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Two BBC journalists succumbed to the trend and took at-home genealogy tests. This is what they found.

Party says Labour government would tackle climate change by starting economic revolution

Labour is to set out how the UK can move swiftly to a decarbonised future to tackle the unfolding climate crisis and put “meat on the bones” of its promise to create hundreds of thousands of high-skilled, unionised green jobs.

Trade unionists and industry leaders will come together with academics, engineers and public institutions to build detailed regional plans setting out the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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How do they swipe right with their hooves? Can sheep get involved? And, crucially: is this for real?

Name: Tudder.

Age: Brand new.

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Four Americans are celebrated for their roles in developing the sat-nav Global Positioning System.

Petrol and diesel vehicles cost more over four years in UK and four other European nations

Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel alternatives in five European countries analysed in new research.

The study examined the purchase, fuel and tax costs of Europe’s bestselling car, the VW golf, in its battery electric, hybrid, petrol and diesel versions. Over four years, the pure electric version was the cheapest in all places – UK, Germany, France, Netherlands and Norway – owing to a combination of lower taxes, fuel costs and subsidies on the purchase price.

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Despite second consecutive year of declines, report concludes the long-term outlook for solar energy production is positive

The solar energy sector lost 8,000 jobs in the US last year, the second consecutive year of declines, hit by uncertainty over the Trump administration’s energy and trade policies and a 30% tariff on imported solar panels, according to a report released on Tuesday.

But according to the Solar Foundation the future is still bright for solar. Despite the two-year dip, solar employment has grown 159%, from just over 93,000 to more than 242,000 jobs in all 50 states over the past nine years and the report concludes the long-term outlook for solar energy production is positive.

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Chinese companies covered by pilot emissions trading schemes submit more correct CO2 data over time, a study has found, adding some hope that the national cap-and-trade programme can operate with credible data.

New Zealand carbon allowances on Tuesday rose 1% to their highest since mid-December as demand around the fixed price option level remained firm while available supply was scarce.

UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far behind.

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My Zero doesn't work again, and I'm getting so frustrated I may have to buy a fossil fuel bike.

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Europe urged to promote diets lower in meat and dairy and restrict animals to grass-based systems to free land for crops

Nearly a fifth of the EU’s total budget – more than £24bn of taxpayer money – goes to support livestock farming across Europe, according to new research by Greenpeace.

At a time when scientists are calling for significant reductions in meat consumption, the report’s authors say taxpayers’ money should be redirected away from grain-fed, industrial animal farming.

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The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled against a coal mine development, highlighting the mine's impact on climate change.

Environmental and social problems could interact in global breakdown, report says

The gathering storm of human-caused threats to climate, nature and economy pose a danger of systemic collapse comparable to the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report that calls for urgent and radical reform to protect political and social systems.

The study says the combination of global warming, soil infertility, pollinator loss, chemical leaching and ocean acidification is creating a “new domain of risk”, which is hugely underestimated by policymakers even though it may pose the greatest threat in human history.

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EnergyAustralia won't meet its renewable energy target quota this year, but will use the funds from the sale of certificates to install solar and batteries in charities.

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The natural world depends on insects to function, but they may be the next casualty of climate change. Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Greens unveil $1.25bn plan to make solar and storage compulsory on all new homes, and deliver solar to low-income households, renters and apartment dwellers in NSW.

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The mapping organisation's craft will collect images and data for businesses and organisations to use.

Policymakers are not grasping the seriousness of what we’re doing to the planet, a think-tank warns.

Feral and free-ranging dogs are the third worst human-introduced predators, posing a major threat to wildlife.

President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans attack Green New Deal as impossible and a conduit for “socialism.” Sound familiar?

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