Scotland is at increasing risk from climate change, a new report published today claims. The report, entitled, ‘How well is Scotland preparing for climate change’, argues that there will be both benefits to Scotland, and risks. It urges the Scottish government to take action to mitigate the impact of climate change. Some of the benefits [...]
Climate change back on the table
September 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Sunnah Khan In less than a month confederates from around the world will gather in Durban for the 17th annual UN climate change conference. Over the last twenty years there has been a significant increase in global carbon dioxide emissions. Currently the EU is responsible for 13% of global emissions with the US emitting [...]
Turn off your lights with WWF for ‘Earth Hour’
March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Georgi Bomb This Saturday, 26 March, remember to switch off your lights at 8.30-9.30pm as people around the world sit in the dark to join in the world’s biggest environmental campaign, set up by WWF. WWF are doing their bit for climate change week with ‘Earth Hour.’ It started in Australia during 2007 and [...]
Environment – Preparing for change
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) seems to suggest that recent engagement with eco-friendly activities may be too little too late. The report, published last month, focusses on the urgent need for the UK to prepare for the effects that climate change will have. Describing the report as “a wake-up call” Environment [...]
Church goes green
October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Andy Mackie Over 250 church congregations throughout Scotland have accepted the challenge to become more eco-friendly and combat climate change. The church launched its Response to Climate Change in 2007 after a speech at the 2006 general assembly by Bishop Michael Baroi from the Church of Bangladesh. Adrian Shaw, climate officer for the Church [...]
Greenpeace members jailed in Denmark for twenty-two days for bursting official dinner
January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Irene Gimeno Four Greenpeace members, including the president of the organization in Spain, were arrested in Copenhagen on the 17th of December 2009 to remain in prison until the 7th of January because the Danish Superior Court decided so after they faked their identities in an official dinner organized by Margarita II of Denmark [...]
Scotland Wracked by Floods
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Simon Brown. Scots are used to complaining about the weather and this weekend was no exception as floods surged through most of the country, interrupting public transport and generally causing disruption. At the peak of activity on Sunday evening the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) had 21 flood watches, 17 flood warnings and 4 [...]
Horror as Insects Infest Homes
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By: Liam McGowan Date: 22/10/09 Spiders and insects have been reported in their multitudes in homes and gardens all over the UK this Autumn. As forecast by entomologists earlier in the year, wildlife enthusiasts and arachnophobes alike have remarked on the notable increase of home-invading arachnids and arthropods. One arachnophobe who has observed the creepy-crawly [...]
Eastern Europe turns a green leaf
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Heather Donald Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic have surged ahead with renewable energy development despite claims that they are falling behind the rest of Europe. According to Rod Christie, the General Electric president for central and eastern Europe, Romania has a very good wind resource and has just started to build the biggest [...]
