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Now playing Next Ocean Calls Ocean Calls podcast: Are Marine Protected Areas working? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION In this episode of #OceanCalls we’re discussing if Marine Protected Areas are really working, and what can we do to improve them. 13/04/2023
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Now playing Next Climate Phase out coal five times faster to stop ‘climate chaos’, report warns A report has urged countries to close all coal plants by 2040 or face ‘climate chaos’. 06/04/2023
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Now playing Next Climate ‘Twister season’: Could climate change make tornadoes worse? Climate change could make the storms that produce tornadoes worse, a new study suggests. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Nature Activists plan to disrupt one of the world’s biggest horse races Animal Rebellion says their protest will start a conversation about our “broken relationship” with animals. 03/04/2023
Now playing Next Spain Officials say arson behind wildfires in northern Spain Officials in the northern Spanish region of Asturias say that unspecified arsonists were behind most of the 100 or so wildfires raging in the heavily wooded and mountainous area. 01/04/2023
Now playing Next Green News UK’s new net zero plan won’t meet 2030 emissions targets Carbon capture and electric cars: What’s in the UK government’s new net zero plan? 31/03/2023
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Now playing Next Ocean Calls Ocean Calls podcast: Should we eat wild or farmed salmon? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Salmon is a wonderful fish – not only is it delicious, but it’s also packed with nutrients. But the Atlantic salmon that we can find here in Europe is also an endangered species. So for us as consumers, what is a more sustainable choice: wild or farmed salmon? 30/03/2023
Now playing Next Climate UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ as climate crisis begins to bite More than 3,000 early deaths and 25,000 wildfires due to extreme temperatures were recorded in Britain last year. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Food and Drink Tonight's Special: Meatball from extinct mammoth The 4,000 years-old meat could be part of the future of food culture, says the Australian startup behind the project. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Green News Senior Swiss women to make history in Europe’s top human rights court This will be the first time the European Court of Human Rights considers the impact of climate change on human rights. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Climate Iraq suspends working hours amid heavy rainfall Government office operations have been halted in Iraq amid flooding due to the effects of the climate crisis. 27/03/2023
Now playing Next Green News Berlin fails to fast-forward its climate neutrality target to 2030 Residents of the city were asked to decide whether to move the goal 15 years earlier than previously planned. 27/03/2023
Now playing Next Spain Firefighters battle blaze ripping through forests in eastern Spain A large wildfire continued to burn out of control in eastern Spain on Friday, scorching at least 1,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 900 residents of nearby towns. 24/03/2023