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A new study questions the sustainability of used cooking oil imports into Europe to make biodiesel.
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Growing doubts over 'chip fat' biofuel
A new study questions the sustainability of used cooking oil imports into Europe to make biodiesel.
Government to speed up UK climate change target
The PM says carbon emissions must fall by almost 80% by 2035 - 15 years earlier than previously planned.
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Growing doubts over 'chip fat' biofuel
A new study questions the sustainability of used cooking oil imports into Europe to make biodiesel.
Government to speed up UK climate change target
The PM says carbon emissions must fall by almost 80% by 2035 - 15 years earlier than previously planned.
Carbon 'surge' expected in post-Covid energy boom
This year should see the second-biggest-ever rise in CO2 emissions as economies rebound from Covid.
Video 1 minute 13 seconds
Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars
The Ingenuity drone completes the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
New species of dinosaur unearthed in Chile
Scientists found remains of the sauropod in rocks from what is today the Atacama desert.
Rare bug spotted for first time in over 30 years
The discovery in the Cairngorms is only the eighth time a cow wheat shieldbug has been recorded in Scotland.
Greta Thunberg: Indescribable to meet Attenborough
The teenage activist spoke to Greg James about climate change and Ikea meatballs.
Government to speed up UK climate change target
The PM says carbon emissions must fall by almost 80% by 2035 - 15 years earlier than previously planned.
Carbon 'surge' expected in post-Covid energy boom
This year should see the second-biggest-ever rise in CO2 emissions as economies rebound from Covid.
Video 1 minute 13 seconds
Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars
The Ingenuity drone completes the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
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