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Vast area of Scottish Highlands to be rewilded in ambitious 30-year project
Affric Highlands initiative to restore nature will involve tree planting, restoring peat bogs and connecting wildlife habitats
A large swathe of the Scottish Highlands stretching between the west coast and Loch Ness is to be rewilded as part of a 30-year project to restore nature.
The Affric Highlands initiative aims to increase connected habitats and species diversity over an area of 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres), incorporating Kintail mountain range, and glens Cannich, Moriston and Shiel. Plans include planting trees, enhancing river corridors, restoring peat bogs and creating nature-friendly farming practices.
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‘Cop26 is dream gig’: Magic Circle chief wants to aid planet with climate show
Megan Swann is first female Magic Circle president and has been conjuring since she was five
The first female president of the Magic Circle has said her dream gig would be to perform her environmental magic show in front of world leaders at the climate summit in Glasgow.
Megan Swann, 28, is the youngest person ever to be elected to a society set up in 1905 to guard the secrets of magicians. She is determined to use the role as a platform to call for action on the climate emergency.
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The Guardian view on low-emission zones: the UK must clean up its act | Editorial
Schemes to cut air pollution in cities not only save lives, but show how environmental regulation can be done
Estimates of the number of cars, and therefore drivers, affected by the introduction of new emissions rules in London next month vary. Of the capital’s 2.6m registered vehicles, which belong to around half of all households, it is thought that around one in five do not meet the new test. But given that car ownership is higher in the outer boroughs than in the affected area, some drivers of more polluting cars will neither be forced to pay the £12.50 daily charge nor change their vehicles.
Within the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) it is a different story. Most petrol cars registered after 2005 meet the tougher standard; most diesel ones registered before 2015 don’t. Owners of such vehicles have some cause to feel aggrieved. Driving is not inherently antisocial and has been powerfully incentivised for decades, with cheating manufacturers to blame for a false consensus that developed around diesel’s supposedly greener credentials. For families or other groups, driving is too often the cheapest and quickest way to travel – due in part to excessive rail and other transport costs. For some people, in some circumstances, there is no other way to get around.
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The UN summit on food systems took two years to plan. It’s offered nothing to help feed families | Michael Fakhri
As the UN food systems summit takes place on Thursday, governments can do much more, writes Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food
The role of the UN’s dozens of independent experts, or special rapporteurs, is to report and advise on various human rights. My role revolves around the right to food – which is under enormous threat.
The world’s food systems have been failing people for a long time. The climate crisis is ravaging the planet, biodiversity diminishes every day and food insecurity is on the rise.
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Sun Cable: World’s biggest solar and battery project expands again, gets Indonesia approval
Sun Cable expands to a solar project of up to 20GW and up to 42GWh of battery storage, as it gains approval from Indonesia for a sub-sea cable.
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EnergyAustralia accelerates closure of Mt Piper coal plant ahead of ministers meeting
EnergyAustralia brings forward closure date for 1,400MW Mt Piper power station, as it commits to exit coal by 2040.
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“Australia’s largest” wind turbine installed at Murra Warra – but bigger to come
The 209MW second stage of the Murra Warra wind farm in western Victoria is claiming rights to the largest wind turbine in Australia, for now.
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AER sues Hornsdale battery: Fair cop or regulatory over-reach?
Analysis: AER' owns guidelines say court actions should be focused on blatant, ongoing or serious disregard for the law. Is that Hornsdale?
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