Ulf Allhoff-Cramer, farmer, stands in a rye field in front of his tractor in Detmold, Germany, on May 18, 2022
ENVIRONMENTALISTS claimed a small legal victory today after a German court said it would continue hearing a case seeking to force car giant Volkswagen to stop selling combustion engine vehicles.
Farmer Ulf Allhoff-Cramer, who brought the case, says drier soil and heavier rains caused by climate change are harming his fields, cattle and forests.
He argues that Volkswagen is partly to blame for this, as the mass production of vehicles running on fossil fuels contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
