Damian Carrington
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China to ban bags and other single-use plastic
BBC News 10h 3 tweets
One of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.
Damian Carrington BBC News - Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items 4h
Don’t panic, humanity: selfless billionaires will save us all | Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde - the Guardian 3d 10 tweets
The Earth may be burning, but have no fear – Elon Musk assures us there will be plenty of jobs on Mars, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Damian Carrington Don’t panic, humanity: selfless billionaires will save us all By the peerless ⁦⁩ 53h
Young sea eagle takes up residence among Oxfordshire's red kites
Patrick Barkham - the Guardian 3d 7 tweets
Bird is one of six released on Isle of Wight as first residents in England for 250 years
Greenpeace included with neo-Nazis on UK counter-terror list
Jamie Grierson - the Guardian 3d 23 tweets
Non-violent groups named in anti-extremism training guide designed to catch would-be terrorists
Damian Carrington Greenpeace included with neo-Nazis on UK counter-terror list No, really 3d
Guardian and Observer appeal raises £1m for tree charities
Patrick Butler - the Guardian 3d 1 tweets
Money donated by readers will be spent on schemes from the Amazon to Scottish Highlands
Huge ‘hot blob’ in Pacific Ocean killed nearly a million seabirds
Kenya Downs - the Guardian 4d 6 tweets
Study finds common murres probably died of starvation after thousands of bodies washed up on North America’s Pacific coast
Damian Carrington Huge ‘hot blob’ in Pacific Ocean killed nearly a million seabirds 3d
Almost one in four food products launched in UK in 2019 labelled vegan
the Guardian 3d 3 tweets
In past two years, proportion of Britons who have eaten meat substitutes has risen to 65%
Damian Carrington Almost one in four food products launched in UK in 2019 labelled vegan 3d
Germany will pay billions to speed up coal-fired power plant shutdowns
the Guardian 4d 8 tweets
In fight against climate crisis, operators will be compensated for early switch-offs
Damian Carrington Germany will pay billions to speed up coal-fired power plant shutdowns 3d
Microsoft pledges to be 'carbon negative' by 2030
the Guardian 4d 4 tweets
Company seeks to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits within a decade
Damian Carrington Microsoft pledges to be 'carbon negative' by 2030 3d
UK green economy has shrunk since 2014
Phillip Inman - the Guardian 3d 5 tweets
Conservative government critics blame Treasury’s dramatic cut in subsidies
Damian Carrington UK green economy has shrunk since 2014 3d
Energy conference cancelled after College concerns
Rcgp.org.uk 4d 2 tweets
The College has announced today that an oil and gas conference due to take place at its headquarters has been cancelled
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change
Time 4d 16 tweets
Protesters have swarmed Shell's headquarters in recent years
Damian Carrington CEO Ben van Beurden on accusation that oil giant failed to act on climate change despite knowing the risks decades ago: “Yeah, we knew. Everybody knew. And somehow we all ignored it.” via cf 4d
What the five hottest years on Earth look like - in pictures
the Guardian 4d 3 tweets
The past five years – and the past decade – are the hottest in 150 years, latest research has shown
Damian Carrington What the five hottest years on Earth looked like - in pictures #climateemergency 4d
Share your thoughts on the new agriculture bill
the Guardian 4d 1 tweets
We’d like to hear from farmers and those in the agriculture sector about what they think about the new bill
Food security plan after Brexit: biggest shake-up to farming in 40 years
Fiona Harvey - the Guardian 4d 1 tweets
Bill requires regular monitoring of supplies and shift from CAP-style subsidies but no gate on lower quality imports
Damian Carrington Food security plan after Brexit: announces biggest shake-up to farming in 40 years Story by 4d
When it comes to growth versus green, the short-term view always prevails | Larry Elliott
the Guardian 5d 3 tweets
Ministers say they see no contradiction between expansion and the environment. Their decisions suggest otherwise, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
The Fossil Fuel Ad Anthology (@fossilfuelads) • Instagram photos and videos
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Climate emergency: 2019 was second hottest year on record
Damian Carrington - the Guardian 5d 18 tweets
Last decade was also hottest yet in 150 years of measurements, say scientists
Damian Carrington “What is important is the totality of evidence from multiple independent data sets that Earth is warming, that human activity is driving it and the impacts are clearly being felt" says 5d
Damian Carrington “2020 has started out where 2019 left off: high-impact weather and climate-related events" inc massive bushfires in Australia, said Petteri Taalas “Unfortunately, we expect to see much extreme weather throughout 2020 and the coming decades" 5d
Damian Carrington #ClimateEmergency: 2019 was the second hottest year on record Even worse, last decade was the hottest yet Tumbling of records year after year is ‘the drumbeat of the Anthropocene’, says NASA’s 5d
HS2 will destroy or damage hundreds of UK wildlife sites, says report
Patrick Barkham - the Guardian 5d 4 tweets
Survey reveals internationally protected natural habitats are among the areas at risk
Damian Carrington #HS2 will destroy or damage hundreds of UK wildlife sites, says report Story by 5d
The trespass trap: this new law could make us strangers in our own land | George Monbiot
GeorgeMonbiot - the Guardian 5d 6 tweets
A government consultation being framed as a crackdown on travelling people is an assault on all citizens’ freedoms, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Damian Carrington The trespass trap: this new law could make us strangers in our own land, says 5d