A report criticises the UK government’s fragmented approach to climate change, highlighting a lack of effective measures to protect against flooding, overheating, and wildfires.
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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.”
There’s been a dramatic reduction in respiratory illnesses and sick leave in London since the city’s pioneering clean air zone came into force, new research has found.
Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and southeast Asia’s food.
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Modelling shows that, by mid-century, households would save about £700 a year on heating bills Two ways UK households could save thousands of pounds per…
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This will be the first calendar year that temperatures have been 1.5°C above pre-industrial times, according to a European study being released on Monday, with…
In Northern Ireland we are making our own strides toward net zero, with industry professionals leading change to create a more sustainable future for generations…
The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history when it opens two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations.
Brussels, Europe — In a decisive step towards environmental sustainability, the European Commission has announced a significant investment of more than €380 million for133 new…
John Prescott death: Former deputy prime minister dies aged 86 Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died at the age of 86 after battling…
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…
King Charles says past can’t be changed as calls for slavery reparation grow in Samoa King Charles said the past cannot be changed as he…
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Invasive two-metre-long snake breeding inside walls, attics across UK, scientists warn One of Europe’s largest snake species is crawling up walls and into attics in…
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…
Charles to miss key summit days after ‘pause’ in cancer treatment – Royal family news today King Charles won’t let cancer stop him’, says former…
Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to…
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.