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• Climate change: Jet fuel from waste 'dramatically lowers' emissions

  15-03-2021 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, scientists say.
  
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• Should the hurricane season begin earlier?

  15-03-2021 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Significant storms have been forming earlier than usual in recent years.
  
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• Renewable energy growth must speed up to meet Paris goals, agency says

  15-03-2021 18:07 via theguardian.com
  
  International Renewable Energy Agency says $131tn investment in renewables could be required over three decadesRenewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current rate to help limit global heating, according to a report.The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said urgent action was needed to keep pace with rising demand for electricity, which could require a total investment of $131tn in renewables by 2050. Continue reading...
  
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• Plastic bags recycled into fabric to fight pollution

  15-03-2021 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists turn polythene into textiles in a development designed to make fashion more sustainable.
  
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• Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years'

  15-03-2021 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Study of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinaryThe series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more than 2,000 years, research suggests.The study analysed tree rings dating as far back as the Roman empire to create the longest such record to date. The scientists said global heating was the most probable cause of the recent rise in extreme heat. Continue reading...
  
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• Dixons Carphone plots path to net-zero supply chain emissions

  15-03-2021 16:33
  
  After pledging to become a net-zero business by 2040, Dixons Carphone has announced plans to help its 10,000 suppliers measure and reduce their climate impact.
  
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• Inspired by a sink full of soap bubbles: how we made the Eden Project

  15-03-2021 16:05 via theguardian.com
  
  As the spectacular Cornish bio-domes turn 20, their creators reveal how they were inspired by a lost civilisation – and a load of washing upI had successfully turned a long-disused garden in Cornwall into the Lost Gardens of Heligan and was looking for another big project. I started thinking about an epic setting to showcase the world’s most important plants. Horticulture didn’t seem to be taken seriously, and I wanted to make people think differently about our environment and
  
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• Circular economy models reduce costs and boost sales for major fashion brands

  15-03-2021 14:02
  
  Outerwear brand FW and fashion platform Farfetch have revealed the results of two-year pilots of circular economy models, pledging to expand them following positive financial results.
  
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• Sandstorm and pollution turn Beijing sky orange – video

  15-03-2021 13:27 via theguardian.com
  
  A sandstorm has combined with already high air pollution to turn the sky over Beijing an eerie orange. Air quality indexes recorded a “hazardous” 999 rating on Monday as commuters travelled to work through the thick, dark air across China’s capital and further west. Large-scale deforestation is considered a factor in the spring dust storms that are relatively common at this time of year and are usually attributed to winds blowing across the Gobi desertBeijing skies turn orange
  
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• Brunel Pensions Partnership targets net-zero as Nest accelerates renewable energy investment

  15-03-2021 11:08
  
  The UK's largest Government-backed pension scheme, Nest, has pledged £250m to renewable energy projects this year, while Brunel Pension Partnership has outlined a new net-zero target.
  
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• The race to zero: can America reach net-zero emissions by 2050?

  15-03-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden wants zero emissions by 2050, but time is ticking. So how will the country have to change over the next 30 years?If America finally weans itself off planet-heating emissions, the country will look and feel very different.Landscapes from coast to coast would be transformed, carpeted in wind turbines and solar panels, with enough new transmission lines to wrap around Earth 19 times. The populace would whiz past in their electric cars, to and from homes equipped with induction stoves and
  
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• Green recovery could deliver 1.2 million construction and manufacturing jobs

  15-03-2021 10:56
  
  More than one million green manufacturing and construction jobs could be created in the UK, if the Government introduced enabling policies, new data has found.
  
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• 'Green bus revolution': UK to ban diesel bus sales and boost electric and hydrogen fleets

  15-03-2021 10:38
  
  The UK Government has committed to ending the sale of new diesel buses and increasing sales of British-built, zero-emission models, in a move that should help tackle climate change and air pollution.
  
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• Florida's feral hogs: a pervasive pest – but a profitable one for some

  15-03-2021 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The US’s most destructive invasive species numbers in the millions, clashing with a growing human population and boosting a lucrative hunting industryDimas “Pompi” Rodriguez is standing in his front yard before dawn, his neck shielded from a bitter wind by the collar of his canvas jacket. He splits a cigarillo lengthwise and empties the guts on to his filthy swamp boots. Related: Furry, cute and drooling herpes: what to do with Florida's invasive monkeys?Continue reading...
  
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• Starwatch: young moon moves between Aldebaran and Mars

  15-03-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Moon will gain altitude and illumination until Friday when it will sit between giant star and red planet
  The young moon slips between Aldebaran and Mars on the evening of 19 March this week, and the tableau is framed by two jewel-box-like star clusters. Continue reading...
  
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• Revealed: seafood fraud happening on a vast global scale

  15-03-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian analysis of 44 studies finds nearly 40% of 9,000 products from restaurants, markets and fishmongers were mislabelled
  Is your fish a fake? How to spot seafood fraud and what to do if you’re suspiciousA Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing seafood fraud on a vast global scale.Many of the studies used relatively new DNA analy
  
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• Is your fish a fake? How to spot seafood fraud and what to do if you're suspicious

  15-03-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fraudulent labelling of seafood is widespread around the world, but there are some things you can look for to protect against itRevealed: seafood fraud happening on a vast global scaleIt might be unappetising to think, as you’re tucking into succulent prawn balls or traditional fish and chips, that nearly 40% of the fish studied for mislabelling around the world is not what was advertised, according to the Guardian’s analysis of 44 recent studies.But while fish fraud happens everywhe
  
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• Country diary: a winter swim, and a bolt of blue

  15-03-2021 06:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Otley, West Yorkshire: The radiant blaze of cyan down the back of the kingfisher hardly seems to belong to this planetI walk down to the River Wharfe with a strange, restless feeling I have had since waking up. It is a specific hunger, but for something I can’t pinpoint – like craving a food I’ve never eaten, or wanting to listen to a kind of music that doesn’t exist yet.During these lockdown months, I have visited this nearby stretch of river for a short walk on most day
  
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• Beijing skies turn orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale

  15-03-2021 05:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Capital of China suffers ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution with authorities issuing second-highest safety alertA massive sandstorm has combined with already high air pollution to turn the skies in Beijing an eerie orange, and send some air quality measurements off the charts.Air quality indexes recorded a “hazardous” 999 rating on Monday as commuters travelled to work through the thick, dark air across China’s capital and further west.Continue reading...
  
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• Texas beekeeper viral videos saving bee nests

  15-03-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beekeeper Erika Thompson says the video, viewed over a million times, was "just a normal Tuesday".
  
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