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Summer heat made UK plants more vulnerable to fungi and pests, RHS warns
Plants damaged by extreme temperatures are most at risk of disease, Royal Horticultural Society says
Summer’s prolonged droughts and extreme heat have made plants more susceptible to problems such as fungi and insects this coming autumn, the Royal Horticultural Society has warned.
Plants stressed or damaged by the heat are most at risk of disease, but the charity’s experts say gardeners should also look out for specific plants that are typically more vulnerable such as tomatoes.
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Australia floods again: a week of rain around the country – in pictures
Parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania have been inundated, with thousands of people forced to evacuate from flooded homes
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a bellowing stag, climbing crabs and a ball of bees
Continue reading...Egypt silenced climate experts’ voices before hosting Cop27, HRW says
Failure to address country’s abuses will obstruct rollout of meaningful climate action, director of Human Rights Watch says
The Egyptian regime has successfully silenced the country’s independent environmentalists in the run-up to hosting this year’s UN climate talks, as part of a wider strategy to repress human rights that also threatens to derail meaningful global climate action, according to a leading advocate.
In an interview with the Guardian, Richard Pearshouse, environment director at Human Rights Watch, said failing to address abuses by Egypt and other authoritarian regimes will obstruct the rollout of ambitious climate policies needed to transition away from fossil fuels and curtail global heating.
Continue reading...Tasmania floods: aerial footage shows extensive flooding in Deloraine – video
Aerial footage by Tasmania SES has shown much of the town of Deloraine underwater after flooding rain across the state. Flood-hit communities in the north and north-west have entered a 'danger period' as waters rise, with evacuation orders for areas around several rivers and part of Launceston. Heavy rain that began on Wednesday night started to ease on Friday morning
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From black gold to green: Oil majors dig in to Australian energy transition
As Shell announces a new Big Battery and demand-side smart energy project, BP says it has billions of dollars earmarked for investment in Australian decarbonisation.
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WA seeks input on renewable hydrogen target to help kickstart industry
Western Australia calls for input on a target requiring electricity retailers to procure a fixed percentage of electricity fuelled by renewable hydrogen.
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Shell mines for “negawatts” in $31m flexible energy demand project
The project will take in 40 commercial and industrial sites across three states to harness an estimated 21.5MW of flexible demand capacity.
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Thailand, Singapore target bilateral carbon market agreement
CP Daily: Thursday October 13, 2022
Shell JV unveils plan for “one of the biggest” big batteries in NSW
Ampyr Energy and Shell Energy Australia to develop, own and operate 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system in NSW Central West Orana REZ.
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Climate change: Summer 2022 smashed dozens of UK records
E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
Cotton on: one of Australia's most lucrative farming industries is in the firing line as climate change worsens
CARBON FORWARD 2022: “I’m not convinced” international offsets will return to EU ETS -senior lawmaker
UK PM says solar farms are a “blight on the landscape.” Here’s how they benefit wildlife
Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister, isn’t a fan of solar farms. But new evidence suggests they can address more than one of the crises facing the world.
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