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Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

admin — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:01:11 +0000

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group

Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report

Future UN climate summits should be held only in countries that can show clear support for climate action and have stricter rules on fossil fuel lobbying, according to a group of influential climate policy experts.

Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report

admin — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:01:11 +0000

Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

At least 1,773 coal, oil, and gas lobbyists have been granted access to the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, a new report has found, raising concerns about the planet-heating industry’s influence on the negotiations.

New study reveals half a century of change on Britain's iconic limestone pavements

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:02:04 +0000

Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in the UK. The findings, which reveal large changes since the 1970s, are from the first national assessment in half a century of plants and vegetation in Britain's rare and iconic limestone pavements.

Land-use policy rethink vital to hit net zero

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:58:14 +0000

Changing how land-use subsidies are implemented would give UK taxpayers better value for money and improve chances of meeting environmental targets such as Net Zero.

Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:57:25 +0000

Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are again thriving.

My moth hell has given me sympathy for all fellow sufferers – even the 1% | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:04:28 +0000

When infestations affect Notting Hill billionaires, it reminds you that it’s the little winged bastards who truly own this city

Almost half of Valencia’s flood victims were aged over 70, figures show

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:04:20 +0000

Police reveal ages and genders of the 216 people who died in Valencia, along with eight other victims elsewhere in Spain

Almost half of the 216 people known to have died in the catastrophic floods that hit the eastern Spanish region of Valencia at the end of October were 70 or above, according to a police analysis.

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:09:09 +0000

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years

The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the Solomon Islands.

With a circumference of 183 metres, the gigantic multicoloured organism is an intricate network of individual coral polyps that have grown for between 300 and 500 years.

Washington state farm workers worry about boom in legal foreign workers

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:00:15 +0000

The H-2A program might grow under Trump and mass deportations

Agriculture rules in Quincy, Washington. Sprawling apple, cherry and peach orchards surround this rural city of about 8,000. Packing sheds dot the middle of downtown. Railroad tracks run close to the Columbia River, so produce can make its way to market by both train and waterway.

Scottish conservation agency accused of undermining law to protect birds of prey

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:34:30 +0000

NatureScot to allow shooting estates to greatly reduce area of grouse moors affected by licensing regime

Wildlife charities have condemned a decision by Scotland’s nature conservation agency to dilute a new law designed to combat the illegal killing of birds of prey.

NatureScot, a government agency, has decided to greatly reduce the area of land affected by a new licensing regime for grouse moors after legal threats from shooting estates and land owners.