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Making energy supply to homes and businesses more flexible could help the UK meet its climate goals.

BBC science correspondent Matt McGrath answers your questions about Glasgow's COP26 climate summit.

The BBC's Nick Beake meets the young climate activists trying to stop Norway drilling for oil and gas.

The Nebra Sky Disc is dated 3,600-years-old and considered one of the most important archaeological finds.

India's oldest and tallest mountain of rubbish in the city of Mumbai is 18 storeys high.

Two friends growing coral and the country of Costa Rica are among five winners receiving £1m each.

Exclusive: NatWest, Microsoft, GSK and Unilever among firms to raise complaint over poor planning and breakdown in relations

Companies that stumped up millions of pounds to sponsor the Cop26 climate summit have condemned it as “mismanaged” and “very last minute” in a volley of complaints as next month’s event in Glasgow draws near.

The sponsors, which include some of Britain’s biggest companies, have raised formal complaints blaming “very inexperienced” civil servants for delayed decisions, poor communication and a breakdown in relations between the organisers and firms in the run-up to the landmark talks.

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Angus Taylor briefs junior Coalition partner on policy proposal but any deal remains a long way off

The National party has exited a marathon meeting where they discussed the Morrison government’s climate policy without coming to an agreement – with discussions to continue into the parliamentary sitting week.

The not-unexpected outcome came after more than four hours of talks on Sunday. The Liberal energy minister, Angus Taylor, spent the first three hours briefing the party room on a proposal to commit Australia to a net zero emissions target by 2050 and the roadmap to get there.

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List of facilities makes it clear that virtually no part of the US appears free from the potential risk of air and water contamination with the chemicals

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported, according to data obtained by the Guardian.

The list of facilities makes it clear that virtually no part of America appears free from the potential risk of air and water contamination with the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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The Russian film crew return after an ISS shoot that had its own moments of drama.

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Grants totalling $5.3 million are now available for projects that protect Australia’s rich tapestry of cultural, natural and historic heritage sites.

Comments are invited on the proposed subsequent recovery plan decisions for 185 species and ecological communities. Consultations close 2 November 2021.

The Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, has determined the 2021 Finalised Priority Assessment List (FPAL) of items that will be assessed under threatened species and ecological communities listing provisions of the EPBC Act 1999 in the assessment period commencing on 1 October 2021.

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Roadblocks have caused anger but members say only maximum economic disruption will make politicians listen

The riskiest time in Insulate Britain’s road block protests is before the police arrive, their activists say. When they targeted a busy junction of the A1090 in Thurrock, Essex, on Wednesday morning, just outside the eastern edge of London, the police didn’t appear for nearly an hour. No serious injuries were reported, but it was close.

The first lorry, hurtling towards the T-junction, did not look like it was going to stop: it ground to a halt inches from the faces of three activists. Cars and vans mounted kerbs and central reservations to evade them. Motorists emerged from their vehicles, pink with rage, snatched protesters’ banners and dragged them from the road like ragdolls.

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Senate committee endorses offshore wind bill, a key stepping stone to several huge project proposals that could help kick coal out of system.

The post Senate committee endorses offshore wind bill, in hope it can help push out coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Nationals MPs met to see if they could make coal great again, solar delivered more than half of grid demand for first time, and coal output hit record low.

The post Solar powers more than half of Australia’s grid for first time, coal at record low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Junior Coalition party is being briefed on Morrison government’s climate policy proposal by minister Angus Taylor

The Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, has suggested it is “highly unlikely” his party will agree to Australia significantly increasing its 2030 emissions reductions target, ahead of a party room meeting to discuss the Morrison government’s climate policy.

The Liberal energy minister, Angus Taylor, has been tasked with walking the junior Coalition partner through the climate proposal, with the Nationals to make a decision on what they’re prepared to support following Sunday’s presentation.

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