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Here at WTX News, we care about our planet, we’ll keep you up to date on all the latest from the climate crisis.
What is climate crisis?
Rising temperatures are fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Sea levels are rising, the Arctic is melting, coral reefs are dying, oceans are acidifying, and forests are burning.
Why do we call it a climate crisis?
The term is applied by those who “believe it evokes the gravity of the threats the planet faces from continued greenhouse gas emissions and can help spur the kind of political willpower that has long been missing from climate advocacy”.
What are examples of climate crisis?
These phenomena include the increased temperature trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea-level rise; ice mass loss in Greenland, Antarctica, the Arctic and mountain glaciers worldwide; shifts in flower/plant blooming; and extreme weather events.”
Planet on course for 2.7C temperature rise, report warns, with ‘minimal progress’ in 2024 World leaders have promised to try to stop the planet heating…
Azerbaijan’s President defended the country’s oil and gas resources, calling them a “gift of god” and arguing that nations should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves. He criticised “Western fake news” about Azerbaijan’s emissions, saying the country’s share of global gas emissions was just 0.1%.
Climate change ‘worsened all 10 deadliest weather events in past two decades’ Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to…
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Food guru Tim Spector and health experts call on NHS to make vegan food the norm in hospitals Food guru Tim Spector has joined healthcare…
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Quick View – Contents UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity – What comes next? Britain, home of the Industrial Revolution,…
Armstrong understood that renewables would be cheaper energy sources in the long run compared to burning dirty coal, but his was essentially a lone voice. The presumed abundance of coal led to the commissioning of the world’s first coal power plant in 1882. The U.K.’s coal plants have since burned through 4.6 billion tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4Gt of CO2, stresses Dr Sim Evans, deputy editor of Carbon Brief.
Firstly, if the rest of the world is going to be inspired by the decommissioning of Britain’s coal-fired plants there is little sign of it yet… Britain may have managed to displace coal with a combination of gas and wind power, with a small contribution from solar (4.9 per cent last year), but it is not a practical course for many countries which do not have easy access to gas supplies, and who would have no other practical means of coping with the intermittency of wind and solar. The advantage of coal is that it is very easy to transport, store and stockpile.
“The Hinkley Point project, which is already under construction, will supply electricity that is far more expensive than green energy. If it is done well, the German model combining the phasing out of nuclear energy and coal could be more favourable. But the top priority is that the newly industrialising and developing countries also switch to phasing out coal as quickly as possible. First and foremost China, which is still building new power plants. If they don’t change course, the joy over the end of the coal era in the UK will be of little use.”
Last coal-fired power station in Britain closes down in landmark moment for clean energy The UK’s last coal-fired power station will shut down later on…
Groundbreaking conservation project to start in England – world’s first ‘bison bridges’ Reintroduced bison will soon be trip-trapping over bridges in England, where a “ground-breaking”…
Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of…
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Call for UK crackdown on plastic packaging to drive green economy FTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government…
Keir Starmer defends Labour U-turn on £28bn green spending Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to abandon Labour’s £28 billion per year green investment…
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Starting Thursday, residents will face restrictions, including a ban on washing cars and filling empty swimming pools.
Scientists have warned about the terrifying risk of defrosting ancient deadly viruses.
While the costs of installing the eco devices have left many Brits worried, they are likely to be the heating system of the future for the UK, an expert said.