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Gulf of Mexico fire raises questions about energy infrastructure
What’s happening? Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company, has said that fast action by its workers prevented environmental damage occurring as ...
Katie Chan
July 9, 2021
We shouldn’t forget the obvious impact of climate change – heat
What’s happening? An extreme heatwave has led to deaths across the north-west region of North America. The US state of ...
Marc Height
July 2, 2021
Killing nature could become a crime
What’s happening? The Stop Ecocide Foundation has drawn up a definition of ecocide with the intention that it is adopted ...
Katie Chan
July 2, 2021
Farmers swap crops for solar panels
What’s happening? The number of planned solar farms in the east of England has doubled in recent months as a ...
Mubaasil Hassan
July 2, 2021
Could blockchain facilitate peer-to-peer water trading?
What’s happening? The US state of Colorado has turned to blockchain to help it manage its depleted water supplies. Recently passed ...
Fred Fullerton
July 2, 2021
Is the world becoming more uninsurable?
On Valentine’s Day 2021, President Biden declared a state of emergency in Texas(1). Severe winter storms from the February polar ...
Sandy Jayaraj
June 25, 2021
Can smart windows help us save energy, and emissions?
What’s happening? The 40-storey 825 Third Avenue building in Manhattan has been retrofitted with windows from smart-glass specialist View, which ...
Marc Height
June 25, 2021
Can public health campaigns damage women?
What’s happening? The World Health Organization (WHO) draft Global Alcohol Action Plan has drawn criticism due to its suggestion that pregnant ...
Nicola Watts
June 25, 2021