'Ministry' says follow scientific advice and stop advertising the fastest way to fry the planet as peak heat meets peak holiday flights.
… the fastest way to fry the planet as peak heat meets peak holiday flights. Aviation has been called "the fastest way to fry the planet". Peak holiday flight departures from London’s …
Although flowing water is fundamental to river ecosystems, temporary streams are distinctive landscape features that support surprisingly diverse communities, writes Rachel Stubbington. However, the biodiversity of these dynamic ecosystems needs greater recognition and protection.
… rainfall inputs. For example, in England's Peak District, the limestone bedrock - which gives us the undulating White Peak landscape - contains cracks and fissures … as the UK, droughts typically collide with peaks in abstraction to reduce instream water …
'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'
… such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … innovation and policy support is driving peak fossil fuel demand in sector after sector …
From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national parks combine stunning scenery with wonderful flora and fauna. Ruth Styles rounds up ten of the best
… Park in 1872. The first British park was the Peak District in 1951 and followed the same … Gerlachovský štít, whose gaunt, snow-capped peak towers 2,655 metres above the pretty … routes leading up to the glorious Kriváň peak; one of the symbols of Slovakia. Where to …
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff
… our oil reserves, and entered the era of 'peak oil'. Reading about this in the abstract, … Certainly, when I first found out about 'peak oil', in 2005, I was desperately worried. … to do more than preach to the converted. With peak oil and climate change coming up fast, I …
Anna Taylor takes a closer look at the worrying findings of a recently published study which, unusually, chose to assess potential climate change mitigation scenarios on the more widespread and common species found on our planet.....
… With mitigation, causing global emissions to peak in 2030 then decline, the proportion of … stringent mitigation, global emissions would peak in 2016. In fact, climate change would … by 60%. The authors state that "the date of peak emissions is arguably more important than …
Carbon Tracker: petrochemical industry betting on growth in demand for plastics made from fossil fuels.
… to just one percent, with demand likely to peak in 2027. That would put hundreds of … fossil fuels as a whole – is likely to have peaked last year, with the decline in … it makes it more likely oil demand will have peaked in 2019, according to the new report. …
The stunning landscape of the Organ Mountains in New Mexico is now permanently protected as a National Monument following a Presidential Proclamation, reports Ted Zukosjy of Earthjustice.
… ecosystem as the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument . The Organ Mountains … The proclamation protects the iconic, jagged peaks of the Organ Mountains, cinder cones, … The proclamation protects the iconic, jagged peaks of the Organ Mountains, cinder cones, …
An intensive study of the flora of one meadow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado over 39 years reveals a consistent long term pattern of change: first flowers 6 days per decade earlier, last flowers 3 days per decades later.
… than normal, one third are reaching their peak bloom well ahead of the traditional … species, including the first flowering, the peak flowering and the last blooms, along with … advanced by six days per decade, the spring peak is on average five days earlier per …
International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that greenhouse gases will not peak before 2040 under countries' stated intentions, targets and existing measures.
… (IEA) warns that greenhouse gases will not peak before 2040 under countries' stated … the rises in greenhouse gases slow but do not peak before 2040. It would leave hundreds of …
Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases
… 'industrial model' of food production REVIEW Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into …
While BP is facing billion-dollar lawsuits in the US, another British company, Cairn Energy, is beginning drilling off the coast of Greenland
… be passed on at the petrol pump. Over the peak Staying with BP, a reader – and old … evidence yet that we have passed the global peak in oil production. The figures for global …
Shocking events have taken place in Malta as hunters - angered by a temporary closure of the bird-shooting season - attacked bird watchers, writes Steve Micklewright. But with a Maltese politician taking on the role of Environment Commissioner, the real battle lies ahead: the survival of the Birds Directive.
… chosen because they usually coincide with the peak of migration of protected species over … removed a 3pm curfew on hunting during the peak migration of raptors to prevent them …
There are few things more awe-inspiring in nature than the massing in vast numbers of a single species of animal. To explain why the phenomenon is so thrilling requires an understanding of why and how it happens in the first place
… species, mass aggregations are merely the peak of a fl uctuating population cycle that … around 250 individuals per hectare at their peak, they can cover the tundra like a furry … behind them, following a similar fouryear peak and trough pattern, pad their predators: …
For sheer guts, vision and results, a single organisation stands out among the US's environmental defenders - the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Jeffrey St. Clair met its leader, Mike Garrity, winner of 2014's Grassroots Activist Award.
… a dazzling sunset dissolve behind the ragged peak of Haystack Mountain on the distant … outed for surreptitiously taking from Chesapeake Energy, one of the country's most … ascended over the dark outline of Sacajawea Peak. Then we heard a faint howl, deep and …
Simple water conservation rather than a multi-billion pound pipeline project would be the best way to save the Dead Sea from disappearing, say environmentalists
… website on Dead Sea plan READ MORE... REVIEW Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into …
England has seen its driest May on record and Wales its second driest in records stretching back to 1862.
… with use up 20 percent and some areas seeing peak demand of up to 40 percent above normal … pools and sprinklers, particularly at the peak times in the evening." Sir James Bevan, …
The lesson of Cop26 will be that governments have run out of time to stop climate breakdown - but we as citizens have not.
… percent each year. UK consumption emissions peaked just before the 2008 great recession, … and coal use is approaching its previous 2014 peak . And the EIA expects emissions to rise …
China’s national and provincial post-Covid recovery packages will put three times as much cash into fossil fuel projects as into renewable energy.
… vigorous policies and measures”, aiming to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and … collapse. "There is just no way that Xi can ‘peak China’s emissions before 2030 and achieve …
WWF president Yolanda Kakabadse on how the media is only interested in ‘doom-mongering’ on climate change, why the US isn't a block on negotiations and how governments are trying to reduce the influence of NGOs
… for everybody. KM: But as we head towards peak oil and oil prices increase, surely the …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… realities of climate change and the current peak oil demand, pundits on both sides of the …
A decision to allow the destruction of an ancient woodland suggests the UK’s environmental policies are crumbling at the first hint of oil, says Sarah Lewis
… last great oil rush. With the price of oil peaking at $135 (£68) a barrel, even the …