Adapt or die: Climate impacts for the UK and how we can cope with them
2 years, 10 months ago

Adapt or die: Climate impacts for the UK and how we can cope with them

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK is already feeling the effects of climate change, and the impacts will worsen without action to adapt at home and cut emissions as part of global efforts. To save both lives and livelihoods, we all need to plan, adapt and thrive Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency Dr Peter Alexander, from the University of Edinburgh, and lead author of the report’s chapter on Europe, said there are big variations globally in the impacts on food and agriculture, with warmer parts of the world seeing bigger effects. “We import close to half the food we consume within the UK, and, if the rest of the world’s agriculture is being impacted by climate change, we’re going to effectively import those impacts to the UK, largely through potentially higher food prices.” Emma Howard Boyd, chairwoman of the Environment Agency, said “it is adapt or die”, as she warned that the effects of climate change are not just happening in the global south. The Government’s advisory Climate Change Committee has previously warned of the need for urgent action to deal with the threat of overheating in homes, power cuts and damage to nature, crops and food supplies from already inevitable global warming.

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Call for nexus approach as climate change, biodiversity loss interlinked
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Call for nexus approach as climate change, biodiversity loss interlinked

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: 2024 has been a year of extremes. “Without integrated action, we risk making matters worse.” The report examines five key crises—climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, water scarcity, and health risks—and illustrates how these issues amplify one another. It is estimated that the unaccounted-for costs of current approaches to economic activity – reflecting impacts on biodiversity, water, health and …

Taxpayer money invested in boosting climate resilience of Christmas dinner
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Taxpayer money invested in boosting climate resilience of Christmas dinner

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taxpayers’ money alongside other forms of finance has been invested in projects that can help …

Climate change and water shortages pose a 'pressing risk' to Britain's food security, finds major Whitehall report - but critics fume after it makes NO mention of Labour's 'family farm tax'
4 weeks ago

Climate change and water shortages pose a 'pressing risk' to Britain's food security, finds major Whitehall report - but critics fume after it makes NO mention of Labour's 'family farm tax'

Daily Mail  

Climate change, biodiversity loss and water insecurity pose 'pressing risks' to Britain's food security, a major Whitehall report has warned. The release of the food security report coincided with fresh protests by farmers in Westminster about measures announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget Sir Keir Starmer has been blasted by farmers after Labour announced they will have to pay a …

Lack of focus on nature and farming solutions at climate summit, say campaigners
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lack of focus on nature and farming solutions at climate summit, say campaigners

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The letter co-ordinated by Nature4Climate said an agreement that does not adequately recognise nature’s role in climate action “risks …

Warning of ‘monumental gap’ between farming budget and what is needed for nature
2 months, 1 week ago

Warning of ‘monumental gap’ between farming budget and what is needed for nature

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Global wildlife population declines by nearly three-quarters in half a century
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Global wildlife population declines by nearly three-quarters in half a century

The Independent  

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UK at risk of missing legally binding target to protect biodiversity – report
4 months, 1 week ago

UK at risk of missing legally binding target to protect biodiversity – report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK is at risk of missing its legally binding target to protect biodiversity and …

UK food security hit by climate impacts at home and abroad, analysis warns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK food security hit by climate impacts at home and abroad, analysis warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British food security is being hit by a double whammy of climate change impacts at …

Just 5% of public feel prepared for climate change, poll suggests
1 year, 1 month ago

Just 5% of public feel prepared for climate change, poll suggests

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just 5% of the British public feel prepared for climate change, according to a poll …

Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Conservative heartlands overwhelmingly back climate and nature policies, with most people wanting the …

UK ‘can adapt buildings to warming with shutters, insulation and green roofs’
1 year, 5 months ago

UK ‘can adapt buildings to warming with shutters, insulation and green roofs’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is really rare to see any kind of external shading on typical housing stock in London Oliver Neve …

Leaked government plan to prepare UK for climate change ‘deeply disappointing’
1 year, 5 months ago

Leaked government plan to prepare UK for climate change ‘deeply disappointing’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Leaked government plans for adapting the UK to the effects of climate change have been …

Climate change threatens UK’s food, security and energy, says Government report
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate change threatens UK’s food, security and energy, says Government report

The Telegraph  

Climate change threatens Britain’s national security, food and energy supplies, a Government report has warned. The Government said this year’s plan marked a step-change in its approach to adapting buildings, supply chains and critical national infrastructure to climate change. ‘Disappointed’ “We are disappointed that the Government hasn’t used this opportunity to go further to build the UK’s resilience to climate …

Greenhouse gas emissions of pesticides overlooked, say campaigners
1 year, 6 months ago

Greenhouse gas emissions of pesticides overlooked, say campaigners

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Manufacturing, packaging, transporting and applying chemicals all produce greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbate climate change, as does the environmental …

Budget cuts undermine UK’s global influence on agriculture, report finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Budget cuts undermine UK’s global influence on agriculture, report finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While our review found many examples of good practice, there is more to be done to improve coherence of …

Why climate change is intimately tied to biodiversity
1 year, 9 months ago

Why climate change is intimately tied to biodiversity

Hindustan Times  

The natural world is a source of beauty and wonder, but it also provides humans with essential services. One step towards avoiding yet more disappointment is to emphasise the close link between preserving biodiversity and the widely held goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions. For example, Joe Biden’s chief piece of climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, contains about $400bn …

ROSS CLARK challenges the hysteria that surrounds climate change debates and argues they risk harm
1 year, 11 months ago

ROSS CLARK challenges the hysteria that surrounds climate change debates and argues they risk harm

Daily Mail  

Fear is very easy to spread. Yet if you report on every extreme event and throw in the term ‘climate change’, you will very rapidly plant the idea that the world is in some freakish transformation. In his 2006 climate change film An Inconvenient Truth, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore asserted that the snows on Mount Kilimanjaro would be gone …

How gardeners can boost wildlife and help threatened species
1 year, 11 months ago

How gardeners can boost wildlife and help threatened species

The Independent  

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Government criticised for ‘dismal failure to keep climate promises’
2 years, 1 month ago

Government criticised for ‘dismal failure to keep climate promises’

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Climate change causes decline in wildlife - research
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate change causes decline in wildlife - research

The Independent  

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Hundreds of farmers warn MPs ‘fragile food system at critical turning point’
2 years, 2 months ago

Hundreds of farmers warn MPs ‘fragile food system at critical turning point’

The Independent  

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Britons demand climate action after 40C summer heatwave
2 years, 2 months ago

Britons demand climate action after 40C summer heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A poll of 2,000 adults found 77 per cent believed the new government should do even more than their …

Government launched ‘attack on nature’ with mini-budget, conservationists warn
2 years, 3 months ago

Government launched ‘attack on nature’ with mini-budget, conservationists warn

The Independent  

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Devastating wildfires and false autumn put UK wildlife in ‘uncharted territory’
2 years, 3 months ago

Devastating wildfires and false autumn put UK wildlife in ‘uncharted territory’

The Independent  

A “false autumn” due to the heatwave and prolonged drought that is causing trees to lose their leaves, nuts to fall and berries to ripen early could leave animals with less to feed on heading into winter. We’ve seen that birds such as house martins and swifts, which feed on flying insects, have been badly affected.” open image in gallery …

‘We need to do all we can’: Five key takeaways from the U.N. climate report
2 years, 10 months ago

‘We need to do all we can’: Five key takeaways from the U.N. climate report

LA Times  

Felisa Benitez, 86, wipes sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning a standing electrical fan outside her Pacoima home in August. “If we want to have effective climate change policy, we have to look at those human dimensions, and particularly those equity dimensions, and protecting some of the most vulnerable populations,” said Michael Méndez, an assistant professor …

Rewilding: Organisations which own a third of England’s land sign pact to boost biodiversity and tackle climate crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Rewilding: Organisations which own a third of England’s land sign pact to boost biodiversity and tackle climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A swathe of England’s biggest land owners and managers have signed a joint pact committing …

Climate crisis is already killing Britain’s birds and 90% of our puffins could be dead by 2050
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis is already killing Britain’s birds and 90% of our puffins could be dead by 2050

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This is the first time we’ve pulled together such a comprehensive assessment of the species in the UK being …

COP26: A climate solution lies right under our feet but it may not be on the agenda
3 years, 2 months ago

COP26: A climate solution lies right under our feet but it may not be on the agenda

CNN  

Rochester, England CNN — Forests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate crisis. “Whether you look at the Serengeti, the Cerrado in Brazil, whether you look at what’s left of the prairies in North America or the steppes of Mongolia – every single one of our major, iconic grassland habitats is under threat …

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26
3 years, 3 months ago

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Wild spaces across the world must be restored and protected if the world is to successfully get to grips with the twin climate and nature crises, scientists have said. Ahead of Cop26, the pivotal climate summit taking place in November, researchers called for “major systemic changes” to tackle the world’s mounting environmental challenges. “There’s been growing consensus that the climate …

Tories making Britain greener than before Industrial Revolution, says Natural England boss
3 years, 4 months ago

Tories making Britain greener than before Industrial Revolution, says Natural England boss

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson’s government is reversing the decline of nature in the UK for the first time since the Industrial Revolution and will set Britain on a path to becoming “nature positive” by 2050, the head of Natural England has said. Tony Juniper, a former Friends of the Earth campaigner and lifelong environmentalist, said he had “never seen this level of …

Britain’s climate defences need a flood of cash
3 years, 5 months ago

Britain’s climate defences need a flood of cash

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The UK does not yet have a vision for …

From rewilding to plant-based diets: What we must do to tackle the climate and nature crises together
3 years, 6 months ago

From rewilding to plant-based diets: What we must do to tackle the climate and nature crises together

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “At this point reducing emissions is essential, but not enough, and the best way to suck up carbon is …

Climate crisis: UK’s woodlands and peatlands ‘crucial’ to reaching net zero goal, report says
3 years, 8 months ago

Climate crisis: UK’s woodlands and peatlands ‘crucial’ to reaching net zero goal, report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maintenance of the UK’s native woodlands and peatlands will be “crucial” to realising the goal …

World must ‘transform relationship with nature’ to tackle environmental crises, says UN
3 years, 10 months ago

World must ‘transform relationship with nature’ to tackle environmental crises, says UN

The Independent  

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Meeting climate goals ‘would save millions of lives every year’ through shift to healthier and greener diets
3 years, 10 months ago

Meeting climate goals ‘would save millions of lives every year’ through shift to healthier and greener diets

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taking tougher action to meet the world’s climate goals could save millions of lives each …

‘Nature is in crisis right now’: UK’s biodiversity loss highlighted in ‘damning’ government report
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Nature is in crisis right now’: UK’s biodiversity loss highlighted in ‘damning’ government report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report also reveals just 0.02% of UK GDP now goes towards funding biodiversity after cuts in public sector …

Government’s ‘pitiful’ planning reforms ‘will cost Britain decades in fighting climate change’
4 years, 5 months ago

Government’s ‘pitiful’ planning reforms ‘will cost Britain decades in fighting climate change’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s proposed reforms of the planning system will cost Britain …

Climate change strikes: A green new deal is crucial for our economic survival
5 years, 4 months ago

Climate change strikes: A green new deal is crucial for our economic survival

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While we fry in a brutal heatwave, let's remember that climate change is all our fault
5 years, 5 months ago

While we fry in a brutal heatwave, let's remember that climate change is all our fault

The Independent  

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Britain has 30 years to cut emissions – after Brexit we must lead the world on climate change
5 years, 6 months ago

Britain has 30 years to cut emissions – after Brexit we must lead the world on climate change

The Independent  

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Return a quarter of UK to nature to fight climate change, say environmentalists
5 years, 7 months ago

Return a quarter of UK to nature to fight climate change, say environmentalists

CNN  

London CNN — Up to one quarter of UK land would be left to nature if a new plan to reduce the country’s carbon emissions were introduced. “Our report demonstrates how land use change with nature at its heart can play a major role in our efforts to meet our targets and address climate breakdown,” said Rewilding Britain chief executive …

UK can cash in on revolution for heating and cars to halt greenhouse gas emissions, say climate advisers
5 years, 8 months ago

UK can cash in on revolution for heating and cars to halt greenhouse gas emissions, say climate advisers

The Independent  

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Climate change, not Brexit, is the biggest threat to the future of our country – but Theresa May doesn’t care
5 years, 9 months ago

Climate change, not Brexit, is the biggest threat to the future of our country – but Theresa May doesn’t care

The Independent  

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