Water fleas as ‘canaries in a coal mine’ offer key to managing chemical pollution — ScienceDaily

Water fleas as ‘canaries in a coal mine’ offer key to managing chemical pollution — ScienceDaily

Water fleas, or Daphnia, could provide an important ‘early warning system’ for chemical pollution in our lakes and rivers. In addition, where prevention to pollute has failed, Daphnia could work as a bioremediation agent to help reduce hazards. Researchers, led by the University of Birmingham, have devised a new framework using high throughput ‘omics’ technologies … Read more

No environmental justice, no positive peace — and vice versa — ScienceDaily

No environmental justice, no positive peace — and vice versa — ScienceDaily

Peace and environmental sustainability — two lofty but vital goals for all countries — are known to be intrinsically related, according to Dahlia Simangan, associate professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University. However, researchers still tend to investigate them separately, and, when they are viewed together, it is often … Read more

UAE climate change minister on energy and climate policy

UAE climate change minister on energy and climate policy

The United Arab Emirates will continue to supply the world with energy for as long as it needs it, its Minister for Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri said in an exclusive interview with CNBC. “As long as the world needs oil and gas, we’re going to give it to them,” Almheiri told CNBC’s Hadley … Read more