'The Guardian' reports that over 4,000 species from around the world are the targets of wildlife traffickers. According to a United Nations report, this causes "untold harm upon nature". The report found that 40% of all the animals targeted are on the red list of threatened or nearly threatened species.
Labour will scrap the Tory party’s 2035 target to ban new gas boilers, Ed Miliband has pledged.
Temperatures in England will match those on the Balaeric Islands next week, according to reports, with highs of 26C expected in some places.
Intense heat continues to scorch southern Europe this week - with health officials warning people to stay sheltered and hydrated.
Most of the UK will experience a heatwave next week, according to the Met Office, with the highest temperatures of 2024 expected.
Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.”
Extreme heat continues in the United States — and around the globe.
Electrolysers and fuel cell systems are the key equipment for the production and use of hydrogen. More than 95 per cent of hydrogen is currently made using fossil fuels, mainly coal and natural gas, because of their low costs. However, governments' climate policies and incentives will make the production of green hydrogen, which uses renewable energy, economically viable, presenting big business opportunities. Here is what you need to know about electrolysers and fuel cell systems. Do you have q
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Commission has signed off on about 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) of planned German state aid for building a system of hydrogen pipelines known as the Hydrogen Core Network (HCN). Berlin plans to give financial guarantees to allow companies that build and run the 20 billion euro network to obtain more favourable loans to cover initial losses during the ramp-up phase from 2025. Encouraging the uptake of hydrogen outweighs any distortion to EU competition and trade from the scheme, the Commission said on Friday.
On a site three times the size of Hong Kong, a US$10 billion project mooted in Australia has raised hopes of tackling greenhouse gas emissions with green hydrogen. Located 400km north of Alice Springs in central Australia, phase one of the proposed Green Springs project, targeted for completion by 2030, will feature 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels, enough to meet the requirements of more than 3 million households. If the project, spread over 200 square kilometres, gets the go ahead and is succ
WILTSHIRE Council says it is not aware of any ‘live covenants’ on the Bradford on Avon Golf Course which locals want to keep as a wildlife habitat.
As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what's happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens to them. With much of the United States, Mexico, India and the Middle East suffering through blistering heat waves, worsened by human-caused climate change, several doctors, physiologists and other experts explained to The Associated Press what happens to the human body in such heat.
High levels of pollen are striking parts of the UK - bringing fresh misery for hayfever sufferers - with forecasts suggesting there could be a heatwave next week. The Met Office has warned the pollen count will be very high in England for the next five days, extending to Wales and Northern Ireland from Saturday onwards. Asthma + Lung UK is urging people with respiratory conditions to take precautions in the week ahead.
Fire crews tackled a forest fire in Brandon Country Park in Thetford Forest.
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. The River Thames is one of Britain's many waterways contaminated with sewage and agricultural pollution. Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital.
The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when scientists say the world needs to urgently phase out fossil fuel use because of climate change. An Associated Press investigation found that a major cheerleader for natural gas, Gov. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas province, stood to benefit from the buildout. The government has ambitions for making the Philippines a liquified natural gas hub for the Asia-Pacific region.
The Ontario Science Centre is shutting down immediately due to the risk that the building's roof could collapse, the province announced Friday.The closure, which the province says could last years, comes after the government's controversial announcement in 2023 that the popular landmark and attraction would be moved to the Ontario Place site — a move it says will save costs. "The actions taken today will protect the health and safety of visitors and staff," said Infrastruction Minister Kinga Sur
Rainfall in the Swiss canton of Valais has caused severe flooding, isolating Zermatt and prompting evacuations as authorities raise alert levels.
Heatwaves are likely to descend on parts of the UK next week in a short-lived burst of sun after a drizzly spring, forecasters have said.Most of the UK “will experience the finest conditions and highest temperatures so far this year” and some isolated weather stations may see temperatures hit 30C, the Met Office said.
Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief Saturday from yet another round of extraordinary heat. Sirens blared at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region. Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo said a state helicopter was on its way to help but was called off when boats were able to reach stranded residents.
The Italian coast guard has recovered 14 more bodies from last week's shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline, bringing to 34 the number of known victims from the sinking. Dozens are still missing and presumed dead. Three coast guard ships were active in the air-and-sea search, some 190 kilometers (120 miles) from shore.
