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• Left stranded: US military sonar linked to whale beachings in Pacific, say scientists

  15-01-2021 21:00
  
  Islands surrounded by US military study area, including Guam and Saipan, call for activity that harms the whales to stopIn the midst of the western Pacific, flanked by the world’s deepest ocean trench, the waters off the Mariana Islands are home and habitat to whales, dolphins, and countless other marine mammals as they breed and feed.It’s also where they encounter the might of the US military. Continue reading...
  
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• edie launches series of mini reports to help businesses spark an energy revolution

  15-01-2021 15:46
  
  edie has launched a new series of summary reports developed from SPARK! - an exclusive virtual event where energy leaders explored the key challenges and opportunities of the net-zero transition.
  
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• Net-Zero Business podcast: Inside the University of Exeter's climate emergency plans

  15-01-2021 13:58
  
  In response to the accelerated pace at which businesses 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, we speak to the University of Exeter's Head of Environment and Climate Emergency, Dr Emma Page.
  
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• Total and Engie partner on France's largest green hydrogen production site

  15-01-2021 13:47
  
  Energy majors Total and Engie have signed a cooperation agreement to bring France's largest renewable hydrogen production site online on the southern coast.
  
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• Celebrity power undermining global conservation efforts, scientists warn

  15-01-2021 13:42
  
  Hostile dispute over trophy hunting fuelled by ‘myths driven by emotion and morality that ignore critical facts’Leading scientists have warned that global conservation is being undermined by celebrity power after they suffered death threats and abuse in a hostile dispute over trophy hunting.Groups such as the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting and Born Free are pressuring the UK and US governments to ban trophy hunting, with support from many famous names, much of the public and more tha
  
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• Air pollution will lead to mass migration, say experts after landmark ruling

  15-01-2021 12:28
  
  Call for world leaders to act in wake of French extradition case that turned on environmental concernsAir pollution does not respect national boundaries and environmental degradation will lead to mass migration in the future, said a leading barrister in the wake of a landmark migration ruling, as experts warned that government action must be taken as a matter of urgency.Sailesh Mehta, a barrister specialising in environmental cases, said: “The link between migration and environmental degra
  
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• One, two, tree: how AI helped find millions of trees in the Sahara

  15-01-2021 12:00
  
  Efforts to map the Earth’s trees are growing – and could change our understanding of the planet’s healthWhen a team of international scientists set out to count every tree in a large swathe of west Africa using AI, satellite images and one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, their expectations were modest. Previously, the area had registered as having little or no tree cover.The biggest surprise, says Martin Brandt, assistant professor of geography at the Univers
  
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• NGOs call for heightened standards on corporate sustainability reporting

  15-01-2021 11:51
  
  An alliance of NGOs has called for the European Union's Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) to be reformed to ensure that more corporates are disclosing relevant climate-related information.
  
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• UK water sector joins UN's 'Race to Zero' ahead of COP26

  15-01-2021 10:48
  
  Water UK, the trade body representing all major companies in the sector, has been named as an official partner for the UNFCCC's Race to Zero Campaign, which was set up to inspire a holistic and ambitious approach to the global net-zero transition.
  
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• Financial firm Aegon commits to net-zero emissions by 2050

  15-01-2021 10:14
  
  Financial services firm Aegon has become the latest corporate to commit to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, targeting the decarbonisation of its pension fund ranges and main operations.
  
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• Pollutionwatch: major sources of air pollution often overlooked

  15-01-2021 07:00
  
  The roles of agriculture and home heating in causing particle pollution are often neglected
  When I talk to people about air pollution sources they normally blame the nearest busy road.In new research, 16,000 people were asked where they thought air pollution came from, revealing some important misunderstandings. Respondents from seven European countries were asked to pick the two main sources of air pollution. Top choices everywhere were industry and traffic. However, the reality is very differe
  
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• Country diary: the woodworm's map of whimsy

  15-01-2021 06:30
  
  Stamford, Lincolnshire: The trademark fingerprint of the wood-boring beetles is often hidden from sight“Contracted” is the word that springs to mind as I look closely at the log I’ve pulled from the pile in my garden. It’s cold with frost-shimmer, and as I study its micro-landscape of moss-forest and bark-gully, I find where the rind has flaked away … something on the bare wood beneath.I pick at the bark, like a scab. Beneath is a strange tattoo. At macro scale it
  
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