Tag: Environment
Campaigners warn against corporate capture of UN plastic treaty talks
Representatives of almost 200 nations began a meeting in Uruguay on 28 November to address the scourge of plastic pollution. ...
UK wildlife crime report points to disgraceful institutional failures
A wildlife and environment coalition released its annual report on wildlife crime in England and Wales on 29 November. It showed ...
Activists in Finland sue their government over climate inaction
Environmental organisations in Finland filed a legal challenge on Monday 28 November accusing the government of breaking its own commitments ...
Another critical failing of the COP27 climate talks is brought to light
One of the recent climate conference's many failings has been brought to light by experts and activists. The UN climate ...
EU moves get praise from telling factions at wildlife conference
The European Union has come under fire from wildlife charities, among others, for some of its actions at the World ...
New report shows air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020
Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union (EU) in 2020, the bloc's environmental watchdog ...
Wildlife conference decisions give two songbirds a fighting chance to keep singing
Two species of songbird secured new trade-related protections at the World Wildlife Conference on 21 November. Thanks to the decisions, ...
COP27 failed to get planet out of the emergency room, UN chief warns
The UN climate summit, COP27, finished on 20 November. As the international body's chief António Guterres highlighted, the talks concluded ...
Landmark decision at wildlife conference provides hope for imperiled sharks
In a momentous move at the World Wildlife Conference, participant countries decided to provide trade-related protections to not one but ...
Climate protesters just targeted what could be Europe’s most culpable bank
Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters have targeted Barclays branches across the UK - a bank they describe as "Europe's largest investor ...
Wildlife trade is snuffing out species at a shocking rate, expert warns
Alligators wrapped in plastic and stuffed into suitcases. Songbirds trapped in glue and then wedged into bamboo tubes. These are just ...
XR wants public transport that works for the people – not against the planet
On Saturday 5 November at 2pm, young Extinction Rebellion activists in Bristol blocked an Airport Flyer bus at Temple Meads ...
Environmentalist says climate COPs help people mobilise, despite being rigged
Rishi Sunak's initial decision not to attend COP27 - and his subsequent U-turn - generated chatter about what these climate ...
Legal ivory trade benefits smugglers while endangering elephants, new report finds
An international ban on the trade in elephant ivory has been in place for decades. Nonetheless, the majestic giants continue to face ...
Climate academic makes case against world leaders attending COP27
The next climate conference - COP27 - is taking place in Egypt between 6 and 18 November. Recently, Rishi Sunak ...
Rishi Sunak’s tribute to Lula achieved the opposite of what he intended
On 31 October, Rishi Sunak congratulated Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, for his election victory. Like ...
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