Environment

Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
BAS team to study quick response to whales mass stranding with satellite technology

An international team of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey have published research on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology could be used to help protect populations.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
EU company produces an additive that mitigates methane gas emission in dairy cattle

A Netherlands company has produced an additive that mixed with the feed given to cattle helps to mitigate methane gas emissions and its impact on climate change. Allegedly it is the first product to reach the European market following its approval by the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA.
Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro says Amazon crisis “same old nonsense”

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said the Amazon desertification alert was “the same old nonsense” and blamed the opposition for those reports which were aimed at denting the country's image and scaring away investors.
Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
Why China and India aren’t the climate villains of COP26

By Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor (*) – The Glasgow Climate Pact urges countries to “accelerate efforts towards phasing down”, rather than “phasing out”, coal power that isn’t mitigated by carbon capture and storage.
Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 07:35 UTC
“OTs are an integral part of Global Britain and benefit from a confident UK”, Liz Truss

At the conclusion of a two-day meeting at the Foreign Office, the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, which brings together UK ministers and Overseas Territories leaders agreed on a joint communiqué which included the agenda of issues addressed. Previous to the JMC the Overseas Territories Association held a meeting of their Political Council.
Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 20:26 UTC
“Climate change threatening the very survival of BOTs”, Prince William

The highlight of this year's Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, meeting between British Overseas Territories leaders and UK cabinet ministers was a speech by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, referred to climate change and the role BOTs play “on the front line”.
Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 20:40 UTC
Argentina: “Not penguins, dogs” covered in oil on Comodoro Rivadavia beach go viral

Dogs covered in oil have appeared on the Comodoro Rivadavia beach in the Argentine province of Chubut, it was reported. Local residents insist poorly sealed oil wells are the reason for the environmental tragedy but say the problem is not new.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Mixed feelings after Glasgow's COP26 final document

One day after closing the UN's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted one historical fact: coal has been sentenced to death as a source of energy over time.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Mercosur agrees on a negotiating group to deal with climate change

Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Friday have announced in Glasgow that they had agreed on the need to create a negotiating group to tackle climate change.
Friday, November 12th 2021 - 10:00 UTC
Governments at COP26 create group to rid world of fossil fuels

A group of countries and territories led by Denmark and Costa Rica have decided to join forces with regards to a world free from fossil fuels in compliance with the 2015 Paris Agreement under a group named “the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA).”