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• Speak for coronavirus-afflicted Britain, Keir Starmer | Brief letters

  24-04-2020 18:44
  
  Wartime parallels | The right woman for the job | Musical bird-scarers | World Naked Gardening Day | Downing Street showersAlastair Campbell is right (With so many coronavirus deaths, Labour should not be holding back, 22 April). When a Labour opposition was faced with the government’s handling of that other great crisis, the second world war, Arthur Greenwood, the deputy Labour leader, directly challenged Neville Chamberlain in the Commons and was encouraged to “Speak for England, A
  
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• Twelve rangers among 16 killed in ambush at DRC gorilla park

  24-04-2020 18:31
  
  Sixty Hutu rebel fighters suspected of attack on civilians in Virunga national parkSuspected Hutu militiamen have killed 16 people, including 12 rangers, in the Virunga national park, a Democratic Republic of the Congo government official has said, in the deadliest attack in the park’s recent history.The park in eastern DRC, home to critically endangered mountain gorillas as well as hundreds of other rare species, has faced repeated incursions and attacks by local armed groups. Continue re
  
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• The Net-Zero Business Podcast: How will the coronavirus impact Buro Happold's 2021 goal?

  24-04-2020 16:17
  
  In response to the accelerated pace at which corporates are examining and setting net-zero targets to help alleviate the climate crisis, edie has launched a new spin-off of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast. Up next, an exclusive interview with engineering firm Buro Happold.
  
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• Flexitricity and Devonshire food firm deliver first 'virtual' balancing mechanism trade

  24-04-2020 15:32
  
  A Devonshire catering company has become the first business in the UK to trade into a virtual balancing mechanism in response to a demand request from the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO).
  
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• Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution

  24-04-2020 15:29
  
  Exclusive: Scientists examine whether this route enables infections at longer distancesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable it to be carried over longer distances and increase the number of people infected.The work is preliminary and it is not yet known if the virus remains viable on pollution particles and in sufficient quantity to cause disease. Continu
  
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• The plight of the cuckoo: a 4,000-mile flight followed by golf

  24-04-2020 15:26
  
  Study sheds light upon migratory cycle of bird to help understand alarming declineWhen you’ve just braved sandstorms, thunderstorms and drought during a 4,000-mile solo flight in search of romance, what is your first priority?For Carlton II the cuckoo, it appears to be a relaxing round of golf. The satellite-tagged bird became the first of a small flock of tracked cuckoos to return to his breeding grounds in record time, dashing from the Ivory Coast to southern England in seven days. Conti
  
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• The Net-Zero Business Podcast: How will the coronavirus impact BuroHappold's 2021 goal?

  24-04-2020 14:00
  
  In response to the accelerated pace at which corporates are examining and setting net-zero targets to help alleviate the climate crisis, edie has launched a new spin-off of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast. Up next, an exclusive interview with engineering firm BuroHappold.
  
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• Hubble telescope's Universe revealed in 3D

  24-04-2020 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New techniques are being used to transform images from Hubble into spectacular 3D visualisations.
  
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• Hubble telescope delivers stunning 30th birthday picture

  24-04-2020 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The veteran telescope celebrates three decades in orbit with a colourful image of star formation.
  
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• In the midst of an economic crisis, can 'degrowth' provide an answer? | Lola Seaton

  24-04-2020 12:04
  
  Degrowthers are susceptible to caricature – but their ideas raise important questions about how, how much, and why we workAmid the misery and chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are some short-term consolations. The precipitous drop in road and air traffic has left the air cleaner and the skies clearer. For advocates of a Green New Deal (GND) – a vast, state-funded green infrastructure project, including a total transition to renewable energy and the construction of mass
  
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• Jacobs and CMS UK unveil net-zero targets

  24-04-2020 10:44
  
  Engineering firm Jacobs has unveiled a new climate action plan that commits the company to reach net-zero emissions across operations and business travel by the end of the year, while UK law firm CMS has set a net-zero target for 2025, backed by science-based targets.
  
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• European Commission promises green recovery to EU lawmakers

  24-04-2020 10:44
  
  The European Commission's Green Deal chief, Frans Timmermans, assured EU lawmakers that "every euro" spent on economic recovery measures after the COVID-19 crisis would be linked to the green and digital transitions. EURACTIV Germany reports.
  
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• Barclays and HSBC blasted over £158bn fossil fuel financing

  24-04-2020 10:44
  
  Banking giants Barclays and HSBC have been accused of financing a combined £158bn into the fossil fuel sector since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, despite both organisations pledging to ramp up sustainable investment portfolios.
  
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• Barclays and HSBC blasted over £158bn fossil fuel funding

  24-04-2020 10:11
  
  Banking giants Barclays and HSBC have been accused of financing a combined £158bn into the fossil fuel sector since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, despite both organisations pledging to ramp up sustainable investment portfolios.
  
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• 'Change thinking, save lives': can Rio's nudge unit halt coronavirus?

  24-04-2020 09:28
  
  Behavioural science is being used to tackle some of Brazil’s biggest challenges, from the pandemic to extreme weatherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBrazil has been the Latin American country hardest-hit so far by the coronavirus pandemic, with many fearing that deaths from Covid-19 are rocketing well beyond the 2,588 officially recorded so far.The situation is particularly dire for the millions of Brazilians living in densely populated favelas where physi
  
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• Country diary: following the wiming paths of greenfinches

  24-04-2020 06:30
  
  Totley Moor, South Yorkshire: The birds have gone from the garden, but they are thriving in the gorse on Wimble Holme HillCaught between the requirement to stay close to home and an irresistible urge to move, we are pacing out our local patch with renewed interest. This brought us on a sunny Sunday morning to the foot of Wimble Holme Hill. The name is a delight: the root of Wimble has been offered as “wime”, a dialect word meaning to take a circuitous route. Streams wime. Bees wime.
  
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• Volcanic time-bomb threatens nearby trees

  24-04-2020 01:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surviving trees growing near to an active volcano face an uncertain future for several years after an eruption, a study suggests.
  
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• Biodiversity in Britain at risk from standstill due to coronavirus

  24-04-2020 01:01
  
  Wildlife Trusts warn of effects from neglected reserves and species loss, to fly-tipping and illegal shootingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhile lockdown has allowed some a greater appreciation of spring and the fun of seeing goats, sheep and deer foraying into urban landscapes, Covid-19 is wreaking havoc with UK biodiversity as vital conservation projects are put on hold.On Friday conservationists warned of “desperate times” with an explosion in i
  
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