Green news roundup: wildlife decline, solar in India and 35,000 walrus
The week’s top environment news stories and green events
Climate change
Consumers adopting some sustainable behaviors, but change not keeping pace with concern, 18-country survey reveals
Sustainable consumer behavior has only grown slowly: National Geographic’s Greendex. Increased Fears About Environment, but Little Change in Consumer Behavior. Everyone’s interested in being green. But do you really know how your personal choices are adding up? A new global analysis released by the National Geographic Society and GlobeScan finds that concern about environmental problems … Read more
The climate debate must include nuclear
Letters: Hinkley Point C, when built, will produce more carbon-free electricity than all wind farms currently operational in the UK
Emma Thompson in the Arctic with Greenpeace: ‘There are more good-looking men on this boat than any place I have ever been’ – video
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
Brian Cox: scientists giving false sense of debate on climate change
‘Research presented as overly precise climate predictions rather than best advice is manipulated by nonsensical sceptics’
How can we accelerate the shift to a sustainable future? 24 Reasons for Hope by Climate Reality
Dedicate a Day to Climate Fight. 24 Reasons for Hope will ask each of us to dedicate a day to make a difference. The Climate Reality Project‘s fourth-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast, 24 Hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for Hope, will be presented live from Brooklyn, New York on September 16-17, beginning 12 PM … Read more