Heather Cairns says woman ‘masqueraded’ as her daughter Eilidh’s aunt at council meeting Helen PiddLast modified on Mon 24 Jun 2019 20.57 BST A woman posed as the aunt of a cyclist who was killed in London in order to oppose plans for a new segregated bike lane, according to the victim’s mother. Eilidh Cairns,… [Read More]
Finland to be carbon neutral by 2035. One of the fastest targets ever set – Climate Change News
Megan DarbyPublished on 03/06/2019, 2:10pm Incoming prime minister Antti Rinne presented the climate goal as part of a package with increased welfare spending on Monday Finland will go carbon neutral by 2035, under a coalition deal published on Monday, setting one of the world’s earliest timelines for reaching that mark. After more than a month… [Read More]
What £1.4bn buys: 1,800 miles of cycle lanes or one big roundabout | The Guardian
What happened to Chris Boardman’s plans for the UK’s biggest cycle route network in Greater Manchester? Helen PiddLast modified on Mon 24 Jun 2019 16.08 BST Almost exactly a year ago, Chris Boardman – the Olympic champion turned walking and cycling czar – revealed a bold vision: Greater Manchester was to turn itself into a… [Read More]
EU considers banning Exxon lobbying because of climate deception – March 2019
By Karen Savage March 21, 2019 Exxon’s history of publicly sowing doubt about climate science despite internally acknowledging the impacts of its products on climate change was the subject of a public hearing on climate denial held Thursday in the European Parliament in Brussels. Thought to be the first-ever hearing by a major government body… [Read More]
The Guardian view on Heathrow expansion: stop it to save the planet | Editorial | The Guardian
EditorialSun 23 Jun 2019 18.37 BST Aviation efficiency gains and innovation will not be enough to limit emissions growth. Demand for air travel needs to be damped A computer-generated image showing what Heathrow would look like in 2050 after the completion of a third runway and new terminals. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images “Come on, stop calling… [Read More]
The rise of eco-anxiety and how to come to terms with climate change | The Independent
‘Lots of people say they won’t have kids. One woman told me she fantasised about killing her child,’ psychotherapist says 1 day ago Plummeting insect numbers. A sixth mass extinction. Thinning of ice sheets. Sea level rise. Wildfires in California. Thawing Arctic permafrost. The full tragedy of climate change is unravelling before our eyes. According… [Read More]
Chris Boardman at odds with DfT over zebra crossings in Manchester – The Guardian
Olympic champion told to shelve plans to paint simple crossings on 20,000 side streets Helen PiddLast modified on Sun 23 Jun 2019 16.55 BST It is a disagreement between two extremely determined opponents: one a gold medal-winning Olympian and the other a government department suspicious of attempts to challenge its road painting orthodoxy. Chris Boardman,… [Read More]
No rainforest, no monsoon: get ready for a warmer world | New Scientist (2009)
Earth 30 September 2009 Video: Warmer world The average global temperature is likely to be 4 °C higher than in pre-industrial times by 2055 if greenhouse gas emissions are not slowed – that means a 16 °C rise in the Arctic (Source: Met Office Hadley Centre) By Shanta Barley, Nigel Hawtin, Catherine Brahic and Tom… [Read More]
The 10 climate change facts that prove we’re in a climate emergency | WIRED UK
The UK has declared a climate emergency and not enough is being done about it. These are the climate change facts you need to know in 2019 It is real and it is already happening. Human-caused climate change has already been proven to increase the risk of floods and extreme rainfall, heatwaves and wildfires with… [Read More]
All of the World’s Carbon Emissions in One Giant Chart
By Iman Ghosh May 31, 2019 Two degrees Celsius may not seem like much, but on our planet, it could be the difference between thriving life and a disastrous climate. Over two centuries of burning fossil fuels have added up, and global decision-makers and business leaders are focusing in on carbon emissions as a key… [Read More]