Energy Transition
2022 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy in the UK
The energy industry experienced a 'year like no other' in 2022, as a record amount of renewable energy was generated in the UK, say experts.
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Biodiversity
High stakes biodiversity summit ends with agreement to protect 30% of nature by 2030
The biodiversity pact includes objectives for the preservation and restoration of ecosystems, such as wetlands, and for safeguarding Indigenous peoples’ rights.
United Kingdom
UK’s greenest city centres named in new study
In a study, 68 city centres in the UK were ranked on vegetation, parks, tree cover and sports fields in order to determine which city was the greenest.
Space
How solar farms in space might beam electricity to Earth
A European Space Agency plan to harvest energy from the sun and beam it back down to Earth could generate energy equal to that of a nuclear power plant.
India
Modhera is India’s first solar-powered village and it pays residents’ electric bills
Modhera in Gujarat state is India’s first village to be powered by solar all day, every day. It has cost $9.7 million and been paid for by government.
Forests
Deforestation 101: Everything you need to know
Earth has lost more than 1 billion acres of forest to deforestation since 1990. Here’s a round-up of the key facts and impacts related to deforestation.
Climate Change
情侣关系中的两人可以影响彼此对于气候变化的想法和行为
情侣可以成为彼此对各种问题的想法的传声筒，这些问题也包括气候危机。但是，直到如今还没有人研究过情侣中的一方对气候变化的看法是否会影响另一方。
Climate Change
Romantic partners can influence each other’s assumptions and behaviors on climate change, study finds
A survey by a Yale research team has found that conversations between romantic partners can influence their beliefs on topics such as climate change.
Future of the Environment
Mangroves and Coral Reefs Yield Positive Return on Investment for Flood Protection, Study Finds
Using a benefit-risk analysis researchers have revealed that reducing coastal flooding through mangroves and coral reefs can be cost-effective.
Climate Change
Climate change is turning the Alps from white to green, study finds
A new study using high-resolution satellite data finds the Alps are losing their snow cover, as global warming increases glacial melt and encourages vegetation.
Spain
Spain cracks down on food waste with supermarket fines and ‘doggy bags’ required at restaurants
Spain is the latest country to pass new legislation aimed at reducing its high levels of food waste, with almost 3 million pounds of food binned each year.
India
Asian elephants are ingesting large amounts of plastic from landfills in India
Endangered Asian elephants in Uttarakhand, India, have been eating human garbage, including plastics. Better waste management would reduce the problem.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Modern farm vehicles heavier than dinosaurs can damage soil for decades, study finds
A new study has compared the impact of today’s farm machinery on the soil to that of dinosaurs and how their weight may damage the fertility of future soil.
Biodiversity
Scientists grow plants in lunar soil for the first time
For the first time ever scientists have been able to grow plants using lunar soil. Here's what this could mean for life in deep space and on Earth.
Plastics and the Environment
Scuba divers remove more than 25,000 pounds of debris from Lake Tahoe
Volunteer scuba divers in the United States have removed 25,281 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe's still remarkably pure waters in a major clean-up effort.