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• UK zoos at risk of closure

  04-06-2020 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Covid crisis is putting the survival of one of the UK's largest zoos at risk.
  
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• Airlines and carmakers benefit from UK Covid relief scheme

  04-06-2020 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
  British Airways, EasyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair have taken £1.8bn from scheme so farCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAirlines, carmakers and oilfield engineers have benefited by billions from the government’s economic rescue plans, despite ministers’ assurances on a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis.British Airways, EasyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair are among the 53 companies revealed on Thursday afternoon as beneficiaries from the Bank of E
  
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• Many of the 300 plants and animals endemic to Canada at risk, report finds

  04-06-2020 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Ours to Save identified 308 species and subspecies but only 10% considered ‘globally secure’ or ‘apparently secure’There are few animals more iconically Canadian than the moose and the beaver, and few plants more closely associated with the country than the maple leaf.But while those species have long considered part of the nation’s ecological identity they are also found elsewhere. Continue reading...
  
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• Powerful landslide sweeps away buildings in Norway – video

  04-06-2020 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Eight houses have been swept into the sea in Norway after a powerful landside near the town of Alta. The landslide was filmed by a local resident, Jan Egil Bakkedal – one of the houses that was lost belonged to him – who said he ran for his life when he realised what was happening.  Continue reading...
  
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• Landslide in Norway sweeps houses into the sea – video

  04-06-2020 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Eight houses have been swept into the sea in Norway after a powerful landside near the town of Alta. The landslide was filmed by local resident Jan Egil Bakkedal – one of the houses that was lost belonged to him – who said he ran for his life when he realised what was happening. Continue reading...
  
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• State of emergency: 20,000 tonnes of diesel spill into Arctic river – video

  04-06-2020 16:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Twenty thousand tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle forcing Vladimir Putin to order a state of emergency.
  The spill occurred when a fuel reservoir at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed on Friday. The plant is operated by a division of Nornickel, whose factories in the area have made the city one of the most heavily polluted places on EarthPutin orders state of emergency after huge fuel spill inside Arctic Circle Continue reading...
  
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• 'Records are falling like dominos': Europe delivering record renewables generation

  04-06-2020 16:30
  
  New statistics have confirmed that Europe broke a renewables generation record during the month, with the continent sourcing more than 50% of its energy needs from green energy on May 24.
  
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• Arctic Circle oil spill prompts Putin to declare state of emergency

  04-06-2020 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A power plant manager is arrested after 20,000 tonnes of oil polluted an Arctic river.
  
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• Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Covid-19 lockdowns

  04-06-2020 15:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists find coronavirus crisis has had little impact on overall concentration trendCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen strongly to a new peak this year, despite the impact of the global effects of the coronavirus crisis.The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere reached 417.2 parts per million in May, 2.4ppm higher than the peak of 414.8ppm in 2019, according to readings from the Mauna Loa observatory in the US. Continue reading...
  
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• Government blocks Vattenfall's offshore windfarm expansion

  04-06-2020 13:11
  
  The Government has refused to grant development consent for Vattenfall's 340MW windfarm extension off the coast of Kent, and has delayed two other planning decisions in the South East, in the same week that Total acquired a 51% stake in the £3bn Seagreen project in the Scottish North Sea.
  
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• UK businesses urged to 'redesign' relationship with nature

  04-06-2020 12:17
  
  A new survey of UK businesses from Business in the Community (BITC) has found that less than one third have developed science-based, net-zero or carbon-restorative targets, with less than one in 10 listing the health of nature as a material issue for their business.
  
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• Heat Networks Industry Council set up to spur zero-carbon networks and job growth

  04-06-2020 10:58
  
  Organisations overseeing the UK's heat networks and industry have created a new Council that will oversee plans to drive up to £50bn in investment into the sector to create 35,000 new jobs and deliver zero-carbon heat networks.
  
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• Revealed: UK banks and investors' $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation

  04-06-2020 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Investigation uncovers ties between financial institutions and three Brazilian firms connected to environmental destructionBritish-based banks and finance houses have provided more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in financial backing in recent years to Brazilian beef companies which have been linked to Amazon deforestation, according to new research. Thousands of hectares of Amazon are being felled every year to graze cattle and provide meat for world markets. Continue reading...
  
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• Covid commission chief distances himself from leaked report on massive gas expansion

  04-06-2020 09:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Nev Power answers Senate inquiry questions about a ‘perceived conflict’ given his corporate interestsThe former Fortescue Metals chief running Scott Morrison’s Covid-19 coordination commission, Nev Power, has distanced himself from a controversial leaked report recommending Australian taxpayers underwrite a massive expansion of the domestic gas industry.Appearing on Thursday before a Senate committee, Power said the report, revealed by Guardian Australia late last month, should
  
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• Pedal power: Zambia's female farmers go further by bike – in pictures

  04-06-2020 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A bicycle scheme is shaving hours off long journeys to get milk fresh to market, boosting women’s incomes and benefiting their whole communityAll photographs by Simon Davis/Unfold Stories Continue reading...
  
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• Boris Johnson under pressure to ensure green recovery in UK

  04-06-2020 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners and Prince of Wales urge government to prioritise low-carbon solutions to economic fallout of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson and his cabinet are coming under increasing pressure to ensure the economic stimulus helps to shift the UK to a low-carbon future, as green campaign groups set out their demands and the Prince of Wales weighed in on the need for a green recovery.The prime minister has given vague assurances that the e
  
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• Cleaner air during UK lockdown relieves asthma for millions

  04-06-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  People with asthma and other lung conditions report decrease in symptoms, finds surveyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo million people in the UK with respiratory conditions such as asthma have experienced reduced symptoms during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the British Lung Foundation.A survey by the charity of 14,000 people with lung conditions found one in six had noticed improvements in their health. Among children, the figure was higher, with one
  
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• Fossil fuel profits set to collapse by two-thirds

  04-06-2020 02:01
  
  The global market value of fossil fuels is set to collapse by almost two-thirds, creating heightened economic risk for companies, financial markets and countries failing to embrace new low-carbon technology.
  
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• Demands grow for 'green industrial revolution'

  04-06-2020 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners demand the government prioritises the environment in any post-Covid-19 stimulus package.
  
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