Increasing numbers of whales stranded around the UK
Records are showing that more animals were washed up on British shores in 2017 than in any other year; scientists believe this is due to disease, fishing activities, and plastic pollution
Plastic rubbish swamps remote Australian beach
Seven tonnes of marine plastic rubbish (some several decades old) has been picked up from a 2km stretch of beach in Arhem Land, Northern Territory; most of the plastic was made up of water bottles, cigarette lighter, shoes, toys and toothbrushes, and is thought to have come from south-east Asia
Major energy companies still looking for oil
Some of the world's largest oil and gas companies are still spending vast amounts of money exploring and developing deepwater oil fields and tar sands; this goes against efforts to create a more low-carbon world and reach climate change targets by 2030
Records are showing that more animals were washed up on British shores in 2017 than in any other year; scientists believe this is due to disease, fishing activities, and plastic pollution
Plastic rubbish swamps remote Australian beach
Seven tonnes of marine plastic rubbish (some several decades old) has been picked up from a 2km stretch of beach in Arhem Land, Northern Territory; most of the plastic was made up of water bottles, cigarette lighter, shoes, toys and toothbrushes, and is thought to have come from south-east Asia
Major energy companies still looking for oil
Some of the world's largest oil and gas companies are still spending vast amounts of money exploring and developing deepwater oil fields and tar sands; this goes against efforts to create a more low-carbon world and reach climate change targets by 2030