Copy cat

Book>> Copyright • Scotland

A nine-year-old’s revolt

Blog>> Food • Scotland

An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit — talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside

There has been a shift at this year’s summit, from making pledges to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050 to a focus on actions to cut …

CoP26: Activists protest global leaders’ dilly-dally, demand climate justice now

Greta Thunberg termed CoP26 discussions “blah, blah, blah”  

Take heart from what’s unfolded at CoP26 in Glasgow — the world can still hold global heating to 1.5℃

The ten days of the talks so far have yielded new binding commitments

Return of natural bonsai

Coughing up facts

Ageing chromosomes

CoP26: It’s half-time at the crucial Glasgow climate change summit — and here’s the score

More than 100 countries signed on to a new pledge to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030

Precious metals unearthed

CoP26: The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts

Earth’s climate system is interconnected and complex, and even small temperature changes can have large impacts 

Extreme heat, drought make crops more vulnerable to soil-borne diseases: Study

Plant-eating fungus in the soil flourished at high temperatures, researchers found

Coral crisis

Blue carbon: could a solution to the climate challenge be buried in the depths of fiords?

Fiords occupy less than 0.1 per cent of Earth’s surface, but researchers estimate they account for 11 per cent of global marine organic …

Green tidings from Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Scotland aims to recycle 80 per cent waste produced during the event

CoP26 report card: Forests need implementation, not declarations alone

The fund pledged way below what is needed to achieve goals, 10 times being pumped into companies driving deforestation

Scotland schools ban fast food ads

Fast food advertising in vending machines in schools have been banned in Scotland. The move has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight …

Threat to forests

Tackling cow belching

Fox hunting banned

Coronavirus continues its march across Asia and the world

New cases reported in Singapore and Hong Kong; suspected cases in Scotland; three Chinese cities shut to prevent infection 

Tapping the waves

CoP26: Glasgow summit hits finance wall, lack of funds linked to achieving Net Zero target

India leads charge; Bangladesh, island countries also raise funds question  

WWF Global Futures pushes ‘nature-based solutions’ agenda

They are not only a distraction from reducing consumption and decarbonising all sectors of the domestic economy, but also promise to intensify …

New strategy adopted