3 h. ago From climate damage to making us lazy and dumb, why is it OK to rely on ChatGPT?

Ellie Muir has noticed that her friends are becoming reliant on OpenAI’s popular generative language model ChatGPT, using it to do everything from deciding what’s for lunch to writing work emails. But when one query on the platform uses 10 times more energy than a normal Google search, does our dependency on AI have darker consequences?

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21 h. ago Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status

Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities.In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging overtourism.” Continue reading...

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66 h. ago West Lothian organisation receives funding from Scottish Government to continue climate change actions

Projects range from community growing initiatives and local energy solutions to flood prevention

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69 h. ago Trump is strongarming companies elsewhere into cutting DEI. Those that cave in now will regret it later | Miriam González Durántez

Spinelessly going along with the US’s perverse programme is not just a moral failure – it directly contravenes EU and British lawOrganising a women’s networking event in the US has become an act of defiance. Companies with equality-driven agendas risk losing government contracts. Some are receiving McCarthy-like letters asking them to confirm that they have no diversity policies. Activities designed to support women, including healthcare research, are being threatened, and companies are backtracking on former commitments. Women’s networking events, the gathering of diversity data and targeted training are being questioned. And some companies are requesting that charities focused on women and girls consider changes to their programmes in order to navigate the current climate. The one I founded, Inspiring Girls, has already been asked to “include men as role models”.This anti-diversity wave isn’t just a social backlash to the many excesses of wokeness – it is politically orchestrated ...

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69 h. ago Companies that spinelessly follow Trump's cuts to DEI will pay a heavy price | Miriam González Durántez

Going along with the US’s perverse programme is not just a moral failure – it directly contravenes EU and British lawOrganising a women’s networking event in the US has become an act of defiance. Companies with equality-driven agendas risk losing government contracts. Some are receiving McCarthy-like letters asking them to confirm that they have no diversity policies. Activities designed to support women, including healthcare research, are being threatened, and companies are backtracking on former commitments. Women’s networking events, the gathering of diversity data and targeted training are being questioned. And some companies are requesting that charities focused on women and girls consider changes to their programmes in order to navigate the current climate. The one I founded, Inspiring Girls, has already been asked to “include men as role models”.This anti-diversity wave isn’t just a social backlash to the many excesses of wokeness – it is politically orchestrated and driven. ...

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3 d. ago Farmers’ harvest in limbo after UK endures driest spring in nearly 70 years

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank warns that climate change is already having a ‘devastating’ impact on farmers

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3 d. ago Ethical questions swarm scientists after discovery that could wipe out pesky mosquitoes

Researchers have developed a killer STD and gene editing techniques to deal with the winged blood-suckers

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch faces Net Zero revolt as Tory big beast James Cleverly warns her to ignore climate change 'luddites'

Sir James will use a major speech tonight to urge her to position the Conservatives to work to 'set the pace' internationally on green technology so the UK can challenge China .

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4 d. ago New plastic that dissolves in seawater raises hopes for tackling ocean pollution

Japanese researchers say new material can dissolve completely in saltwater or moist soil without leaving behind harmful microplastics

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4 d. ago Tories must reject climate change ‘luddites’ on left and right, warns Cleverly

The former home secretary will urge his party to ‘set the pace’ internationally on green technology.

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4 d. ago Thousands of river species at risk as dams block critical migration routes, study finds

Dams are fragmenting habitats and cutting off access to vital breeding and feeding grounds

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4 d. ago Climate scientists call for 'immediate action' to tackle global warming

Alec Hutchings, WWF's chief climate advisor, says the spring heat record confirms that climate change is 'here now and needs immediate action'.

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5 d. ago Sightings soar on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ as 40,000 whales return for winter

Annual migration sees whales journeying from cold feeding grounds of Antarctica

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5 d. ago Glaciers will keep melting for centuries even if warming stops, study warns

Nearly 40 per cent of world's glacier mass already set to disappear due to past greenhouse gas emissions

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5 d. ago Bank of England neglected climate and nature risk, say former senior staff

Ex-employees tell FT that climate change was deprioritised under governor Andrew Bailey

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5 d. ago Bank of England staff depart after downgrade of climate risk

Ex-employees tell FT that climate change was deprioritised under governor Andrew Bailey

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5 d. ago Violet Affleck rocks $800 clothing item after getting into climate change argument with mom Jennifer Garner

Violet Affleck was seen rocking a pair of Chloe Nama sneakers just weeks after airing out an argument she had with mom Jennifer Garner.

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5 d. ago UK has warmest spring on record and driest in 50 years as climate change bites

England had its driest spring in more than 100 years, while UK-wide there were also record levels of sunshine for the season.

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5 d. ago More than 30 killed as floods and landslides devastate northeast India

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

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6 d. ago Scientists accuse New Zealand and Ireland of trying to cover up livestock emissions

‘Accounting trick’ to support methane-emitting sectors undermines fight against climate change, say researchers

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