Science
Warming effect of jet contrails can be cut for a few pounds per ticket, says study
Tweaking the routes of a small number of planes could reduce the warming effect of contrails by half and cost...
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Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal
Argentinian negotiators have been summoned home from global climate talks in Azerbaijan by the President Javier Milei’s government. The team...
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COP29: Changes to our lives are certain if Starmer meets bold climate target – but a key ingredient is missing for success
Keir Starmer’s arrival at COP29, with a promise to drastically cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 81%, will be a...
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Rosebank and Jackdaw: Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way
A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh....
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UK pledges punchy new climate goal – but these parts of the puzzle are missing
The UK has unveiled a punchy new climate goal to slash its emissions by 81% by 2035. The government said...
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Taurid meteor shower to peak across the UK- this is how and whento see it
A meteor shower will reach its peak across the next two nights – giving people in the UK the chance...
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AI used to recreate historic Vatican church and identify damage invisible to naked eye
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been able to identify structural vulnerabilities invisible to the naked eye in St Peter’s Basilica, the...
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Starmer has ‘no plans’ to meet Taliban at COP29, says Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer has “no plans” to meet with the Taliban during the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, Downing Street...
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Climate fight is ‘bigger than one election’, says US climate envoy John Podesta, after Donald Trump’s election win
The fight against climate change is “bigger than one election”, US envoy John Podesta has said. Mr Podesta was speaking...
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Oysters reintroduced to Firth of Forth appear to be ‘thriving’
Tens of thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving again after a century-long absence...
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