Climate change is fuelling a worsening global health crisis
Authors of the Lancet Countdown report suggest that switching to renewables could eliminate…
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Chinese COVID tests caused 5.4m tonnes of GHG emissions
This is the carbon footprint of more than 9bn tests taken in two years
Conserving tropical peatlands ‘is vital to protecting humans from infectious disease’
An international study team led by the University of Exeter suggests protecting such areas…
Oil and gas infrastructure ‘is putting unborn children at risk’
The University of Colorado suggests pregnant women living in close proximity to gas wells and…
‘Mosquito-borne diseases will spread as the planet heats up’
The report predicts by 2050, a billion additional people could be at risk from disease-carrying…
Spanish reduction in coal use saves €952m in health costs
Falling use of the fossil fuel over 2015 and 2016 led to a 40.5% decrease in associated health…
Is climate change killing starfish?
A new study suggests warmer seas may be making starfish more susceptible to naturally occurring…
Biomass woodchip firm calls for clarity on diseased timber
A firm producing renewable woodchip for use in biomass heating has called on the Government to…
‘100,000 early deaths from India coal emissions’
Emissions from coal-fired power stations caused an estimated 100,000 early deaths in India last…
