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• Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

  20-01-2025 16:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Banks, asset managers and industry groups move to accommodate US president’s anti-net zero stanceThe second Trump administration is expected to strike a blow to efforts to align the global financial sector with the path to net zero, with banks, asset managers and industry groups already moving to accommodate the incoming president’s avowed policy of “drill, baby, drill”.As authorities declared 2024 the hottest on record, atmospheric carbon dioxide leapt by a record amount
  
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• A hadada: nothing can quite capture the sound of these birds, because it’s mainly just rude noise | Helen Sullivan

  20-01-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  These ibises have a special skill called ‘remote touch’, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey through vibrationsHadedas are iridescent grey-brown ibises – jack russell-sized birds with long, curved bills and very small heads – found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.They have a special skill called “remote touch”, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey. At the tip of their bills is an organ that, when they stick it into the soil,
  
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• The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’

  20-01-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Altadena’s Village Playground education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flamesIn Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among the preschool set.But when Geoff and Kikanza Ramsey-Ray first bought the two-acre property at the edge of town in 2008, it was a shambles. The home was a rental for over 30 years and the grounds were woefully neglected. Yet the couple saw promise. Nestled against Angeles Crest national f
  
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• UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

  20-01-2025 12:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandateBusiness live – latest updatesA charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales rules could increase uncertainty over demand, as it said that it had been caught out by lower numbers of purchases by British drivers.Pod Point, which is majority-owned by EDF Energy, said weak demand for new cars meant it made revenues of £53m in 2024 from its sales of chargers and se
  
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• Charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales as UK hits EV target

  20-01-2025 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as it is confirmed no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandateBusiness live – latest updatesA British charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales could increase uncertainty over demand, as the government confirmed that the industry had achieved its sales targets for last year.Pod Point, which is majority-owned by EDF Energy, said weak demand for new cars meant it made revenues of £53m in 2024 from its sales of chargers a
  
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• High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds

  20-01-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insectsUsing high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduces the number of flowers, research from the world’s longest-running ecological experiment has found.Increasing the amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus doused on agricultural grassland reduced flower numbers fivefold and halved the number of pollinating insects, according to the paper b
  
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• Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms

  20-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in ScotlandA jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting calls for urgent action.The string jellyfish has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms with officials urging an extermination of affected stocks. Continue reading...
  
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• Country diary: Beating pots and pans, it’s time to go a-wassailing

  20-01-2025 06:30 via theguardian.com
  Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk: With Venus shining down on us in the cold, we perform a ceremony that today has more to do with connecting to our roots than ensuring a good apple harvestIt’s a cold but still night as we walk up the road. The opening call of “toowoo” from a tawny owl conversation reaches us from the woods beside. The clear sky is lit by a crescent moon, and, illuminated by Earthshine, the shadowy full circle of the moon is visible too. With rare celestial a
  
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• Wales failing to tackle alarming decline in nature, report finds

  20-01-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  One in six Welsh species threatened with extinction but report says Welsh government lacks ‘action and investment’The Welsh government is failing to halt the “alarming” decline in nature, putting iconic species at risk, a report has concluded.Labour ministers were accused of overseeing “delays, undelivered commitments and missed deadlines” by the Senedd’s cross-party climate change, environment and infrastructure committee. Continue reading...
  
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