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1151.Fossil fuel lobby goes on the attack against divestment movement (2015-02-12)
... The speed at which the fossil fuel divestment campaign is growing seems to have rattled its opponents in the coal and oil lobbies ...
1152.Richard Branson leads call to free global economy from carbon emissions (2015-02-05)
... Prominent business leaders claim setting a net-zero emissions target for 2050 would push companies into reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. Governments should set a clear target of making the world’s economy free from carbon emissions by mid-century, Sir Richard Branson and a group of other prominent businesspeople have urged. ...
1153.Barrier Reef coral genetically altered in hope of surviving climate change (2015-02-04)
... Coral species from different climes being mixed as a form of ‘assisted evolution’ to see if it will help them adapt more quickly to rising sea temperatures. The Australian government’s marine research agency is looking to genetically alter species of coral to help them cope with rising sea temperatures, as new modelling showed the coverage... ...
1154.Conservationists v chainsaws: the RSPB’s battle to save an Indonesian rainforest (2015-02-04)
... In 2007 an RSPB-led group bought up a series of logged-out Indonesian forests to bring them back from the brink. But in a country that’s losing trees faster than any other and where farmers are desperate for land, it’s an uphill effort. Brad Sanders, an American forestry manager in Jambi province on the Indonesian island... ...
1155.14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000, UN says (2015-02-03)
... World Metereological Organisation’s analysis narrowly places 2014 as the hottest recorded since 1850, as global warming continues. Fourteen of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000, according to the UN World Meteorological Organisation, as rising carbon emissions continue to trap heat and drive climate change. ...
1156.British army brigadier says he is a scapegoat in Romanian forest scandal (2015-02-03)
... High-ranking official stands accused of colluding with criminals to illegally claim 43,000 hectares of forest land owned by the state. A high-ranking British army official has said he is an innocent scapegoat in a scandal over an alleged illegal land grab of a huge tract of Romanian forest. In a court hearing reported by Romanian... ...
1157.Australia tells UN it is acting with ‘renewed vigour’ on Great Barrier Reef (2015-02-02)
... Environment minister Greg Hunt argues Australia has heeded the alarm raised over the reef’s health and it should not be listed as ‘in danger’ by Unesco. The Australian government has told the UN it is acting with “renewed vigour” to halt the decline of the Great Barrier Reef in its official case arguing that the... ...
1158.First ever footage of African golden cat sheds light on species (2015-01-29)
... Camera trap film of one of the world’s most elusive cats shows the animal stalking a group of monkeys in Uganda Conservationists have recorded the first ever video of the African golden cat, the continent’s least-studied wild cat and one of the planet’s most elusive. In the footage, captured in Kibale national park in south... ...
1159.Yes, we can live well and avoid climate disaster, says UK government (2015-01-28)
... We can fly, drive and prosper while avoiding dangerous global warming – but only if billions remain in poverty and huge changes are made in areas such as energy and agriculture, new analysis from Decc’s Global Calculator shows The world can enjoy higher standards of living and more travel, while drastically cutting emissions to avoid... ...
1160.First step in plan to save northern white rhino (2015-01-28)
... Experts are pinning their hopes on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to save the northern white rhino from extinction. Just five of the animals remain on the planet, after two adult males died within months of each at the end of 2014. At a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, conservationists decided to harvest eggs from the... ...
