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• Steve Bell on Boris Johnson's wind-power pledge — cartoon

  06-10-2020 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
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• Unilever CEO: Climate change and Covid-19 mean capitalism must change

  06-10-2020 16:41
  
  Unilever's chief executive officer Alan Jope has said the business has found itself "at the centre" of discussions around redesigning capitalism with environmental and social sustainability in mind post-pandemic.
  
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• The man who proved black holes weren't 'impossible'

  06-10-2020 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK scientist confessed to being a bit slow in class, but went on to win the Physics Nobel.
  
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• Air pollution particles in young brains linked to Alzheimer's damage

  06-10-2020 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: if discovery is confirmed it will have global implications as 90% of people breathe dirty airTiny air pollution particles have been revealed in the brain stems of young people and are intimately associated with molecular damage linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.If the groundbreaking discovery is confirmed by future research, it would have worldwide implications because 90% of the global population live with unsafe air. Medical experts are cautious about the fin
  
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• Previous incident may have led Orcas to target boats, say experts

  06-10-2020 13:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Inquiry into encounters off coasts of Spain and Portugal says speed could be a factor
  Experts investigating a series of extraordinary encounters between orcas and yachts off the coasts of Spain and Portugal believe the animals responsible may have been triggered to target boat rudders by an earlier “aversive incident” involving some kind of vessel. Related: 'They were having a real go': man tells of orca encounter off SpainContinue reading...
  
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• Boris Johnson: Wind farms could power every home by 2030

  06-10-2020 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is promising to "build back greener in his leader's speech to the Conservative conference.
  
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• UK concrete and cement industry claims it can 'go beyond net-zero' by 2050

  06-10-2020 12:26
  
  The trade body representing the UK's concrete and cement industry has published a roadmap for achieving 'net-negative' emissions across the sector by mid-century, in which carbon capture and storage (CCS) plays a key role.
  
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• Net-Zero Live 2020: Speakers and programme revealed for virtual event

  06-10-2020 12:26
  
  Climate Change Committee (CCC) Chair Lord Deben, Conservative MP Bim Afolami and Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer Mark Engel are among the headline speakers for the free-to-attend Net-Zero Live virtual event on 10-12 November, which is now open for registration.
  
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• Black hole breakthroughs win Nobel physics prize

  06-10-2020 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three scientists including the UK's Roger Penrose have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  
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• Report: One-third of energy majors have paused low-carbon investments amid Covid-19

  06-10-2020 11:34
  
  A survey of 300 large energy and utilities companies has revealed that more than one-third (37%) are planning to slow or postpone investments in low-carbon infrastructure or offers because of Covid-19 - despite seeing clean power as a key driver of revenue.
  
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• Nobody knows why this mother bear is so aggressive, but her fans online love it

  06-10-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Grazer, a 15-year-old sow, will maul, swat or bite any bear that even thinks about getting too close to her cubsMore than 2,000 bears live within Katmai national park in Alaska, where they spend the precious few warm-weather months fishing for salmon, swimming and strolling over the park’s nearly 4.1m acres. But in recent years, one bear has cultivated an internet following for demonstrating uncommonly aggressive behavior with others. Related: Fat bear week: America's most body positive co
  
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• How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources

  06-10-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guapinol community, on the country’s north coast, has become militarized in an effort to defend the river that supplies itGabriela Sorto has not seen or spoken to her father in six months, since the Honduran government’s draconian Covid-19 measures banned most travel and prison visits.Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, a 48-year-old builder and farm worker, is one of eight protesters held in pretrial detention since 2019 for alleged crimes linked to their opposition to an iron oxide mine wh
  
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• 'Build Back Greener': Boris Johnson vows that UK will host 40GW of offshore wind by 2030

  06-10-2020 10:53
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has plans for every home in the UK to be powered with electricity from offshore wind farms within the decade and will unveil a £160m pot to support the sector today (6 October).
  
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• 'It'll be around forever': fossil fuel workers switch to new jobs in renewables

  06-10-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Those hoping to future-proof their careers are turning to green industries such as windfarms Support Guardian journalism today, by making a single or recurring contribution, or subscribing“This is absolutely massive for me,” Mustafa Hamed explains. The 21-year-old from Wigan first came to Britain from Iraq as a child more than 17 years ago in the wake of a bitter war steeped in oil. Today, he is helping to build what will be the world’s biggest offshore windfarm off the east co
  
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• A nine-point plan for the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions

  06-10-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Author Chris Goodall says tackling the climate crisis is neither difficult nor expensive and can help boost the economy Support Guardian journalism today, by making a single or recurring contribution, or subscribingNet zero. It’s a simple enough concept – the notion that we reduce carbon emissions to a level where we are no longer adding to the stock in the atmosphere. More and more companies and countries are taking the pledge, promising to hit net zero by 2050, 2030 or even sooner.
  
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• Country diary: wildlife-sustaining bramble hedges need our protection

  06-10-2020 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Claxton, Norfolk: A conservation group is calling for legal restrictions covering many hedgerow species to be extended to bramble, ivy and honeysuckleThe full-flowing vigour of our bramble hedge may be on the ebb, but there’s still an enormous abundance of life at play in this essential garden plant. The fruits continue to run a gamut from sour red baubles right through to yeast-softened bags of sweetness, whose overripe drupes almost collapse on contact, disintegrating to grainy purple-st
  
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• Are the world's national parks failing nature? (part one) – podcast

  06-10-2020 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In a special two-part takeover by colleagues from the age of extinction project, Patrick Greenfield and Phoebe Weston investigate whether national parks actually benefit the environment and biodiversity, or if there might be a better way of doing things Continue reading...
  
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• UK set for burst of vivid autumn colours after sunny September

  06-10-2020 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  National Trust encourages people to get out into nature to enjoy spectacular displaysA spectacular and prolonged autumn display of colour is predicted for the UK’s parks and gardens thanks to good sunny spells in the spring and September and some nurturing dampness in the summer.The golds, reds, purples, russets and oranges that provide a burst of joy before the winter months are likely to be particularly vivid this year, the National Trust said. Continue reading...
  
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