Social media platform Bluesky says it has gained 700,000 new users in the week following the US election. Bluesky, which was originally conceived as part of Twitter by its former…
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The Guardian has quit the social media platform X. The news organisation announced its decision on Wednesday to stop posting from official editorial accounts on the platform, formerly known as…
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Warming effect of jet contrails can be cut for a few pounds per ticket, says study
by adminby adminTweaking the routes of a small number of planes could reduce the warming effect of contrails by half and cost less than €4 per ticket, according to a study. Contrails…
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COP29: Changes to our lives are certain if Starmer meets bold climate target – but a key ingredient is missing for success
by adminby adminKeir Starmer’s arrival at COP29, with a promise to drastically cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 81%, will be a small ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy start to…
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Rosebank and Jackdaw: Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way
by adminby adminA legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a judicial review at…
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Apple sued by Which? over iCloud use – with potential payout for 40 million UK customers
by adminby adminConsumer rights group Which? is suing Apple for £3bn over the way it deploys the iCloud. If the lawsuit succeeds, around 40 million Apple customers in the UK could be…
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There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread
by adminby adminWorld leaders who came for the start of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan are now heading home. And as the whine of private jet engines fades…
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Battle lines drawn on new climate fund despite ‘shot in the arm’ cash injection at COP29
by adminby adminBattle lines have been drawn between the almost 200 countries meeting in Azerbaijan as they seek to agree a new pot of money to help developing countries cope with climate…
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Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal
by adminby adminArgentinian negotiators have been summoned home from global climate talks in Azerbaijan by the President Javier Milei’s government. The team were ordered to pack up and leave on Wednesday, just…