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Tidal power comes of age with Scottish projectThursday - The potential for the tides to generate clean, reliable electricity has taken a significant step with the completion of a flagship project in Scottish waters. |
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UK seeks advice on strengthening climate goalThursday - The UK government has announced that it wants official advice on the “implications” of aligning its climate goals with the Paris Agreement. |
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Trudeau vows to push ahead with pipeline plansThursday - Justin Trudeau has said Canada’s government is prepared to use taxpayer dollars to push forward plans for a controversial pipeline expansion, despite protests and efforts by a provincial government to halt the project. |
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I kept plastic for a year – the 4490 items made me rethinkThursday - Daniel Webb accrued a mountain of plastic – all 4490 items of it – and made it into a mural, now on display in the UK. |
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Scientists stumble across mutation that eats plasticWednesday - Scientists have created - by accident - a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. |
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Australia's gas boom is getting out of whackWednesday - The massive growth of Australia’s natural gas industry is inconsistent with the country's Paris commitments. |
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Commonwealth heads meet amid inequality claimsWednesday - Commonwealth heads of state will begin meeting in London, amid concerns over the unequal effects of climate change and efforts to fight it. |
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Carbon markets pay off for US statesWednesday - Nine years after its launch, the US's first mandatory carbon-trading programme is still boosting the economy and creating jobs in its nine-state region. |
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Nature best weapon against flood damageWednesday - Scientists have found nature is the most cost-effective way of reducing the impacts of extreme weather events. |
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More than 95% of people breathe dangerous airWednesday - More than 95 per cent of the world’s population breathe unsafe air and the burden is falling hardest on the poorest communities, |
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Plight of the bees hits unaware businessesTuesday - Declining numbers of bees, butterflies and midges could leave companies facing the prospect of reduced crop quality and a shortage of raw materials. |
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Six metals are key to a low-carbon futureTuesday - Low-carbon technologies currently rely on a handful of key metals, some of which have been little-used to date. |
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How the evolving climate is messing with your dinnerTuesday - An evolving climate means big changes for people who grow, catch and rear for a living, and everyone else who buys and eats what they produce. |
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World can limit global warming without BECCSTuesday - It is possible to limit warming to 1.5deg above pre-industrial temperatures without using negative emissions from bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), new research says. |
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ACT takes lead on electric vehiclesTuesday - The Australian Capital Territory government has announced the country’s most ambitious transition plan to electric vehicles. |
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What will we do with all those dead solar panels?Tuesday - As solar power booms, businesses are exploring ways to ensure valuable components don’t end up in landfills. |
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Shipping pact calls for 50% emissions cutMonday - Global shipping must at least halve its emissions by 2050, under a hard-fought international deal that for the first time sets the sector on course to shrink its carbon footprint. |
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Coal lobbyist becomes No2 official at EPAMonday - Former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler has been confirmed as second in command at the the US Environmental Protection Agency. |
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