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Climate Crisis and Antibiotic Use Could ‘Sink’ Fish Farming Industry – Report
The climate crisis, drug use and feeding farmed fish with wild stocks risks “sinking” the $230bn (£180bn) aquaculture industry, according to an ethical investment network.Fish farms now surpass wild fisheries as the...
Renewable Power ‘Already Cheapest Kind of Electricity in Many Countries’
Renewable power is already the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world.That’s the verdict from a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which suggests the...
Most Technologies and Sectors ‘Not Keeping Pace with Long-Term Energy Goals’
Most technologies and sectors are not keeping pace with the long-term goals of the clean energy transition.That’s according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which suggests many types of energy asset are...
A Pretty Stream in Belgium Is so Polluted Its Water Could Be Used as Pesticide
The idyllic stream that meanders through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.When you think of a polluted waterway, what do you envision? For me, a dark,...
We Have Broader National Awareness of the Need for Personal Engagement
It is a well-known fact that in 2017, the United States of America withdrew from the Paris Agreement. By signing it, states have committed themselves to the fight against climate change but...
Nearly Every US National Park Is Plagued by ‘Significant’ Air Pollution
A new report outlines the disastrous effects that air pollution is having on our national natural treasures.In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, a federal law that...
Cambridge University Agrees to Explore Fossil Fuel Divestment Plan
The former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has welcomed an “urgent change” by Cambridge University, after it agreed to provide fully costed plans setting out how it could divest multibillion-pound endowments from...
Nestlé Supply Chain ‘Now 77% Deforestation-Free’
Nestlé’s supply chain is now 77% deforestation-free.In 2010 the company committed to ensuring that none of its products would be associated with the environmentally-damaging process of cutting down forests by 2020.
It says...
A Smarter Space for Your Installation Ideas – UK600 Enclosures
ABB is the world’s leading provider of products for electrical installation in buildings. A comprehensive domain knowledge, global experience and continuous innovation enable us to provide optimal solutions for residential buildings. Our...
ExxonMobil Signs Deal to Explore 28,000 sq km in Offshore Namibia
ExxonMobil has signed a deal for new oil and gas exploration across 28,000 square kilometres in Namibia.The energy giant made the agreement with the Namibian Government and the National Petroleum Corporation of...
Washington Could Become First US State to Allow ‘Human Composting’
Washington could become the first US state to allow ‘human composting’.The state has passed a bill that would legalise the eco-friendly process, which could turn dead bodies into two wheelbarrows full of...
New York Is Curbing Food Waste and Helping People in Need with a New Initiative
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature reached agreement on one of the most pro-environmental budget sessions in many years.Not surprisingly, Albany’s agreement on a new comprehensive congestion...
Deforestation in Tropical Countries Linked to European Diets in New Study
One-sixth of the carbon footprint of the average diet in the European Union can be directly linked to deforestation in tropical countries, according to a new study from researchers at Chalmers University...
Scottish Chickens Cooperate to Generate Eggcellent Amount of Energy
Chickens at a farm in Scotland are now generating their own heat and power.More than 128,000 hens at the Glenhead of Aldouran Farm in Stranraer are not only producing thousands of eggs...
Investing in Renewable Energy Better Than Pouring Money into Carbon Capture
“We’ll science our way out of global warming.” We hear that all the time from people who don’t quite believe climate change is real and that burning fossil fuels is the cause....
Shell to Invest $300m to Offset Carbon Emissions
Royal Dutch Shell has committed to invest $300 million (£230m) over the next three years in projects that help offset carbon emissions.It will fund large-scale forest projects in Indonesia, Peru and the...
