The latest environment news from around the globe and what is being done to tackle the most serious issues affecting humans and animals. We look at topics such as biodiversity, animal welfare, conservation, and the impact of climate change on the natural world.
A UCL report states that new North Sea oil and gas fields are incompatible with the Paris Agreement climate goals. Researchers urge the UK government to cease licensing and halt the development of existing fields like Rosebank and Jackdaw, preventing catastrophic warming.
Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan says waste crime costs England £1 billion a year while offering huge profits for criminals…
According to the head...
Ground-breaking projects to improve agriculture and food production have been awarded funding of £17.8m under the Government’s Agri-Tech Catalyst…
Projects that include lobster farming, scallop...
Arwyn Jones and Alberto Orgiazzi, European Commission Joint Research Centre Sustainable Resources Directorate - Land Resources Unit, discuss the importance of soil biodiversity...
Soil condition underpins food...
Urgent action is needed on air pollution, says OECD Environment Director Simon Upton, particularly in coal-reliant economies like China and India…
Air pollution takes years...
Council budget cuts are behind the continuing decline in the condition of UK parks…
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has warned budget cuts are leading...
James R Steadman, Professor and Head of Plant Pathology Department and Carlos Urrea Florez, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln discuss root and crown rot, a disease of the...
Andrew Green, Programme Manager at the Energy Technologies Institute, outlines the possible role of carbon capture and storage in meeting the UK’s carbon reduction...
Professor Martin Hoelzle from the Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg sheds light in the importance of measuring the increased fever of world’s...
Gunn Sissel Jaklin, Communications director at the Norwegian Polar Institute talks about the Arctic and global warming...
The Arctic is a hotspot – literally, as...
Dr. Stefano Nativi, Project Coordinator, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research discusses geographic information and how technology can assist in this field...
In the...
Lincolnshire County Council has reminded local residents to take advantage of a scheme to install free central heating systems…
People in Lincolnshire are being urged...
Claire Brook, Partner at law firm Bond Dickinson, asks how the UK’s regulatory regime for unconventional hydrocarbon development might be impacted post-Brexit…
We are in...
Bob Theobald, Managing Director, Power On Connections talks about making self-service happen...
It has been just over a year since the new Electricity Market Competition in Connections...
Czesław Siekierski, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Parliament, outlines how agriculture can benefit the environment…
The environmental aspect...
