Katie Burton
IPCC: Human land use is key driver of the climate emergency
Aug 09, 2019
Published in
Development
A landmark report from the IPCC definitively states that the way humans are using the Earth’s available land is a key driver of global heating and climate change. But does it also provide the answer?
NEVER HOME ALONE by Rob Dunn book review
Aug 13, 2019
Published in
Books
by Rob Dunn • Basic Books • £22.99 (hardback)
WHY CITIES LOOK THE WAY THEY DO by Richard Williams book review
Aug 13, 2019
Published in
Books
by Richard Williams • Polity Books • £15.99 (paperback)
Artificial intelligence to predict water scarcity conflicts
Aug 13, 2019
Published in
Water
An artificial intelligence tool can predict where conflicts related to water scarcity are most likely to arise
Rescuing coral reefs the right way
Aug 12, 2019
Published in
Oceans
A review of coral-saving methods is helping communities decide which ones are most suited to their needs
Bitcoin’s massive carbon footprint
Aug 06, 2019
Published in
Climate
The environmental impact of Bitcoin is higher than its virtual nature might suggest
Patagonia’s ice fields are much bigger than anyone ever realised
Aug 07, 2019
Published in
Polar
A seven-year study of Patagonia’s ice sheets has revealed the volume ice they contain is even greater than previously understood
Guadalupe Marengo: Human Rights Defender at Amnesty International
Aug 01, 2019
Published in
Development
Guadaloupe Marengo is head of the Human Rights Defenders Team at Amnesty International, a group working to protect people who champion and defend the rights of others, including women’s rights, LGBT+ rights and, increasingly, environmental rights
BA 2119: Flight of the Future at the Saatchi Gallery
Jul 31, 2019
Published in
Exhibitions
A new exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery flies forward 100 years, taking an imaginative look at the future of air travel
The toxic threat heading to UK beaches
Jul 29, 2019
Published in
Water
Hundreds of historic landfill sites are at risk from erosion and flooding with old, contaminated waste already showing up on English beaches
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