Reducing meat and dairy consumption will cut methane and allow forests to thriveLivestock production needs to reach its peak within the next decade in order to tackle the climate emergency, scientists have warned.They are calling for governments in all…
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UK should contribute £20bn to UN climate fund by 2030, report says
IPPR says UK should shoulder burden due to major historical contribution to rising carbon emissionsThe UK contribution to the UN’s climate fund should balloon to £20bn by 2030 if it plans to pay a “fair share” to helping tackle the global climate crisi…
Read moreClimate crisis could lead to more wind power, says report
Scientists say shifting ocean circulation patterns may have triggered rapid wind speed riseThe global climate crisis could help to generate more renewable electricity by spurring faster wind speeds for the world’s growing number of windfarms, according…
Read moreFood prices set to rise in UK as floods ruin crops
Soaring prices likely as potatoes rot in sodden fields and farmers struggle to sow wheat The price of crisps and chips are expected to rise in the new year as the flooding in northern England hits the supply of winter vegetables such as potatoes, cauli…
Read moreThailand wants to ban these three pesticides. The US government says no | Carey Gillam
The Trump administration is putting profits before people by pressuring the country not to ban harmful chemicals made by Dow, Syngenta and MonsantoYou know it’s a dark day for America when foreign leaders have to lecture US officials about the importan…
Read moreVirgin Galactic launches (on the New York Stock Exchange)
Public investors can now buy shares as Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture seeks funds for takeoffVirgin Galactic has taken a giant leap towards space as shares in the billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism venture started trading on t…
Read moreRichard Branson: ‘Aviation can be carbon neutral sooner than we realise’
The relentlessly upbeat entrepreneur believes efficiency and electricity could stop airlines worsening the climate crisisLife has been quite a trip for Sir Richard Branson so far, and this weekend will be no exception as he flies to the US from Tel Avi…
Read moreNeed a flying taxi? These two firms can get a cab to you ‘by 2022’
Air travel is set to be transformed sooner than you think as firms unveil vertical takeoff electric prototypesWhile conventional airlines struggle for more environmentally friendly alternatives to jet fuel, a host of startups are betting on zero-emissi…
Read moreMind-reading tech: how private companies work to gain access to our brains
Social media companies can already use online data to make reliable guesses about pregnancy or suicidal ideation – and new BCI technology will push this even further It’s raining on your walk to the station after work, but you don’t have an umbrella. O…
Read moreScientist wins £2m payout over invention used by Unilever
Former employee Prof Ian Shanks created system used in glucose sensorsA retired Scottish scientist who invented a system widely used in glucose sensors has won £2m in a court case against the industry behemoth Unilever after claiming he never received …
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