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• edie wins two prestigious digital publishing awards

  16-10-2020 17:13
  
  edie has been named the Best Online Brand and the Digital Editorial Team of the Year by the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) – a double award-win which caps off an unprecedented year for the brand and its audience alike.
  
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• Estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses spotted on Namibian coast

  16-10-2020 15:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists searching for reasons fear breeding cycle will be disrupted for years to comeAn estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses have been found along the shores of Namibia, a large portion of the expected new pup arrivals.The bodies were spotted by Naude Dreyer of Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN), who flew his drone over Walvis Bay’s Pelican Point seal colony on 5 October and counted hundreds of bodies. “This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expecte
  
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• Estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses found on Namibian coast

  16-10-2020 15:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists searching for reasons fear breeding cycle will be disrupted for years to comeAn estimated 5,000 Cape fur seal foetuses have been found along the shores of Namibia, a large portion of the expected new pup arrivals.The bodies were spotted by Naude Dreyer of Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN), who flew his drone over Walvis Bay’s Pelican Point seal colony on 5 October and counted hundreds of bodies. “This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expecte
  
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• ExxonMobil misled the public about the climate crisis. Now they're trying to silence critics | Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes

  16-10-2020 14:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Newly leaked documents reported by Bloomberg News show that ExxonMobil’s climate dishonesty is even worse than we thoughtIn 2017, we published the first peer-reviewed analysis of ExxonMobil’s 40-year history of climate change communications. We found that the company and its parents, Exxon and Mobil, misled the public about climate change and its severity. Central to this conclusion was the contrast between what Exxon and ExxonMobil scientists said in internal reports and scientific
  
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• Net-Zero Business podcast: Exploring Nespresso's plans for carbon-neutrality and catching up with Inspired Energy

  16-10-2020 14:00
  
  In response to the accelerated pace at which corporates are examining and setting net-zero targets to help alleviate the climate crisis, edie has launched a new spin-off of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast. Up next, discussions on insetting and offsetting with Nespresso.
  
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• Battle over EU ban on ‘veggie burger’ label reaches key vote

  16-10-2020 13:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Farmers and meat lobbyists accuse plant-based food producers of ‘cultural hijacking’The terms “veggie burger” and “veggie sausage” could be banned under proposals being voted on by the European parliament next week. Also banned would be terms such as “yoghurt-style” and “cheese-like” for plant-based alternatives to dairy products.Sales of these products are growing fast but farming and meat lobbyists say the terms mislead people and amo
  
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• Report: 6 in 10 fashion giants see sustainability as 'key priority' amid Covid-19

  16-10-2020 13:20
  
  In a survey of 150 executives from some of the world's biggest fashion firms, including H&M Group, Puma and Adidas, 60% named implementing sustainability measures as their top strategic priority in the wake of Covid-19.
  
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• #SustyTalk: Danone's Rebecca Lovelady on purpose-led business

  16-10-2020 12:28
  
  edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with Danone UK & Ireland's social impact & sustainability manager Rebecca Lovelady outlining the importance of purpose-led business in creating a sustainable "new normal" post-pandemic.
  
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• Government to publish 'comprehensive' net-zero strategy in build up to COP26

  16-10-2020 12:28
  
  The UK Government has responded to the latest Committee on Climate Change (CCC) progress report, pledging to publish a "comprehensive" strategy that will detail how all parts of the economy will decarbonise in line with the national net-zero emissions target for 2050.
  
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• 'We don't have any choice': the young climate activists naming and shaming US politicians

  16-10-2020 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  As the election nears, young Americans are calling on US politicians to take action on climate, police brutality and immigrationIt was a Saturday night in September when 160 or so middle and high school students logged on to a Zoom call about how to confront American politicians using tactics inspired by young civil rights activists fighting for the abolition of slavery.The teenagers were online with the Sunrise Movement, a nationwide youth-led climate justice collective, to learn about organizi
  
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• 'We don't have any choice': the young activists naming and shaming US politicians

  16-10-2020 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  As the election nears, young Americans are calling on US politicians to take action on climate, police brutality and immigrationIt was a Saturday night in September when 160 or so middle and high school students logged on to a Zoom call about how to confront American politicians using tactics inspired by young civil rights activists fighting for the abolition of slavery.The teenagers were online with the Sunrise Movement, a nationwide youth-led climate justice collective, to learn about organizi
  
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• How sustainable is the new iPhone 12?

  16-10-2020 11:19
  
  When the iPhone 12 launched earlier this week, all eyes were on the tech specs and the price. But what about the cult smartphone's impact on the environment and society?
  
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• Sainsbury's invests in trucks powered by kinetic energy

  16-10-2020 10:55
  
  As part of its net-zero commitment, Sainsbury's has purchased 1,200 lithium-ion trucks powered by kinetic energy, in a move that will save energy equivalent to powering 700 UK homes.
  
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• Coronavirus testing lab 'chaotic and dangerous', scientist claims

  16-10-2020 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One experienced virologist raises concerns about safety protocols and a lack of training.
  
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• Freezing cold war: militaries move in as Arctic ice retreats – photo essay

  16-10-2020 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  US, Russian, Canadian and Chinese forces are taking an active role in the polar region but the real threat is the rapidly changing climate This month Arctic sea ice reached its second lowest extent on record, and modeling shows it will completely melt in summer by 2035. But where many see a disaster, some global powers discern an opportunity to secure geopolitical and commercial interests – and military ones. Continue reading...
  
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• Country diary: signs of autumn fill the senses

  16-10-2020 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Little Casterton, Rutland: A brilliant production ushers in the darker months, fungi are everywhere and trees form hard shadows in the skyFor a couple of days each year, the textures of change in this little nook of Rutland are palpable. The greens of summer are still the foundations, in the grass, in the moss and in the reeds of the little stream. But here as well are the signals of autumn. The tree line has lost its anonymity; instead, a scattergun of pomp picks out the exhibitionists: acid gr
  
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• Pieces of orbiting space junk 'avoid collision'

  16-10-2020 04:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is "no indication of collision" between bits of discarded Russian and Chinese space hardware.
  
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• Extreme weather: October downpour sees UK's wettest day on record

  16-10-2020 02:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Persistent rain on Saturday 3 October breaks the record for the wettest day across the entire UK.
  
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