Environment Articles
UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis
For a week this September, the University of Manchester will join forces with media outlets and organisations to devote their research to the global climate emergency
Researchers find “electricity-breathing” bacteria
Researchers at Washington State University have found bacteria which can ‘eat and breathe’ electricity
Million tonnes of waste to be dumped in Great Barrier Reef
Despite legislation being in place to protect the reef, exemptions are permitted for dredging to aid port maintenance.
Students strike for action against climate change
Students in Manchester, and all over the world, have taken to the streets every Friday to demand that governments take action to combat climate change.
Manchester with no bee
The mass extinction of species is hitting insects particularly hard, which may have devastating consequences for ecosystems all around the world.
How shopping sustainably could save our planet
Fashion is the second most damaging industry in the world. Amelia Dunn explores fast fashion, and offers some sustainable alternatives.
UK prepares to become carbon-negative
Megan Robinson assesses Drax’s recent attempt to minimise carbon emissions using carbon capture technology.
Want Not Waste: The SU’s eco-venture
Save money for yourself and save the planet with Want Not Waste, the new zero-waste store in the SU
The big problem of micro-plastics in Manchester
The University has recently been funded to solve the issue of plastic consumption and the prevalence of micro-plastics in urban environments.
Will banknotes save the UK’s most endangered species?
Online lender Quick Quid has ‘redesigned’ some UK bank notes with endangered animals on to raise awareness about conservation
Brexit and the environment
Amelia Kent explores the impact that the Brexit deal might have on environmental legislation
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas
An environmentally friendly Christmastime is becoming more and more important as climate change prevails — Byron Gamble suggests greener alternatives to your holiday traditions
David Attenborough takes the People’s Seat at climate conference
It has been announced that British natural historian Sir David Attenborough will take the first ever ‘People’s Seat’ at this months UN climate conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland
Re-imagining climate change
Editor Jacklin Kwan looks at the history of how society has come to face an existential environmental threat at the hands of climate change. Could things have been different?