Browsing: Climate Change

The Independent says a mayor in southern Italy is gearing up for battle after it was announced that 6,000 tonnes of refuse would be dumped in his municipality in the latest chapter of a two-year waste feud between Italy and Tunisia.

The Guardian says Innocent drinks has had an advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after environmentalists reported it for claiming that drinking its smoothies is good for the environment.

Aljazeera says people in Argentina are hopeful light rains that began over the weekend will help firefighters curb blazing wildfires that have ravaged farms.

The Independent says In north-western Spain, the sight of roofs emerging from the surface of the water in the Lindoso reservoir is not uncommon.

The Independent says The toll of Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has risen to 120 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island.

The Guardian says Northern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dissolved in the coming weeks.

Italy goes Green in a historic vote, in which Italy has made protecting the environment part of the Italian constitution.

The Independent says A climate change Bill has passed the consideration stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The Guardian says plants are flowering a month earlier in the UK as the climate heats up, a study has found.

The Independent says Ancient monuments in Athens were blanketed in snow after a rare blizzard hit the Greek city this week.

Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.

The Guardian says More than half of universities are not on track to meet their emissions targets, according to an analysis.

The Independent says The UK’s pledge to slash carbon emissions by 78 per cent over the next 14 years will not be delivered unless more ambition action is taken

The Guardian says New research into the fashion industry’s complex global supply chains shows that a number of large fashion brands are at risk of contributing to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

The Metro says An Insulate Britain protester who has been on hunger strike in jail for nearly two weeks has been taken to hospital.

The Daily Express says EXTINCTION Rebellion activists are staging protests at Amazon warehouses across the country on Black Friday.

The Daily Express says THE FAMILY of an Insulate Britain campaigner jailed for his role in a series of high-profile protests on Britain’s motorways has begged strangers to pay his London rent while he’s behind bars.

The Independent says Police have arrested 120 people in the past week after climate activists blocked major bridges linking central and south London.

The Guardian says The UK will continue to press governments around the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions urgently in the next year.

The Independent says The European Commission has proposed a law to prevent the import of commodities linked to deforestation, such as coffee, cocoa, soy, and beef.

TRT World says The Amazon Rainforest’s deforestation rates show major repeated increases under since Brazlian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019.

The Metro says A major investigation has been launched into sewage treatment works after an public outcry over the amount of pollution found in the UK’s rivers.

The Daily Mirror says Nine Insulate Britain activists have been jailed at the High Court for breaching an injunction designed to prevent the group’s road blockades.

Aljazeera says The Pakistani city of Lahore has been declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor.

Greta Thunberg among young people filing legal suit for systemwide climate emergency to be declared a global level 3 emergency UN to declare ‘systemwide climate…