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Reeves claims sustainable aviation fuel a ‘game changer’ in debate about emissions and third Heathrow runway – UK politics live

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:24:54 +0000

Chancellor says she has asked Heathrow to present plans for runway expansion by summer

Q: When will industrial energy prices come down to the level they are in other countries?

Reeves says she won’t put a date on that.

Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:00:30 +0000

Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections

I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything but improvement. But on green issues, this government is worse than the Tories.

In the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:29 +0000

Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on

Something was happening to the birds at Tiputini. The biodiversity research centre, buried deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has always been special. It is astonishingly remote: a tiny scattering of research cabins in 1.7m hectares (4.2m acres) of virgin forest. For scientists, it comes about as close as you can to observing rainforest wildlife in a world untouched by human industry.

Hinkley Point C owner warns fish protection row may further delay nuclear plant

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:28 +0000

Solution to stop River Severn fish stocks being sucked into cooling systems taking too long to resolve, EDF says

The owner of Hinkley Point C in Somerset has warned that the much-delayed construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation could face further hold-ups due to a row over its impact on local fish.

The nuclear developer, EDF Energy, warned that the “lengthy process” to agree to a solution with local communities to protect fish in the River Severn had “the potential to delay the operation of the power station”.

Scepticism in Whitehall that Heathrow plan can be reconciled with climate targets

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:09:07 +0000

Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens

Landmark genetic study: Fresh shoots of hope on the tree of life

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:52:31 +0000

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that conservation efforts are helping to safeguard species.

Pairing old and new technologies could unlock advances in plankton science

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:52:20 +0000

New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our seas.

Study of more than 600 animal and plant species finds genetic diversity has declined globally

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:10 +0000

Analysis by dozens of scientists internationally notes urgent conservation efforts could halt or even reverse losses

What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:10:16 +0000

As UK chancellor backs expansion at London’s biggest airport, we assess the possible environmental impacts

More climate-heating carbon emissions, more people enduring noisy aircraft over their homes and, most likely, more air pollution – these would be the environmental impacts of building a third runway at Heathrow airport, a plan that has been backed by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

Valencia councillor ‘caught shopping for wine online’ at flood relief meeting

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:44:15 +0000

José Marí Olano says sorry after cameras appear to capture him scrolling through bottles of wines and spirits

A People’s party (PP) politician in the city of Valencia has apologised after cameras appeared to capture him shopping online for wine and spirits as his fellow city councillors debated additional funding for areas affected by October’s deadly floods.