EnvironmentJournal

Electricity grid operators across Europe are preparing for a temporary drop in solar power generation during Wednesday’s solar eclipse, while UK households are being encouraged to reduce their electricity use as the Moon passes in front of the Sun.

The eclipse on 12th August is expected to cause a rapid but predictable fall in photovoltaic generation a...

Beef and dairy production account for 41% of the biodiversity damage caused by the world’s farmland, while animal-sourced foods are responsible for the majority of agriculture’s carbon and biodiversity losses, according to a major new study.

Researchers from the University of Oxford, Leiden University and China Agricultural University found that two-th...

Despite widespread belief that wording like ‘farm fresh’ and ‘responsibly sourced’ means animals had a better life prior to slaughter, the truth is far more traumatic.

A new report has highlighted significant confusion over the nature of meat and animal produce labelling, and what this means about how the livestock was kept. Now a campaign has launche...

At 238 square miles (617km²) in area, or roughly a third of the size of greater London, space has always been at a premium on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia.

Despite its small size, it features no fewer than five terrestrial ecosystems (moist forest, leeward dry forest, windward dry forest, xeric (dry) shrubland and mangrove) and is estimat...

One hamstrung by a de facto ban, energy sites in locations around the UK will benefit from a huge investment in maintenance and operations.

ScottishPower announced its record £102.9 million investment in onshore wind sites last week. Businesses across Scotland, in Greater London and Northern Ireland will get a share of the mammoth cash injection. Three...