Category: Environment

‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy...

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Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise

Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019Emissions from flying in Europe have now passed pre-pandemic levels, with Ryanair’s carbon...

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UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forcesUK politics live – latest updates• May elections: What’s at stake across...

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Lasers, hawks and even guns haven’t solved the UK’s pigeon problem. There is a better way | Sydney Lobe

Councils spend heavily on grisly yet ineffective methods. Why won’t they consider a proven, low-cost and humane strategy?By some estimates there are almost 3 million pigeons residing in London, which has the highest pigeon...

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Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government’s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from GreensTree nurseries could be built at prisons and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part...

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‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy

Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival cars from US, Japanese and Korean firmsThe UK is no stranger to foreign cars. The bestseller lists in recent years have been dominated by the...

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Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutionsAfter a landmark climate meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, where nearly 60 countries gathered to...

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Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict

Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country The turning point for Moreangels Mbizah came in 2014. The conservation biologist was in Hwange...

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