India’s carbon emissions are lower than they have been at any time since 1982 two largely as a result of less oil and coal being burnt for transport and power generation.
Bear sighting in a national park in north Spain where they haven’t been seen for 150 years
Invenadeiro national park in north Spain has had a confirmed sighting of a bear, for the first time since the 19th century. It should be noted that this area is relatively wild with good populations of wolves, deer and boar.
More importantly this pair was not transient, it actually overwintered within the National Park.
Continue reading “Bear sighting in a national park in north Spain where they haven’t been seen for 150 years”Building electric cars has a high carbon footprint: recycling can change this
Electric cars save carbon dioxide emissions over their lifetime. There are a significant number of fossil fuel producers and combustion engine car produces who will fudge their numbers and suggest the battery cars are actually worse for the environment than fossil fuel cars.
As you can imagine this is false. Electric cars are zero emission in themselves, so how dirty they are is entirely dependent on how dirty the electricity creation is. Detractors will use the dirtiest electricity in the world and round their estimates upwards, usually still coming out with electric cars slightly cleaner than combustion engines.
Continue reading “Building electric cars has a high carbon footprint: recycling can change this”Bushmeat and pet trade in the Congo basin has been known as a problem – now a horrific bonobo trade is coming to light
The bushmeat trade is not a nice industry. As a means of feeding your family in the past it worked – there were far fewer people and therefore the pressure on the wild ecosystem was small.
It is not the case anymore.
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