Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Climate
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The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources All of humanity could share a prosperous, equitable future but…
The Gulf Stream is part of a wider system of currents in the Atlantic (the AMOC). If the AMOC collapses the Amazon will dry out. This will be a planetary…
The meadow mutiny: why a rewilding scheme sparked a residents’ revolt A council in Derbyshire decided to let grass grow wild – and a group of vigilante mowers fought back.…
Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They constitute a…
‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet? The post-growth movement says GDP is the wrong way to measure progress and we need a…
Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high fire danger in Sydney and other parts of…
Is ultra cheap green hydrogen on the horizon? Hydrogen produced by splitting water with renewable energy is too expensive to take off, but a start-up hopes to bring down the…
In Britain, we’re creatures of habit when it comes to seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reports that 80 percent of all seafood sold in the UK comprises just five…
Termed the “blue acceleration”, the rapid increase in human activity and resource extraction from the world’s oceans in recent decades highlights the growing pressure we’re placing on marine ecosystems. Irish…
Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets Meat and dairy provides only 13% of calories globally but are responsible for nearly 85%…
Your editorial on nature-friendly farming (12 August) rightly points out that a reduction in meat and dairy consumption is the most effective way to provide food security while protecting nature…
Think we don’t have a choice when it comes to saving the planet? Think again Climate change is increasingly causing global disruption. Human beings naturally seek certainty and modern societies…
Education should prepare young people to face the challenges of their time. To keep up with the changing world, this means that education has to keep adjusting. But unfortunately, our…
No red grouse to shoot at on Inglorious 12th? Grouse moor owners releasing non-native red-legged partridge as alternative quarry Today marks the opening of the red grouse shooting season (the…
As the evening sky turns violet, the animals of the Pantanal gather near the water. Capybaras swim in tight formation, roseate spoonbills add smudges of pink to the riverbanks, the…
The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant last year, despite taking more than £0.5bn in clean-energy subsidies in…
The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The…
This is close to my heart. I have been saying this for years. It will help scavengers, farmers and invertebrates. Iain Dunn. Extract below: Hundreds of thousands of kilos of…
Our poor cool wet summer doesn’t mean that the climate change deniers are right. Far far from it, we must not be complacent. Extract below: In the past week, Earth’s…
Siamese crocodile hatchlings a ‘promising sign’ in Cambodia, but greater protection needed. Extract below: KOH KONG, Cambodia — The recent discovery of 60 Siamese crocodile hatchlings in the southwest of…