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Carry on flying, says government green plan
The policy has been ridiculed by environmentalists who say the government is putting too much faith in innovation.
EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
It proposes taxing jet fuel and effectively banning the sale of petrol cars within 20 years.
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Climate crisis rallies young people
Thousands of young people are joining a mission to help solve the environmental crisis facing their generation.
Prince Charles warns of threat to small farms
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Pet owners warned as giant goldfish threaten lake
Goldfish released into the wild can grow much bigger and cause major disruption to ecosystems.
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Carry on flying, says government green plan
The policy has been ridiculed by environmentalists who say the government is putting too much faith in innovation.
EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
It proposes taxing jet fuel and effectively banning the sale of petrol cars within 20 years.
Video 2 minutes 48 seconds
Climate crisis rallies young people
Thousands of young people are joining a mission to help solve the environmental crisis facing their generation.
Prince Charles warns of threat to small farms
If they go out of business it will "rip the heart out of the British countryside", he says.
Benjamin Jesty: The unsung hero of vaccination
Edward Jenner is credited with inventing the vaccine but his method was pioneered by a Dorset farmer.
Technology boosts efforts to curb tree loss in Amazon
Smartphones and satellite data help indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon to limit deforestation.
Pet owners warned as giant goldfish threaten lake
Goldfish released into the wild can grow much bigger and cause major disruption to ecosystems.
EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
It proposes taxing jet fuel and effectively banning the sale of petrol cars within 20 years.
Video 2 minutes 48 seconds
Climate crisis rallies young people
Thousands of young people are joining a mission to help solve the environmental crisis facing their generation.
Prince Charles warns of threat to small farms
If they go out of business it will "rip the heart out of the British countryside", he says.
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