Global leaders call to reduce ozone-damaging greenhouse gas

Sep 26, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Leaders from more than 100 countries have called to quickly phase out the use of a chemical contributing to global warming. Last week the US gathered the nations to boost support for the amendment...

Obama to include climate change threat into national security

Sep 23, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy & Legislation 0

President Barack Obama has taken first step to make climate change threat a national security issue. He signed a Presidential Memorandum requiring the federal government to “fully...

Scottish Ministers discuss energy post Brexit

Sep 22, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

Scottish Ministers met with the energy industry yesterday to discuss the effects of Brexit. Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse met with key sector stakeholders in Edinburgh...

Ukraine is latest country to ratify Paris Agreement

Sep 21, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability & Environment 0

Ukraine has become the latest country to ratify the climate deal agreed in Paris last year. That takes the total number of countries that have formally ratified the agreement to 29. They account for...

Theresa May: UK will ratify Paris climate deal this year

Sep 21, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed the UK will ratify the Paris Agreement before the end of the year. During her speech to the UN General Assembly, she said the country will start its domestic...

Is former French President a climate sceptic?

Sep 15, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment 0

Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly suggested climate change isn’t caused by man. French reports claim Mr Sarkozy, who has confirmed his bid for next year’s presidential...

FIFA aims to score green goals at 2018 World Cup

Sep 14, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 0

FIFA has become the first international sports organisation to join a United Nations (UN) climate change initiative. It has pledged to measure, reduce and compensate the greenhouse gas emissions...

All-electric racing car tackles Arctic ice cap

Sep 14, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment 0

The world’s first fully-electric racing series has broken new ground again by tackling the Arctic ice cap to raise awareness about global warming. FIA Formula E said winner Lucas di Grassi drove...

Government invites experts for IPCC climate report

Sep 14, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment 0

The government is calling on experts in the UK to help scope a special report on climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is producing the report which will set out the...

Scientists say climate change is natural

Sep 13, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Latest Videos, Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 2

  Two scientists proposed alternative theories for climate change to ELN at the ‘New Dawn of Truth’ climate conference in London last week. They disagree with the current global warming...