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Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:48:37 +0000

‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects

The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy supply, Ed Miliband has said, as he unveiled plans to boost clean power by the end of the decade.

The energy secretary insisted the transition away from fossil fuels was “unstoppable.”

Discovery of six rare Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia raises hopes for endangered species

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:26:41 +0000

Find is ‘hopeful sign’ the species, one of world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish, is not at imminent risk of extinction

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — have been caught and released in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the species.

‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:43 +0000

Amid Italian island’s worst drought, towns such as Troina are fighting for survival as supplies run dry and tensions rise

Rapid spread of bee-killing Asian hornets halted in UK

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:10:19 +0000

Action helps thwart advance of invasive yellow-legged hornet that can kill 50 bees a day and has devastated honeybee colonies in France and Italy

Rapid action against an invasive bee-killing hornet has stopped its spread in the UK despite suitable climate and habitat for the insect, a study has found.

Research led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) looked at how suitable European countries were for the yellow-legged or Asian hornet to become established, and how they might have spread without action.

Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:00:39 +0000

Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks

Ed Miliband has pledged to bring in “the most ambitious reforms to the country’s energy system in generations” as he presses ahead with plans to accelerate the development of onshore windfarms in England.

Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench – as it happened

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:59:07 +0000

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Turbine bat deaths could fall without loss of power if wind speed triggers were raised, Victorian research finds

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:20 +0000

Changing state guidelines to lift the wind speed at which turbines start spinning won’t notably affect energy generated, government consultants say

TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:18 +0000

Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gasoline-powered car a year, data shows

TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is probably larger than that of Greece, according to a new analysis of the social media platform’s environmental impact, with the average user generating greenhouse gases equivalent to driving an extra 123 miles in a gasoline-powered car each year.

‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:16 +0000

Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS

Mineral water from several European nations has been found for the first time to be contaminated with TFA, a type of PFAS “forever chemical” that is a reproductive toxicant accumulating at alarming levels across the globe.

Is it clouds, shipping or a volcano? Scientists present potential reasons for record heat

admin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:15 +0000

Climate researchers share theories behind apparent surge, though none have a full understanding yet of what has happened

Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into this year, sparking fears that the climate crisis could be moving faster than previously thought.

Is it the clouds? Or shipping? Or maybe a huge volcanic eruption?