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• Taking place tomorrow: edie's 30-minute masterclass on stakeholder engagement

  26-11-2018 23:10
  Sustainability professionals seeking to develop the skills needed to understand and engage with a range of stakeholders to optimise approaches to sustainability have just a few days left to register for a free, online masterclass taking place on Wednesday 28 November.
  
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• ‘Yeah, I don't believe it’: Trump on his administration’s own climate report – video

  26-11-2018 22:53
  Donald Trump rejected the central conclusion of a government climate report finding by his own administrationTrump says he does not believe own administration’s climate report - US politics live Continue reading...
  
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• Climate report Trump tried to bury: key findings No 1 – air pollution kills

  26-11-2018 22:31
  The Trump administration published a major report on climate change the day after Thanksgiving. We will explore the major findings each day this week Donald Trump doesn’t believe his own government’s major report on climate change – which the administration tried to bury over the Thanksgiving break. It warns that rising temperatures are already harming America and will cause huge damage globally. The Guardian will explore key findings from the report each day this week. Continu
  
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• Julie Bishop urges government to do a deal on energy – politics live

  26-11-2018 22:09
  Former foreign minister tells her party to do a deal with Labor on the Neg. All the day’s events, live9.09pm GMT Bill Shorten’s office has issued a media release responding to a story in the Australian this morning:
  Reports today that Labor is walking away from our commitment to a Voice are nonsense.We support the Voice. We support enshrining it in the Constitution. It is our first priority for Constitutional change. 9.04pm GMT Christian Porter confirmed Katharine Murphy’s stor
  
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• Trump on climate change report: 'I don't believe it'

  26-11-2018 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Government scientists warn that unchecked global warming will wreak havoc on the US economy.
  
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• Mars InSight: The moment of touchdown

  26-11-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The touchdown confirmation came through shortly after 19:50 GMT.
  
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• The Guardian view on Labour’s countryside dilemma: to be green or not to be green | Editorial

  26-11-2018 18:32
  The opposition has some noble aims on the environment. It must not abandon them in pursuit of rural votesThe Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn has rightfully much to boast about when it comes to green policies. The party says it will ban fracking, spend £2bn a year to insulate homes and build a net zero-emission economy by 2050. Meeting such targets will need politicians to fend off vested interests and their special pleading. Big reforms are easily scuppered by entrenched industries. So it
  
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• I'm striking from school to protest inaction on climate change – Australian students should too | Greta Thunberg

  26-11-2018 18:00
  Every Friday, I miss classes to sit outside my country’s parliament. I will continue to do so until leaders come into line with the Paris agreementOn Tuesday from 4pm-6.30pm Guardian Australia will run #MyClimateQuestions, a live online Q&A for school students and young AustraliansI first learnt about climate change when I was eight years old. I learnt that this was something humans had created. Growing up in Sweden my family was environmentally conscious. I was told to turn off the li
  
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• Bath's drivers choke on plans for daily £9 pollution charge

  26-11-2018 17:26
  City says government is forcing it to take action to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels The city of Bath may have a reputation for gentility but plans to charge many motorists £9 a day to drive into its Georgian streets are provoking anger and resentment.High levels of pollution, largely caused by topography – the city lies in a giant bowl – are forcing the council to act, but critics say the move will hit people struggling financially and force traffic out into areas just outside
  
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• Are you a rising sustainability star? edie opens nominations for new '30 Under 30' campaign

  26-11-2018 14:30
  edie has today (25 November) officially launched 30 Under 30 - an all-new networking programme for young sustainability and energy professionals to share ideas and further their careers.
  
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• Are you a rising sustainability star? edie launches new '30 Under 30' campaign for 2019

  26-11-2018 14:30
  edie has today (25 November) officially launched 30 Under 30 - an all-new networking programme for young sustainability and energy professionals to share ideas and further their careers.
  
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• New £50 note scientist nominations released

  26-11-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The list of suggested scientists who might appear on the new £50 note includes Stephen Hawking and Ada Lovelace.
  
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• Flood threat may result in people being moved to new areas, says Gove

  26-11-2018 14:25
  Environment secretary says climate change will make flooding more likely and severePeople may have to be moved away from high-risk areas as climate change makes flooding more likely and more severe in the UK, the government has said.Announcing the biggest review of climate change in Britain for nearly a decade, the environment secretary, Michael Gove,said flooding was one of the key ways in which changes would become manifest in the UK. Continue reading...
  
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• Flood threat may result in people being moved to new areas

  26-11-2018 14:25
  Major Met Office report predicts warming up up to 5C, plus more heatwaves and more rainPeople may have to be moved away from high-risk areas as climate change makes flooding more likely and more severe in the UK, the government has said.The warning came as a Met Office report found Britain would experience much wetter winters and summers as much as 5C hotter as a result of climate change. This year’s heatwave is likely to become the new normal by mid-century, but the wettest days are now o
  
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• Climate change: UK summers could be over 5C warmer by 2070

  26-11-2018 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Summers as hot as 2018 could be the new normal for the UK by 2050, according to a Met Office study.
  
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• Arsenal leads charge into battery power at Emirates Stadium

  26-11-2018 14:00
  Club is first in UK to use large-scale system with capacity to last an entire matchArsenal has become the UK’s first football club to install large-scale battery energy storage, in a bid to cut electricity costs and support green energy.Tucked in the basement of the Emirates, the system is capable of powering the 60,000-seat stadium for an entire match, or the equivalent of 2,700 homes for two hours. Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal FC to power Emirates Stadium through battery storage system

  26-11-2018 13:41
  Arsenal FC has become the first UK football club to install a battery storage system, which will store enough electricity to power the club's 60,000-seater stadium for a 90-minute match.
  
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• World's fastest shark speeding toward extinction

  26-11-2018 13:25
  The shortfin mako is at risk due to failure to halt overfishing, with EU ‘most to blame’The world’s fastest shark may be swimming towards disaster after a major fisheries body failed to address continued overfishing of the highly vulnerable species, conservationists have warned.The shortfin mako – which can reach speeds of up to 43mph – is fished worldwide but is not subject to any international fishing quotas. It is considered exceptionally vulnerable in the North
  
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• The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage – and will it make a difference? – podcast

  26-11-2018 13:00
  Decades after it became part of the fabric of our lives, a worldwide revolt against plastic is under way• Read the text version here Continue reading...
  
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• Over 140 whales die after becoming stranded on New Zealand beach – video

  26-11-2018 12:50
  More than 140 pilot whales have died after they became stranded on a remote beach on Stewart Island. Marine strandings are common in New Zealand, the country being a 'hotspot' according to the Department of Conservation Continue reading...
  
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• Huge sandstorm hits Chinese city of Zhangye

  26-11-2018 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Strong winds and a towering ‘sand wall’ of almost 100 metres hit the city of Zhangye.
  
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• In numbers: The growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging

  26-11-2018 12:15
  A new survey of 7,000 consumers across seven European markets garnering their views on plastic packaging, packaging recyclability and related green policies has been published. Here, edie rounds up the key facts and figures.
  
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• PwC: Business still failing to turn SDG ambition into action

  26-11-2018 11:30
  Just over a quarter (28%) os businesses have set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to help them measure and disclose their positive contributions towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), despite repeated warnings that corporate action has been slow and weak.
  
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• Cruise ship captain fined €100,000 for using dirty fuel

  26-11-2018 11:21
  French prosecution intended to signal crackdown on pollution from luxury liners
  The captain of a cruise ship found to be burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels has been fined €100,000 (£88,500) in a Marseille court, the first such ruling in France.The prosecution was intended to signal a new seriousness in tackling pollution from cruise ships after a spot-check in March on the Azura, operated by P&O Cruises, found it contained unauthorised bunker fuel. Continue reading...
  
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• The climate crisis demands more than blocking roads, Extinction Rebellion | James Butler

  26-11-2018 10:51
  Activists targeting motorists need to think bigger. They need to persuade Labour to make climate a part of every campaignThe Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a headline machine. In blocking roads and bridges, protesters have brought a momentary stop to the pump and snarl of city motorists – and annoyed any number of drivers in the process. In doing so, not only does the group signal a willingness to shut down cities to hammer home the scale of the crisis but draws attention to cities’ ad
  
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• ‘It’s very easy to save a species’: how Carl Jones rescued more endangered animals than anyone else

  26-11-2018 09:00
  Without Jones, the world might have lost the Mauritius kestrel, the pink pigeon, the echo parakeet and more – but the biologist’s methods are controversialThe last surviving bird of prey on Mauritius seemed doomed. In 1974, there were only four Mauritius kestrels left in the wild and attempts to breed them in captivity were failing. Extinction was “all but inevitable”, in the words of Norman Myers, one of the world’s leading environmental scientists.Carl Jones, a bi
  
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• Mars InSight: Inside Nasa's mission control

  26-11-2018 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.
  
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• How are food and drink manufacturers adapting to Industry 4.0?

  26-11-2018 08:31
  EXCLUSIVE: As the fruits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution continue to alter how businesses operate within society, how are some of the world's biggest food and drink manufacturing firms adapting, growing and using new technologies to minimise their environmental footprints?
  
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• Nasa's Mars InSight mission heads for '7 minutes of terror'

  26-11-2018 07:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The InSight mission is about to make the hair-raising descent to the surface of the Red Planet.
  
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• We need to bring back the wildwoods of Britain to fight climate change | Isabella Tree

  26-11-2018 07:00
  Planting a vast northern forest will be expensive and inefficient. Far better to allow nature to do the job itselfEarlier this year the government announced plans for a new northern forest. Under the auspices of the Woodland Trust, an area that stretches 120 miles from Hull to Liverpool will be planted with 50 million trees over the next 25 years. In March, the first trees were put in the ground on hills above Bolton, in Greater Manchester, by an “army of planters” composed of local
  
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• Scientists prepare for 'the most detailed whale poo expedition ever'

  26-11-2018 07:00
  Team will collect samples in the Antarctic to prove role of mammal in function of the oceans Most people go out of their way to avoid even the faintest whiff of excrement, but a team of scientists is now preparing to voyage for seven weeks to the Antarctic so they can collect blue whale faeces and examine its impact on biodiversity and climate change.“The most detailed whale poo expedition ever,” as the participants have dubbed it, aims to test a theory that waste from the world&rsqu
  
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• Whale stranding in New Zealand leaves 145 dead

  26-11-2018 06:57 via bbc.co.uk
  It's not clear why the two pods washed up on the Stewart Island but officials say they couldn't be saved.
  
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• #MyClimateQuestions: young Australians ask about their climate future – video

  26-11-2018 02:47
  On Tuesday 27 November, Guardian Australia will be running a live Q&A on our site, allowing school students and young Australians to ask experts about climate science, policy and what action young people can take.Email your question to [email protected] or ask on Twitter or Instagram using #MyClimateQuestions. Then visit the Guardian Australia site from 4pm-6.30pm to follow the blog Continue reading...
  
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• More than 140 pilot whales die in 'heartbreaking' New Zealand stranding

  26-11-2018 02:11
  A hiker camping in remote Stewart Island alerted authorities to the discovery More than 140 pilot whales have died on a remote New Zealand beach, the latest in a recent string of whale strandings and deaths in the country.On Saturday night the Department of Conservation [DoC] was informed of a mass whale stranding in Mason Bay on Stewart Island. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Virtual safari': Wildlife photos from around the world

  26-11-2018 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A new exhibition highlights the work of the 2018 Nature’s Best Photography award winners.
  
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• edie launches mini-series of reports to help businesses spark an energy revolution

  26-11-2018 01:01
  edie has today (26 November) launched the first in a series of summary reports developed from SPARK! An exclusive event held for energy managers which explored the challenges and opportunities facing Britain's business energy revolution.
  
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• Corporates 'set to lose $1.6trn' without action on natural capital

  26-11-2018 01:01
  FTSE100 firms face collectively losing $1.6trn of market capital if they fail to adopt a natural capital approach to decision-making, by assigning a monetary value to natural resources.
  
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