Climate change

‘We need more trees’ – urgent call for more trees to be planted to tackle climate crisis

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An environmental action group is calling for double the amount of trees to be planted to tackle climate change.

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Red robed climate change protesters try to change habits of Peterborough shoppers

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Christmas shoppers in Peterborough on Sunday may have spotted the Red Rebel Brigade.

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Heated fields experiment finds an upside to climate change for farmers

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A pioneering experiment using heated field plots to test how crops respond to temperature has revealed an unexpected upside of climate change for farmers.

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‘Scaremongering’: Norwich weather watcher attacks scientists over climate change

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Weather watcher Norman Brooks gives his view on Norfolk’s weather during November.

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Climate change: Will action come in time and will it be enough?

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2 December 2019 – Bruce Haase, Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership shares business and finance insights from a climate risk event on South Africa’s transition to a sustainable future

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Extinction Rebellion raises a flag at Peterborough Town Hall ahead of 12 days of action

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Peterborough Extinction Rebellion raised a flag on the Town Hall in Bridge Street on Sunday to mark the first day of ‘Election Rebellion’ – 12 days of action by climate change activists across the country.

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Climate change sceptic questions candidates at city election hustings

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A climate change-focused election hustings in Norwich was punctuated by climate scepticism from a spectator.

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New commission to reduce carbon emissions in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire approved

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A Cambridgeshire and Peterborough independent commission on climate change will be established to advise the county’s public authorities and businesses on how to reduce carbon emissions.

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Scientists declare climate emergency

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December 2019: An interdisciplinary and international coalition of scientists have declared a climate emergency and are calling on decision-makers to act on climate change. The paper sets out clear interventions and identifies energy, short-lived pollutants, nature, food, economy, and population size as primary domains for intervention.

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Norfolk people ‘unaware’ of environment impact from food waste

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Just a third of people in Norfolk are aware that food waste contributes to climate change, new figures have revealed.

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