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Crofting National Development Plan
Crofting: national development plan
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Worlds Biggest Deforestation Project gets Underway in Papua for Sugarcane
World’s Biggest Deforestation Project
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The Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change
The Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change
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Consumerism and the Climate Crisis Threaten Equitable Future for Humanity
{Consumerism and the Climate Crisis – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Consumerism and the climate crisis 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 space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers, a groundbreaking study has shown. Growing environmental degradation and climate instability have pushed the Earth beyond a series of safe planetary boundaries, say the authors from the Earth Commission, but it still remains possible to carve out a “safe and just space” that would enable everyone…
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Gulf Stream Collapse would throw tropical monsoons into chaos for at least 100 years
This is serious. The gulf stream prevents the seas around the UK from freezing in winter. Our climate will get colder locally. This change will wipe the Amazon off the face of the earth.
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The meadow mutiny
{Earth and Leaf editorial – The Meadow Mutiny} Oh dear. This one has made it onto here because it shows how the public need educating. The dog poo and litter comes from their community. Worry about ticks is ill founded, but a handy excuse. We tidy up too much. They should talk to the council, maybe offer help. Explain how much grass is needed for their kids to play. {extract below} 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. What can be done to make sure essential environmental…
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Livestock Breeding Herds Fall to Record Lows in England
Livestock breeding herds fall to record lows in England. This is great news. It would be good to research the trends.
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Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of Plastic Recycling?
{the holy grail of Plastic Recycling – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} The holy grail of Plastic Recycling 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 core material of modern medicine by helping to keep equipment sterile, deliver medicines and build prosthetics, among many other things. And they are a critical component of the wiring and hardware that underlies our technology-driven civilization. The trouble is, when they outlive their usefulness, they become waste and end up polluting our oceans, rivers, soils and bodies. But new research from…
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What is Degrowth and can it Save the Planet?
{What is Degrowth and can it Save the Planet? – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} What is Degrowth? ‘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 radical economic rewiring In the run-up to the UK general election, the Labour party’s central offer to the public was a “laser-like” focus on economic growth. Its leader, Keir Starmer, promised to “take the brakes off Britain” and repeatedly said “ensuring economic growth will be fundamental”. In the weeks since the party was elected, it has regularly been grilled…
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Australias Climate is Entering a Different Phase
Australias climate is entering a different phase
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Is Ultra Cheap Green Hydrogen on the Horizon?
Is ultra cheap green hydrogen on the horizon?
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Sustainable mushroom growing facility
Sustainable mushroom growing facility
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Why are we Obsessed with Just Five Types of Fish?
Why are we obsessed with just five types of fish?
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Facing up to Accelerating Exploitation of Oceans
Facing up to accelerating exploitation of oceans
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Impact of Food Production Must Inform Climate Policy
Impact of food production must inform climate policy
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Education in the Anthropocene
{Education in the Anthropocene – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Education in the Anthropocene addressing the environmental crisis means learning about our place in Earth’s history 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 education systems have fallen out of sync with the times. Environmental decay is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity today. However, education systems are failing to prepare young people for life on a rapidly changing planet. One way to escape this trap is to shift our perspective on the period of time we…
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No Red Grouse to Shoot at on Inglorious 12th? Grouse Moor Owners Releasing Non-Native Red-Legged Partridge as Alternative Quarry
{No Red Grouse to Shoot – Ending Grouse shooting and reforming upland farming practices has so much environmental benefit that it is a no brainer to end the so called sport and end persecution of raptors too – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} What if there are no Red Grouse to Shoot 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 Inglorious 12th) and the media is full of ‘woe is us’ stories from the grouse shooting industry claiming that the lack of grouse available to shoot…
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Losing Noahs Ark
{Losing Noahs Ark – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} 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 rumble of a jaguar pulsates from the forest. This tropical wetland is the largest on Earth, stretching across Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, and playing host to some of the greatest gatherings of animals anywhere. Now, scientists say the survival of the entire biome is at risk. Losing Noahs Ark: The Pantanal “The Pantanal is like Noah’s Ark. It is home to animals that are disappearing … a place where…
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Biomass Power Station Produced Four Times the Emissions of UK Coal Plant, Says Report
{Drax Biomass Power Station – plus that coal fired power station at Ratcliffe on Soar has now shut – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} 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 2023, according to a report. The North Yorkshire power plant, which burns wood pellets imported from North America to generate electricity, was revealed as Britain’s single largest carbon emitter in 2023 by a report from the climate thinktank Ember. The figures show that Drax Biomass Power Station, which has received billions in subsidies since it…
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Landmark New Rainfall Research
Landmark new rainfall research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall
