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UK Court Urged to Respect 1.5C Climate Limit

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In a significant challenge to the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, several leading climate scientists have said a recent ruling it made on the expansion of London’s main airport, Heathrow, will cause serious damage to the global environment, urging it to rule that the government must respect the 1.5C

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Government Defends Praising Tar Sands Industry Figures as COP26 ‘Climate Champions’

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percent stake in Heathrow Airport, which is looking to build a third runway. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil. Also on the list was a representative from Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec (CDPQ). CDPQ holds a 12.62 Last year CDPQ bought Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.

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Vertical Aerospace secures 1,000 pre-orders for electric air taxis ahead of IPO

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Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said. The firm's ambition is to deliver on-demand, zero carbon, short-distance air travel through its VA-X4 model aircraft, which it claims are near-silent and can fly more than 100 miles at a time at speeds of over 200mph.

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'Sensible incentives' and 'plumbing reforms': Leading figures mull pathway from Covid-19 crisis to net zero economy

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For one, Nick Charter, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, suggests the government introduced a 'carbon pound' tagged to all goods and services that would alert consumers to the environmental impact of their purchases and activities.

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