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Climate change: Can the Russian energy crisis help to curb global heating?

Fri, 2022-03-11 11:59
An energy strategy is due - but can it get the UK off Russian gas, cut bills and help the environment?
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Climate change: EU unveils plan to end reliance on Russian gas

Wed, 2022-03-09 01:20
The EU Commission outlines an ambitious roadmap to cut imports of Russian gas by two thirds in a year.
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Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say

Tue, 2022-03-08 11:06
The world's largest rainforest is fast losing its ability to bounce back from human impacts, researchers say.
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Moon crash: Discarded rocket part to hit Moon in hours, say scientists

Fri, 2022-03-04 10:23
The space junk has confused experts but is soon to crash at high speed leaving a crater on the Moon.
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OneWeb: UK satellite firm suspends use of Russian rockets

Thu, 2022-03-03 20:11
The board of London-based OneWeb, part-owned by the UK government, votes to stop using Soyuz rockets.
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Unite against climate change - Ukraine scientist

Thu, 2022-03-03 11:46
A leading climate expert says the Ukraine invasion is closing the window of opportunity to curb global warming.
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Plastic pollution: Green light for 'historic' global treaty

Thu, 2022-03-03 00:14
Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic "crisis".
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OneWeb: Russian ultimatum over UK satellite launch

Wed, 2022-03-02 23:26
Russia's space agency demands guarantees OneWeb satellites won't be used for military purposes.
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UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide

Wed, 2022-03-02 05:41
The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned in the EU because of the harm it can cause to bees.
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Elon Musk's Starlink arrives in Ukraine but what next?

Wed, 2022-03-02 03:26
The SpaceX founder sends Starlink dishes to Ukraine but how do they work and how might they be used?
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OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch

Wed, 2022-03-02 02:26
The part-government-owned firm OneWeb is due to send up satellites via Kazakhstan this week.
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Wildfires may slow recovery of ozone layer - study

Tue, 2022-03-01 11:08
Smoke from Australian wildfires affects the layer that shields the Earth from harmful UV rays.
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Supreme Court hears case that may derail Biden's climate plan

Tue, 2022-03-01 05:15
The justices heard an appeal from 19 mostly Republican-led states, led by coal state West Virginia.
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Climate change: UN report to show true scale of impacts

Mon, 2022-02-28 10:44
A landmark study on how global warming is altering our planet is set to be released later.
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Chernobyl: Radiation spike at nuclear plant seized by Russian forces

Sat, 2022-02-26 02:47
But a disaster at the defunct nuclear power plant there is "extremely unlikely", experts say.
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Malaria: Aberystwyth University drone system used in Zanzibar

Fri, 2022-02-25 16:33
The drones are being used to find pools of water that mosquitos use to breed.
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Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills

Thu, 2022-02-24 13:22
The government's climate change advisers say new oil and gas in the North Sea would not lower bills.
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Global warming and land use change to drive more extreme wildfires

Wed, 2022-02-23 16:27
The number of exceptional wildfires will increase by 50% by the end of the century, the UN warns.
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Climate change: Can the UK afford its net zero policies?

Wed, 2022-02-23 14:36
The cost of living crisis has led backbench Conservative MPs to call for a rethink of the government's plans.
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Fossil of largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye

Tue, 2022-02-22 21:25
A student on a field trip finds the world's largest complete fossil of a 170-million-year-old pterosaur.
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