Wednesday, 28 August 2019

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