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Arctic Ocean started getting warmer decades earlier than we thought – study

November 27, 2021

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The Arctic Ocean has been getting warmer since the beginning of the 20th century – decades earlier than records suggest – due to warmer water flowing into the delicate polar ecosystem from the Atlantic Ocean.

The 12 Billion Year Old Mystery of Stalled Galaxies

British Reporter — New research, published in Nature and led by the

by British Reporter

October 4, 2021

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We argue over statues, yet history shows they’re really all about power

Two thousand years ago the ancient Romans had some imaginative solutions to

by British Reporter

October 3, 2021

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Oil and Chemical Giants Lobbying Against Rules on Microplastic Chemicals

British Reporter — Trade groups representing the world’s biggest oil and chemical

by British Reporter

August 7, 2021

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Using Snakes to Monitor Fukushima Radiation

Researchers placed tiny GPS trackers on rat snakes to track their movements at Fukushima. Ten years after one of the largest nuclear accidents in history spewed radioactive contamination over the landscape in Fukushima, Japan, a University of Georgia study has shown that radioactive

by British Reporter

July 31, 2021

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Minority Communities Suffer More From Extreme Heat in U.S.

Low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according new research from the University of California San Diego’s School of

by British Reporter

July 26, 2021

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Only 17% of Free-flowing Rivers are Protected

British Reporter — New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability, finds that only 17% of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems – and the species that

by British Reporter

May 12, 2021

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Researchers find climate change impacts plankton – a key marine food source

British Reporter — A key type of zooplankton’s inability to adapt to climate change could have adverse implications for marine food chains across the world if a severe global warming event were to occur, researchers at Oxford University have found.

by British Reporter

April 27, 2021

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Nestlé to help protect and restore forest landscapes in Southeast Asia

The FINANCIAL — Nestlé announced its support for the protection and restoration of over 500,000 hectares of tropical forest landscapes in Southeast Asia through the launch of Rimba Collective, the largest private sector forest conservation initiative.

by British Reporter

April 14, 2021

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Making Green Hydrogen a Cost-Competitive Climate Solution

The FINANCIAL --As global economies turn increasingly carbon neutral, IRENA drives hydrogen agenda and sees renewable hydrogen at least cost possible within decade. Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report

by The FINANCIAL

December 18, 2020

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Green Deal: Sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy

The FINANCIAL-- Today, the European Commission proposes to modernise EU legislation on batteries, delivering its first initiative among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan.

by The FINANCIAL

December 10, 2020

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Even without lockdown, our reaction to COVID-19 would have damaged the economy

The FINANCIAL -- Public behaviour in response to the pandemic would have negatively impacted the economy, even without a lockdown, finds new research from BI Norwegian Business School.

by The FINANCIAL

October 27, 2020

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2020 to be year of ‘slowbalisation’ for global economy, says PwC

The FINANCIAL -- Global economic growth in 2020 is expected to grow at a rate of around 3.4% in purchasing power parity terms compared to its long-term average of a 21st century average of 3.8% per year, according to new projections by

by The FINANCIAL

January 8, 2020

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VISIT BRITAIN : Have a royal time at Royal Ascot

The FINANCIAL -- With 5 days of top quality racing, Royal Ascot is the pinnacle of the British horse racing calendar. As Britain’s most valuable horse racing meeting, with millions of pounds of prize money for owners, it welcomes racehorses, jockeys and trainers

by The FINANCIAL

April 1, 2019

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