Global climate change protests
Thousands of students across the world have been protesting and holding rallies to raise awareness of the need to address climate change; although governments have made promises and signed up to things like the Paris Agreement which is trying to limit temperature rise, many people feel this is not enough and that more drastic action is needed to reverse the effects of climate change
Oil slick off the French coast
An Italian oil tanker has caught fire off the French coast near La Rochelle; 2,200 tonnes of fuel have spilt into the waters and an oil slick is expected to reach the coastline in the next few days
Plans to artificially cool the earth
Research into solar geoengineering has shown that it may be possible to cool the earth by putting sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere; this would not worsen current weather events such as cyclones and droughts, and only 0.4% of regions would be at risk of more extreme weathers
Thousands of students across the world have been protesting and holding rallies to raise awareness of the need to address climate change; although governments have made promises and signed up to things like the Paris Agreement which is trying to limit temperature rise, many people feel this is not enough and that more drastic action is needed to reverse the effects of climate change
Oil slick off the French coast
An Italian oil tanker has caught fire off the French coast near La Rochelle; 2,200 tonnes of fuel have spilt into the waters and an oil slick is expected to reach the coastline in the next few days
Plans to artificially cool the earth
Research into solar geoengineering has shown that it may be possible to cool the earth by putting sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere; this would not worsen current weather events such as cyclones and droughts, and only 0.4% of regions would be at risk of more extreme weathers