Study warns action needed to save Irish hare from extinction
The Irish hare is one of a number of native species
facing extinction if action is not taken to control the invasion of
foreign mammals in Ireland, according to new research.
Drought may be new norm for UK, says environment secretary
Drought may be the new norm for the UK, with drastic
measures including growing genetically modified crops likely to
be considered as part of the solution, the environment secretary
has said.
UK wave and tidal has huge potential – needs
government backing
The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and
tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more
visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to
the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.
Environment Bank launches trading platform for biodiversity
offsets
The UK’s Environment Bank has teamed up with
Mission Markets to set up a trading platform for biodiversity credits
– and says that the first trade could be weeks away.
Drax, operator of Britain's largest coal-fired power
station, is scrapping plans to build two biomass plants in the UK
with Germany's Siemens in a fresh blow to the future of renewable
energy.
Atlantis in talks to create joint tidal and wind
farm
A leading tidal power developer has revealed it is
in talks to create a new marine energy farm capable of producing
both wind and tidal power, in a bid to cut costs and boost the reliability
of intermittent green energy technologies.
The coast of Cornwall could become home to a pioneering
"floating wind farm" as part of a £25 million project
to link into the world's largest wave energy test site and pave
the way for more offshore turbines.
Civilisation faces 'perfect storm of ecological and
social problems'
Celebrated scientists and development thinkers today
warn that civilisation is faced with a perfect storm of ecological
and social problems driven by overpopulation, overconsumption and
environmentally malign technologies.
Africanized bees, climate and disease killing Mexico's
honey
Africanized bees, climate change and disease are seen
by local beekeepers as the cause for the drop in honey production
around Mexico’s largest freshwater lake.
Climate change plays major role in decline of blackbird
species
Populations of the rusty blackbird, a once-abundant
North American species, have declined drastically in recent years,
and Auburn University researchers say climate change is to blame.
Canada has threatened a trade war with European Union
over the bloc's plan to label oil from Alberta's vast tar sands as
highly polluting, the Guardian can reveal, before a key vote in Brussels
on 23 February.
Environmental factors must be included in GDP, say
scientists
Countries must move beyond tracking economic growth
using measures of gross domestic product (GDP) and incorporate environmental
and social dimensions into a new measure of wealth if they are to
avoid an escalating series of climate, biodiversity and poverty crises.
‘Mobile’ marine reserves needed to protect
far-ranging species
U.S. scientists say the creation of “mobile”
marine reserves reflecting the migratory nature of far-ranging species
will be needed to prevent the extinction of some vulnerable species.
Government to launch Supreme Court appeal against solar ruling
The government is reportedly poised to lodge a Supreme
Court appeal against two court rulings that branded its plans to
cut solar incentives as illegal.
EU ministers mull climate aid from airlines, ships,
draft shows
European Union finance ministers will ask the bloc’s
regulator to analyze how putting a price on carbon from aviation
and shipping could help raise funds to fight climate change, according
to a draft EU document.
Climate change increased likelihood of Russian 2010
heatwave
The extreme Russian heatwave of 2010 was made three
times more likely because of man-made climate change, according
to a study led by climate scientists and number-crunched by home
PC users.
British scientist warns AAAS of the threat posed
by ocean acidification
One of the UK’s leading voices on ocean acidification
has addressed a prestigious conference in Canada with a warning
that marine biodiversity is at risk due to the corrosive effects
of carbon dioxide.
Activist deceived institute to obtain climate change
papers
A prominent environmental researcher, activist and
blogger from Oakland admitted Monday night that he had deceitfully
obtained and distributed confidential internal materials from the
Heartland Institute, a libertarian group based in Chicago devoted
in part to questioning the reality of global warming.
European Union governments remain split on whether
to support a pathway to long-term climate goals drafted by the bloc’s
regulator that some investors say could bolster carbon prices, according
to an EU document.
