Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

This report from the Committee on Climate Change was written before current events.

It finds that the fossil fuel price hike from Russia attacking Ukraine cost the UK the same amount as the entire transition to net zero between now and 2050 (which would make the UK safe from future similar impacts)

Buglife News: Love Your Pet, Not Pesticides: New Report Warns of Flea and Tick Treatment Threat to Rivers Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.

A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expec...

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

L’usage de pesticides bouleverserait en profondeur la biodiversité microbienne des sols Une étude à l’échelle européenne a révélé la persistance de ces substances dans les terres cultivées et les modifications du microbiome qui y seraient associées.

A Europe‑wide study shows that pesticides persist in agricultural soils and significantly disrupt microbial biodiversity
www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art... #microbiota #soil

One of the few partial wins for #biodiversity from (the threat of) armed conflict 🌍

#Bats 🦇 are an essential part of ecosystems across the world and play a vital role in different habitats, from agricultural landscapes to tropical forests. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea along the River Ure yesterday for #WildflowerHour

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.

This is why we need governments to step up and take urgent action to protect people and planet.

PS ... and the colour combo of shades of green and yellow is delicious

It's a lovely thing but enigmatic and not always easy to find

Tree Tunnel, August | David Hockney

Looking north

Along the path

The packhorse bridge

The beck

Today's #Wainwrightwalk was Smardale Fell from the Coast to Coast book. Recommended for over 65s. Super #sunny, last time we were in the clag, but today you could see for miles.Fantastic #Views #Dales #Cumbria Came back through
@cumbriawildlife.bsky.social lovely reserve @keswickboot.bsky.social

The ocean gives us food, oxygen, livelihoods, and climate regulation.

But it’s under threat from overfishing, climate change, pollution, and habitat loss.

When our ocean is in crisis, so are we.

Protecting it means protecting life itself.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/h7Tz50YpZml

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Climate heating rate nearly doubles since 2015,

Heating rate rises from 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade to 0.35 degrees.

Data that contradicts the narrative doggedly pursued by climate risk minimizers like @thebti.bsky.social is ignored by them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #energysky

📣 New paper 🎉 Proud to have helped with this nice study by @wlangdon12.bsky.social showing a trade-off between nutritional quality & microclimate of host plants for Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas). Here in England, they choose warmth over nutrition resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study - Carbon Brief An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before...

I'm not suggesting this is an open secret within the climate science community, but it's remarkable how little impact this sort of research is generating. Because if the rate of warming really has *doubled* then you can kiss goodbye to 2°C. www.carbonbrief.org/pace-of-glob...

Excellent evidence for light cattle grazing and really helpful for the ongoing debates around upland grazing regimes

99% of people breathe air that’s considered polluted. 😷

It damages health, lowers crop yields, deepens inequality and fuels climate change.

Here are 10 things you should know about air pollution and what can be done to #BeatAirPollution: https://ow.ly/v1lH50YoWNl

Switzerland Just Lost 3% of Its Glacier Ice in a Year As the Alps Heat Up Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing faster than ever — and the Alps may never look the same.

Switzerland Just Lost 3% of Its Glacier Ice in a Year As the Alps Heat Up - “The continuous diminishing of glaciers also contributes to the destabilizing of mountains.” scitechdaily.com/switzerland-... #ClimateScience #environment #ecology #SciChat

A warning to those who go killing the moss
Your Karma will come, because Nature Is Boss
You will also incite The Bryologist’s Curse,
which will make the whole business considerably worse!

We uncovered the redacted climate report the government didn’t want you to see YouTube video by ITV News

Some of the most worrying impacts of nature loss weren’t disclosed to the public.

This is a must watch and makes clear what’s at stake if we fail to commit to urgent action for nature. 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DZ...

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you're in the Northern Lake District on Tuesday, this may be of interest... #Skiddaw @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

'The multiple dimensions of the biodiversity crisis present society with massive challenges.'

Take a look at the 'Biodiversity Crisis' Themed Collection at #EnvironmentalConservation spotlighting leading international research geared towards this topic

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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We still have time to turn things around for the better.

Fixing the planet is possible, but it means transforming how we power our world, grow food, manage waste, and protect nature.

The payoff? Up to US$100 trillion in benefits every year.

Read more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Degradation of fish food webs in the Anthropocene The decrease in body size driven by the selective species turnover is widely altering fish food web topology and function.

New paper out examining fish food web degradation in the Anthropocene. We show the structure of aquatic food webs are changing-- even when species richness doesn’t. These signals are strongly associated with decreases in body size within fish communities. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌐🐠🐡🦈🐟

"We cannot continue to treat nature as separate to our economies, nature is our economy and all businesses have an impact and depend on it." - Katie Leach @green-alliance.org.uk blog

www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Well….Dirty Business (channel 4) is excellent.

Hopefully it will make people very angry.

Joyful Sizergh skies after a dreary few days. First Brimstone of the year- chased by a Blue Tit. First singing Chiffchaff. What? A Cumbrian Chiffchaff singing in February? Old man mutters and shakes his head...