Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of green campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London's Heathrow airport. The court said the UK government - which in 2018 had approved the Heathrow extension - had failed to take into account its commitments to the Paris Agreement to limit climate warming. The legal action against the approval was brought by various London councils, environmental groups including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The court ruled that then-prime minister Theresa May had given no explanation of how it took into account the 2015 Paris accord, which seeks to cap climate warming to less than two degrees Celsius.

Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of green campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London's Heathrow airport. The court said the UK government - which in 2018 had approved the Heathrow extension - had failed to take into account its commitments to the Paris Agreement to limit climate warming. The legal action against the approval was brought by various London councils, environmental groups including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The court ruled that then-prime minister Theresa May had given no explanation of how it took into account the 2015 Paris accord, which seeks to cap climate warming to less than two degrees Celsius.

Oceans could be restored to their former glory within the next 30 years, according to researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. A new scientific review, published in the journal Nature, points to the remarkable resilience&nbsp;of the ocean. For instance,&nbsp; Humpback whale numbers have rebounded since the commercial whaling ban and&nbsp;elephant seals have returned&nbsp;in the US. The report, however, highlights that conservation efforts have to doubled up and that climate change remains a big challenge. But, we have the skill and expertise to bring these marine habitats back to life, said experts.

With nationwide lockdown in India due to the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, parts of the country recorded cleaner air.&nbsp; According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board, 23 cities recorded 'good' air quality. There has been a drop&nbsp;in PM 2.5&nbsp; by 30 per cent in Delhi and by 15 per cent in Ahmedabad and Pune, according to the&nbsp;System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research. Reduction in vehicular traffic has considerably reduced levels of&nbsp;Nitrogen Oxide by almost 38 percent in Mumbai!

The first-ever heat wave has been recorded by scientists from the Australian Antarctic Program, at&nbsp;a research base in East&nbsp;Antarctica. The heat wave was recorded between the 23rd and 26th of January, which falls in the region's summer season. The region experienced its highest temperature during these three days, at a record of 9.2 degrees Celsius. Scientists shared that this could have global consequences for the broader ecosystem.

According to a&nbsp;report by UK-based charity Tearfund, four global beverage companies are responsible for more than half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, enough to cover 83 football pitches every day!&nbsp;The NGO&nbsp;calculated&nbsp;greenhouse gas emissions from the open burning of plastic bottles, sachets and cartons produced by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestl&eacute; and Unilever. It estimated that the burning of plastic packaging creates 4.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equal to the emissions from 2 million cars! The countries include&nbsp;China, India, the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria.&nbsp;

A group of&nbsp;four professors of environmental health from the UK, US and India have shared in the British Medical Journal that warnings, similar to those on cigarette&nbsp;packets,&nbsp;should appear on high-carbon products such as airline tickets and energy bills. Warning labels would make consumers aware of the impact of their purchases not only on the climate, but also on their health and sensitise people to the consequences of their actions, say experts. Like smoking warning labels, high-carbon health labels could be graphic, highlighting the damage to health from air pollution. They could include pictures of damaged lungs, or highlight severe weather such as flooding, they suggest.&nbsp;

Australia's Great Barrier Reef just suffered its third major bleaching event in a short span of 5 years. Huge coral loss has occurred&nbsp;as a result of a warm February, leading to warmer sea temperatures. According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the latest aerial survey shows severity of bleaching across the reef. They shared that the reef had only just begun recovering and this event has lead to more damage than previous bleaching events.&nbsp;

Scientists at the&nbsp;Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany have found the first-known&nbsp;bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic. It is a&nbsp;strain of the&nbsp;Pseudomonas&nbsp;Bacteria, known to withstand harsh conditions, such as high temperatures and acidic environments. Fungi has been used previously to break down polyurethane, but bacteria are much easier to harness for industrial use, say scientists.&nbsp;While it's a long time before it can actually be used, this research points towards looking to nature to find valuable biocatalysts.

Several videos of, wild animals freely wandering on otherwise crowded streets and bustling urban settings in India, have emerged on social media over the last few days as the country faces a 21-day lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Rare shots of a&nbsp;deer strolling in Haridwar, mass nesting turtles and a Nilgai&nbsp;breaking curfew rules in Noida have been circulating on social media, and the latest trending video from Kerala&nbsp;shows what seems like an endangered Malabar civet calmly crossing a usually busy street in Kozhikode district.

A letter from 25 leading experts, published in the journal Nature, warns that the&nbsp;coronavirus pandemic could wipe out populations of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.&nbsp;Our closest living relatives, which share about 98% of human DNA, are known to be susceptible to catching respiratory diseases from people. Even pathogens producing mild symptoms in humans have been lethal to these endangered species&nbsp;in the past. There's evidence that in 2016 scientists reported the&nbsp;transmission of a human coronavirus&nbsp;to wild chimpanzees in the Ta&iuml; National Park in Ivory Coast, and so we should prepare for the worst, say experts.

A scientific paper, published in Nature, indicates a rare environmental success.&nbsp;The&nbsp;ozone layer&nbsp;is continuing to heal and has the potential to fully recover, say scientists. Experts confirm that changes in the jet stream and air circulation patterns are evidences of the recovery of the Earth&rsquo;s protective ozone layer. These changes are due to the shrinking ozone hole following the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, that banned the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 1987, says the study and that indicates&nbsp;the success of the protocol.&nbsp;The study serves as an example of the reversal of environmental damage and shows that orchestrated global action can make a difference.

According to a report by the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research, pollution levels across major cities dropped as people stayed indoors and practised social distancing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. According to the organisation,&nbsp;a 45% drop in the concentration of Nitrogen Oxide was observed&nbsp;this month compared to March 2018 and 2019. The report states that fossil fuel emission, mainly coming from vehicular traffic, is one of the major sources of Nitrogen Oxide&nbsp;and PM2.5 in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.&nbsp;
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Scientists at the Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with insect fat to replace butter in waffles, cakes and cookies. According to the team, using grease from insects is more sustainable than dairy produce. They have been working on creating insect butter using black soldier fly larvae. Consumers noticed no difference when a quarter of milk butter in a cake was replaced with larva fat, but the taste became unusual&nbsp;as the quantity was increased, says the study. Scientists are looking at insects as a more environmentally friendly and cheap alternative to other types of animal products.

A complete plastic ban will come into effect at Puri's Jagannath Temple from the 1st of April, according to a PTI report. Prasad will be given on leaves. In addition to that, authorities have also decided to increase the fine for spitting inside the premises to Rs 500.

Almost three years of human life expectancy on an average are lost because of the effects of outdoor air pollution, according to a study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research. A global survey has found that this average figure is higher than that caused by smoking tobacco, violence and even&nbsp;HIV/AIDS.&nbsp;Should avoidable outdoor air pollution be cut, the research team shares that more than 5.5 million early deaths globally could be avoided every year. The study also reveals that more than a year of life expectancy could be clawed back if fossil fuel emissions are cut to zero.

One in every five children has nightmares about climate change, according to a survey conducted by Savanta-ComRes for BBC Newsround. As per the analysis, that involved 2000 British children, climate-related issues worried children, with some even losing sleep and getting nightmares. Additionally, the study also found that two in every five children did not trust that adults could potentially tackle the climate crisis looming over our planet. Young children have been inspired by teen Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and have taken to the streets to urge authorities to combat the issue. The term 'eco-anxiety' even witnessed a spike in the number of times it was searched in 2019, according to Oxford Dictionaries.

Around the world, sea turtles are dying by swallowing bits of plastic in the ocean. Scientists from the University of North Carolina seem to have found an answer to why turtles are attracted to ingest plastic. According to their study, sea turtles mistake the scent of plastic for food. "This finding is important because it&rsquo;s the first demonstration that the odor of ocean plastics causes animals to eat them," said biologists.&nbsp;Scientists estimate that over half of the world&rsquo;s sea turtles and nearly every seabird have ingested&nbsp;plastic. as more than&nbsp;8 million tons of&nbsp;plastic&nbsp;are&nbsp;dumped into the oceans every year.
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The polar ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica are melting six times faster than they did in the 1990s. Researchers at the&nbsp;University of Leeds have found that between 1992 to 2017, the regions lost about 6.4 trillion tonnes of ice. The research also found that&nbsp;ice sheets contribute about a third of all sea-level rise today. They shared that if this trend continues, 400 million people could be at risk of annual coastal flooding by 2100.&nbsp;

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged activists to avoid protests and transition to online demonstrations amid the coronavirus pandemic. She took to Twitter to announce about a digital strike and you can participate in it by posting a photo of yourself with a sign along with the hashtag #climatestrikeonline. She even urged for new ways to create public awareness without large crowds and to rely on experts and science to fight the coronavirus.

There are things we use every day - some that we can't live without, and some that we can learn to live without. But no matter what we do, our existence depends on the most important molecules present on Earth: H2O. Here's a look at a few things we use and throw away everyday, and the surprising amount of water that goes into making them. 1. Most Indians can't live without their morning cup of tea, while some need their hot cup of coffee. While you may use only 200 ml of water in your cup of cup, the production of 1 cup worth of tea requires close to 34 litres of water, and a cup worth of coffee needs a whopping 132 litres to produce. 2. Your favourite pair of jeans may go out of style soon, but did you know the production of 1 pair of jeans needs 7,000 to 10,000 litres of water? That's approximately 3 years worth of drinking water, and this excludes the water needed to wash it! 3. The delicious meat dishes we like to indulge in show another grave scenario. To produce 1 kg of mea

A LEGO brick may survive in the ocean for as long as 1300 years, according to a new study by the Univeristy of Plymouth. This may pose a major threat to the marine life and the environment. For the study, researchers analysed bricks that had come ashore on the coastline of southwest England. The study concluded that LEGO bricks could live in the oceans for anywhere between 100 and 1300 years. The extent of the durability shocked researchers, who emphasised on the importance of disposing off the items properly.

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