environment
Climate change: UK to set new emissions target
Posted in Business on 30th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Ministers are expected to announce that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032, from 1990 levels.
Long visits to nature linked to improved mental health, study finds
Posted in Science on 26th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
People who visit parks for 30 minutes or more each week are much less likely to have high blood pressure or poor mental health than those who dont.
It's official: May is now Earth's hottest on record
Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
'The question is will the rate of change continue? Will it accelerate? We are in uncharted territory.'
CO2 levels forecast to shatter milestone
Posted in Featured, Science on 14th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists warn that global warming target will be overshot within two decades, as annual concentrations of CO2 set to pass 400 parts per million in 2016.
Baking soda 'sponge' could capture carbon emissions
Posted in Science on 31st May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is believed by many scientists and politicians to be a critical element in global attempts to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.