Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
Read moreDetailsBrian has lived in North Yorkshire for over 10 years. He is very interested in climate related issues and has recently edited a climate book due for release later this year. Air pollution and chemical pollution are particular areas of interest for him.
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
Read moreDetailsReform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
Read moreDetailsWith global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
Read moreDetailsThis year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
Read moreDetailsBritain’s updated carbon strategy promises jobs, investment and cleaner energy. Experts ask: is it ambitious enough?
Read moreDetailsIn its annual environmental performance report, the Environment Agency calls for a “fundamental shift in culture and behaviour”
Read moreDetailsAre insurance companies still providing suitable coverage for rising climate change impacts?
Read moreDetailsNational Trust artistic collaborations continue with ‘Helios’ shining in the darkness
Read moreDetailsWho benefits if faith and trust in local politics is lost?
Read moreDetailsDecarbonisation and net zero are key, rather than approaches which only offer the illusion of climate action
Read moreDetailsReview of ‘Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World’, by Michael Mann...
Read moreDetailsCutting carbon dioxide emissions to net zero is becoming even more urgent to prevent climate disaster, caution scientists
Read moreDetailsCampaigners call for a crisis task force to tackle water management, after “abject failure of planning”
Read moreDetailsLocal campaigners in Knaresborough are using innovative technology to monitor and reduce sewage pollution in the River Nidd
Read moreDetailsRevealed: Drax in list of companies removing water from waterways in Yorkshire
Read moreDetailsIs enough being done at the Global Plastics conference to stem the tide of plastic pollution?
Read moreDetailsNet Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report
Read moreDetailsWith an average of 260 million litres lost to leaks last year and bills going up by 40%, is it...
Read moreDetailsExtreme heat an “overlooked threat” in UK impacting human health, NHS and economy, scientists warn
Read moreDetailsCan the town that experts call the most PFAS polluted in the UK finally inform the public on the scale...
Read moreDetailsA new report highlights the need for a group ban on PFAS chemicals, as contamination of rivers reaches record levels
Read moreDetailsLiving to 100 isn’t about personal choices – it’s about policy. This book exposes the politics behind global life expectancy
Read moreDetailsWe know that net zero emission pathways will help us limit global temperature increases. Why are they not a priority...
Read moreDetailsUnclear messaging and responsibility over ‘Great British Strike’ avoids accountability and scrutiny for organisers
Read moreDetailsChris Packham joins over 150 British experts rallying in London to demand urgent, science-based climate policy
Read moreDetailsIn a new and compelling compilation of stories, scientists speak out about the climate crisis, and what keeps them fighting
Read moreDetailsLeader of Ripon City Council reveals council’s concerns about Ripon Cathedral’s annexe plans
Read moreDetailsUK birds in crisis RSPB warns – starling numbers hit record lows as cherished garden species vanish from our skies
Read moreDetailsFrom extreme heat to floods, the annual European State of the Climate report highlights a range of extremes – and...
Read moreDetailsPoisoning The Well exposes how weak regulation and corporate deceit let toxic PFAS chemicals poison our water, homes – and...
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