Lula’s proposal would advance a commitment to deforestation made at the 2021 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in...
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint. If everybody cycled as much as the Dutch, global carbon emissions would drop by nearly 700 million tonnes per year. A study from the University of Southern Denmark – published by the...
Community-run recycling centre is being credited with transforming Nusa Lembongan’s once-polluted beaches and waterways. Five years ago, the beaches on Nusa Lembongan, a paradisal island half an hour’s speedboat ride from Bali, were pockmarked with the kind of rubbish that blights large...
While they are being promoted around the world as a crucial weapon in reducing carbon emissions, solar panels have an average lifespan of 25-30 years. Experts say billions of panels will eventually all need to be disposed of and replaced. “The world has installed more than one...
Floods in Italy: Scientists investigate cause of ‘one-in-200-year’ disaster After floods devastated much of the northeastern Emilia Romagna region this month, researchers said on Wednesday that climate change wasn’t the only factor behind the “rare” event...
