4 h. ago London residents threaten High Court showdown with Government over 'redacted' plan for new China mega

Beijing is piling pressure on the Government to back the new super-embassy by threatening “consequences” if it does not do so.

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43 h. ago Trump administration considering curbs on exports to China made with US software

Plan would include everything from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a US official and three people briefed by US authorities.While the plan is not the only option on the table, it would make good on Donald Trump’s threat earlier this month to bar “critical software” exports to China by restricting global shipments of items that contain US software or were produced using US software. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago London's 2019 emissions policy quickly cut air pollution, but may leave little room for further gains

London's 2019 emissions policy quickly cut air pollution, but may leave little room for further gains  Phys.org

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3 d. ago Passengers flying from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports face biggest flight shake

PASSENGERS flying from two Scottish airports could see a huge shake-up to flight paths. Aircraft departing from Glasgow and Edinburgh could travel on new routes designed to reduce noise and cut emissions. The Airspace Change Organising Group revealed that modern planes are still using "outdated routes" from 70 years ago - often flying further and...

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4 d. ago China’s leader Xi Jinping lays out plan for next five years of Communist Party

The plan covers 2026-2030

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4 d. ago Two dead after Hong Kong cargo plane skids off runway into sea

A vehicle was also dragged into the water after the aircraft skidded off the runway

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4 d. ago Two dead as Hong Kong cargo plane splits in half after skidding off runway and slamming into ground vehicle

All four crew members on board the plane have survived and were taken to hospital

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4 d. ago Biggest change to Edinburgh and Glasgow air routes for 70 years unveiled in 'significant milestone'

Three-month consultation launched to shorten flights and cut emissions

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7 d. ago China threatens Britain with 'consequences' if its controversial plans for mega

Beijing makes threat after Government delayed decision on super embassy in east London for a second time

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7 d. ago China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy

Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialUK politics live – latest updatesTensions between Britain and China have escalated after Beijing criticised further delays to a planning decision on its proposed “mega embassy” in London.China’s ministry of foreign affairs expressed “grave concern and strong dissatisfaction” after Steve Reed, the housing secretary, pushed back his final decision on the proposal until 10 December. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Major rare earth firm scraps plans for £190m UK plant in favour of US

UK-listed firm Pensana had planned to build the £190million Saltend site near Hull, to process raw materials used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines.

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8 d. ago Trump plans Ukraine 'victory fund' paid for by tariffs on China

Under the proposal, Chinese imports could face a 500 per cent tariff, with the revenue directed to weapons and aid for Ukraine's armed forces.

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1 week ago GM to take a $1.6 billion hit as tax incentives for EVs are cut and emission rules ease

General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billon in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed

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1 week ago China must reveal full, unredacted London super embassy plans before approval, says minister

Housing Secretary Steve Reed is expected to make a decision on controversial plans for China’s east London new super embassy this month

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1 week ago China mega embassy decision ‘set to be delayed again’ amid spy case row

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has faced backlash following the collapse of a trial for alleged Chinese spies

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2 w. ago Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve.Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Canada blocks Marineland’s plan to send remaining beluga whales to China

Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the amusement park for now

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3 w. ago Ed Miliband tears into Tories over plan to scrap climate act

Kemi Badenoch wants to scrap the Climate Change Act which committed the UK to cut climate emissions by 80% by 2050, with five-yearly carbon budgets to keep the country on track

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3 w. ago Toxic waste could be next clean energy breakthrough, scientists say

Researchers says converting waste into high-value ‘bio-carbon’ can help cut emissions, generate profits and boost sustainability

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4 w. ago China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts

Xi suggested US is not rising to the climate challenge in his UN speech, but critics say new cuts fall ‘far short’ of what is necessaryChina announced its plans for future cuts to greenhouse gas emissions on Wednesday, producing a scathing response from experts who said they were much too weak to stave off global catastrophe.The world’s second-biggest economy is also the biggest source of carbon dioxide by far, and its decisions on how far and how fast to shift to a low-carbon model will determine whether the world can stay within relatively safe temperature bounds. Continue reading...

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