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• Birdwatch: the hobby – a spectacular flypast from Ferrari of the skies

  09-06-2020 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Falcon, built for agility and rapid response, can pursue insects in flightSometimes, a bird doesn’t just appear in your field of view, but forces itself instantly into your consciousness. So, as soon as I noticed a movement in the skies outside my office window, I instantly knew that it was something special. And it was: a hobby, scything through the warm spring air like a swift on steroids.The hobby is to a kestrel what a Ferrari is to a Ford: the same basic blueprint, but honed into a hi
  
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• Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk

  09-06-2020 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is a risk that tonnes of diesel oil could drift from the lake to the Arctic Ocean.
  
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• The Guardian view on a green new deal: to save jobs and the planet | Editorial

  09-06-2020 20:20 via theguardian.com
  
  The pandemic is an opportunity to tackle the climate emergency by creating productive green jobs for those made redundant by the crisisBritain needs a green job-filled recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Unlike Germany and South Korea, it is far from clear that we will get one. While Berlin and Seoul are retooling their fossil fuel-reliant economies to be greener and cleaner, the UK has yet to announce a policy that deals with the environmental emergency and the spectre of mass unemployment.Un
  
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• Bristol zoo warns it may never recover from coronavirus impact

  09-06-2020 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Zoo is among many appealing to government to allow them to reopen as lockdown eases Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the world’s oldest zoos has said it may never recover from the impact of the UK government’s decision not to allow it and other zoos to reopen as lockdown eases.Bristol Zoological Society, which was founded in 1835, has said its reserves have run out and it will lose £2.6m in July and August if it cannot open Bristol Zoo Ga
  
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• World faces worst food crisis for at least 50 years, UN warns

  09-06-2020 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Governments urged to act to avoid disaster from recession caused by coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe world stands on the brink of a food crisis worse than any seen for at least 50 years, the UN has warned as it urged governments to act swiftly to avoid disaster.Better social protections for poor people are urgently needed as the looming recession following the coronavirus pandemic may put basic nutrition beyond their reach, the UN secretary general
  
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• Put sustainable development at heart of UK recovery, PM told

  09-06-2020 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Business, charity and trade body leaders urge Johnson to tackle inequality and climate crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe bosses of Unilever, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland are among 150 business, charity and trade body leaders urging Boris Johnson to put UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the centre of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery plans.In a letter addressed to the prime minister, they called on the UK government to view the crisis as an &ld
  
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• Let sustainable development drive UK's recovery, PM told

  09-06-2020 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Business, charity and trade body leaders urge Johnson to tackle inequality and climate crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe bosses of Unilever, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland are among 150 business, charity and trade body leaders urging Boris Johnson to put UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the centre of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery plans.In a letter addressed to the prime minister, they called on the UK government to view the crisis as an &ld
  
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• Report: Global carbon budget will be exhausted in 15 years without fossil fuel finance overhaul

  09-06-2020 15:18
  
  Without drastic action from banks, policymakers and regulators, the world risks becoming stuck in a "climate finance doom loop", whereby financial systems support the organisations contributing most to environmental changes which undermine their very security.
  
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• Planet's satellites aim for still sharper view of Earth

  09-06-2020 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some locations on Earth, such as the UK, will be pictured at high resolution up to 12 times a day.
  
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• China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list

  09-06-2020 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners hope the move will help end global trade in the scaly anteater, identified as a possible host for Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePangolin scales have been removed from an official 2020 listing of ingredients approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine in a move lauded by animal protection groups as a key step in stamping out trade in the scaly anteater, the world’s most trafficked mammal.As many as 200,000 pangolins are consumed e
  
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• Gucci cuts negative environmental impacts by two-fifths

  09-06-2020 13:03
  
  Luxury fashion house Gucci has reduced its overall negative impact on the environment by 39% since 2015, putting it on track to exceed its 2025 target of a 40% reduction.
  
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• Coronavirus: Satellite traffic images may suggest virus hit Wuhan earlier

  09-06-2020 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A surge in hospital traffic may indicate the virus hit China earlier than reported, a study suggests.
  
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• WWF: Major consumer goods giants only sourcing 8% recycled plastics

  09-06-2020 12:11
  
  McDonald's, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and Procter & Gamble (P&G) collectively source 4.3 million metric tonnes of plastic annually, of which just 8% hails from recycled feedstocks.
  
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• Signify commits to plastic-free packaging by 2021

  09-06-2020 12:11
  
  Lighting systems firm Signify has committed to becoming plastic-free for all consumer packaging by 2021, in a move that is also expected to reduce emissions for the business.
  
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• 'She still lives!' Famed Yellowstone bear emerges from winter – with cubs

  09-06-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘399’, at 24 one of the oldest grizzlies living outside a zoo, becomes symbol of bears’ recovery in Yellowstone ecosystemA few weeks ago, a nature photographer who lives near Yellowstone national park sent a four-word text message to Dr Jane Goodall, the British primatologist.“Miraculously, she still lives!” Continue reading...
  
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• Embed the SDGs into Covid-19 recovery plans, leaders urge Boris Johnson

  09-06-2020 10:01
  
  More than 100 leaders from across the UK's business and public sectors have called on Boris Johnson to ensure that the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are placed at the heart of the UK's Covid-19 recovery planning, in a bid to couple the economic reboot with social as well as environmental progress.
  
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• Homebuilder was a blunder - spend the money retrofitting social housing instead | Jeremy Burke

  09-06-2020 08:04 via theguardian.com
  
  We could create a virtuous circle of investment and cost savings, alongside warmer, healthier homesRight now, we are choosing the course of our economic recovery. We can choose to stimulate the economy in the short term, make huge progress on climate and take care of vulnerable people.Last week’s homebuilder policy was a blunder, leaving too many benefits on the table, and handing out budget treats to the wrong people and projects. Continue reading...
  
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• Homes to be heated by warm water from flooded mines

  09-06-2020 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can abandoned British coal mines help tackle the climate crisis?
  
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• Five key questions about our energy future after Covid-19

  09-06-2020 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic has seen CO2 emissions fall - but will these changes be permanent?
  
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• Five key questions about energy after Covid-19

  09-06-2020 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic has seen CO2 emissions fall - but will these changes be permanent?
  
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• Investors target Facebook, Nintendo and other business giants over climate disclosure

  09-06-2020 02:01
  
  More than 1,000 multinational companies have been contacted by a group of more than 100 investors, calling for relevant data on environmental performance and stewardship to be disclosed to CDP.
  
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• UAE Mars mission: Hope project a 'real step forward for exploration'

  09-06-2020 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UAE's Hope project is hailed as a "real step forward" for space exploration in the Arab world.
  
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• Climate Basics: CO2 explained

  09-06-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CO2 is at the heart of our changing climate. Here's why.
  
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• Britain goes coal free as renewables edge out fossil fuels

  09-06-2020 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, Britain will mark two months without burning any coal to generate power.
  
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