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People wasting almost 1bn tonnes of food a year, UN report reveals
Food discarded in homes is 74kg per person each year, with problem affecting rich and poor countries
People waste almost a billion tonnes of food a year, a UN report has revealed. It is the most comprehensive assessment to date and found waste was about double the previous best estimate.
The food discarded in homes alone was 74kg per person each year on average around the world, the UN found. In the UK, which has some of the best data, the edible waste represents about eight meals per household each week.
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International climate scientists join call to halt Leeds Bradford airport expansion
Academics write to Robert Jenrick predicting dire consequences for climate crisis if plans go ahead
Leading international climate scientists are among more than 200 academics who have written to the government calling on it to halt what they say would be an ecologically destructive expansion of Leeds Bradford airport.
Almost 250 professors, academics and researchers from Leeds University, including two of the lead authors of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, have written to Robert Jenrick, the minister for housing, communities and local government, predicting dire consequences for the climate crisis if the plans go ahead.
Continue reading...Former top Commission officials downplay prospects of EU carbon market intervention
UK has broken air pollution limits for a decade, EU court finds
Levels of nitrogen dioxide, mostly from diesel vehicles, remain illegally high in 75% of urban areas
The UK has “systematically and persistently” broken legal limits on toxic air pollution for a decade, the court of justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled.
Levels of nitrogen dioxide, mostly from diesel vehicles, remain illegally high in 75% of urban areas and on Thursday the court said the UK had failed to tackle the problem in the shortest possible time, as required by law.
Continue reading...China central bank official proposes carbon market overhaul
Japan seen opting for climate policy mix of ETS, carbon tax, and subsidies
Turning plagues of locusts into chicken feed – in pictures
The biggest swarms of the insects in a generation have devastated crops and grazing across Africa but are now being turned into sustainable, high-protein animal fodder and fertiliser
- Photographs by Baz Ratner
Climate change: Will China take a 'great leap' to a greener economy?
China to leave room for 4% growth in coal consumption in 5-year plan -industry group
'Catastrophic': UK has lost 90% of seagrass meadows, study finds
Scientists say restoring the lush habitats would boost wildlife, protect coasts and store carbon
The UK has lost more than 90% of the lush seagrass meadows that once surrounded the nation, research has found.
Scientists described the decline as catastrophic, but the latest analysis also shows where the flowering plants could be restored. A resurgence of seagrass meadows would rapidly absorb the carbon dioxide that drives the climate crisis and provide habitats for hundreds of millions of fish, from seahorses to juvenile cod.
Continue reading...Reserve Bank to buy just 20pct GreenPower in deal with Delta Electricity
The RBA has revealed it is purchasing just 20% GreenPower under a $10.9m electricity contract with Delta Electricity, having flagged sourcing all its power from renewables.
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Victoria network plans upgrade to allow for more rooftop solar exports
Victorian electricity distributor to spend $3m upgrading network in "solar hotspots" in four-month blitz to allow more rooftop solar power back onto the grid.
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Bank of England told to put zero emissions target at centre of monetary policy
The UK government has told the Bank of England it must prioritise transitioning to a net zero economy when setting monetary policy.
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AEMC looks beyond coal and gas to batteries and flexible grid to manage reliability
Market rule maker looks beyond coal, and even gas, to batteries and a flexible two-way grid in review of grid reliability standards.
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How Taylor and Murdoch media distort problems with renewables and gas
Greg Hunt's "fact checking" for vaccine misinformation should be copied by the energy department. But they'd be flat out checking their minister's own declarations.
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Morrison’s ‘resources roadmap’ could be good, if he goes easy on the gas
A new resources roadmap could position Australia as a leading supplier of green materials, as long as Morrison can resist the urge to make it all about gas.
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Switch to 100 pct renewables will drive economic growth, but watch for green bubbles: AXA
Australia must transition to net zero as fast as possible to ensure economic growth. But investment giant AXA says there is a risk of green bubbles forming.
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