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• ‘A legitimate zoo?’ How an obscure German group cornered global trade in endangered parrots

  10-12-2018 20:00
  Exclusive: A secretive organisation based in a German village has amassed one of the world’s largest collections of rare parrots. How did Martin Guth, a former nightclub manager, persuade governments to authorise the export of so many endangered species? • Australia gave endangered birds to secretive German ‘zoo’, ignoring warningsIt’s an unlikely spot for a zoo – down an unmade, dusty road, amid a wood to the east of the German capital Berlin.But here in the v
  
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• How whale sharks saved a Philippine fishing town and its sea life

  10-12-2018 17:49
  Diving tours run by former fishermen have lifted the villagers out of poverty and given new protection to overfished marine lifeFishermen-turned-entrepreneurs who have been financing the protection of endangered whale sharks in the Philippines have hit on a successful scheme to help lift their coastal community out of poverty, new research has found.A group of 58 fishermen from the town of Oslob who were struggling to feed their families turned to the world’s largest fish species to set up
  
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• Animals farmed: carbon footprints, farm violence and improvised abattoirs

  10-12-2018 17:44
  Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the webThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature updated its endangered red list in November (it has done this annually since the first red list in 1964), and it was not good news. More than 27% of all assessed species currently face extinction, and the principle causes, according to the list, are poaching, invasive pests, agriculture and climate change. A few spec
  
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• Nine ways to raise your company's sustainability ambitions in 2019

  10-12-2018 17:42
  During a sustainability leadership webinar hosted by edie last week, representatives from Canary Wharf Group, Ball Corporation and PwC gave their advice for professionals looking to transform their approach to CSR in 2019, increasing actions as well as ambitions. Here, edie rounds up their key takeaways.
  
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• 9 ways to raise your company's sustainability ambitions in 2019

  10-12-2018 17:42
  During a sustainability leadership webinar hosted by edie last week, representatives from Canary Wharf Group, Ball Corporation and PwC gave their advice for professionals looking to transform their approach to CSR in 2019, increasing actions as well as ambitions. Here, edie rounds up their key takeaways.
  
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• City frogs have sexier calls than country frogs, study finds

  10-12-2018 17:02
  Researchers discover urban male túngara frogs call more, and with more complex vocalisations, than rural peersLiving in a forest might sound romantic, but city life makes males more attractive to the opposite sex – at least if you are a túngara frog.Researchers have discovered that urban males of the species have more attractive calls than their rural peers. Continue reading...
  
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• Himalayan and other Asian glaciers put the brakes on

  10-12-2018 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The ice streams that flow down the flanks of Asia's high mountains are moving slower as they thin.
  
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• Surviving Great Barrier Reef corals have higher heatwave resistance

  10-12-2018 16:38
  ‘Ecological memory’ shows cumulative impact of climate change, say scientistsGreat Barrier Reef corals that survived bleaching in 2016 were more resistant to a second marine heatwave the following year, “astonished” scientists have observed.A study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, outlines how a process called “ecological memory” emerged in the northernmost reefs during back-to-back heatwaves in 2016 and 2017. Continue reading...
  
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• Dozens of big-name fashion brands pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2050

  10-12-2018 16:31
  H&M Group, Inditex and adidas are among a group of 31 big-name fashion brands to have signed a new United Nations (UN) charter outlining steps the global fashion sector must take to limit the global temperature increase below 2C.
  
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• Amount of deep life on Earth quantified

  10-12-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Having dug and drilled into the Earth, scientists can now estimate how much life exists at depth.
  
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• Where did the Sun come from?

  10-12-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Earth would be a frozen lump of rock without the energy created from our nearest star.
  
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• Nasa's Voyager 2 probe 'leaves the Solar System'

  10-12-2018 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Voyager 2, a space probe launched in 1977, becomes only the second human-made object to enter the space between the stars.
  
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• The rough with the smooth

  10-12-2018 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK claims to be a leader in climate change - but is it?
  
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• Climate change and the UK: The good and bad

  10-12-2018 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK claims to be a leader in climate change - but is it?
  
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• COP24 Covered: Days 5-6 - Circular economies and sustainable fashion

  10-12-2018 13:30
  edie has launched a new series of podcast episodes which will round-up all of the key developments and major announcements for businesses, in under 13 minutes. The second episode features an exclusive interview with Mars's climate and land manager.
  
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• UK’s nuclear plans in doubt after report Welsh plant may be axed

  10-12-2018 13:26
  Hitachi’s £16bn Wylfa station on Anglesey is next proposed project after Hinkley Point CFresh doubts have been raised over prospects for the UK’s new nuclear power programme after a report that Hitachi is considering axing plans for a plant in Wales.The Japanese conglomerate’s mooted 2.9GW nuclear power station on Anglesey is next in line in the UK’s nuclear plans after EDF Energy’s 3.2GW Hinkley Point C scheme in Somerset. Continue reading...
  
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• BT and E.ON among new EV100 members

  10-12-2018 12:50
  The likes of BT and E.ON have signed up to The Climate Group's EV100 programme which aims to make electric transport "the new normal" by 2030.
  
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• Volkswagen to launch its last diesel and petrol cars in 2026

  10-12-2018 10:59
  German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) will not launch any new car models with a traditional petrol or diesel combustion engine after 2026 as part of a shake-up to its electric vehicle (EV) strategy.
  
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• Walkers to recycle crisp packets after postal protest

  10-12-2018 10:42
  Snack maker will install collection points across UK as well as free courier serviceWalkers has said a scheme to recycle its plastic crisp packets is not a publicity stunt but a genuine attempt to address environmental concerns.The company launched the initiative after a social media campaign titled #PacketInWalkers urged the company to make its packaging recyclable. Consumers published pictures of themselves online posting empty crisp packets addressed to Walkers, forcing Royal Mail to urge pro
  
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• Climate change: Trump coal event overshadowed at COP24

  10-12-2018 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  White House efforts to promote fossil fuels are set to be upstaged by investors moving away from coal.
  
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• From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world

  10-12-2018 07:00
  We asked readers for their thoughts on ‘non‑capitalist living’ and were deluged with replies. Here are their ideas for everyday ways to buck the systemAs the new Amazon advert goes, can you feel it? Amid the encroaching dark and increasingly foul weather, December is synonymous with stampedes to the supermarket, endless online clicks and the massed roar of delivery lorries – or, to be reductive about it, capitalism at its most joyful and triumphant.Clearly, though, such t
  
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• Sky confirmed for edie's single-use plastics business transformation webinar

  10-12-2018 01:04
  edie is bringing together a selection of leading retailers, manufacturers and circular economy experts for a special one-hour webinar to discuss how business can collaborate, innovate and actuate to eliminate single-use plastics.
  
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• UK's first national crisp packet recycling scheme launched by Walkers

  10-12-2018 01:01
  The UK's largest crisp brand has today (10 December) launched a UK-wide crisp packet recycling scheme, after partnering with TerraCycle to develop a recycling solution for the packaging.
  
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• Tackle climate or face financial crash, say world's biggest investors

  10-12-2018 01:01
  UN summit urged to end all coal burning and introduce substantial taxes on emissionsGlobal investors managing $32tn issued a stark warning to governments at the UN climate summit on Monday, demanding urgent cuts in carbon emissions and the phasing out of all coal burning. Without these, the world faces a financial crash several times worse than the 2008 crisis, they said.The investors include some of the world’s biggest pension funds, insurers and asset managers and marks the largest such
  
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