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• Australian government backs coal in defiance of IPCC climate warning

  08-10-2018 23:28 via theguardian.com
  Deputy PM Michael McCormack says policy will not change based on ‘some sort of report’The Australian government has rejected the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report’s call to phase out coal power by 2050, claiming renewable energy cannot replace baseload coal power.The deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, said Australia should “absolutely” continue to use and exploit its coal reserves, despite the IPCC’s dire warnings the world has just 12 ye
  
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• Climate change: How 1.5C degrees of global warming could change the world

  08-10-2018 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why a UN climate change report says global warming should be kept to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
  
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• Climate change: How 1.5 degrees could change the world

  08-10-2018 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Why it's vital we take steps to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees
  
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• Climate change: What would you be prepared to do?

  08-10-2018 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Here's five things we can do to help prevent global temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees C.
  
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• One-off genetic test could detect heart attack risk

  08-10-2018 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The test could help explain why people with apparently no risk factors can still have a heart attack.
  
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• Martin Rowson on the IPCC report on climate change – cartoon

  08-10-2018 20:07 via theguardian.com
  World leaders ‘have moral obligation to act’ after UN reportContinue reading...
  
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• World leaders 'have moral obligation to act' after UN climate report

  08-10-2018 19:17 via theguardian.com
  Even half degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people, decimate corals and intensify heat extremes, report showsFull report: We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UNWorld leaders have been told they have moral obligation to ramp up their action on the climate crisis in the wake of a new UN report that shows even half a degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people, decimate corals and intensify heat extremes.But the muted response
  
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• Almost two-thirds of UK businesses yet to set emissions targets, survey reveals

  08-10-2018 17:49
  Almost two-thirds (61%) of companies in the UK's private sector have not yet set a specific, numerical target for reducing their emissions, a new survey from consultancy YouGov has revealed.
  
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• Economists win Nobel for work on climate and growth

  08-10-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win prize for research on how climate and technology affect the economy.
  
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• Geoengineering may be used to combat global warming, experts say

  08-10-2018 17:22 via theguardian.com
  IPCC authors suggest there is high agreement that injection of chemicals into stratosphere could help limit rises
  Full report: We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN
  The world may increasingly look to geoengineering in the wake of the latest UN climate report, which says it could be adopted as a temporary “remedial measure” if the world heads towards dangerous levels of warming.The authors of the new 1.5C study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  
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• Tesco removes fruit and veg 'best before' dates

  08-10-2018 17:05
  The UK's largest supermarket has revealed plans to remove "best before" dates from more than 100 of its fruit and vegetable lines, as it strives to meet a target to halve its food waste output by 2025.
  
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• Little-noticed treaty could help delay climate catastrophe

  08-10-2018 16:18 via theguardian.com
  2016 Kigali amendment on hydrofluorocarbons could reduce warming by a small but crucial 0.5CFrom the beginning of next year, a new global pact will take effect that could have a profound impact on climate change, cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions by amounts that could help stave off some of the worst impacts predicted by the IPCC.This little-noticed treaty has nothing to do with the Paris accord, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations that have dra
  
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• Hubble telescope hit by mechanical failure

  08-10-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Hubble Space Telescope is operating with only essential functions after it lost one of the gyroscopes needed to point the spacecraft.
  
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• US economists win Nobel prize for work on climate and growth

  08-10-2018 14:26 via theguardian.com
  William Nordhaus and Paul Romer honoured over two of most ‘basic and pressing’ issues Two American economists at the forefront of work on climate change and the role of governments in boosting growth have been jointly awarded the prestigious Nobel Memorial prize for economics.The Swedish Riksbank said William Nordhaus and Paul Romer were being honoured for their research into two of the most “basic and pressing” economic issues of the age. Continue reading...
  
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• Walkers to launch UK's first crisp packet recycling scheme

  08-10-2018 13:39
  The UK's biggest crisp brand Walkers has unveiled plans to launch a nationwide crisp packet recycling scheme, following months of consumer protests against its hard-to-recycle packaging.
  
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• IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels – as it happened

  08-10-2018 13:16 via theguardian.com
  UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity must end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C12.14pm BST Summary: That is it from the liveblog. For all the news and reaction to the IPCC report please follow our coverage here.11.31am BST Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive at UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), said:This report from the IPCC is a wake-up call for governments and businesses across the globe. One of the goals of the international 2015
  
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• IPCC 1.5C report: How can business drive the creation of a carbon-neutral world?

  08-10-2018 13:04
  The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is celebrating its 30th birthday this year, and has done so by releasing a landmark report that acknowledges the severity of the challenge at hand. But how can business stop being part of the problem, and co-create the necessary solutions?
  
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• Limiting warming to 1.5C is possible – if there is political will | Christiana Figueres

  08-10-2018 13:01 via theguardian.com
  The UN’s climate change report shows every fraction of a degree matters but world governments now have the chance to deliver a safer futureThe new 1.5C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a sophisticated intelligence briefing on the fate of our planet. Its message is relevant to every human being on Earth.Based on more than 6,000 scientific studies, the report was compiled by more than 80 of the world’s top climate scientists from nearly 40 countries, and calib
  
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• Climate takeaways

  08-10-2018 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The most important messages from the landmark report on global warming.
  
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• Final call to save the world from 'climate catastrophe'

  08-10-2018 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Top scientists from around the world urge changes "in all aspects of society" to limit climate warming.
  
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• The Trump administration has entered Stage 5 climate denial | Dana Nuccitelli

  08-10-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  If we’re already doomed to disastrous climate change, then there’s no reason to cut carbon pollution, argues the Trump administration
  Several years ago, I wrote about the five stages of climate denial:In 2013 @dana1981 wrote about the 5 stages of #climatechange denial.Stage 1: Deny the Problem Exists
  Stage 2: Deny We're the Cause
  Stage 3: Deny It's a Problem
  Stage 4: Deny We can Solve It
  Stage 5: It's too LateLook where the Trump Administration is.https://t.co/FRQGZ8gQ4r Continue rea
  
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• Never exercise at rush hour: six ways to avoid air pollution

  08-10-2018 11:30 via theguardian.com
  The filthy air of our towns and cities is increasingly linked to adult ill health and poor development in children. But there are steps we can take to mitigate its effectsLast month, air pollution was named as the biggest risk to public health in Europe. It is responsible for the early deaths of an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year, 40,000 of whom are in the UK. Moreover, the UK, among other countries, regularly breaches EU pollution limits – which are lower than the World Health Organ
  
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• Patterns in Nature: 2018 RSB Photographer of the Year shortlist – in pictures

  08-10-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  The Royal Society of Biology’s 12 shortlisted entries range from symmetries seen under a microscope to camouflaged insects• The winners of the Photographer, and Young Photographer of the Year competitions will be announced on 11 October in London Continue reading...
  
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• Destruction of threatened species habitat taking place on 'scandalously huge scale'

  08-10-2018 08:26 via theguardian.com
  Environment groups tell Senate inquiry there’s ‘massive and pervasive non-compliance with legislation’Australia’s environment laws have been “white-anted with loopholes” and non-compliance takes place on a “scandalously huge scale”, a Senate inquiry into threatened species has heard.The inquiry into the rate of faunal extinctions was established after a Guardian Australia investigation found that Australia’s 1,800 threatened plants, animals a
  
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• We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN

  08-10-2018 08:23 via theguardian.com
  Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCCIPCC climate change report – live updates and reaction
  The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.The authors of the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Pa
  
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• Huge risk if global warming exceeds 1.5C, warns landmark UN report

  08-10-2018 08:23 via theguardian.com
  Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCCIPCC climate change report – live updates and reaction
  The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.The authors of the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Pa
  
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• Country diary: pearl mussels settle down for a ripe old age

  08-10-2018 06:30 via theguardian.com
  River Torridge, Devon: From drifting hitchhiker to sedentary filter-feeder, these rare shellfish lead a precarious existence – but they can reach the age of 80Hidden from sight within the meandering lower reaches of the Torridge, one of Britain’s most endangered species is clinging on to life, holding fast among the rocks in the ever-changing flow.By a secluded wooded section of the bank, the two of us pulled on waders before edging into the current. My expert guide, Izzy Moser of th
  
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• IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels - live

  08-10-2018 06:15 via theguardian.com
  UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity should end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C5.15am BST Pep Canadell, the executive director of the Global Carbon Project, makes a good point - that this is likely to be the last reminder that the temperature rise can be limited to 1.5C if the is sufficient will.The report finds there are no biophysical or technical roadblocks to doing it, though he says the IPCC has misstepped by talking about
  
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• We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods | Nicholas Stern

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  The world heating up by even 1.5C would have a brutal impact on future generationsThe authoritative new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sets the world a clear target: we must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by the middle of this century to have a reasonable chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C.Every government should read this report and recognise the clear choice we now have. Continue reading...
  
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• We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  The world heating up by even 1.5C would have a brutal impact on future generationsThe authoritative new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sets the world a clear target: we must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by the middle of this century to have a reasonable chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C.Every government should read this report and recognise the clear choice we now have. Continue reading...
  
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• Huge risk if global warming passes 1.5C, warns landmark UN report

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCCIPCC climate change report – live updates and reaction
  The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.The authors of the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Pa
  
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• How the UN climate panel got to 1.5C threshold – timeline

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  Five reports and an agreement: the IPCC has been raising the climate alarm for 30 yearsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is set up by the UN and the World Meteorological Organisation, bringing together the world’s leading climate scientists to assess knowledge of climate change and provide scientific advice to policymakers. Continue reading...
  
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• Global warming must not exceed 1.5C, warns landmark UN report

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCCIPCC climate change report – live updates and reaction
  In a stark new warning, the world’s leading climate scientists have shown that global warming must be kept to a maximum of 1.5C to lessen the risk of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.The authors of the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday say
  
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• Energy sector's carbon emissions to grow for second year running

  08-10-2018 03:00 via theguardian.com
  IEA head says growth in renewables needs to be paired with coal plant closures Carbon emissions from the energy sector are on track to grow for the second year running, in a major blow to hopes the world might have turned the corner on tackling climate change.Preliminary analysis by the world’s energy watchdog shows the industry’s emissions have continued to rise in 2018, suggesting that an increase last year was not a one-off. Continue reading...
  
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• Climate report: Scientists urge deep rapid change to limit warming

  08-10-2018 03:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study urges rapid and fundamental changes "in all aspects of society" to limit climate warming.
  
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• Scott Morrison resists calls to withdraw from Paris climate agreement

  08-10-2018 00:29 via theguardian.com
  PM says Australia won’t be providing more money to the global climate fundScott Morrison has resisted conservatives’ calls to withdraw Australia from the Paris climate agreement but ruled out providing more money to the global climate fund.The prime minister made the comments on 2GB Radio on Monday, before the release of a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which is expected to call for a phaseout of coal power generation to help limit temperature rises to 1.5C. Contin
  
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