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Australia Cuts 80% of Plastic Bag Use in 3 Short Months
Despite a few hiccups along the way, Australia's plastic bag consumption has dropped drastically.
Three months after two of the largest supermarket chains banned plastic grocery bags, an estimated 1.5 billion bags have been prevented from use,...
World Bank Doubles Climate Investment to $200bn
The World Bank Group has doubled its current five-year investment to around $200 billion (£157bn) to support countries taking action to fight climate change.It is part of its plans to boost support for climate adaptation,...
China Urged to Lead Way in Efforts to Save Life on Earth
Delegates at UN biodiversity conference turn to Beijing to avoid point of no return.
China must play a leading role if the world is to draw up a new and more effective strategy to...
‘We Are Last Generation That Can Stop Climate Change’ – UN Summit
Big cuts in carbon emissions and a rise in protection from extreme weather urgently needed.The UN climate change summit begins on Monday with a warning that today’s generation is the last that...
France Bids Adieu to 14 of Its Nuclear Power Stations
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the nuclear-reliant nation will close 14 of its 58 operational nuclear reactors by 2035.The leader added between four and six facilities will be closed by 2030...
Time to Put the Flame out — Scented Candles Can Cause Disease and Poor Air Quality
Candle season is in full effect as winter days quickly approach. Candles are a great accent to incorporate into home decorations and also to photograph as the little flickering flames in the...
Pesticides Have Accumulated in European Soil
Pesticides and weed killers have their benefits. They are beneficial in reducing or eliminating pests that damage or destroy crops. Yet they can wreak havoc with entire ecosystems.Worse: their effects can linger...
China Starts Solid-State Battery Production
Chinese startup Qing Tao Energy Development claims it has started producing solid-state batteries in the city of Kunshan in the east of the country.
The firm says it has already invested 1 billion...
Climate Change Hits the UK: Summers Could Be 5.4°C Hotter by 2070
Summers in the UK could be up to 5.4°C warmer by 2070, according to new data published by the Met Office.It warns of significant temperature rises in the coming decades in its...
Air Pollution Cuts Two Years off the Average World Life Expectancy
We already knew that air pollution had officially become the world’s biggest killer.Now, an Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) analysis by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago has found...
Plastic Straws to Disappear from Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life Attractions
Merlin Entertainments, the UK operator of top tourist draws such as Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life, has pledged to phase out plastic straws at all of its owned attractions worldwide by...
Europe ‘Powers Towards Decarbonisation by 2045’
Europe’s power sector could be fully decarbonised by as early as 2045.
That’s according to a new study from Eurelectric, which says the region could beat the 2050 targets set out by the...
Palm Oil Bar Codes Launched to Help Consumers Spot Unsustainable Supply Chain
Social enterprise Giki has created a 'palm oil detector' to help shoppers identify products made with sustainable palm oil.
Shoppers concerned about fuelling deforestation on their supermarket trips can now take advantage of...
Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Hits Highest Rate in 10 Years
About 7,900 square kilometers (3,050 square miles) of forest was cleared in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2017 and July 2018, the worst annual deforestation rate in a decade, according to government data. That's a 13.7 percent...
5 Things to Know Before Next Week’s Critical UN Climate Talks
Next week, heads of state and representatives from roughly 200 countries will descend in Katowice, Poland for the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention...
Solar Geoengineering Could Be ‘Remarkably Inexpensive’ – Report
Cooling the Earth by injecting sun-blocking particles into the stratosphere could be “remarkably inexpensive”, according to the most detailed engineering analysis to date.The fear of a rogue nation or military force unilaterally...
