EU launches ‘game-changing’ tool to monitor carbon emissions
The EU will launch a “constellation of satellites” into orbit to track greenhouse gas emissions.
Tag: climate change
Elevenses: The New Denialism
From the newsletter: Climate change deniers haven't gone away, they've just changed their stripes.
‘Biblical’ rain cancels Glasgow trains just as world heads to COP26
Heavy downpours in Cumbria could make it difficult for some to reach COP26.
PM doubts success of Cop26 as levels of greenhouse gases reach record highs
His comments come as Tory MPs voted to allow water companies to dump raw sewage into Britain's rivers and seas.
Tories vote down green amendments days before COP26 – what to know
What the main amendments were, the reasons given for rejecting them, and who voted to allow raw sewage in our waters.
Feeling fearful about the future? What you can do to fight climate change
“In my view, we simply can’t ignore the environmental impacts of our lifestyles, particularly in the West, particularly among wealthier groups,” a climate researcher said.
Science pupils to send CO2 in bottle to Tory minister in awareness bid
The students think they know more science than adults.
Cock-up26? Firms funding climate summit complain over mismanagement
The sponsors formally complained about UK’s “very inexperienced” civil servants for postponed decisions, bad communication and decaying relationships between the companies and the organisers.
‘Outrageous’ in run-up to UK hosting Cop26 ‘we are watching our peatlands burn’
“These are the UK’s equivalent of the rainforests in terms of both their nature and their storage of carbon.”