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This woman has the world’s biggest Wombles collection – and she’s about to sell them off

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Their litter-picking on Wimbledon Common sowed the seeds of sustainable living – and maybe even Extinction Rebellion.

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IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere

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November 2019: special report on oceans and the cryosphere emphasises calls to accelerate a transition to a zero carbon economy and place at least 30% of the world’s oceans under protection. Rising temperatures, acidification, and lower oxygen levels in the oceans are severely impacting human and marine life.

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Investments into tackling climate change

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November 2019: Quantifying risks to critical systems finds that investing into climate change mitigation shows positive returns when compared to the projected costs of climate change impacts; hence reinforces the benefits of avoiding them.

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Tech recycling enterprise is given a Reboot

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A social enterprise threatened with closure has been saved thanks to Emmaus Cambridge.

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ECDC declares a climate emergency

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Date:  Mon, 10/21/2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council has joined over 200 Councils around the UK in declaring a Climate Emergency. The council took the decision at last week’s Full Council meeting (Thursday 17 October), following the submission of a petition signed by local residents.

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Recycling charity gets John Lewis support

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The John Lewis Foundation made a grant of £4,500 to a charity in Witchford last week.

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Youngsters go on strike from school in climate change protest

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Students walked out of school to take the world-wide protests against climate change to the streets of a Norfolk town.

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Peterborough residents ‘cannot live without the car’ say councillors

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Peterborough cannot live without the car, say councillors who have rejected an idea to amend the draft Local Transport Plan (LTP) to include climate emergency changes.

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Decision on climate emergency gets further delay

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A decision to declare a climate emergency has been delayed by West Norfolk councillors despite a protest by environmental protestors.

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Environmental protesters to target meeting tonight

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Extinction Rebellion members are set to protest outside a town hall this evening over a council’s refusal to declare a climate emergency.

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