pollution .. can it work elsewhere too?
The city boasts more water than Venice, more bridges than Paris and is famed for its canals. But Amsterdam is also a route to the North Sea for rubbish including plastics despite daily attempts to clear what can be found. Since last year a new system – The Great Bubble Barrier – has been in …
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Spend money transitioning to clean energy not propping up oil and gas urge climate campaigners
Any attempt to prop up the oil and gas industry in the wake of COVID-19 at the expense of transitioning to cleaner renewable energy would escalate the world’s climate crisis, politicians have been warned. It comes after fossil fuel firm champions Oil and Gas UK released a report in which it claimed 30,000 jobs could …
Dramatic images show wildfire damage amid new calls for public to follow warnings
Forestry and Land Scotland have released a series of dramatic images showing the extent of damage caused by wildfires after 10 of its own properties were among those hit over the past fortnight. It also led to renewed calls for members of the public to do more to prevent sparking fires as emergency services find …
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The Ocean Cleanup in call for citizen scientists to aid gear dumping study
The Ocean Cleanup foundation is recruiting a new band of ‘citizen scientists’ to volunteer and help gather information on the fishing industry. The not for profit charity are seeking people to conduct interviews with stakeholders in the industry beginning next month. The group is leading an international project to quantify the amount of derelict fishing …
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