Climate Crisis

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OPINION: Unless drastic action is taken over the next nine years melting Arctic and Antarctic ice caps will be more than a newspaper front page

Although many family cycling shops stayed open during the latest lockdown, the Scottish Government should ensure funding is available for small cycle firms to be set up easily and cycle training courses reskill people who have lost their jobs as the pandemic obliterated our high streets.

Online petition calls for BBC News to install permanent Climate Crisis tab on front page

BBC News chiefs are facing mounting pressure to do more to promote coverage of the climate crisis including installing a permanent tab on its home page. The public broadcaster is subject of a petition on the change.org website which quickly gathered more than 1000 + names soon after launch. Appealing for support, organisers said: “The …

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Biodiversity SoS: ‘Nature is disappearing from our lives right in front of our eyes’

In just 497 words, the opening remarks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 report sums up the global need to protect our biodiversity. It is urgent, detailed, sobering. Entitled simply ‘Bring nature back into our lives‘ – the draft report will be considered at the European Commission today. And what happens then, could help …

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