Prince Charles: Humans 'intent on testing world to destruction’ Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Despite developing a reputation as a renowned environmental campaigner, Prince Charles still faces accusations of hypocrisy due to his tendency to fly via private jets to attend official engagements abroad. Whilst the Prince has admitted he is "unable to fully control his carbon footprint", a royal expert has claimed that the future king's decades of commitment to the issue shows his "credibility and sincerity" to improving climate change . Related articles Kate and William's 'increasing difficulty' in relationship Kate Middleton's future …
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Was Stone Age culture driven by CLIMATE CHANGE? Advances in language coincided with a rise in rainfall
Was Stone Age culture driven by CLIMATE CHANGE? Advances in language coincided with a rise in rainfall Research led by Cardiff University found that increased use of Stone Age symbols and seashell decorations coincided with increased rainfall Innovation by Stone Age men in what is now South Africa decreased in dry periods with little rainfall Scientists reconstructed climate variability over the last 100,000 years By Sarah Griffiths Published: 10:34 BST, 21 January 2014 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 21 January 2014 130 View Advances in Stone Age man’s language and culture, might have been driven by climate change, scientists claim. Scientists believe surges in innovation in early modern human populations coincided with periods of heavy rainfall. People living in the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, in an area that is now South Africa, used symbols to communicate, which have been linked to the …
‘It’s really irritating when they talk, but don’t do,” Queen over world leaders who just talk on climate change
LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been overheard saying that she was irritated by world leaders who talk about climate change but then do very little or nothing to address the crisis. The queen, who is due to attend the 26th United Nations climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow, said she still did not know who was coming. "Extraordinary isn’t it. I’ve been hearing all about Cop," the 95-year-old monarch told Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of her son, Charles, Prince of Wales and the presiding officer of the Welsh assembly. "Still don’t know who is coming..." "We only know about people who are not coming... It's really irritating when they talk, but they don't do," Elizabeth said in a conversation picked up by a microphone. …
Cop26: Xi Jinping ‘set to miss climate summit’
President Xi Jinping is set to miss the Cop26 climate conference in Scotland this month, according to a report. The Chinese president is not expected to travel to Glasgow for the summit in a blow for world leaders hoping to set ambitious new climate targets, including limiting global warming to 1.5C. China's emissions exceed all of the world's developed nations combined and Mr Xi's absence comes amid growing concern that the Cop26 summit will not be a success. According to The Times, Boris Johnson has been informed that Mr Xi will not be attending. The source told the newspaper: “It is now pretty clear that Xi is not going to turn up and the PM has been told that.” “What we don’t know is what stance the Chinese are going to take. They could go to the G20 [summit in Rome on October 30-31] with new commitments but that is now looking less likely. “The truth is that unless China comes with new commitments, we’re not going to be able to keep 1.5 degrees alive.” The UN …
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Lib Dem deputy Ed Davey grilled by BBC host over ‘eye-watering’ £100 billion climate bill
Election: Police chief warns politicians not to go out alone Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend an extra £100 billion over the next five years to tackle climate change and protect the environment. Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader, Ed Davey, spoke to BBC Radio 4 ’s Today show about the new policy, saying that “stopping climate change is even more important than stopping Brexit ”. Host Martha Kearney grilled the MP over how the “eye-watering” bill would be paid for. Related articles Lib Dem MP accused of ‘playing the same blame game’ Iain Dale furiously …
Who should fix climate change?
T he effects of climate change will be felt by everyone, but who should be taking the lead on climate action? The Economist’s deputy executive editor, Sacha Nauta, was joined by our environment editor, Catherine Brahic, and our briefings editor, Oliver Morton, to discuss whose responsibility it is to combat climate change and what can be done to make a difference. This discussion was part of a longer digital event produced exclusively for subscribers to The Economist. Visit this page to view the schedule for our forthcoming events. Subscribers can also watch recordings of all our previous sessions. Reuse this content The Trust Project …
Chinese President ‘boycotts’ COP26 hinting he won’t comply with climate goals
The President of China is set to snub a crucial climate change summit hosted by the UK later this month, reports say. The move would be a major blow to Boris Johnson ’s government and intensify international fears that the COP26 conference in Glasgow will flop. Xi Jinping’s presence at the event has been in doubt for some time, but now diplomats have told Boris Johnson that the Chinese leader will not attend, according to The Times . The summit is seen as a critical moment in the battle against the climate crisis and well over 100 world leaders are expected to be there, including USA President Joe Biden . On Friday morning, it was also confirmed that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a climate change sceptic, would attend, amid calls from Prince Charles for him to do so. But action from China is widely seen as essential to stopping environmental meltdown and President Xi’s snub will raise fears that government there is not serious about the challenges …
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Over 100 arrested during climate protest at Interior Department, some reportedly tased
Over 100 people were arrested during a climate change protest at the Interior Department building Thursday in downtown Washington, D.C., and some reportedly were tased, the Associated Press reported. An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of protesters rushed the Interior Department lobby, injuring at least one security officer who was taken to a nearby hospital. A spokeswoman for the protest group said that police and protestors clashed outside the building, and police tased several unarmed protesters. Melissa Schwartz, a spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland , said the protesters were taken in for booking. Protesters also linked arms and sat along the White House fence line and called on President Joe Biden 's administration to take more action to combat climate change and to ban fossil fuels. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Haaland was traveling Thursday and was not in the building during the protest. "Interior …
UN Climate Change Conference – Queen irritated over politicians who ‘talk but don’t do’
The Queen was in Cardiff to attend the official opening of the sixth session of the Senedd (Image: Getty) Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Her Majesty, 95, complained to the Duchess of Cornwall and Elin Jones, presiding officer of the Welsh Parliament, that the UK still had no idea who might be attending the COP26 conference, which is due to begin in Glasgow on October 31. It has been billed as a crucial point at which nations will have to commit to drastic measures to combat global warming. Prince Charles and Camilla accompanied the Queen in Cardiff (Image: Getty) One of the few who has confirmed he will be there is US President Joe Biden. Russian President …
‘Can’t tempt XI Jinping to Glasgow’ Nick Ferrari savages Shapps over climate inaction
Grant Shapps grilled on President Xi attending Cop26 Sign up for FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that Cop26 is “going to be a success” despite Xi Jingpin ’s reported absence at the climate summit. The UK is set to host the UN-led 26th summit United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26 in Glasgow between 31 October to 12 November. LBC host Nick Ferrari hit out at the Transport Secretary for the Government's inability to ensure China , considering one of the greatest contributors to global polluting, would attend the meeting. Related articles GB News panel erupts in furious panic buying clash …