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Ingenuity: Damage puts end to ground-breaking Mars helicopter mission
Ratings agency cuts EUA forecast but sees full 2024 recovery from price drop
Flying foxes pollinate forests and spread seeds. Here’s how we can make peace with our noisy neighbours
US DOE allocates $254 mln to industrial decarbonisation
Canadian tar sands pollution is up to 6,300% higher than reported, study finds
Call for companies to ‘clean up their mess’ as Athabasca oil sands emissions vastly exceed industry-reported levels
Toxic emissions from the Canadian tar sands – already one of the dirtiest fossil fuels – have been dramatically underestimated, according to a study.
Research published in the journal Science found that air pollution from the vast Athabasca oil sands in Canada exceed industry-reported emissions across the studied facilities by a staggering 1,900% to over 6,300%.
Continue reading...Mother of girl whose death was linked to air pollution sues UK government
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah opens claim against environment, health and transport departments in pursuit of ‘right to clean air’
The mother of a nine-year-old girl who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on their death certificate has launched a high court claim against the government.
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is suing three government departments for compensation for personal injury arising from the illness and premature death of her daughter Ella. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care have all been named as defendants in the claim.
Continue reading...Canadian government under-reporting forestry emissions -experts
Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants stripping acacia trees – the cats’ ambush cover
When a lion decides to chase down a zebra it seems as though nothing can stop it. But now researchers have discovered these enormous predators are being thwarted by a tiny foe: ants.
Scientists have found the spread of big-headed ants in east Africa sets off a situation leading to lions making fewer zebra kills.
Continue reading...Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday January 25, 2024
Ireland targets society-wide awareness with biodiversity action plan
LEAK: EU to include carbon removals in 90% 2040 climate target communication
Study reveals how time, site conditions, and forest management affect biofuels’ carbon footprint
European mission approved to detect cosmic ripples
Brussels awards €600 mln to carbon and energy infrastructure projects
Survey adds pressure on SBTi to allow carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions targets
Skiers leaving ‘forever chemicals’ on pistes, study finds
Research finds 14 different types of PFAS chemicals commonly used in ski wax on slopes in Austrian ski resorts
Skiers are leaving “forever chemicals” in the snow on ski slopes, a study has found.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a group of 10,000 or so human-made chemicals widely used in industrial processes, firefighting foams and consumer products – are colloquially known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment; they do not easily break down.
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