Green news roundup: wildlife decline, solar in India and 35,000 walrus
The week’s top environment news stories and green events
The week’s top environment news stories and green events
Sustainable consumer behavior has only grown slowly: National Geographic’s Greendex. Increased Fears About Environment, but Little Change in Consumer Behavior.
Letters: Hinkley Point C, when built, will produce more carbon-free electricity than all wind farms currently operational in the UK
Actor Emma Thompson has gone on an expedition with Greenpeace to raise awareness of the dangers of drilling for oil. She doesn’t want to tweet, but Stephen Fry has told her to ‘get a grip’. It’s freezing cold, Greenpeace keep asking her to pose for pictures on icebergs and her Arctic gear makes her ‘look like a sofa’. Here is her adventure
• Read an interview with Emma Thompson in the Guardian’s Weekend magazine on Saturday
‘Research presented as overly precise climate predictions rather than best advice is manipulated by nonsensical sceptics’
Dedicate a Day to Climate Fight. 24 Reasons for Hope will ask each of us to dedicate a day to