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Council’s successful legal challenge to Cycle Superhighway 11 follows scrapping of pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

A legal challenge by Westminster city council to block a major cycle route in London has succeeded on a procedural point, in a move that could send Transport for London back to the drawing board and set safety improvements to one of London’s most dangerous junctions back by months.

The council’s successful judicial review of Cycle Superhighway 11 (CS11), which was due to run from Swiss Cottage to Portland Place, is the latest of its blocks to cycling, walking and road safety improvements. Following the scrapping of the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, the review has cemented Westminster’s reputation as the car-is-king borough of London.

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Ministers expand England’s culling area by 70% to try to curb TB in cattle as scientists dispute programme’s effectiveness

The controversial badger cull in England has been hugely expanded into 10 new areas, with up to 42,000 animals now due to be shot in an attempt to curb tuberculosis in cattle, up from 32,500 last year.

The farming minister George Eustice claimed the cull is starting to show results in Gloucestershire and Somerset, with drops in tuberculosis incidence, but did not highlight a rise seen in Dorset.

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Autopsies of 1,000 turtles washed up on Australian beaches paint a grim picture of the impact of plastic debris. Even a single piece can be deadly, and on average 14 pieces equals a 50% fatality rate. Britta Denise Hardesty, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO Chris Wilcox, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Kathy Ann Townsend, Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Qamar Schuyler, Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmospheres, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Retired sprinter Usain Bolt took part in a zero gravity race as part of a champagne promotion.

Hen harrier Heulwen had flown across Snowdonia when her satellite tag stopped transmitting.

EU carbon prices continued to plummet on Thursday, falling further from this week’s 10-year high of €25.79 to fall below €21 after a weak auction.

China this week finalised the structure of its new super ministry for the environment without a mention of the national emissions trading scheme and with the climate change division stripped of some of its responsibilities.

Most of the planet hasn't yet been mapped properly. Autonomous vehicles are set to change all that.

First path entirely made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging opens in Zwolle

The world’s first plastic bicycle path made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging has opened in the Netherlands, as part of a pilot that could see similar roads open up across the country.

The 30-metre path, made of recycled plastic equivalent to more than 218,000 plastic cups, is expected to be three times as durable as an asphalt alternative.

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South Korean CO2 prices are likely to be volatile over the next three years as an early large permit surplus is replaced by shortages later in the trading phase, analysts at trading firm Ecoeye said Thursday.

In 2016, Globe-NZ was formed with representatives from all the major parties - Nationals, Labour, Greens and New Zealand First - and, for the most part, they're in agreement about the way forward.

A Dutch non-profit has developed a giant U-shaped barrier that will scoop up plastic waste.

With the separation of the energy and environment portfolios, responsibility for reducing carbon emissions falls to Environment Minister Melissa Price.

Tesla reportedly ready to start producing “low cost” version of Model 3 soon, which would be good timing for Australian customers.

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Former PM’s decision to resign from parliament means he could be compelled to appear if he refuses invitation

Malcolm Turnbull will be asked to appear before an inquiry examining a $443.8m grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

The Senate inquiry’s chair, Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said on Thursday the committee had resolved to write to the former prime minister and request he give evidence at a future hearing.

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Business and political leaders commit to make more vehicles emissions-free – and plan to bypass US government to do so

Political and business leaders gathering in San Francisco for a major climate change summit have committed to moving towards what was once a fantastical thought – the demise of the internal combustion engine in cars, trucks and other vehicles.

A group of 26 city, business and regional or state leaders, representing a 122m people around the world, have used the Global Climate Action Summit to call for car makers to quicken the pace of electric vehicle rollout. Twelve cities, including Santa Monica, Tokyo and Greater Manchester, have pledged to deploy only zero emission buses from 2025.

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Some of the finalists in this year’s competition, sponsored by the Born Free Foundation and designed to raise awareness of the natural world

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Scientists are a step closer to explaining a 10,000-year-old crime mystery on the island of Madagascar.

Regulator's report into July 9 event in South Australia points to outrageous gaming of the energy market in that state. Customers are getting screwed, but it's not the fault of wind or solar.

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Canadian has been awarded a Victorian government support agreement for its greenfield 100MWac Carwarp Solar Project in Australia.

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