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Bird and birdsong encounters improve mental health, study finds

Bird and birdsong encounters improve mental health, study finds

One swallow may not make a summer but seeing or hearing birds does improve mental wellbeing, researchers have found. The study, led by academics from King’s College London,...

Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment – but we don't know enough about how consumption is changing

Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment – but we don't know enough about how consumption is changing

Responsible for roughly a third of the UK’s diet-related carbon emissions, the consumption and production of meat is a substantial contributor to climate change. A report...

As climate crisis intensifies, adapting to its fallout is key

As climate crisis intensifies, adapting to its fallout is key

The climate crisis increasing its intensity and reach, with droughts, floods and heatwaves becoming regular occurrences in both hemispheres. This has triggered a global...

UN: Investment in battling climate change at risk of decline

UN: Investment in battling climate change at risk of decline

Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN...

The World Is Falling Short of Its Climate Goals. Four Big Emitters Show Why.

The World Is Falling Short of Its Climate Goals. Four Big Emitters Show Why.

Seven years after the Paris Agreement, in which leaders pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the world is still not...

Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

Traffic on the Ojai Freeway passes Aera Energy wells in Ventura, California. The company, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, recently agreed to sell more than 23,000...

Hot air: Nine out of 10 vape brands failing to meet environmental regulations

Hot air: Nine out of 10 vape brands failing to meet environmental regulations

Ninety per cent of smaller vape and vape juice producers in the UK are breaching environmental regulations, according to new research that accuses the vast majority of the...

Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals

Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals

Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as humans continue to clear forests, consume...

How to make recyclable plastics out of CO2 to slow climate change

How to make recyclable plastics out of CO2 to slow climate change

It’s morning and you wake on a comfortable foam mattress made partly from greenhouse gas. You pull on a T-shirt and sneakers containing carbon dioxide pulled from factory...

Fungi: the missing link in tree planting schemes

Fungi: the missing link in tree planting schemes

To slow climate change and restore dwindling wildlife populations, the UK government aims to plant enough trees to expand the country’s woodland cover from 13% to 20% by 2050....

As impacts accelerate, adapting to climate change must become a global priority – UNEP report

As impacts accelerate, adapting to climate change must become a global priority – UNEP report

Nairobi, 3 November 2022 – As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable...

After this drought, there will be another one: here are 10 things you should know | John Vidal

After this drought, there will be another one: here are 10 things you should know | John Vidal

With more than 30 million people in England and Wales facing a hosepipe ban, and thunderstorms expected but no meaningful rainfall likely for many weeks, it’s worth asking what...