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• Specieswatch: each octopus arm may have a mind of its own

  24-11-2020 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Mollusc’s neurons located in body and arms enable complex work independent of central brainOne of the most remarkable creatures on the planet is the common octopus, or Octopus vulgaris, which is now well established in UK waters as our seas warm because of the climate crisis. It has three hearts, and eight limbs with 200 suckers that can feel, taste and smell its surroundings. Scientists remain divided over whether it has one brain or nine. In mammals, most neurons are in the brain, but wi
  
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• 'No one I trust more': Joe Biden names John Kerry as first ever US climate envoy – video

  24-11-2020 21:53 via theguardian.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden seeks to blunt criticism from leftwingers as he formally introduces his first round of cabinet nominations, by emphasising the fight against the climate crisis.Biden says that in John Kerry, a former secretary of state and presidential nominee, America will have a full-time climate leader for the first time, someone with 'a seat at every table around the world'Biden emphasises fight against climate crisis as he unveils cabinet picks Continue reading...
  
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• Joe Biden announces John Kerry as pick to be first ever US climate envoy – video

  24-11-2020 21:53 via theguardian.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden seeks to blunt criticism from leftwingers as he formally introduces his first round of cabinet nominations, by emphasising the fight against the climate crisis.Biden says that in John Kerry, a former secretary of state and presidential nominee, America will have a full-time climate leader for the first time, someone with 'a seat at every table around the world'Biden emphasises fight against climate crisis as he unveils cabinet picks Continue reading...
  
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• Police investigate I'm a Celebrity over fears non-native bugs may be escaping

  24-11-2020 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rogue creatures from bushtucker trials including ‘ultimate survivor’ cockroaches could threaten Welsh countrysidePolice are investigating I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! over concerns non-native wildlife could have escaped into the Welsh countryside during bushtucker trials, the Guardian can reveal.Rural crime officers from north Wales police are looking into complaints that non-native creatures such as cockroaches, maggots, spiders and worms could threaten wildlif
  
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• The Guardian view on a global farm grab: from the many to the few | Editorial

  24-11-2020 19:43 via theguardian.com
  
  A new study reveals the disastrous consequences of financialised farming on the environmentIn a collection of agrarian essays entitled The Art of the Commonplace, the American farmer, essayist and poet Wendell Berry wrote that “the care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”From his farm in Kentucky, Mr Berry has spent decades railing against the expan
  
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• Elon Musk becomes world's second richest person

  24-11-2020 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech billionaire overtakes Bill Gates after Tesla shares soar on S&P acceptance
  
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• Sustainable Business Covered podcast: A Net-Zero November special

  24-11-2020 18:24
  
  Episode 93 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast rounds up all of the key goings-on from Net-Zero November - edie's themed month of content on accelerating the low-carbon transition.
  
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• Government targets 12GW of renewables in latest CfD auction

  24-11-2020 16:56
  
  The Government is aiming to double the amount of renewable energy procured through its Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, with 12GW of wind and solar energy being targeted.
  
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• Eurotunnel dog travel clampdown sparks concerns from rescue charities

  24-11-2020 15:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Organisations say dogs due to be rehomed could suffer after decision to cut number of animals allowed per vehicleDog rescue organisations are appealing for Eurotunnel to clarify new rules clamping down on the rising numbers of animals being brought into the UK.Rescue organisations said dogs due to be rehomed could suffer as a result of the decision to cut the number of animals allowed to travel in each vehicle from 20 to five, drastically increasing the costs for rescue operations. Continue read
  
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• Eurotunnel clamps down on dog travel amid puppy smuggling fears

  24-11-2020 15:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Rescue charities say dogs due to be rehomed could suffer after decision to cut number of animals allowed per vehicleDog rescue organisations are appealing for Eurotunnel to clarify new rules clamping down on the rising numbers of animals being brought into the UK.Rescue organisations said dogs due to be rehomed could suffer as a result of the decision to cut the number of animals allowed to travel in each vehicle from 20 to five, drastically increasing the costs for rescue operations. Continue r
  
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• Renewable Hydrogen Coalition: trade bodies team up to grow Europe's green hydrogen sector

  24-11-2020 13:13
  
  Trade bodies including WindEurope and SolarPowerEurope have received backing from Bill-Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy to form a new coalition aimed at growing renewable hydrogen production and use across the continent.
  
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• Half of Ikea meals to be plant-based by 2025

  24-11-2020 12:42
  
  Retail giant Ikea has pledged to ensure that 50% of the main meals offered in its restaurants, and 80% of the pre-packaged foods it sells, are plant-based by 2025.
  
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• Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key posts

  24-11-2020 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden is nominating one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.
  
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• Animals Farmed: Falling antibiotic use, mink cull and and a factory farm ruling

  24-11-2020 12:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the webThere have been growing concerns over coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms around the world. The biggest so far have been in Denmark – the world’s largest producer of mink skins – where there was a botched attempt at culling the country’s entire mink population following the discovery that some of the animals carry a mutation of the virus that pass
  
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• G20 urges preparedness to tackle climate crisis

  24-11-2020 11:45
  
  As Donald Trump skipped some of the key virtual meetings between G20 leaders to play golf, the European Union (EU) has called on nations to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic by stepping up preparedness and resiliency to tackle the climate crisis.
  
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• UK climbs to fifth for renewables market outlook

  24-11-2020 10:55
  
  The UK has leapfrogged Germany to rise to fifth in the rankings for national attractiveness of renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities.
  
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• UK climbs to fifth for global renewables market outlook

  24-11-2020 10:55
  
  The UK has leapfrogged Germany to rise to fifth in the rankings for national attractiveness of renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities.
  
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• Fears for environment after 50,000 fish escape salmon farm in Tasmania

  24-11-2020 09:33 via theguardian.com
  
  The company involved says it does not expect the fish to damage the environment, but others disagreeAn outbreak of 50,000 Tasmanian farmed salmon could potentially “pollute” the marine environment, according to local environmentalists.The fish rushed to freedom after a fire melted part of their enclosure on Monday morning, and while the company involved said it did not expect the fugitive fish to damage the environment, others disagree. Continue reading...
  
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• Landscape of fear: why we need the wolf

  24-11-2020 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The wolf is considered a threat to our way of farming, but our fear may be misplaced. Perhaps predators are needed to bring nature back into balanceThere’s a monument near Brora, 60 miles short of John o’Groats, that claims to mark the spot where the last wolf in Sutherland was killed. I pass it often in the car. The wolf, it says, was killed by the hunter Polson in or about the year 1700.I know this story. Polson, so it goes, was standing watch outside the wolf’s lair while hi
  
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• Charles Darwin: Notepads worth millions lost for 20 years

  24-11-2020 06:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cambridge University Library launches an appeal to find the scientist's missing notes and sketches.
  
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• Charles Darwin: Notebooks worth millions lost for 20 years

  24-11-2020 06:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cambridge University Library launches an appeal to find the scientist's missing notes and sketches.
  
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• Midnight Oil has always been about social justice, the earth's beauty and hope through action | David Ritter

  24-11-2020 01:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The band, who will receive a human rights award this week, were formative in the political activation of so many people of my generationOn a road trip back from somewhere mid-2016 the talk turned to personal origin stories, as is wont when the miles are long. There were four of us in the car, all in leadership positions in Australian campaigning organisations. Turned out that our family, work and activism backgrounds were heterogeneous, but there was something in common. For each traveller in th
  
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• Carlsberg turns to thermal solar tech to meet water stewardship ambitions

  24-11-2020 01:07
  
  Multinational brewer Carlsberg Group has revealed that it is investing in the world's first solar thermal water purification facility, in India, as part of its work with WaterAid.
  
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