Environment may benefit from Covid-19 lockdowns
The spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) is having devastating effects on people’s lives, global politics and the global economy. The impact…
31 Oct 2017
If the world’s biggest companies don’t get on board, mitigating climate change won’t be possible
Coal India, Gazprom, and Exxon Mobil have topped a list of most polluting companies, according to a study out today. The 250 biggest listed companies around the world were found…
30 Oct 2017
Rising carbon dioxide levels are making the world an inhospitable place for future generations
The head of the UN’s World Metrological Organisation (WMO) has warned that future generations will inherit “a more inhospitable planet” as a result of an unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide (CO2)…
25 Oct 2017
France and China are teaming up to better predict the weather and combat climate change
This year's Atlantic hurricane season -- which has already rocked the Americas and Europe -- could have been better handled if the storms and hurricanes it brought could be better predicted.…
24 Oct 2017
The great Glyphosate debate — should the pesticide be used?
Tomorrow the European Union's 27 member states will decide whether to authorise the use of the chemical Glyphosate as a pesticide for the next decade. The vote has already been…
23 Oct 2017
London pollution: Fresh measures come into force to drive down emissions
To drive in central London, owners of older, more polluting vehicles will be charged £21.50, almost twice as much as other motorists, the capital city's mayor Sadiq Khan announced this morning.…
20 Oct 2017
Pollution killed 9m people around the world in 2015: The Lancet
Pollution killed 9m people in 2015, causing three times as many deaths as Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined -- as well as 15 times more than those caused by wars…