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Listen to Stewart Copeland of the Police's new track mixing animal sounds and music – audio

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:38:49 +0000

The former Police drummer Stewart Copeland, with the help of the British naturalist Martyn Stewart, has produced Wild Concerto, a ‘collaboration between nature and music’. The album fuses sounds of nature, such as the call of Arctic terns and the howling of wolves, with traditional instruments. Stewart hailed the environmental theme of the work, explaining that most of the species represented were endangered

Habitat banks: how law to boost wildlife in England is faring one year in

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:35 +0000

Developers must now offset damage to nature by achieving a 10% biodiversity net gain – but is buying up pockets of land and rewilding them the answer?

To most people driving through the waterlogged fields of West Sussex, a patch of muddy land dotted with scrubby trees would not warrant a second glance. But this former farmland is being given a new lease of life as part of a government scheme to boost wildlife.

Revealed: ‘extremely concerning’ industry influence over UN aviation body

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:04:56 +0000

Exclusive: Firms outnumber green groups at environmental talks, with related events sponsored by fossil fuel companies

Aviation industry delegates outnumbered those from green groups by 10 to one at the previous conference of the UN’s committee on aviation environmental protection (CAEP), an analysis has found.

‘No one wants to pay $25 for breakfast’: US restaurants are cracking under inflation

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:07 +0000

It’s not just eggs, but coffee, orange juice and bacon, making life especially hard for diners, bakeries and brunch spots

Most menu items at the popular Philadelphia breakfast chain Green Eggs Cafe are – true to its name – made with eggs.

Its co-owner Stephen Slaughter said that about 90% of its dishes depend on eggs, ticking off a short list: “Our French toast, our pancake batters, our hollandaise sauce, obviously eggs and omelets.” So when his vendors started charging $8 for a dozen eggs, all six Green Egg Cafe locations felt the pinch.

That new land use policy that the Tories call ‘national suicide’? It’s urgent, essential – and their idea | Henry Dimbleby

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:05 +0000

No, it isn’t a leftwing plot, it’s a proposal I authored for the Conservatives in 2021. And it could be brilliantly transformative for England

Week in wildlife in pictures: battling eagles, dancing swans and a fox in the box

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:00:04 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:08 +0000

Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis

The world’s electricity use will grow every year by more than the amount consumed annually by Japan because of a surge in electric transport, air conditioning and datacentres, according to the world’s energy watchdog.

The International Energy Agency has raised its predictions for the world’s rising demand for electricity, pegging the growth at almost 4% a year until 2027, up from its previous forecast of 3.4% year.

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:08 +0000

Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated

Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.

This research shows that even with a move to electric vehicles, pollution from cars may not be able to be eradicated.

Weather tracker: extreme cold and heavy rainfall batters US

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:05 +0000

Parts of the Midwest have seen temperatures 15-30C below the climate average, while Australia temperatures hit almost 50C

Disruptive weather has continued to affect the US this week, with a mixture of winter hazards, heavy rainfall and extreme temperatures across the country. Extreme cold warnings have affected more than 90 million people, with parts of the midwest seeing temperatures about 15-30C below the climate average.

Temperatures fell to about -35C earlier this week across states including Montana and North Dakota, with maximum daytime temperatures reaching -15C.

Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber

admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:07 +0000

Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds

The world’s wealthiest nations are “exporting extinction” by destroying 15 times more biodiversity internationally than within their own borders, research shows.

Most wildlife habitats are being destroyed in countries with tropical forest, according to the study which looked at how wealthy countries’ demand for products such as beef, palm oil, timber and soya beans is destroying biodiversity hotspots elsewhere.