Floating solar farms could protect lakes from climate change
Floating solar farms could help to reduce the impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs, according to a new
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Climate Change
Government announces £1bn plan to decarbonise industry
The government has outlined a new £1bn plan to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals. In the new Industrial
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Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises
With the UK government now seeking to turn London into a global hub for the carbon offset trade, it’s worth
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Government to invest £150m in protecting rainforests
The government has launched a new £150m programme that will mobile private finance for businesses and investors who support and
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Government ‘calls in’ controversial Cumbrian coal mine
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has decided to ‘call in’ Cumbria County Council’s controversial decision to grant planning permission for a
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Climate change could increase the spread of malaria
Cimate change could impact malaria transmission in Africa according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. For several
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Babies born on the front line of the climate crisis face health risks
Babies born to mothers exposed to extreme rainfall shocks are smaller due to restricted foetal growth and premature birth, according
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Climate change is making summers longer and winters shorter
Summers in the Northern Hemisphere may last nearly half of the year by 2100, according to a new study published
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Coastal sea-level rise expected to be much worse than previously thought
Coastal communities could experience sea-level rise up to four times that of the global average, according to a new study
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Burning plastic to create energy will make net-zero impossible, report says
Incineration will become more carbon-intensive than landfill by 2035, according to a new report by Eunomia Research and Consulting, commissioned by
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Glaciers in West Antarctica are melting at an accelerated rate
25-years worth of satellite observations has revealed that 14 glaciers in the Getz region are thinning and flowing into the
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Government must spell out how they will measure climate success, says BEIS
The government should spell out how it will measure success at COP26, says the Business Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS)
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Methane emissions events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020
Methane emission events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020, despite the impacts of Covid-19 on energy demand, according to
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2021 Budget: Fuel tax and carbon pricing remain frozen
In today’s budget announcement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has put emphasis on the importance of green jobs and also announced plans
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European companies on track for 2.7 °C of warming
Just 1 in 10 European companies have emission targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new
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250,000 green apprenticeships needed to fix unemployment and climate crisis
A quarter of a million green apprenticeships would help to address the unemployment and climate crisis, according to a report
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Forests’ ability to store carbon is dropping
The long-term capacity of forests to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires, according to a new
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Flood risk is the next major housing ‘scandal’, MPs warn
An influential group of MPs has warned that the government is ‘simply not doing enough’ to protect homes from floods
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UK is heading for ‘worst-case scenario’ climate emergency
Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency warned that the UK is seeing the impacts of the climate
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£10bn still invested in fossil fuels through local government pensions
Despite over 75% of local councils declaring a climate emergency, billions of pounds are still being invested into fossil fuels
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