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First Mammal Species Recognized as Extinct Due to Climate Change
A small rodent that lived only on a single island off Australia is likely the world's first mammal to become a casualty of climate change, scientists reported in June 2016. The government...
We Are Eating Large Wild Animals into Extinction
Much of the planet’s megafauna is being driven extinct because of the usual causes: habitat loss and rampant poaching for body parts like horns, bones and tusks.But there is another reason large...
Oil Spill From Shipwreck Threatens Solomon Islands’ World Heritage Site
The Solomon Islands prime minister has asked Australia for emergency help cleaning up an environmental disaster after oil spilled from a bulk carrier that ran aground on a coral reef near a...
Banning Single-Use Plastics ‘Could Lead to Higher Carbon Emissions’
Banning single-use plastics could lead to higher carbon emissions.That’s according to a new report published by BP, which says a worldwide ban on the use of plastics for packaging and other single-use...
Sharp Rise in Methane Levels Threatens World Climate Targets
Dramatic rises in atmospheric methane are threatening to derail plans to hold global temperature rises to 2C, scientists have warned.In a paper published this month by the American Geophysical Union, researchers say...
Reduced Deforestation in Indonesia Triggers Carbon Payment from Norway
Indonesia can now receive payments from Norway after the Southeast Asian country reduced emissions from deforestation. It will be the first payment for reducing around 4.8 million tons of carbon emissions under...
Climate Strike: Schoolchildren Protest over Climate Change
Pupils from around the UK went "on strike" on Friday as part of a global campaign for action on climate change.
Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the...
Compensation for Conservation: Water Markets Are Economists’ Answer to Scarcity
As cites grow and put more pressure on water sources, scarcity is an increasingly important issue. More than two thirds of the world’s population experience a water shortage every year. Just because...
Russian Military Responding to Polar Bear Invasion in Arctic Town
The Russian military is taking measures to protect the residents of a remote Arctic settlement from a mass of polar bears, German press agency DPA reported.
The move comes after regional authorities declared...
EU invests €116m in climate and environmental projects
The European Commission has announced an investment worth €116 million (£102m) to support 12 large-scale environmental and climate projects.
They are being funded under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Change,...
Costa Rica Is One of the World’s Happiest Countries – Here’s What It Does Differently
Costa Rica is getting something right. The Central American country of stunning beaches, rainforests, and biodiversity, is also known for its stable democracy and educated population.Its president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said at...
World Produced 44m Tonnes of E-Waste in 2017
More than 44 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) was produced globally in 2017, with a majority being sent to landfill.That’s more than six kilograms for every person on the...
Climate Change Seen as Top Threat in Global Survey
Climate change is seen as the biggest international threat facing many nations, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center on Sunday.Thirteen of the countries surveyed listed global warming...
Enough Plastic Produced Each Day to Make 22 Trillion Water Bottles
Enough plastic is produced each day to make almost 22 trillion water bottles.
That’s according to the National Geographic Society and Sky Ocean Ventures, which say more than 90% of this volume will...
New Chemistry Technique Turns Waste Plastic Into Clean Fuel
Waste plastic is choking the Earth’s oceans and poisoning its wildlife. That’s why researchers at Purdue University are excited about a new chemical technique that turns waste plastic back into useful polymers...
Insects Could Go Extinct Within a Century, With ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences for Life on Earth
More than 40 percent of the world's insects could go extinct in the next few decades, according to a report that lead author Francisco Sánchez-Bayo told CNN was the first global review...
