The repeated burning of England's upland moors - carried out so more grouse can be reared for lucrative shooting parties - is seriously damaging a unique and valuable ecosystem, writes Paul Brown - destroying ages-old peat, reducing its capacity to retain water, and releasing megatonnes of carbon to the atmosphere.
… and climate change shows the damage to the environment is far worse than previously … The EMBER project - funded by the Natural Environment Research Council , with additional …
An EU investigation into the UK's financial support for new nuclear power stations is dividing Europe, with critics saying London is flouting EU rules by offering illegal subsidies to EDF at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Paul Brown reports.
… Tom Burke , former advisor to Conservative environment minister John Gummer, asks why, if … reduce electricity bills and protect the environment at the same time, he said. Before …
Floating wind turbines offer huge falls in the cost of offshore wind power, writes Paul Brown, and could be generating power in UK waters at well under the cost of new nuclear by 2020, provided adequate support.
… a breakthrough is the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Universitat … is said to be more resistant in the marine environment, needing less maintenance and … editor of Climate News Network , and a former environment correspondent of the Guardian …
The nuclear industry remains remarkably optimistic about its future, wrties Paul Brown - despite evidence that it is a shrinking source of power as renewables, in particular solar and wind power, compete with increasing success to fill the energy gap.
… and runs Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment . He said: "I cannot see how …
After a second extra day of climate talks in Lima, an agreement has been cobbled together. Deadlines have been set for the world to come up with plans to curb emissions and adapt to climate change - but has been no progress on the key divisive issues, and the prospects of an effective mew treaty in Paris next year remain remote.
… , said Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the Peruvian environment minister, who presided over the … prepared to agree. Eco-NGO's caustic reaction Environmental groups were scathing about the … we wanted" , said Prakash Javadekar , India's environment minister. Despite the different …
Governments worldwide have been warned: draw up plans to help populations who are being forced to move because of climate change, or face a future of growing conflict and insecurity, writes Paul Brown.
… the United Nations University's Institute for Environment and Human Security , warns that … food security. Move to survive Economic and environmental factors sometimes combine to …
Doubts are growing doubts that the Hinkley C nuclear power station, the EU's biggest construction project, will get the final go-ahead from the UK government, writes Paul Brown. And that's leaving the European nuclear industry, already in serious financial difficulties, facing a struggle for survival.
… are a better bet. Paul Brown , a former environment correspondent for the Guardian , … joining The Guardian in 1981. In his role as environment correspondent, he travelled to …
Nuclear giant EDF could be heading towards bankruptcy, writes Paul Brown, as it faces a perfect storm of under-estimated costs for decommissioning, waste disposal and Hinkley C. Meanwhile income from power sales is lagging behind costs, and 17 of its reactors are off-line for safety tests. Yet French and UK governments are turning a blind eye to the looming financial crisis.
… audit mandated by the French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea. Even with its …
Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food.
… needed to develop the crops for the future environments." Paul Brown writes for …
Renewable energy could supply Russia and Central Asian countries with 100% of their electricity needs by 2030, writes Paul Brown - and cut costs significantly compared to nuclear power and CO2-abated fossil fuels.
… in government and little pressure from the environment groups that are often helpful in …
'Pay up or there's no deal', a coalition of 134 developing nations have warned the rich industrial countries at COP21 in Paris - the ones that caused the climate problem in the first place. As Paul Brown writes, much more than the $64 billion so far pledged will be needed to get them on board.
… editor of Climate News Network , and a former environment correspondent of the Guardian …
Sea level rise, storm surges and bursting dams all pose an increasing danger to nuclear power stations across the world, writes Paul Brown, as the long term risk posed by climate change combines with chance events from extreme weather events to earthquakes.
… Pursianen is professor of societal safety and environment at the Arctic University of Norway …
The ever-falling cost of renewable energy could leave investors in coal, gas and oil seriously out of pocket as demand for fossil fuels falls away, writes Paul Brown. In the wake of the Paris Agreement and shrinking markets in major importing countries, the smart money is moving into renewables.
… mines were also seen as high-risk because of environmental regulations and the widespread … given the full picture of the risks from environmental regulation and policy. Many … editor of Climate News Network , is a former environment correspondent of The Guardian …
Water, food supplies and energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit. And as Paul Brown writes, the damage is spreading well beyond Amazonia itself ...
… from the forests comes with large-scale environmental and social costs. Local people … welcoming the report is Manuel Pulgar, Peru's environment minister. He will play a leading … ..." According to the report, the impacts of environmental degradation that have so far …
As worldwide stocks of plutonium increase, lightly-armed British ships are about to carry an initial 330kg of the nuclear bomb metal for 'safekeeping' in the US, writes Paul Brown. But it's only the tip of a global 'plutonium mountain' of hundreds of tonnes nuclear power's most hazardous waste product.
… group Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment (CORE) has for decades tracked the …