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• Glow-in-the-dark sharks found off New Zealand coast

  02-03-2021 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sharks live in deep waters and are thought to use light as a form of camouflage.
  
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• Cancel all planned coal projects globally to end ‘deadly addiction’, says UN chief

  02-03-2021 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Call comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria All planned coal projects around the world must be cancelled to end the “deadly addiction” to the most polluting fossil fuel, the UN secretary-general António Guterres said on Tuesday.Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to tackle the climate crisis, he said. Guterres’s call came at the opening of a summit of the Powering Past Co
  
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• Aviation fuel made from air and next-gen hydropower: The best green innovations of February 2021

  02-03-2021 17:10
  
  Every month, numerous eye-catching and potentially transformational innovations are being developed to help businesses and nations turn their green ambitions into actions. Here, we round up six of the best from February 2021.
  
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• The alternative milk taste test

  02-03-2021 15:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Flat white with oat milk? Or would you prefer almond? Which plant milks are best for cooking, coffee or just drinking?I love plant milks, not just as an alternative to dairy, but as drinks in their own right.Plant drinks are made with a nutritious variety of nuts, grains, seeds and even peas and beans (soya), each imparting its own unique flavour. I’ve marked these milks by how delicious they are drunk cold, straight from the glass. Continue reading...
  
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• Report: Strong net-zero policy could help UK attract £350bn of investment by 2050

  02-03-2021 13:47
  
  The low-carbon energy transition in the UK could lead to the development of £350bn of investible assets by 2050 - but only if businesses and policymakers do more to support key sectors.
  
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• Report: Strong net-zero policy could help UK attract £350bn investment by 2050

  02-03-2021 13:47
  
  The low-carbon energy transition in the UK could lead to the development of £350bn of investible assets by 2050 - but only if businesses and policymakers do more to support key sectors.
  
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• P&G launches refillable shampoo bottles in the UK

  02-03-2021 12:53
  
  Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched a refill format that uses 60% less plastic across several of its most popular shampoo brands in the UK.
  
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• Volvo Cars to go fully electric by 2030

  02-03-2021 11:37
  
  Volvo has outlined plans to stop selling petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by the end of the decade.
  
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• Drax unveils plans to host UK's largest carbon capture project by 2027

  02-03-2021 11:12
  
  Drax has begun the planning process for its proposals to scale up bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) arrays at its Yorkshire power plant.
  
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• Fossil fuel emissions set to rebound after Covid-19 reductions, IEA warns

  02-03-2021 10:30
  
  Globally, energy-related CO2 emissions fell 5.8% year-on-year in 2020 - but there are only a few months left for nations and businesses to prevent figures from surpassing pre-pandemic figures this year.
  
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• We've been hibernating with our sorrow, but nature won’t let us grieve forever | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  02-03-2021 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Green shoots and spring buds tell us that life goes on, despite the Covid crisis, and that we will know joy againI’ve been trying to think of songs about spring, but the ones that have come to mind – Nina’s Simone’s I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes), Billie Holiday’s Some Other Spring – are mournful. Perhaps it’s a reflection of my state of mind. January and February were abject, with upwards of 1,000 deaths a day and people hibernatin
  
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• WRAP: Two-thirds of Brits don't see link between food waste and climate change

  02-03-2021 09:10
  
  Better education on the links between food waste and climate change could encourage UK families to reduce the 6.6 million tonnes of food they bin at home every year.
  
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• Human origins: 'Little Foot' fossil's big journey out of Africa

  02-03-2021 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the priceless skull of an ancient ancestor was brought to the UK from South Africa for study.
  
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• Weatherwatch: Oman's hot, dry climate has rainy exceptions

  02-03-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Jebel Akhdar, a mountain range in the north of Oman, receives up to 500mm of rain a yearThe gulf state of Oman may be mostly desert, with an annual rainfall of less than 135mm (5in), but there is one exception to this. In the north, the mountain range of Jebel Akhdar, which rises to just over 3,000 metres (10,000ft), receives as much as 500mm (20in) of rainfall, spread fairly evenly throughout the year.Just over 20 degrees north of the equator, and bisected by the tropic of cancer, Oman’s
  
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• Fossil fuel emissions in danger of surpassing pre-Covid levels

  02-03-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  International Energy Agency data shows steady climb over second half of 2020 Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe world has only a few months to prevent the energy industry’s carbon emissions from surpassing pre-pandemic levels this year as economies begin to rebound from Covid-19 restrictions, according to the International Energy Agency.New figures from the global energy watchdog found that fossil fuel emissions climbed steadily over the second half of th
  
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• 'Giant luminous shark': researchers discover three deep-sea sharks glow in the dark

  02-03-2021 06:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Discovery off New Zealand includes kitefin shark, which at up to 180cm is now biggest-known luminous vertebrate Scientists studying sharks off New Zealand have discovered that three deep-sea species glow in the dark – including one that is now the largest-known luminous vertebrate.Bioluminescence – the production of visible light through a chemical reaction by living organisms – is a widespread phenomenon among marine life, but this is the first time it has been documented and
  
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• Country diary: a dipper in the shadows of the Devon Expressway

  02-03-2021 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Plymouth, Devon: The sighting takes me by surprise. This is a species I am used to seeing along Dartmoor’s tumbling torrents to the northThe river runs beneath a stream of heavy traffic – two flows crossing: one threading quietly between the uprights of the flyover, the other thundering above with a sound like raging rapids.Hurrying under the eight lanes of A38 at the eastern edge of Plymouth, every strut and girder daubed with graffiti, I am keen to reach the greenery beyond. Contin
  
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• Documenting emperor penguins in Antarctica

  02-03-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stefan Christmann spent almost 15 months in Antarctica alongside 10,000 emperor penguins.
  
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• UK urged to create green apprenticeships to help Covid recovery

  02-03-2021 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Danger of young people’s futures being blighted by climate and Covid crises, say campaignersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGreen apprenticeships would prepare young people for jobs in renewable energy and the restoration of the UK’s natural landscape, and stop young people having their careers blighted for life by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report says.The report found that 250,000 green apprenticeships and a network of skills centres at
  
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