What’s going on here? The EU is planning to propose a new nature restoration law in the next few weeks. The planned law will aim to restore nature to cities, farmland, and marine environments, and strive to revive rivers and plant trees. What does this mean? In 2021 just 15% of habitats in the EU had a ‘good’ conservation status while 81%…
What’s going on here? The global aviation industry has failed to meet almost all its own climate targets set since 2000, a new study revealed on Tuesday. What does this mean? Climate charity Possible found that of 50 separate targets, all but one “has either been missed, abandoned or simply forgotten about.” For example, Virgin Atlantic declared in 2010-12 that biofuel would…
What’s going on here? Deforestation in Brazil could wipe out an ancient, Jurassic-era tree species in just 50 years. What does this mean? Brazil’s critically endangered araucaria tree could be gone by 2070 because of illegal logging and deforestation for public works, reports Mongabay. These distinctive, candelabra-like trees (Araucaria angustifolia) once covered an area about double the size of Portugal. Now logging…
What’s going on here? The war in Ukraine has the UK government looking for ways to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas. But what does this mean for meeting net zero in the UK? What does this mean? It’s been hard to keep up with the government’s position on energy over the past few days. Labour’s shadow energy secretary Ed…
What’s Going On Here? Ending extreme poverty, in which hundreds of millions of people live on less than US$1.90 a day, would only mean a rise of global emissions of less than 1%, a new report has revealed. The research, from Nature Sustainability, highlights the extreme difference in how much people in high income countries emit compared to those in low income…
What’s Going On Here? The government’s “highly oppressive” plans to suppress disruptive protests were met with a string of defeats in the House of Lords on Monday – some good news for Kill the Bill campaigners and eco activists. The government’s proposed changes to the police and crime bill, were a response to climate protests from Insulate Britain. The group had blocked…
What’s Going On Here? Scientists have come up with a plan to save an “invaluable ally” in the climate crisis – sprawling underground networks of fungi that absorb and store carbon dioxide. The new project, from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), will map the mysterious fungal web for the first time, helping scientists locate those most under threat.…
