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Labour ‘could lose up to 50 seats’ to Greens if new drilling in North Sea approved
Green party analysis shared with the Guardian suggests Labour could lose up to 50 seats to the Greens at the next general election if the government approves new North Sea oil and gas drilling or fails to prioritise urgent climate action. The research, based on polling of key Labour-Green marginal constituencies, indicates that affected voters…
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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
The UK is exposed to future food price shocks because it relies heavily on fruit and vegetable imports from countries that are themselves more vulnerable to the climate crisis than Britain, according to a new report from the Food Foundation charity. This comes as the UK has already endured a record five heatwaves this year…
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Hollywood Climate Summit, Jackson Wild Unveil Finalists For Expanded Nature & Climate Storytelling Awards
Hollywood Climate Summit (HCS) and Jackson Wild have jointly announced finalists for their first combined awards ceremony, to be held on 10 November in Los Angeles. The awards recognise climate and nature storytelling across film, television, unscripted and documentary work, marking an expansion of Jackson Wild’s traditionally documentary-focused prize into narrative features, TV, podcasts, games,…
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Renewable energy tycoon caught with child porn after asking computer shop to wipe his hard drives
Alexander Hensher, 48, the company director of a renewables business, told the member of staff at the shop in Bournemouth, Dorset, that he was being investigated by police.
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AI to help planes avoid climate-warming ‘sky graffiti’
A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Burnham is choosing jobs over climate security. That’s a big risk | Gaby Hinsliff
The PM’s net zero pragmatism may please some voters, but as parts of the country go up in flames, it’s an increasingly hard sell When the siren sounded on Friday night, my first thought was fire. Weeks of unrelenting sun in the normally soggy Peak District, where I was visiting my mum, have bleached green…
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‘First Zone’ movie review: An intimate portrait of climate dystopia
A stunning debut. The post ‘First Zone’ movie review: An intimate portrait of climate dystopia first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Reform deputy leader accused of being ‘completely out of touch’ for telling people to ‘enjoy’ climate change
‘If it means that English wine and sparkling wine gets better and better, fantastic,’ says Reform UK deputy leader
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‘We are dangerously close to climate tipping points’ – Reader’s letter
Graham Wroe from TelltheTruthSheffield.org on the future of our planet…
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The Hotspot | Extreme heat has changed elite sport this summer – it must adapt to survive
In today’s newsletter: how climate crisis is affecting athletes and what steps are being taken to protect them from rising temperatures The mercury-shattering European summer pants alongside us on the back straight, looming as we hug the shadows, sweaty sandals on the parched earth. Across Asia, Africa and North America too, inhabitants have endured the…