All news on the topic: Climate change

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Famous UK cemetery heating graves to protect from extreme weather
Highgate Cemetery in North London is the final resting place for dozens of famous people such as George Michael but also Karl Marx and poisoned Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko - the graves become damaged during extreme cold
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Giant tide of seaweed visible from space threatening beaches with grim smell
A giant tide of seaweed known as 'sargassum' that is visible from space is threatening beaches in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The huge bulk is getting larger every year and can have negative impacts on tourism and local ecosystems
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Officials 'must count cost' of climate inaction to prevent 'drastic' debt rise
Ahead of the Budget, Pat McFadden, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury has called for officials to routinely publish data on the financial impact of failing to take action to hit net zero targets
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Young green campaigners urge Labour to 'be bolder' in run-up to election
The Green New Deal Rising group has piled pressure on Keir Starmer over a wealth tax and policies to tackle climate change, as the countdown to the next ballot intensifies
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Help UK shipyards seize on offshore wind and boat bonanza, Tories told
Trade body Maritime UK has published a document outlining how UK companies can capitalise on the huge expansion in offshore wind power planned for the coming decades
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Maps show areas of UK most at risk of flood damage after experts' grim warning
Researchers have revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could increase by more than a fifth over the next century and can only be avoided if countries stick to their Net Zero promises
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David Attenborough risk bird flu for first sight of rare chicks in new TV series
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Sir David Attenborough's new series Wild Isles aims to give the wildlife of Britain 'the Africa treatment' and contains an astonishing sequence using infra-red technology
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Maldives could get man-made islands to help combat rising sea levels
Engineers and architects are working on plans to save the islands of the Maldives, which is at risk of being subsumed by the sea as it rises due to climate change
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Learn US lessons to revive manufacturing and slash energy bills, says union boss
GMB general secretary Gary Smith called on the Government to look at how President Joe Biden is planning to boost American manufacturing by switching to green power
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Polar bears must travel for food as ice melts are breeding with grizzly bears
Wildlife host Liz Bonnin has shared how 'nothing prepared' her for the shocking discoveries she made as she ventured into the wilderness for her new show
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A third of young adults have no idea what is involved in farming and agriculture
People were challenged to guess the occupation of a farmer based on his appearance - and guessed musician, lawyer, and coffee shop owner
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Premier League has short-haul flight crisis and Man Utd are the latest culprits
Manchester United flew back after winning the Carabao Cup in a journey which showed just how ingrained domestic short-haul flights have become in the Premier League
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'Selling endangered seahorses for use in medicine may save them from extinction'
Nada Farhoud examines an unusual and counterintuitive way to help preserve endangered seahorse populations which will be explored in a new documentary on Netflix
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​MPs back plan to create 16,000 jobs in major boost for Britain's steel industry
The scheme, which includes deepwater docks at Port Talbot, South Wales, and Milford Haven, Pembs, would attract £5.5billion investment, according to supporters.
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Towns face being destroyed by climate change within 27 years - see full list
Over half of the provinces in the global top 50 of the XDI Gross Domestic Climate Risk comparison for 2050 are from China, and the US follows with 18 states, with Florida at the top
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Travel expert says you can travel sustainably 'without being taken for a mug'
Thomas Power, CEO of Pura Aventura, has offered his words of advice for people who want to travel but do so sustainably, such as being careful with what they pack
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Keir Starmer unveils five ‘missions’ under blueprint for Labour Government
In a keynote speech in Manchester, Labour leader Keir Starmer slammed Rishi Sunak's 'sticking plaster' approach to fixing some of the country's greatest challenges
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World risks falling into climate 'doom loop' as 'phoney war' with crisis ends
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has said the world is heading for a "doom loop" with an author claiming that we are now facing the real consequences of climate change
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Flight prices could increase by 2025 with new scheme to tackle climate change
Wizz Air, Ryanair and easyJet are some of the airlines which could see their spending on carbon allowance increase significantly the EU's new emissions trading system
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UK towns face being swamped by 5ft ocean rise in just 40 years - check your area
A new report by scientists in South Korea says the world's oceans will rise and doom coastal communities should the world not achieve net zero emissions in the coming decades
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'Warmer winters and illegal hunting could see iconic swans vanish from UK skies'
The number of Bewick's swans arriving in England have dramatically reduced over the last several years – from more than 7,000 in 2010 to just 1,278 in 2020
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Tories' huge bills on five-star jaunts uncovered as Labour publish 'GPC Files'
Ministers are supposed to stay in the most cost-effective hotels, under official guidelines - but Tory bigwigs have spent millions treating themselves to luxury on the taxpayer's tab
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Just Stop Oil protesters guilty over "serious" risk to F1 drivers at British GP
David Baldwin, Emily Brocklebank, Alasdair Gibson, Louis McKechnie, Bethany Mogie and Joshua Smith were all on trial for their roles in the protest at Silverstone last July
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Leonardo DiCaprio's chaotic dating history – Gisele Bundchen to teen Eden Polan
Leonardo DiCaprio has an interesting and very thorough dating history and has famously never been publicly linked to anyone over the age of 25
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Watford leading the way off the pitch on Green Football Weekend by adding bees
In a winter when everyone shivers as fuel bills hit the doormat, Watford are looking to cut their £600,000-a-year electricity costs at Vicarage Road by at least 25 per cent - and they have signed up energy experts to help them do it