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• Nasa, SpaceX crew launch stymied by weather

  27-05-2020 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A late decision is made to delay the first astronaut launch to orbit from US soil in nine years.
  
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• How we got to this point

  27-05-2020 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why is SpaceX launching astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa?
  
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• End lockdown at places of worship | Brief letters

  27-05-2020 18:53
  
  The younger generation | Places of worship | Claude the albino pheasant | Tale of a tit | Meltdown, not lockdownI was reading the Guardian this morning becoming quite depressed at the state of the world and how badly this government has handled the pandemic. I read the letter from Wendy Mulville (Let’s set out a better vision for Britain’s future, 26 May) and it brought tears to my eyes. Being of a similar generation, my experience is similar, and it was lovely to read such positivit
  
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• Coronavirus: EU's €750bn recovery fund to funnel investments towards climate action

  27-05-2020 15:46
  
  The European Union's proposed €750bn fund to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis will have green strings attached, with 25% of all funding set aside for climate action, the European Commission has said.
  
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• West Sussex's £31m 'smart' local energy system to progress during lockdown

  27-05-2020 15:00
  
  A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project in West Sussex which is aiming to streamline how low-carbon energy is generated, stored, traded and consumed is still running "at full speed" despite the economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• IEA: Coronavirus to cause largest ever drop in global energy investment

  27-05-2020 12:54
  
  The world is on course to witness the largest ever drop in investment in global energy, with the coronavirus pandemic set to restrict spending across renewables, gas, fossil fuels and cleantech.
  
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• UK MPs call for extra £30bn to aid green recovery from Covid-19

  27-05-2020 12:23
  
  Cross-party group calls for ‘faster, further, fairer’ action to tackle climate and nature crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK needs to invest an additional £30bn a year in shovel-ready green projects to create jobs, energise the post-lockdown economy and put the country back on track to achieve its climate targets, a new cross-party commission recommends.In the most detailed blueprint to date for a green recovery from Covid-19, it also
  
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• World’s largest all-electric aircraft set for first flight

  27-05-2020 12:07
  
  Nine-seater plane should take to skies on Thursday and produce no carbon emissionsThe world’s largest all-electric aircraft is about to take to the skies for the first time.The Cessna Caravan, retrofitted with an electric engine, is expected to fly for 20-30 minutes over Washington state in the US on Thursday. Continue reading...
  
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• edie launches new business guide to embracing the circular economy

  27-05-2020 11:50
  
  Organisations looking to accelerate the transition to a circular economy now have access to a comprehensive 'edie explains' guide which breaks down everything there is to know about achieving a zero-waste world.
  
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• Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard

  27-05-2020 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities north of Verona in Italy found the well-preserved tile floor after decades of searching.
  
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• Reports: COP26 to be delayed until November 2021

  27-05-2020 11:08
  
  Reports have emerged that the UK Government has put forward the first two weeks of November 2021 as new proposed dates for the crucial COP26 climate conference, citing concerns over the state of international travel safety due to the coronavirus.
  
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• We are eating shrimp in record numbers. But for how much longer?

  27-05-2020 10:00
  
  Shrimpers have a long and proud cultural tradition in the US – one that is now under threat from all sidesCaptain Wynn Gale – a fifth-generation Georgia shrimper – is on the side of the road on an April morning, selling shrimp at the same street corner where his dad sold shrimp.“How’s the pandemic treating you?” I ask. Continue reading...
  
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• We are eating shrimp in record number. But for how much longer?

  27-05-2020 10:00
  
  Shrimpers have a long and proud cultural tradition in the US – one that is now under threat from all sidesCaptain Wynn Gale – a fifth-generation Georgia shrimper – is on the side of the road on an April morning, selling shrimp at the same street corner where his dad sold shrimp.“How’s the pandemic treating you?” I ask. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Unstoppable': African swine fever deaths to eclipse record 2019 toll

  27-05-2020 09:30
  
  With world’s attention on Covid-19, warnings that lack of measures to contain pandemic could lead to culling of record number of pigsThe African swine fever (ASF) pandemic will be even worse this year than in 2019, say experts, warning that the spread of the highly contagious virus, which is fatal to pigs, is unrelenting.With world attention on the human viral pandemic of Covid-19, concern is growing that countries are not focusing enough on halting the spread of ASF through better biosecu
  
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• Record drop in energy investment, warns International Energy Agency

  27-05-2020 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic has caused a record fall in energy investment and will likely lead to more pollution.
  
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• Investment in global energy to drop by $400bn

  27-05-2020 06:00
  
  Covid-19 pandemic forecast to cause biggest slump in history after collapse in demandInvestment in global energy will fall by $400bn (£324bn) this year, the biggest slump in the industry’s history, as the Covid-19 pandemic fuels a collapse in energy demand.The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the unprecedented investment slump follows the most severe plunge in energy demand since the second world war. The price of oil suffered an historic market crash last month when US oil pri
  
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• MPs call for Just Transition Fund to spur green recovery towards net-zero

  27-05-2020 02:01
  
  A commission of cross-party MPs has added to the calls for the UK to prioritise and deliver a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that £30bn should be spent on a climate-focused recovery that also establishes a £5bn national Just Transition Fund.
  
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• SpaceX launch: What is SpaceX and why is it going to the ISS?

  27-05-2020 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the launch of the Crew Dragon mission, the BBC explains what SpaceX does exactly
  
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• Improve water supply in poorer nations to cut plastic use, say experts

  27-05-2020 01:01
  
  Report calls for urgent action to tackle developing countries’ reliance on bottled waterFocusing on improving the water supply in developing nations could be a powerful way to fight the scourge of plastic waste in the oceans, experts have said, highlighting that the issue has received little attention.People in developing countries, and many middle-income countries, often rely on plastic bottles of water as their piped water supply can be contaminated or unsafe, or perceived as such. Conti
  
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