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• Specieswatch: will population of nasty Cleg fly surge again?

  22-01-2019 22:30
  Last summer’s heatwave resulted in an unwelcome rise in the number of Haematopota pluvialis A chemistry master at school was universally known by the nickname Cleg, at least when he was out of earshot. When quizzed, older pupils revealed that a Cleg, Haematopota pluvialis, is a particularly nasty form of fly that you do not notice until pain alerts you to the fact it has cut a hole in your skin and started to suck your blood.Continue reading...
  
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• David Attenborough warns of damage humans can do ‘without even noticing’ – video

  22-01-2019 20:16
  Sir David Attenborough has urged world leaders to treat the natural world with respect. During an interview by Prince William at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, he was asked why those in key positions had taken so long to address climate change. The 92-year-old broadcaster said the connection between the natural world and urban societies had been ‘remote and widening’ since the industrial revolution. Humans did not realise the effect their actions have on the globa
  
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• Analysis warns of lack of progress on 2020 global emissions target

  22-01-2019 18:53
  Thinktank says not enough is being done to cut coal burning and end fossil fuel subsidiesRemoving coal from the global energy mix is taking too long, too many forests are still being destroyed, and fossil fuel subsidies are ongoing despite their distorting effect on the market, astudy has found.There has also been insufficient progress in agriculture to stop harmful practices that increase carbon dioxide production, and heavy industry is not doing enough to use energy more efficiently, according
  
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• Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels, poll shows

  22-01-2019 18:45
  Total of 72% polled now say global warming is personally important to them, Yale said, as 73% accept it is happeningAmericans’ concerns about climate change have surged to record levels, new polling shows, following a year marked by devastating storms, wildfires and increasingly dire warnings from scientists. Related: Greenland's ice melting faster than scientists previously thought – studyContinue reading...
  
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• Experts call for review of quake limits on UK fracking

  22-01-2019 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers involved in monitoring fracking in the UK say the limits on seismic activity are "too conservative".
  
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• David Attenborough and Prince William take world leaders to task on environment

  22-01-2019 18:13
  Davos 2019: broadcaster tells prince that humans have power to exterminate whole ecosystems ‘without even noticing’Sir David Attenborough has warned that humankind has the power to exterminate whole ecosystems “without even noticing”, and urged world leaders to treat the natural world with respect, during an interview with Prince William in Davos.Prince William also took world leaders to task at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, asking Attenborough why those in key
  
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• 'A hydra with many heads': Australia needs better protection from bio-invasion

  22-01-2019 18:00
  Politicians face repeated calls to reduce emissions and stop land clearing, but there isn’t much public pressure for better biosecurity In November 2018 the owners of the huge Ocean Monarch oil rig, towed into Hobart waters for maintenance, refused to let the Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) inspect the hull for marine pests. One of the EPA’s concerns was a foreign sea squirt that had appeared in Western Australia in 2010, invading seagrass meadows in Perth’s Sw
  
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• We could wreck natural world, David Attenborough tells Prince William

  22-01-2019 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The naturalist tells Prince William people must look after the natural world, or it will be wrecked.
  
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• Prince William interviews Sir David Attenborough in Davos

  22-01-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Prince William interviews Sir David Attenborough at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  
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• Pollution at fracking protest site rises despite lack of fracking

  22-01-2019 15:58
  Lorries, demonstrators and police drive up air pollution in Kirby Misperton, study findsA shale gas company’s lorries, police vehicles and protesters’ wood fires have combined to drive up air pollution levels near a gas well in the north of England, despite fracking failing to get started at the site.Operations at the Kirby Misperton well in North Yorkshire have been delayed after the operator Third Energy ran into financial problems, but the project’s local pollution impact ha
  
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• Satellites saw rapid Greenland ice loss

  22-01-2019 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Greenland went through an "unprecedented" period of ice loss in the last two decades.
  
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• I know you

  22-01-2019 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Automated software is now scouring social media posts looking for evidence of ape trafficking.
  
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• Facial recognition tool tackles illegal chimp trade

  22-01-2019 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Automated software is now scouring social media posts looking for evidence of ape trafficking.
  
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• Toyota and Panasonic forge partnership to develop EV batteries

  22-01-2019 13:25
  Japanese carmaker Toyota and electronics giant Panasonic have forged a new partnership that will see the two companies collaborate to develop innovative battery technologies for electric vehicles (EVs).
  
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• Ocean growth hub amongst projects backed by £279m Industrial Strategy investment

  22-01-2019 12:33
  The UK Government has announced various new projects aimed at protecting the health of the oceans, developing the next generation of sustainable packaging and protecting Pacific Island nations from the threats of climate change.
  
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• Report: Half of energy workers feel 'unprepared' for low-carbon transition

  22-01-2019 12:19
  Almost half (48%) of workers within the global power sector are concerned that their industry is not doing enough to equip staff with skills they need to adapt to an increasingly decarbonised, digitised energy system, new research has revealed.
  
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• Kingfisher to phase-out 'harmful' chemicals across supply chain

  22-01-2019 12:00
  Home improvement retailer Kingfisher will phase-out three potentially harmful chemical groups from its own branded products by 2025, with plans in place to extend the ban across its supply chain as part of the firm's Chemicals Roadmap.
  
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• Refinitiv pledges to become a net-zero-carbon business in 2020

  22-01-2019 11:01
  Finance giant Refinitiv has committed to becoming carbon-neutral by the end of 2020, as part of a new range of sweeping environmental and social sustainability pledges.
  
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• Dippy the dinosaur arrives in Scotland

  22-01-2019 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The famous replica skeleton, usually displayed at London's Natural History Museum, goes on show in Glasgow.
  
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• Shark spotting: how a drone app is helping to keep Sydney's surfers safe in the water – video

  22-01-2019 09:34
  Jason Iggleden, the creator of a new app called Drone Shark, talks to Guardian Australia about why he decided to start simultaneously filming surfers on Sydney's eastern beaches while monitoring for sharks.The app, which was designed for surfers who want footage of themselves catching waves, is a 'first in the world', says Iggleden. It also reports on surf spots and conditions, and provides drone footage of predators lurking off the beach. Iggleden believes drones are a more effective and e
  
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• 'A 1.5C world is circular': Nations urged to drive resource productivity to reach climate goals

  22-01-2019 01:10
  A new report released today (22 January) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has outlined the urgent need for nations to "wake up to the potential" of the circular economy in order to push the world towards the Paris Agreement's more ambitious pathway.
  
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• Firmenich's rise and the UK's fall: 5 key trends in CDP's 2019 A-list

  22-01-2019 01:06
  CDP has named 140 corporates as leaders in the fight against climate change, water scarcity and deforestation in its new A List rankings for 2019. Here, edie rounds up the key sustainability trends which have shaken up the scores this year.
  
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