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‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source.
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global #climate implications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
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Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating.
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
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#Pentagon retreats from #climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops
For decades, the military treated the climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather
www.theguardian.com
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Government approves 'UK's largest' #solar farm
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Government approves 'UK's largest' solar farm in Lincolnshire
Developers claim it will power about 300,000 homes - making it larger than any currently built.
bbc.com
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UK govt. #Climate Change Committee: By 2050 heatwaves twice as likely; drought to double across England; peak river flows increase by 40% in some areas; double the number of days with wildfire conditions in England and Wales.
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Greenpeace UK Press Centre
For journalists and media professionals: breaking news, comments, pictures, resources and the Greenpeace press team contact details.
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"New, devastating flood risk facing nearly all UK. Flooding predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers"
#climate
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain
In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers
www.theguardian.com
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“I used to think cancellation was for culture wars and comedians, not economists. But point out that North Sea oil doesn’t cut UK energy bills, and suddenly you’re censored”. Bennett Professor of Sustainable Finance University of Sussex.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy
Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other
www.theguardian.com
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#Solar cheapest source of energy. “Over the past five years, soaring gas prices have averaged 130% higher than solar, yet we still let gas dictate our #electricity prices."
#climate #renewables
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Greenpeace UK Press Centre
For journalists and media professionals: breaking news, comments, pictures, resources and the Greenpeace press team contact details.
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UK #RenewableEnergy power generation soared to a record third quarter high during the three months to the end of September.
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'Research has shown that #SMRs create 2 to 30 times greater volumes of #nuclear waste. The cost of new nuclear reactors, whether traditional reactors or SMRs, is substantially higher than renewable energies.'
www.forbes.com/sites/ianpal...
Holtec Backs Down, Reveals Achilles’ Heel For U.S. Nuclear Resurgence
SMRs have been spotlighted by the Secretary of Energy to help resolve the power surge needed for data centers and AI. But SMRs create 2 to 30 times more nuclear waste.
www.forbes.com
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Prof Andy Stirling on Governing Long-Lived #Nuclear Waste.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8c...
Livestream safeND 25 – Day 2 (18.09.2025)
YouTube video by Bundesamt f.d. Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung
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Do what ? Revolving pay day ...
Mark Foy, chief executive and chief inspector of the Office for #Nuclear Regulation until July, will join the board of Laing O’Rourke as a non-executive director in November.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/la...
Laing O’Rourke puts nuclear regulator on its board
Britain’s former chief nuclear inspector is joining the board of a company building the new generation of nuclear power stations.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
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Charities could see their bills rise up to £2,500 a year - UK #nuclear levy on energy bills.
www.thirdsector.co.uk/exempt-chari...
Exempt charities from nuclear levy on energy bills, government urged
Some charities could see their bills rise up to £2,500 a year
www.thirdsector.co.uk
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#Australia's biggest #battery project is about to get a lot bigger, and will be first to 1 GW and 5 GWh
#climate reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...
reneweconomy.com.au
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Not SPRU - Bennett Institute.
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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com
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