Concept is now widely accepted after initial controversy around projects such as Yellowstone wolves – though opposition remainsScientists raise £15m to bring mammoth back from extinctionThe news that scientists are planning to bring back woolly mammoth…
660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lags
TUC report says producers that don’t clean up operations will wither and die as rivals blaze trail towards carbon net zeroUp to 660,000 jobs will be at serious risk if the UK continues to fall behind other countries in the amount it invests in green in…
The Tory cabinet of mediocrities – cartoon
They all seem to be making it up as they go along, from immigration to social care• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
New Thames tunnel will make London pollution worse, warn climate activists
Campaigners say Sadiq Khan’s support for a four-lane road under the river is at odds with his environmental aimsBurrowing deep under the Thames, Silvertown tunnel is scheduled as the first new road link across the capital’s river for 30 years. But, the…
Ministers ‘to ditch overhaul of planning laws’ after criticism
According to reports, plans will be abandoned in light of backlash from southern voters and MPsThe government is reportedly backpedalling on its commitment to overhaul planning laws in order to accelerate infrastructure projects with a target of buildi…
An actor, two big bees and a lot of experts: a week spent tackling the planet’s problems
World’s largest conservation summit since Covid-19 brought 4,000 people to Marseille to showcase issues and solutions from coral reefs to land protection At times in Marseille’s early autumn sun, pre-pandemic life felt tantalisingly close at the world’…
ふたりの探検家が見た、地球上のどこよりも早く温暖化が進む極地
「世界種子貯蔵庫」でも有名なノルウェーのスヴァールバル諸島は、いまや気候大変動が生態系を急速に書き換えるその最前線にある。極地で越冬した初の女性チームとなったストロムとソルビーのふたりの探検家がここでプロジェクトを立ち上げたのは、単に極地に歴史を刻むためではなく、人類が思い切った変化を起こさない限り極地の歴史はいずれなくなると警告するためだ。過酷な極地での「市民科学」の実践と探検の記録。
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The Australia deal shows the UK is happy to compromise climate goals for trade | Gwen Buck
Leaked documents that reveal the removal of references to temperature targets set a worrying precedentWhen the prime minister, Boris Johnson, launched trade negotiations with Australia in June last year, he lauded the opportunities of trading with a li…
Why is this clean hybrid car taxed at almost the same rate as a Ferrari?
A retired bishop faces a bigger tax bill after swapping his old diesel VW for an environmentally friendly vehicleA retired bishop who replaced a polluting diesel car with a much greener plug-in hybrid model has described the government’s environmental …
TikTokの若きエコクリエイターとアフガニスタンの少女：SZ Newsletter VOL.99［CLIMATE CRISIS］
9.11から20年の節目となるいま、世界の富裕国とそれ以外との非対称性は、環境危機というグローバルアジェンダを両側から挟むようにして改めて鮮烈に浮かび上がっている。TikTokで活躍する若きエコクリエイターたちの動画と、アフガニスタンの少女の姿は、今後世界のどこかで重なることが果たしてあるのだろうか？ 今週のSZメンバーシップのテーマ「CLIMATE CRISIS」を考える編集長からのニュースレター。
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