Eco-friendly tyre solutions to help minimise non-exhaust pollution by Michael Broad Tyre wear pollution has now surpassed vehicle exhaust emissions as a major source of pollution from vehicles, particularly due to advancements in exhaust control technologies like catalytic converters and the rise of electric vehicles, …
NEWS AND OPINION: Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world according to the present government’s environment minister, Steve Reed. The Labour government is freshly in place and they have promised to take a fresh look at the wildlife blueprint for the …
Air pollution created through human behaviour is perhaps the most damaging aspect of our lives. It doesn’t just cause global warming which is an existential crisis for humankind and the wildlife on the planet for which we have responsibility, it may also damage our DNA …
The non-governmental organisation Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) claims that there is three tons of human excrement on Mount Everest between Camp 1 and the summit. The world’s tallest mountain is a massive toilet and something needs to be done about. SPCC was set up …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Rowan Atkinson is famous for playing the character he created, Mr Bean; the hapless and mute cartoon character who has entertained millions. But Ron Atkinson is a very smart guy with an Oxbridge degree in electrical engineering as I recall. And he …
China is the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, producing 12.7 billion metric tons of emissions annually. That dwarfs U.S. emissions, currently about 5.9 billion tons annually and the US is bad. Despite being scientifically-minded I believe in karma as it is based on common sense. …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Greenwashing is becoming or has become an important part of large commercial organisations. If they can’t genuinely make their products more environmentally friendly at least they can present the idea that they are environmentally friendly to the greater public through advertisements and …
Unsatisfied with catastrophically polluting planet Earth by discharging billions of tons of plastic into the oceans and, equally, billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, humankind has turned its attention to the moon where after six manned missions exploring its surface they’ve left …
NEWS AND OPINION: A Chinese study has found that China’s polluted air is killing upwards of 64,000 babies in the womb each year. The research comes from Peking University and is published in Nature Communications. China is ranked fourth in the world for the deaths …
