Earth ‘facing global warming Armageddon in less than 150 years’
Scientists say the concentration of carbon dioxide is rising faster than at any time since the age of the dinosaurs
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Campaigners urge Pope Francis to go vegan for Lent
A 12 year-old climate change campaigner has urged the Pope to consider going vegan for Lent following meetings inside the Vatican. Genesis Butler attended a general audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican following a meeting with senior Catholic priest, Father Paweł Ptasznik, in which she spoke about the Million Dollar Vegan campaign ...
Study suggests a key assumption of economic theory may be wrong
The concept of equilibrium, one of the most central ideas in economics and one of the core assumptions in the vast majority of economic models, may have serious problems, concludes a study from the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. The concept of equilibrium is the basis of ...
Report highlights the devastating environmental impact of livestock farming
Animal welfare charity Viva! has published a new report detailing the shocking environmental impact of the livestock industry. ENVIROCIDAL – How Livestock Farming is Killing the Planet reveals the scale of global warming and predicts the devastating effects livestock farming will have on the environment if the global consumption of animal ...
After seven MPs left the party how can Labour move forward?
So, MPs have left the Labour Party to form an Independent Group. Is this the beginning of the end? Can Labour escape from this and its Brexit dilemmas, or is there no way out? 63% of Labour’s vote in 2017 came from remain supporters, and 37% from leave supporters, and ...
Corbyn calls for Labour defectors to submit themselves to by elections
Jeremy Corbyn has called for Labour defectors to submit themselves to by elections after they quit the party to start a rival group. Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gape, Gavin Shuker and Anne Coffey announced they were resigning today and will sit in Parliament as the Independent Group. ...
Corbyn “disappointed” as seven MPs leave Labour party
Seven Labour MPs have quit the party and will sit as an independent group in the House of Commons. The MPs who have left Labour are Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gape, Gavin Shuker and Anne Coffey. Luciana Berger told a press conference to announce the ...
Massive weight of meltwater lakes causing Antarctic ice shelves to ‘bend’ and buckle
The filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability, warns new research
Last year was the world’s fourth warmest on record – just behind 2015, 2016 and 2017
It means the planet really is hotting up - leaving experts with little hope of limiting climate change to global targets.