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Environment
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24 Jul
The Met Office’s super computer has warned of unprecedented winter rainfall in the UK
There is a one in three chance of at least one region in the UK setting a new monthly rainfall record between October and March every year, according to Met Office research using its new super computer.
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20 Jul
The UK has threatened to send a 126-tonne stockpile of nuclear waste back to the EU
Britain has told the EU that it retains the right to return radioactive waste back to the bloc if an agreement on nuclear regulation is not reached.
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12 Jul
A 1trn ton iceberg — one of the biggest ever — has just broken off from the Antarctic peninsula
An iceberg — twice the size of Luxembourg and a quarter the size of Wales at an estimated 6,000 square kilometres — has broken off from the Antarctic peninsula.
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10 Jul
Can cities really fight climate change on their own?
As the largest carbon emission contributors, urban areas should be capable of tackling climate change without government support.
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3 Jul
Tesla’s long awaited Model 3 starts rolling off the production line this week — two weeks ahead of schedule
Elon Musk, the serial entrepreneur and boss of Tesla Motors, has announced the company will deliver the first batch of mass market Model 3 fully electric sedans on 28 July.
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26 Jun
UK expected to fall short on carbon emissions target
The UK is not on track to reach its target of reducing carbon emissions by more than half within 13 years, according to energy industry professionals.
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22 Jun
What we are seeing is truly candy-flavoured tobacco: San Francisco ban highlights tobacco discrimination
San Francisco has become the first city in the US to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.
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20 Jun
Urbanisation and sustainability: Can sand mining ever be green?
As urbanisation increases so does the demand for sand in construction, making it the most mined resource on earth.
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18 Jun
Portugal declares three days of national mourning after fires kill dozens
Portugal declared three days of national mourning on Sunday for 61 victims of forest fires on the weekend.
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17 Jun
Can US coal mining make a comeback?
The revival of the US coal mining sector is a strong focus of the Trump administration, but critics are questioning whether that is possible in current market conditions.
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14 Jun
Climate change study is brought to a halt. Why? Because of climate change
Scientists in Canada had to abandon a $17m research expedition to Hudson Bay this week owing to dangerous weather conditions arising from warming temperatures in the region.
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9 Jun
Common Man Should Fly — the Indian government’s plan to boost the economy through air travel
In an attempt to bolster regional connectivity and make airline travel affordable, the government of India has launched a campaign called Common Man Should Fly — Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (shortened to Udan) in Hindi.
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8 Jun
Renewable energy provides more than half of UK electricity for the first time
For the first time, renewable sources of energy have generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK.
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6 Jun
Rapper Akon considers IPO of his Chinese-funded African solar energy project
Akon, the 44-year-old American rapper of Senegalese descent is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of his solar business called Akon Lighting Africa.
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6 Jun
Here’s what you need to know about the UN’s Ocean Conference in New York
The United Nations (UN) five-day Ocean Conference co-hosted by the governments of Fiji and Sweden kicked off today in New York City.
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2 Jun
Climate change: five of the worst economic problems caused by pollution
Car pollution, coal power, plastic pollution, rising sea levels and food scarcity are all big issues.
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2 Jun
Suitors are bent on extracting more juice from the North Sea
The UK and Norwegian North Sea has recently shown an increase in mergers and acquisitions activity despite the latest oil price down-cycle and its perception of a high-cost mature basin.
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1 Jun
Fear the fall: the armyworm that threatens food growers everywhere
The fall armyworm has been ravaging South America for years.
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31 May
As the US mulls reneging on the Paris Agreement, Exxon shareholders back historic vote on climate change
Shareholders in Exxon Mobil, the world’s biggest oil company, today backed a motion requiring the company to disclose the impact of climate change on its business.
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27 May
Here’s what happened at the G7 meeting
Leaders of the G7, seven of the world’s biggest industrial nations, met at a summit in Taormina, Sicily on Friday to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to climate change.
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15 May
Fruit shortage: UK consumers could find it harder to buy apples, pears and plums
Farmers have warned that there could be a shortage of apples, pears and plums across the UK after consistently low temperatures in April.
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6 Mar
These are the most polluted countries in the world
Pollution is responsible for one in four deaths among children aged five and under, making it a greater threat than Ebola according, to the World Health Organisation.
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28 Feb
The race is on for the UK to insulate 25m homes by 2050
In the next 33 years, the UK needs to cut carbon emissions by at least 80 percent and a third of these emissions come from heating draughty buildings.
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28 Feb
Oil giant Shell knew about climate change, but chose to ignore it
Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, knew about the ‘catastrophic risk’ of climate change 30 years ago but continued to invest in oil and lobbied against environmental action, The Guardian reported today.
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23 Feb
Shell eyes up offshore wind farm development in UK and Europe
Shell could begin building offshore wind farms in the UK and across Europe.
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22 Feb
Pollution, politics, and people: is urbanisation a health risk?
Unprecedented air pollution is being seen in population hot spots across the globe.
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14 Feb
People who take the tube are exposed to eight times more air pollution than drivers, report finds
UK commuters who travel on the underground breathe in more than eight times as much polluted air as those who drive to work, according to a study published last week.
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10 Feb
Supermarket trucks in the UK are being fuelled by wasted food
British supermarket Waitrose has become the first in Europe to power its delivery trucks using food waste.
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10 Feb
The North Sea oil industry and Mexico have formed an unexpected alliance
Until recently Mexico’s oil and gas sector has been state owned.
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10 Feb
Will Abe and Trump play 9 holes or 18; China’s fingerprinting visitors; It’s going to be hot and dark in Australia
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