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• Meet the people who could change the way we live

  15-05-2020 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK’s first climate assembly is holding its final sessions this weekend.
  
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• One wrapper doesn’t work for all readers | Letters

  15-05-2020 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Jennifer Lorch is unable to recycle the potato starch packaging from the Guardian’s Saturday supplements, Ian Tod would like to reuse it as a sick bag, while Mary Winter received a cover with the wrong messageWhat a relief it was to find last Saturday’s supplements in a paper envelope rather than in a potato starch wrapper. I live in a flat and we have no green bin. Determined to put my potato starch wrap in the right place, I took it to the local recycling centre, only to be told th
  
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• Covid-19: Inside the UK's top-secret military lab

  15-05-2020 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Military scientists at Porton Down have shown the BBC the work they are doing investigating coronavirus.
  
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• Beware of jobs vs. climate clash in virus aftermath, EU warned

  15-05-2020 16:53
  
  Governments in Europe and beyond should pay "utmost attention" to avoid a "jobs versus climate" confrontation in the recovery phase from the COVID-19 crisis, said Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
  
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• First wild white stork chick 'in centuries' hatches in UK

  15-05-2020 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chick is part of a programme to reintroduce breeding pairs of the birds in the south of England.
  
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• Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased

  15-05-2020 14:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Mayor Sadiq Khan says city needs to be repurposed for people as it emerges from coronavirus restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLarge areas of London are to be closed to cars and vans to allow people to walk and cycle safely as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, Sadiq Khan has announced.In one of the biggest car-free initiatives of any city in the world, the capital’s mayor announced on Friday that main streets between between London Bridge and Sho
  
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• US coronavirus hotspots linked to meat processing plants

  15-05-2020 13:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis shows factories a source of virus transmissionWorkers and unions urge health and safety overhaulAlmost half the current Covid-19 hotspots in the US are linked to meat processing plants where poultry, pigs and cattle are slaughtered and packaged, which has led to the virus spiking in many small towns and prompted calls for urgent reforms to an industry beset by health and safety problems. Related: 'Chaotic and crazy': meat plants around the world struggle to contain Covid-19 outbreaksCon
  
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• Thursday's Circular Economy online event to feature Hubbub, Amcor and Canary Wharf Group

  15-05-2020 13:20
  
  Sustainability professionals and circular economy experts from a range of organisations and businesses across the value chain are set to appear on edie's Circular Economy online event, taking place on Thursday 21 May.
  
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• Pernod Ricard moves single-use plastics phase-out forward to 2021

  15-05-2020 12:46
  
  Beverage giant Pernod Ricard has moved a target to end the use of single-use plastic point-of-sale (POS) items forward four years, pledging to reach the ambition by 2021.
  
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• 2,500 by 2030: Government unveils rapid charging vision for England's roads

  15-05-2020 11:43
  
  The Government has unveiled plans to roll out 6,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points across A-roads and motorways by 2035, in order to spur the adoption of zero-carbon transport.
  
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• US national park reopenings raise fears of coronavirus outbreaks

  15-05-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Rural towns on the edge of parks split between fear of infection and imperative to revive tourism-dependent economiesOn Wednesday, Zion national park in Utah, one of the most popular natural attractions in the US, received its first visitors in more than a month as the Trump administration continued its push to reopen the nation’s outdoors as well as it cities and businesses.Related: 'Please don't come': calls to close US national parks over virus fearsContinue reading...
  
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• Switching all UK cars to electric vehicles would slash emissions by 12%, researchers claim

  15-05-2020 10:19
  
  Switching all cars on UK roads to available electric vehicles (EVs) like the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 would cut the nation's emissions by almost 12%, new research from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has found.
  
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• Endangered Species Day – a photo essay

  15-05-2020 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  To mark Endangered Species Day, we look at some of the key species that Bristol Zoological Society is working to protect, both in the wild and through conservation breeding programmesThis small, bright yellow-green frog species is native to Central America. Continue reading...
  
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• RSPB flooded with reports of birds of prey being killed

  15-05-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity says lockdown has been seen as green light to target birds in belief there is less chance of getting caughtThe RSPB has been “overrun” with reports of birds of prey being illegally killed since lockdown began.Police have been called out to investigate multiple cases of raptors being shot, trapped or suspected of having been poisoned, with the charity saying most incidents were on or close to sporting estates managed for game bird shooting. Continue reading...
  
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• Coronavirus: 'We're in the experimental phase'

  15-05-2020 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As lockdown is eased, we all become participants in a vast, very cautious observational experiment, experts say.
  
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• 'Surge' in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown

  15-05-2020 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPB says it has been "overrun" by reports of birds of prey being illegally killed.
  
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