Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data gathered from more than 40 natural environments.
… just 15 years. Dr Simon Willcock, of Bangor University's School of Natural Sciences in … The researchers, including teams from Bangor University, Southampton University and the School of Oriental & …
World's most unique animals in danger of being made extinct by "unprecedented levels of human pressure" from industrial activity such as agricultural expansion.
… of London (ZSL), Imperial College London and University of Oxford, looked at regions around …
Climate change is causing summer ice to melt in the coastal areas of the frozen continent.
… can be seen from space. Scientists from the University of Cambridge and British Antarctic … inhabiting the region. Dr Matt Davey from the University of Cambridge's Department of Plant … author of the paper, and a researcher at the University of Cambridge and NERC Field …
Birds living in cities need an abundance of insects in their environment to breed successfully.
… adults. According to Dr Gabor Seress, of the University of Pannonia in Hungary, who is lead … which included scientists from the University of Sheffield, studied great tits in … about city insects. Dr Karl Evans, of the University of Sheffield and co-author of the …
Scientists found people residing in leafy neighbourhoods are less likely to smoke.
… adults. Preserve Leanne Martin, from the University of Plymouth, the lead author on the … Mathew White, a senior scientist at the University of Vienna and honorary associate professor at the University of Exeter, is a co-author of the …
The Encyclical published today by Pope Francis represents a profound religious and philosophical challenge to the mainstream narratives of our times, writes Steffen Böhm, and a major confrontation with the great corporate, economic and political powers, as it spells out the potential of a new world order rooted in love, compassion, and care for the natural world.
… on the logic of the market Steffen Böhm University of Essex | 18th June 2015 News … Director, Essex Sustainability Institute at University of Essex. This article was …
Biofouling leads the turtles into an 'olfactory trap' - causing them to ingest deadly marine plastic pieces.
… plastic pieces. Dr Kenneth J Lohmann, of the University of North Carolina and one of the … activity. Chemicals Joseph Pfaller, of the University of Florida, US, and lead author on …
Gorillas can 'peacefully co-exist' while 'owning' territory - so why can't we?
… in evolutionary biology at Anglia Ruskin University and one of the study authors, said: … carried out the study during her PhD at the University of Cambridge, said: "Our findings …
Methane emissions from fossil fuels owing to human activity is around 25 percent to 40 percent higher than thought
… of earth and environmental science at the University of Rochester and one of the study … Phillip Williamson, honorary reader at the University of East Anglia, who was not …
Hidden away in the pages of UN-speak that make up the Paris Agreement are the makings of global carbon market in which a host of exotic emissions derivatives can be freely traded, writes Steffen Böhm. And it's all going to be a huge and expensive distraction from the real and urgent task of cutting emissions.
… has set us up for failure Steffen Böhm University of Essex | 15th December 2015 … and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex. This article was …
The most significant feature of COP21 is the topics that never even made it onto the agenda for discussion, writes Steffen Böhm. And the biggest of all the growth-driven economic system that ultimately thwarts all efforts at sustainability, as it drives ever increasing consumption of energy and resources.
… to failure - like all the others Steffen Böhm University of Essex | 1st December 2015 … and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex. This article was …
Renewable energy may play a huge part in helping to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement, now in force and under discussion at COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh, writes Steffen Böhm. But it can never be the whole story, and nor does it relieve the need for deeper changes in how the world works.
… energy to stop global warming Steffen Böhm University of Exeter | 7th November 2016 … Professor in Organisation & Sustainability, University of Exeter. This article was …
With all diesel cars failing EU clean air standards in real world driving, and the worst 22 times over the limit, there's only one real solution, write Steffen Böhm & Ian Colbeck: adopt sustainable transport strategies to keep cars off our streets and break our dependence on them.
… and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex Ian Colbeck is Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Essex. This article was …
On the final day of the trial of Caroline Lucas and other anti-fracking protestors, we ask - what about human rights? Entirely neglected by the government in its desperate drive to frack, they ought to trump all other policy considerations.
… Director, Essex Sustainability Institute at University of Essex. He has received funding … Trust. Karen Hulme is Professor of Law at University of Essex. She does not work for, …
The rise of corporate eco-activism makes a refreshing change from the usual 'campaigners versus corporation' dynamic, write Steffen Böhm & Annika Skoglund. And for companies that embark on this path - like Lush, Ecotricity and Interface - it can work out well for them and the environment. But heed the disastrous consequences for those, like BP, who said one thing, and did another.
… and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex. Annika Skoglund is Associate Senior Lecturer, Uppsala University. This article was originally …
Carbon trading has a remarkable record of failure: rewarding polluters while causing no discernible reduction in global emissions. If the COP21 UN climate negotiations in Paris are to achieve anything of value, first they must ditch the false solution of carbon markets. And thanks to Pope Francis, the idea is firmly on the agenda.
… Director, Essex Sustainability Institute at University of Essex. Gareth Bryant is Ph.D Candidate and Teaching Fellow at University of Sydney. Siddhartha Dabhi is …
Just when the UK's government might want to be boosting its green credentials it has chosen to do the precise opposite, writes Steffen Böhm: giving tax breaks and subsidies to oil and gas, while attacking renewables and energy efficiency. We must unite to oppose these destructive and short-sighted policies
… Director, Essex Sustainability Institute at University of Essex. This article was …
It may all be over for England, but for Brazil, the battle is only just beginning. Anger over the vast cost of the World Cup - well over $10 billion - and its huge social impacts, is spilling over into a wider fury at massive mega-projects than enrich elites, trash the environment, and leave the poor poorer.
… Essex Sustainability Institute at the University of Essex. He has received funding …
Shell's senior management are treading an impossible path, writes Steffen Böhm. On the one hand they accept that climate change is real and serious, and that many of their fossil fuel assets may prove unburnable. On the other, they insist that business as usual will continue for decades to come. It's high time they smelt the coffee!
… Director, Essex Sustainability Institute at University of Essex. This article was …