Illegal trade pressure on pangolins pushes three species further up the risk register
Three species of pangolins have moved into a higher category of threat due to the growing impacts of habitat loss, poaching and illegal trade
Three species of pangolins have moved into a higher category of threat due to the growing impacts of habitat loss, poaching and illegal trade
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year despite public commitments to cut down
Despite growing awareness of the climate emergency and mass demonstrations around the world demanding urgent action, two new reports reveal we’re collectively pumping out more dangerous gas emissions than ever. The reports from the United Nations Environmental Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) show that action on the streets has yet to translate into […]
Plastic pollution from bottled water sales is soaring as UK supermarkets reveal they sold more than one billion plastic water bottles in 2018
Refrigeration is a significant and growing source of greenhouse gases yet the switch to natural refrigerants is one of the most cost-effective solutions to climate change mitigation. However, despite the ongoing climate crisis and struggle to speed up the shift to natural alternatives, the climate-harming nature of refrigerants such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is not a […]
A fortnight ago we revealed how consumers are being conned about the sustainability of palm oil – and now the RSPO, the leading industry certification body which we criticised, has pledged to investigate