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• Trillion-dollar investors warn Brazil over 'dismantling' of environmental policies

  23-06-2020 17:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Letter signed by 29 organisations, including the Church of England, states financial institutions have a duty to tackle climate changeInvestors managing trillions of dollars in assets have warned Brazil that escalating deforestation and the “dismantling” of policies to protect the environment and indigenous communities are “creating widespread uncertainty about the conditions for investing”.Amazon destruction rose to its highest level in more than a decade last year, Braz
  
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• Amazon to invest $2bn in low-carbon innovations

  23-06-2020 16:37
  
  Amazon will invest at least $2bn (£1.6bn) in smaller firms creating technologies or services aimed at reducing carbon emissions to net-zero, the e-commerce giant announced on Tuesday (23 June).
  
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• 'Black neutron star' discovery changes astronomy

  23-06-2020 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laser labs that detect ripples in space-time may have witnessed a new class of cosmic object.
  
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• Key questions about the Perseverance rover

  23-06-2020 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We answer some common questions about the America's Perseverance rover mission to Mars.
  
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• EU recovery fund leaves €1.6trn investment gap towards climate targets, experts say

  23-06-2020 12:09
  
  Calculations by experts show that the EU's planned economic rescue package, worth €750bn, is nowhere near enough to achieve the bloc's climate targets. Even in the best-case scenario, only one-third of the costs would be covered.
  
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• IEA: Electric vehicle sales will continue to rise despite Covid-19 crisis

  23-06-2020 11:47
  
  While the overall passenger car market is set to contract by 15% this year, electric vehicle (EV) sales to both individual motorists and businesses are likely to remain steady, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis states.
  
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• Now, more than ever, America must make water a human right | Bernie Sanders and Brenda Lawrence

  23-06-2020 11:23 via theguardian.com
  
  When it comes to water infrastructure, America’s challenges resemble those of a developing country. It’s time for that to changeHow can it be that in the midst of a pandemic, children living in the richest country in world history are being poisoned by tap water? For decades, our government has put corporate profits ahead of guaranteeing its people the right to clean water. We have neglected the most basic public investments to keep Americans healthy and safe. Now, as America battles
  
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• Clean water is a human right. In America it’s more a profit machine | Bernie Sanders and Brenda Lawrence

  23-06-2020 11:23 via theguardian.com
  
  When it comes to water infrastructure, America’s challenges resemble those of a developing country. It’s time for that to changeHow can it be that in the midst of a pandemic, children living in the richest country in world history are being poisoned by tap water? For decades, our government has put corporate profits ahead of guaranteeing its people the right to clean water. We have neglected the most basic public investments to keep Americans healthy and safe. Now, as America battles
  
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• Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade

  23-06-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: analysis of US cities shows emergency on affordability of running water amid Covid-19 pandemicHelp us test water quality across the US: is your water safe enough?From the Guardian US editor: is it too much to ask for Americans to have access to clean water in 2020?Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water, and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they cannot pay, a landmark Guardian investigation has found.Exclusive analysis
  
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• Is it too much to ask for Americans to have access to clean water in 2020?

  23-06-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian – in partnership with Consumer Reports and others – is launching a one-year series of investigations highlighting the US water crisisAlmost exactly 10 years ago, on 28 July 2010, the United Nations declared water a human right under international law. And not just any water, but clean water – and sufficient water for “drinking, personal sanitation, washing of clothes, food preparation, personal and household hygiene”.Imagine a country where, 10 years ye
  
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• British Land targets net-zero portfolio by 2030

  23-06-2020 10:49
  
  Property development and investment giant British Land has unveiled a sweeping new sustainability strategy, headlined by a 2030 net-zero target for its office and retail estate.
  
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• Britain beyond lockdown: can we level up?

  23-06-2020 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonathan Watts continues his road trip in Hartlepool, where some see an opportunity to emerge from the past into a greener future
  Micky Day is an electrical cable installer from Hartlepool, one of the poorest, most avidly pro-Brexit regions in the UK. He is not interested in Westminster politics and has little time for talk of the green recovery, but he knows how to unite a community and care for people who are hurting. And it is this that inspires his thoughts about Britain beyond lockdown.&ldq
  
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• Otherworldly, life-giving: award-winning photos on the theme of 'water'

  23-06-2020 08:15 via theguardian.com
  
  The winning shots of the 2020 Hamdan International Photography Award capture both ethereal underwater scenes and our human relationship to the sea Continue reading...
  
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• BeiDou: China launches final satellite in challenge to GPS

  23-06-2020 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The completion of the BeiDou-3 navigation system comes as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington.
  
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• Coronavirus: Why have there been so many outbreaks in meat processing plants?

  23-06-2020 02:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why have hundreds of workers tested positive for coronavirus at abattoirs and meat processing plants?
  
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• Rapid EV charging points to be installed at 10 major UK shopping hubs

  23-06-2020 02:04
  
  Retail estate developer Brookhouse Group has opened rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points at seven of its busiest retail parks and unveiled plans to install chargepoints at three more locations by the end of 2020.
  
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• Climate Assembly: 79% of Brits want Covid-19 recovery package tied to net-zero

  23-06-2020 02:01
  
  A survey of the members of the UK's Climate Assembly, who were chosen to resemble the national population in terms of both social demographics and views on environmental issues, found that almost eight in ten want net-zero alignment embedded in all facets of the upcoming Covid-19 recovery package.
  
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• Coronavirus: Wildlife scientists examine the great 'human pause'

  23-06-2020 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tracking wildlife before, during and after lockdown will aim to analyse the slowdown in human activity.
  
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• Coronavirus: Male plasma contains higher levels of antibodies

  23-06-2020 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NHS is calling for men who have been ill with the virus to donate blood for treatment trials.
  
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• The virus hunter who got Covid

  23-06-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professor Peter Piot, one of the world’s top infectious disease experts, was hit by Covid-19.
  
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• UK public 'supports green recovery from coronavirus crisis'

  23-06-2020 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Climate Assembly UK says economic plan should help reach net zero carbon emissionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople would be prepared to continue many of the lifestyle changes enforced by the coronavirus lockdown to help tackle the climate emergency, and the government would have broad support for a green economic recovery from the crisis, according to a report.Working from home is a popular option, along with changes to how people travel, and the governmen
  
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