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• Anti-plastic focus 'dangerous distraction' from climate change

  22-10-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Riverford vegetable box boss says more focus should be on cutting carbon, not demonising plastic.
  
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• Watch out, Drongos: competitive birders gear up for 30-hour challenge

  22-10-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Twitchathon teams will race all over Australia to spot birds, but the less energetic can join the Aussie Backyard Bird CountMick Roderick is a five-time bird-spotting king, serial champion and former record holder. This week, he is ready to get back on top. In his sights are a team called the Dodgy Drongos, who have dominated the competition in recent years.His sport of choice is the Twitchathon, a 30-hour cross-country birding challenge organised by conservation body BirdLife Australia as part
  
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• Coalition asks regulator to intervene on electricity prices

  22-10-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Morrison presses on with attempt to lower bills by asking for consistent ‘default’ pricingThe Morrison government will attempt to press ahead with its agenda to lower power prices for consumers, formally asking the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to introduce a default market offer for energy prices for households and small businesses.It will use a looming meeting with state and territory energy ministers – the first gathering of the Coag energy council since the national ene
  
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• Are the days of recycling with a clear conscience over? | Sharon George

  22-10-2018 16:14 via theguardian.com
  It fuels consumption, while millions of tonnes of our plastic isn’t recycled at all. The industry, and our thinking, need a shake-upIs recycling supporting unsustainable consumerism?There is a recycling crisis and we may have only just noticed. For years we have been recycling, dispelling the guilt generated by our high-consumption lifestyles, as if our actions are somehow good for the environment. Recycling is the “green” thing to do. But is our whole recycling culture a shame
  
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• Universities pledge to slash emissions in bid to lead UK's low-carbon transition

  22-10-2018 13:38
  The Vice Chancellors of five UK universities have signed the Government's Emissions Reduction Pledge in a bid to help accelerate the nation's transition towards a net-zero carbon economy.
  
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• UK Power Networks to trial Faraday Grid technology to bolster renewable generation

  22-10-2018 12:52
  UK Power Networks (UKPN) is set to undertake the UK's first trial of Faraday Grid technology to boost flexibility and efficiency as more renewable power projects come online.
  
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• Government proposes UK-wide ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds for next year

  22-10-2018 12:21
  The UK Government has today (22 October) confirmed that it will introduce a string of policies aimed at banning the sale and distribution of plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds by 2020.
  
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• Trump thinks scientists are split on climate change. So do most Americans | Dana Nuccitelli

  22-10-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  There’s a 97% expert consensus on human-caused global warming, but most Americans are unaware
  When queried about the most recent IPCC report, Republican lawmakers delivered a consistent, false message – that climate scientists are still debating whether humans are responsible. The previous IPCC report was quite clear on this, attributing 100% of the global warming since 1950 to human activities. As Nasa atmospheric scientist Kate Marvel recently put it, “We are more sure that g
  
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• Science-based targets: Are 2C goals ambitious enough in the wake of the IPCC report?

  22-10-2018 10:57
  EXCLUSIVE: In light of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) landmark report into global warming, should businesses be encouraged to bolster their emission reduction goals to align with a 1.5C pathway?
  
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• 'Headless chicken sea monster' filmed off Antarctica – video

  22-10-2018 06:18 via theguardian.com
  The deep-sea cucumber that resembles a headless chicken has previously only been filmed in the Gulf of Mexico. But scientists have filmed Enypniastes eximia with underwater cameras in the Southern Ocean off east Antarctica for the first time.• ‘Headless chicken monster’: deep-sea cucumber seen in Southern Ocean for first time Continue reading...
  
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• Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019: Shortlist revealed...

  22-10-2018 02:01
  After a record-breaking year of entries, the judges have convened, decisions have been made and edie is proud to unveil the well-deserved finalists for the 2019 Sustainability Leaders Awards. Drum roll, please...
  
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• Report: 46,000 new green jobs could be created in North of England by 2030

  22-10-2018 02:01
  Around 46,000 new green economy jobs could be created in the North of England by 2030, a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has concluded.
  
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• It's here! edie's Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019 shortlist revealed!

  22-10-2018 02:01
  Following another consecutive record-breaking year of entries, the judges have met, the decisions have been made and edie is proud to unveil the well-deserved finalists for the 2019 Sustainability Leaders Awards. Drum roll, please...
  
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• 'Super-sized' mice threaten seabird colonies with extinction

  22-10-2018 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Overgrown mice are killing millions of chicks on the remote Gough Island in the South Atlantic.
  
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• Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned within a year

  22-10-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Michael Gove unveils consultation on move to cut pollution and protect oceansPlastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds will be banned by October 2020 at the latest under government plans to cut pollution, Michael Gove is to announce.Launching a consultation on the proposals on Monday, the environment secretary will cite the success of the 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, which led to an 86% drop in their use at major supermarkets.Continue reading...
  
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• 28,000 jobs at risk in north of England over low-carbon economy

  22-10-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Thinktank says transition to low-carbon economy could result in ‘local deprivation’As many as 28,000 jobs will be lost in the north of England in the next 12 years under the government’s drive towards a low-carbon economy, a thinktank has warned.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said in its report that the region could be at the heart of a “clean energy revolution” – with a potential for 46,000 new green jobs – but instead faced economic de
  
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