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Study: The future of migration, human populations, and global health in the Anthropocene
Lancet discusses The future of migration, human populations, and global health in the Anthropocene.
In The Lancet, Christopher Murray and colleagues 1 report forecasts of the global population in 2100 that are lower than previous estimates.2 The authors projected the global population to […]
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Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 ‘will need £50bn’
The Guardian discusses how powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 ‘will need £50bn’. Aurora Energy Research calculates investment would have to quadruple capacity.
Boris Johnson’s bold new vision for offshore wind to power every home in the UK by 2030 would require almost £50bn in investment […]
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2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows
The New York Times discusses how 2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows. The analysis, by European scientists, kept this year on track to be one of the five hottest in recorded history.
Worldwide, last month was the warmest September on record, topping a record set just […]
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Report: More than 470 oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon since 2000
Mongabay discusses a report showing that More than 470 oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon since 2000.
A recent report called “The shadow of oil” revealed that 474 oil spills occurred along the NorPeruano Pipeline in Peru and on several oil blocks between 2000 and 2019.
About 65% of those spills […]
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Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project
RCInet discusses how Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project.
With wildfires intensifying around the North, an Arctic Council project is underway to better coordinate response among circumpolar countries as well as better understand Indigenous wildfire management and how it might be integrated into northern fire […]
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Mountain butterflies ‘will have to be relocated as habitats get too hot’
The Guardian discusses how mountain butterflies ‘will have to be relocated as habitats get too hot’. Populations of mountain ringlet in Lake District face being wiped out as cooler habitats disappear.
The diversity and resilience of cold-loving butterfly species is threatened by global heating which will destroy genetically unique populations, […]
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RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
The Narwhal discusses RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge. ‘We are looking to all major banks in Canada to come into the sunlight with RBC,’ says Vuntut Gwitchin Chief.
Canada’s largest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has quietly become the […]
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More people ‘want to see action on climate change as a result of the pandemic’.
Metro UK discusses why more people ‘want to see action on climate change as a result of the pandemic’.
The co-leader of the Green Party says the coronavirus crisis has made people believe ‘change can happen’ and pushed climate change up the agenda.
Sian Berry thinks public attitudes to the environment […]
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Climate change widens gaps in food security.
Environmental Health News discusses a study showing how climate change will continue to widen gaps in food security. Countries already struggling with low crop yields will be hurt most by a warming climate.
With storms to the east and wildfires to the west, the climate crisis is currently at the […]
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