How heating your home fuels climate change – and why government measures are failing to stop it
Jul 04, 2023 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
The UKs housing stock is old, energy inefficient and heavily reliant on fossil fuel heating systems mainly gas boilers. With heating responsible for 17% of the UKs carbon emissions, homes and their central heating must...
Jun 28, 2023 15:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Plastic pollution has become such major problem that its threatening our human rights. Thats the view of two UN special rapporteurs (human rights advisers) who recently issued a joint statement, warning against the...
Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice
Jun 28, 2023 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views
I went sailing on a bright yellow outrigger canoe in the Marshall Islands in March. On board were Alson Kelen, founder of Waan Aelõñ in Majel (WAM, Canoes of the Marshall Islands), and a group of youngsters...
The world's fish are shrinking as the climate warms. We're trying to figure out why
Jun 21, 2023 07:25 am UTC| Nature
Fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, ranging from tiny gobies and zebrafish to gigantic tunas and whale sharks. They provide vital sustenance to billions of people worldwide via fisheries and aquaculture, and...
Aviation turbulence soared by up to 55% as the world warmed -- new research
Jun 15, 2023 03:49 am UTC| Insights & Views
Turbulence on flights isnt most peoples idea of fun. Drinks start wobbling, hearts start racing and even rational minds start to wonder whether the aircraft can cope. But for the many people who have a diagnosable fear of...
Jun 10, 2023 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
The National Environmental Policy Act, enacted in 1970, is widely viewed as a keystone U.S. environmental law. For any major federal action that affects the environment, such as building an interstate highway or licensing...
Jun 01, 2023 11:33 am UTC| Nature
People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India