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Coronavirus is a make-or-break moment for climate change, economists say

A decade ago, as world economies clawed their way back from the global financial crisis of 2008, climate experts pushed nations to adopt green spending…

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‘Another milestone for Britain’: UK grid completes first coal-free month

The UK’s record-breaking run without coal power passed another milestone yesterday, as National Grid ESO confirmed the grid had completed a full month without any…

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Gravity-based energy storage project set for Edinburgh

Edinburgh-based Gravitricity’s energy battery system works by utilising and raising a range of weights totalling up to 12,000 tonnes that are suspended in deep mine shafts….

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Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected

Across Europe, countries are making strides toward a fossil-free future. In April, Austria and Sweden closed their last coal plants—the latter nearly two years ahead…

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Ineffective recycling compounds Indonesia’s marine waste problem

Indonesia has been in hot water over its contribution to marine waste since 2015, when a report by researcher Jenna Jambeck ranked Indonesia as the…

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UK Seafood Company Cuts Plastic Packaging by 60%

British seafood company JCS Fish redesigned the packs for its range of frozen salmon products in a way that cut plastic packaging usage by around…

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Insects decline on land, fare better in water, study finds

Insects touch nearly every corner of life on this planet, filling endless functional roles and providing services too vast to name — and they are…

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Auckland water shortage: Treated sewage a future option as city deals with climate change, population growth

Amid the worst drought on record, Auckland Council this week signed off mandatory restrictions for the first time since 1994, when the region’s supply dams…

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European lawmakers to consider tougher climate law: draft

European Union lawmakers are considering toughening the bloc’s planned climate law, with stricter near-term emission goals and a binding commitment for every member state to…

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Sea levels could rise more than a metre by 2100, experts say

Sea-level rise is faster than previously believed and could exceed 1 metre by the end of the century unless global emissions are reduced, according to…

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