Earlier this year, a 20-year-old Killer Whale washed up on the Scottish island of Tiree after becoming entangled in fishing ropes. This has not been the first report, nor the last of sea life fatalities to take place this year, however, this is one of significance as the Killer Whale was also found to have ingested high levels of toxic pollutants.
When it comes to getting rid of our waste, landfill sites and recycling plants may spring to mind. Unfortunately, we already know that a lot of our waste also ends up littering the streets, but did you know that a lot of it ends up in the ocean, and not just the surface, but the deepest parts too?
With London’s population being at nearly 9 million it means more cars are on the road, more cookers are being used and more smoking takes place. These are all contributing factors as to why London breached its carbon targets just 5 days into 2017.
There are more than 100,000 scheduled flights across the world each day and, as result of climate change, they are starting to experience higher levels of air turbulence each day. Climate change is also responsible for increasing the likeliness of dust storms and icing incidents which also impact air travel.
Fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gases are currently the world’s primary energy source. Oil, coal and gas contain a high percentage of carbon, therefore, burning fossil fuels has had a severe, damaging impact on our environment and is one of the main contributors to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).