News

European Union will class nuclear power and natural gas as "green"

France24 reported on 1 January that The EU is planning to label energy from nuclear power and natural gas as "green" sources for investment despite internal disagreement over whether they truly qualify as sustainable options. The proposal aims to support the 27-nation bloc's shift towards a carbon-neutral future and gild its credentials as a global standard-setter for fighting climate change. But …

Bacteria are evolving to degrade plastics

Plastic is a form of carbon and therefore a potential source of food, but most plastics are highly resistant to degradation which is one reason they are so useful. For example, the predicted lifetime of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle is between 16 and 48 years. However, this long lifetime results in huge amounts of plastic pollution. Mankind produces about 300 …

UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment

On 17 January the UK government published the Third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), recognising the unprecedented challenge of ensuring the UK is resilient to climate change and setting out the work already underway to meet that challenge. The five-year assessment, delivered under the Climate Change Act 2008 and following close work with the Climate Change Committee (CCC), identifies the risks that …

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Forthcoming Events

Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam will speak at Warwick University

On 25 January, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion Roger Hallam will speak in R0.14 of the Ramphal Building, Library Road, University of Warwick, followed by a Q&A session. The talk is organised by the US-based Climate Reality Project Campus Corps, which brings students together to organize their campus community to become 100% Committed to renewable energy and end the climate crisis. …