The Ross Sea in Antarctica will officially become the world's largest marine protected area (MPA), with 1.57 million square kilometres (600,000 square miles) of ocean gaining protection from commercial fishing for 35 years.
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The UK government has rejected calls for a charge of 5p to be levied on the 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups sold each year by the major coffee chains.
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The Living Planet Index, a report produced jointly by the Zoological Society of London and WWF has today indicated that global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% between 1970 and 2012.
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What inspired Lizzie Carr to build a raft out of rubbish?
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The bad news first: In 2015, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our planet's atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in millions of years.
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In the last six months, the UK has generated more of its electricity from solar panels installed in fields and on houses than was generated using coal. Meanwhile, the European Union has today voted to ratify the Paris climate treaty.
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On 15 September 2016, after a seven week delay to review security concerns, UK Prime Minister Theresa May gave Hinkley Point C, the UK's first new nuclear plant for a generation the go-ahead. Hinkley C, on the north Somerset coast, is being jointly financed by France's EDF, which is investing £12bn and China General Nuclear (CGN), which is investing £6bn.
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The amount of sea ice left at the end of the Arctic summer shrank to the second lowest level since records began in 1979. The low point was reached on 10 September 2016, when sea ice covered 4.14 million square kilometres (1.6m sq miles). The lowest level ever recorded was in 2012, when Arctic sea ice covered just 3.39 million square kilometres.
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The French government has passed a new law making it compulsory for all disposable plastic cups, cutlery, and plates to be made from compostable material. The law is due to come into effect in 2020.
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The Met Office has confirmed that temperatures of 32.8ºC (91ºF) have been recorded today at both Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport, while Gravesend in Kent the temperature has reached 34.4ºC (93.9ºF).
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