Headline News:
- “With A Million Species At Risk, What Do We Save?” • A decade-long project to save one of the world’s most endangered birds has finally found success, as two chicks hatched. But with an estimated million species at risk worldwide and nothing like the money and resources to save them all, how do conservationists choose the few they can save? [BBC]
Spoon-billed sandpiper chick (WWT image)
- “The Future Of Energy Is Being Shaped In Asia” • A Frenchman is credited with being the first to discover the photovoltaic effect that produces electricity from sunlight. The first solar panel was built in the US. But when Abu Dhabi decided to build the world’s largest individual solar power project, they looked east for help, to China and Japan. [The European Sting]
- “Thousands Sign Petition To Halt ‘traumatic’ Show” • Over a quarter of a million people have signed a petition calling for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks to be cancelled and the money spent on fighting fires that threaten the city. The display should also be cancelled as it people are dealing with “enough smoke in the air.” [BCC]
- “How Air Pollution Messes With Your Mind” • The air we breathe could be changing our behaviour in ways we are only just starting to understand. Emerging studies show that air pollution is linked to impaired judgement, mental health problems, poorer performance in school and most worryingly perhaps, increased levels of crime. [BBC]
- “Danish Farmers Divided Over Plan To Flood Their Lands To Cut Emissions” • Peat may seem like a fringe issue in the battle against climate change, but according to a recent study by Aarhus University, flooding cultivated former peatlands could reduce Denmark’s emissions by 1.4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. That is roughly what Copenhagen emits. [The Guardian]
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