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Supermarket to create olive crostini and bread pudding from baguettes to reduce waste

Britain’s largest supermarket chain is launching a drive to reduce food waste from bread by turning unsold baguettes and batons from its in-store bakeries into new products.

Surplus bread is one of the biggest waste problems for food retailers, according to the government’s food waste adviser Wrap, particularly from freshly baked lines which have a short shelf life.

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The US state, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, registers 90F (32C) in Anchorage.

More than 900 badgers have been reported dead by the side of UK roads so far this year.

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A growing trend of right-wing populist politicians embracing anti-climate change and anti-carbon pricing rhetoric is putting more pressure on governments to develop and communicate 'just transition' plans to help affected communities.

The Ontario Industrial Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) finalised by the province's Progressive Conservative government won’t take effect until the jurisdiction is removed from coverage under the ruling federal Liberals’ output-based pricing system (OBPS), the government announced Friday.

California and Quebec regulators have retired carbon allowances to account for Ontario’s abrupt exit from the WCI cap-and-trade programme last summer, while California also shifted more permits into the state’s Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) and retired units on behalf of a bankrupt power utility during Q2 2019.

The new mayor had suspended fines for five days, during which there was a "surge" in pollution.

What do dead fish, ancient river red gums and new irrigation development have in common? They're all happening along the complex system of the Murray-Darling Basin where dusty river beds in the north, and overflowing banks in the south, are the current reality. And the revamped Pacific Island Worker scheme has seen several workers from Samoa head to the Cowra abattoir.

You might think you know the story of the lyrebird. Think again. Female lyrebirds could be rock stars in their own right.

The US EPA proposed a less than 1% increase in renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on Friday, as biofuel groups hit back against the agency for its refusal to reallocate waived compliance volumes granted through exemptions.

Germany could impose a rising CO2 price averaging €80/tonne in the non-ETS sectors of buildings and transport during the next decade, but the country would still require additional measures to meet its 2030 climate goals, according to a government-commissioned study published Friday.

A report finds that 28% of LGBT+ people working in the physical sciences have considered leaving their jobs due to discrimination.

Activists say comments by Opec head prove world opinion is turning against fossil fuels

Greta Thunberg and other climate activists have said it is a badge of honour that the head of the world’s most powerful oil cartel believes their campaign may be the “greatest threat” to the fossil fuel industry.

The criticism of striking students by the trillion-dollar Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) highlights the growing reputational concerns of oil companies as public protests intensify along with extreme weather.

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European carbon hit a nine-day low on Friday before rebounding strongly back above €26 as dip-buyers emerged, putting EUAs on track to end a week of elevated auction supply higher.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

California carbon allowance (CCA) prices climbed by double-digits for the second straight week on the back of renewed speculative interest, while RGGI allowance (RGA) prices ended a touch lower on fairly standard volume.

This week: a seal is released back into the wild and sparrows enjoy tarte flambée leftovers

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The wind-blown hairs of oak caterpillars are a health risk in Germany and Benelux countries.

Major brands are using less recycled paper, meaning more trees cut down unnecessarily

Toilet paper – the one product that the majority of us use just once and flush away – is becoming less sustainable, according to research.

Analysis from Ethical Consumer magazine found that major brands were using less recycled paper than in 2011, while only five of the nine major supermarkets (the Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose) offered an own-brand recycled toilet paper. The large-scale use of virgin paper contributes to unnecessary deforestation.

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