Can flights really reach net zero by 2050 – and what will it cost holidaymakers?
From BBC BBC It is the perfect start to a holiday: your plane ticket is cheap, your cabin baggage is safely stowed, the engines are roaring into life – and…
Month: November 2024
Sharp rise in bathing sites rated unfit for swimming
From BBC The number of monitored bathing waters in England rated as poor and unfit for swimming has more than doubled, from 18 to 37. Out of the 450 sites…
Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
From BBC BBC COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn (about £240bn) a year in climate finance they will receive by 2035 is a “paltry sum”. Many…
Climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say
From BBC Getty Images Richer countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300bn (£238bn) a year, but the deal is…
China’s giant sinkholes are a tourist hit – but ancient forests inside are at risk
From BBC Xiqing Wang/ BBC The couple stands on the edge of the sheer limestone cliff. More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests,…
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
From BBC BBC The WhatsApp message was from the chief negotiator of one of the most powerful countries at the COP climate gathering. Could I stop by for a chat,…
Where did all the climate voters go?
For those who worry about climate change all the time, the results of the November election seemed to send a clear message: American voters just don’t care as much as…
Fury at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels
From BBC Reuters A row has broken out at COP29 climate talks as leading countries said a draft deal risked going back on a historic agreement to reduce the use…
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
From BBC Getty Images A decade ago, it seemed as though the global nuclear industry was in an irreversible decline. Concerns over safety, cost, and what to do with radioactive…
Climate change made all of this year’s Atlantic hurricanes so much worse
Like wildfires chewing through dried-out forests, hurricane after hurricane fed on extra-hot ocean water this summer and fall before slamming into communities along the Gulf Coast, causing hundreds of billions…