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Unmanned submarine earmarked for Irish Sea freight crossings

Wed, 2021-09-15 20:44
A start-up company has been given £380,000 to develop the hydrogen-powered concept.
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Pakistan: How to cool Karachi as temperatures rise

Wed, 2021-09-15 09:00
In Karachi, Pakistan, one entrepreneur is on a mission to plant urban forests to cope with rising temperatures.
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Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs shaped fortunes of snakes

Wed, 2021-09-15 01:14
Snakes owe their success in part to the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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Climate change: Young people very worried - survey

Tue, 2021-09-14 15:10
Over half of respondents in a survey believe humanity is doomed and governments are failing to act.
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Green jobs: The new generation of workers making it work for them

Tue, 2021-09-14 10:16
Science editor David Shukman on three jobs in growing green industries, and what it's like to do them
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Life at 50C: The toxic gas flares fuelling Nigeria's climate change

Tue, 2021-09-14 09:08
Joy and her family are among 2m Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria's oil-rich south.
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Megapod of feeding humpback whales in Australia 'so special'

Tue, 2021-09-14 08:18
More than 100 humpback whales have been filmed feeding off Australia's New South Wales coast.
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Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C

Tue, 2021-09-14 06:35
BBC research finds the number of days passing 50C has doubled in the past 40 years.
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Record number of environmental activists murdered

Mon, 2021-09-13 10:02
More than 220 environment and land rights activists were murdered last year, according to a report.
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COP26: UK still lagging on climate policy, report says

Mon, 2021-09-13 09:00
UK policies will deliver a quarter of emissions cuts needed, say campaigners ahead of the COP26 summit.
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TUC: Jobs at risk if UK fails to hit carbon emissions target

Sun, 2021-09-12 17:26
Trade bodies and unions say the UK is slipping behind other nations on green investment.
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'I care about the climate but my dad works in the oil industry'

Sun, 2021-09-12 09:02
Stephanie worries about climate change, but her dad is a senior employee at BP.
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COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit

Sat, 2021-09-11 02:00
Twenty of the world's poorest countries face hotel quarantine before the event in Glasgow.
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International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board

Thu, 2021-09-09 18:21
The alarm went off as the space station's batteries were being charged, Russia's space agency says.
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How green is Scotland's space industry?

Thu, 2021-09-09 15:21
Scotland's thriving space sector is trying to have a reduced impact on the planet.
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UK 'cut climate pledges' to clinch Australia trade deal

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:06
Government ministers agreed to cut climate commitments to clinch the deal it has emerged.
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Climate change: Fossil fuels must stay underground, scientists say

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:03
Almost 60% of oil and gas and 90% of coal must stay in the ground to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
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Climate change: Vulnerable nations call for 'emergency pact'

Wed, 2021-09-08 10:09
The countries at greatest risk say all nations must take bigger steps to avoid climate catastrophe.
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Climate change: Dragonflies spread north in warming world

Tue, 2021-09-07 18:36
The expansion of dragonflies across Britain and Ireland is an indicator of climate change, say experts.
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Climate change: Green groups call for COP26 postponement

Tue, 2021-09-07 18:13
Vaccine inequality and travel challenges risk excluding many delegates from poorer nations.
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