Science Warming effect of jet contrails can be cut for a few pounds per ticket, says study Tweaking the routes of a small number of planes could reduce the warming effect of contrails by half and cost less than €4 per... adminNovember 13, 2024
Science Oysters reintroduced to Firth of Forth appear to be ‘thriving’ Tens of thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving again after a century-long absence from the Scottish estuary... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Climate fight is ‘bigger than one election’, says US climate envoy John Podesta, after Donald Trump’s election win The fight against climate change is “bigger than one election”, US envoy John Podesta has said. Mr Podesta was speaking at the UN COP29... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Starmer has ‘no plans’ to meet Taliban at COP29, says Downing Street Sir Keir Starmer has “no plans” to meet with the Taliban during the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, Downing Street said. The militant group... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Sir Keir Starmer tells private sector to ‘start paying their fair share’ on global climate change The prime minister has encouraged companies to start spending money on global climate change as he heads to the COP summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Shell wins appeal in landmark emissions case Shell has won its appeal against a climate court ruling that it must sharply reduce its carbon emissions. The oil and gas producer went... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Pakistan: Satellite images show smog over Punjab visible from space – as record levels of air pollution recorded Satellite images show that smog in Pakistan can be seen from space, as the country battles record levels of air pollution. Images from NASA... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science Bluesky gets surge in users switching from X after US election Social media platform Bluesky says it has gained 700,000 new users in the week following the US election. Bluesky, which was originally conceived as... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science UK pledges punchy new climate goal – but these parts of the puzzle are missing The UK has unveiled a punchy new climate goal to slash its emissions by 81% by 2035. The government said it is on a... adminNovember 12, 2024
Science COP29 host suggests it can’t ditch gas because of EU demand – and plays down the Trump effect Azerbaijan has to increase its gas production because of “commitments” to meet EU demand, its key official has implied, as it prepares to open... adminNovember 11, 2024