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| Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station (Image credit: Carbon Brief) |
Friday 30 August 2019
In pictures - the last of the UK coal fired power stations
News in brief - Friday 30th August
The UK's use of coal falls
The amount of coal being used by UK power stations has fallen by two thirds; this is part of a move towards becoming a zero-emissions economy and a focus on renewables sources of energy to help us meet our climate change goals
Extinction Rebellion protest in Manchester
The climate change activist group 'Extinction Rebellion' is holding a protest in Manchester to highlight the issue of the city's proposed airport expansion; the protest is expected to last several days
Future looks poor for Great Barrier Reef
The outlook for Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been officially downgraded from poor to very poor due to rising sea temperatures which bleach the coral; Australia pledged A$500 million last year to protect the reef but bigger steps to halt climate change are also needed
The amount of coal being used by UK power stations has fallen by two thirds; this is part of a move towards becoming a zero-emissions economy and a focus on renewables sources of energy to help us meet our climate change goals
Extinction Rebellion protest in Manchester
The climate change activist group 'Extinction Rebellion' is holding a protest in Manchester to highlight the issue of the city's proposed airport expansion; the protest is expected to last several days
Future looks poor for Great Barrier Reef
The outlook for Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been officially downgraded from poor to very poor due to rising sea temperatures which bleach the coral; Australia pledged A$500 million last year to protect the reef but bigger steps to halt climate change are also needed
Thursday 29 August 2019
In pictures - Stromboli erupts
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| Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts again (Image credit: BBC) |
News in brief - Thursday 29th August
Banning fires in the Amazon
Brazil has now banned the use of fires as a land clearance technique in a move to minimise any further damage caused by the spreading wildfires across the rainforest; there will be meetings next week to discuss what further actions may be taken
Birds of prey persecuted
The RSPB has reported 87 confirmed incidents of bird crime last year, with only one successful conviction; birds of prey such as buzzards, red kites and owls are sometimes poisoned, shot, trapped or illegally killed
Fracking controversy
A large tremor near a fracking site in Preston has raised tensions again over the controversial practice; the 2.9 magnitude tremor is the largest ever recorded in the UK due to fracking
Brazil has now banned the use of fires as a land clearance technique in a move to minimise any further damage caused by the spreading wildfires across the rainforest; there will be meetings next week to discuss what further actions may be taken
Birds of prey persecuted
The RSPB has reported 87 confirmed incidents of bird crime last year, with only one successful conviction; birds of prey such as buzzards, red kites and owls are sometimes poisoned, shot, trapped or illegally killed
Fracking controversy
A large tremor near a fracking site in Preston has raised tensions again over the controversial practice; the 2.9 magnitude tremor is the largest ever recorded in the UK due to fracking
Wednesday 28 August 2019
In pictures - devastation left from the Amazon's forest fires
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| Smoke rises from the remains of the Amazon rainforest (Image credit: AFP) |
News in brief - Wednesday 28th August
Response to the Amazon's forest fires
Brazil's president Bolsonaro has announced a meeting between South American countries next week to discuss what can be done to save the Amazon rainforest; other countries have offered financial help and Chile is sending four planes to help fight the fires
Greta Thunberg reaches America
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has sailed across the Atlantic and made it to New York from where she is set to travel to Chile in time for the annual UN climate talks; she sailed in a solar powered yacht in a move to highlight the high carbon emissions that come from air travel and damage our planet
London underground to heat up homes in winter
Waste heat produced on London's underground systems will be used to heat homes in north London; a new scheme will transfer heat via pipes to local council housing, schools, and a leisure centre
Brazil's president Bolsonaro has announced a meeting between South American countries next week to discuss what can be done to save the Amazon rainforest; other countries have offered financial help and Chile is sending four planes to help fight the fires
Greta Thunberg reaches America
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has sailed across the Atlantic and made it to New York from where she is set to travel to Chile in time for the annual UN climate talks; she sailed in a solar powered yacht in a move to highlight the high carbon emissions that come from air travel and damage our planet
London underground to heat up homes in winter
Waste heat produced on London's underground systems will be used to heat homes in north London; a new scheme will transfer heat via pipes to local council housing, schools, and a leisure centre
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