Environment

Going on in the world this week

Artur Donaldson

30 Nov 2018

Brazil – This week Brazil’s government announced that it will no longer be hosting the UN global summit on climate change next year citing costs. The conference could cost Brazil up to $100 million. Brazil spent $4.6 billion on the 2015 Olympic games and it is expected that $33 trillion worth of damage worldwide will result from climate change by 2050 according to a 2016 report. Brazil’s prime minister, Mr. Bolsonaro, has called manmade climate change a plot by “Marxists” to stifle economic growth.

How trashy is your period?

Menstrual cups – why you should care about periods even when you don’t have one.

Grinding to a halt – China bans imports of waste

Last year the UK exported two-thirds of its plastic waste to China. In 2018 it banned imports. What will happen?

Going on in the world

Monday sees the beginning of the COP 24 conference in Katowice, Poland. Previous conferences include 2015’s COP 21, in which 190 nations committed to limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In other news, Felix sees the beginning of a new column

Can a tiger change its stripes?

China has postponed previous plans to lift the 25-year-old ban on the sale and use of rhinoceros horn and tiger bone for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), following an international furore. This announcement comes two weeks after the State Council’s decision in October to reverse the 1993 ban

Music

PISS release thought-provoking debut, you made me / skin on linen

I know, funny band name, but this is not something you can listen to lightly. The Vancouver four-piece have been steadily growing their reputation over the past couple of years, known for the intensity of their live performances. After a handful of singles over the past couple of months,

Music

Possibly Jamie: Doing It All For You

Music writer Neo interviews Glasgow-based electropop producer-singer-songwriter Possibly Jamie to discuss music, performance and creative vision.

Science

New study suggests the human brain has two independent cellular origins

The brain may be built from two separate cellular lineages that develop in parallel. What are the implications for our understanding of evolutionary neuroscience?

News

Reynolds Bar defends sports night capacity limits after students refused entry

Sports Nights, the Wednesday events in Union Bar for IC clubs and in Hammersmith Campus’ Reynolds Bar for the Medics teams (ICSM), are an integral part of the student experience of those who choose to join a team. This term so far, there have been two occasions where students have

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