Climate Change

The biggest overhaul of agricultural policies in half a century has been unveiled by the government in a bid to create more sustainable farming and tackle climate change.It will reduce subsidies for farmers from next year, replacing them with payments to encourage landowners to protect the environment. Environment Secretary George…

In terms of our worst areas for carbon emissions, transportation and electricity production easily top the list. According to the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation alone constitutes roughly 29 percent of the country’s total carbon emissions. That’s nearly a third of American emissions dedicated to moving vehicles around. We…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As the days shorten and temperatures drop in the northern hemisphere, leaves begin to turn. We can enjoy glorious autumnal colours while the leaves are still on the trees and, later, kicking through a red, brown and gold carpet when out walking. When temperatures rise again…

The smaller egg to the left is from Port Jackson sharks near Adelaide, while the right egg is from sharks in Jervis Bay. Credit: Connor Gervais, Author provided They may have been around for hundreds of millions of years—long before trees—but today sharks and rays are are among the most…

University of Copenhagen researchers have been following vegetation trends across the planet's driest areas using satellite imagery from recent decades. They have identified a troubling trend: Too little vegetation is sprouting up from rainwater in developing nations, whereas things are headed in the opposite direction in wealthier ones. As a…

In portions of rural America, residents lack access to safe wastewater sanitation. Without proper infrastructure, people on septic systems, mobile-home owners, and even those attached to sewer systems may end up with raw sewage streaming into their yards or backing up into their homes. The exposure contributes to diseases, some…

British ColumbiaA group of 15 young people will try again to have the courts force Ottawa to develop a climate recovery plan after it was denied by the Federal Court.Legal action asks courts to force Canadian government to create climate recovery planThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 24, 2020 2:29…

AP updated on November 23, 2020 , As President-elect Joe Biden fills out his administration with key picks for his national security and foreign policy teams, he’s announced that John Kerry will lead the incoming administration’s effort to combat climate change. Kerry is a former secretary of state, senator from…

Washington lawmakers may throw billions of taxpayer dollars at clean energy next year, prompting a rush of ideas about how to do it and how effective it can be at tackling climate change.Driving the news: With the federal government’s political power likely divided, the biggest policies are likely to come…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world’s 20 richest nations on Sunday in a promise to work together to keep trade flowing, fight climate change and provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.The promises are contained in a final communique issued by G20 leaders at the end…