Ecology
Report: UK Grid ‘Unprepared’ for Solar and Electric Vehicle Surge
The UK’s energy system could suffer “serious consequences” unless action is taken now to prepare for the rapidly-growing number of clean technologies accessing the grid, according to a new report by think tank Green Alliance. Launched today, the report argues…
Study: Investment in Creating Climate-Resilient Communities Could Curb Terror Threat
Building resilient communities capable of adapting to the impacts of global warming is likely to be a key tool in minimising the threat from terrorist organisations around the world. That is the conclusion of a new analysis released today from…
Energy UK Calls on Government to Deliver ‘Low Carbon Future’
The energy industry has today stepped up calls for a major overhaul of the UK’s energy policy regime in order to ensure carbon targets are met “at least cost to consumers”. Trade body Energy UK has published a major new…
Report: Offer Londoners Cash to Cut ‘Out of Control’ Plastic Bottle Waste
The Mayor of London should look at offering residents free water refills and bottle return schemes in order to combat the capital’s ‘out of control’ plastic waste problem, according to the London Assembly. A report by the London Assembly’s Environment…
Theresa May Admits Air Pollution is One of UK’s Gravest Health Risks
Theresa May has admitted the full scale of the UK’s air pollution crisis, in a letter acknowledging poor air quality is the fourth biggest health risk for the British public after cancer, obesity and cardiovascular disease. The letter, obtained by…
Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano: Green Climate Fund Will Be the Biggest Financial Mechanism
Climate change is a global problem and the obligation of each country is to actively participate in the fight against all these changes. Serbia plans to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement by mid-2017 and it will soon pass the Law…
CO2 Levels Heading Back to the Days of the Dinosaur
If humans burn all the fossil fuels at their disposal—and this could happen in the next two centuries—researchers predict that the planetary atmosphere would match the one that witnessed the days of the dinosaurs at the dawn of the…