Blue & Green Daily: Friday 13 June headlines

Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green Tomorrow.

Power shortage warnings show need for effective national energy reduction

Future sustainability leaders: Maia Tarling-Hunter

Co-operative Bank customers to have their say on ethical banking policy

John Kerry: the oceans are ‘under siege’

UK pension fund investments linked with land grabbing and risk

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13 June headlines

UK chief scientist calls for urgent debate on climate change mitigation

Britain’s chief scientist has called for researchers to speak out about the risks and benefits of strategies for tackling climate change before normal polices are set by the government. Sir Mark Walport, the government’s top science adviser, said the climate change debate had moved on from arguments over the reality of global warming to more pressing questions of what the country should do in response. Guardian.

EU may decide on carbon reform mid-2015, Delbeke says

EU policymakers may reach a decision in the first half of next year on a proposal to strengthen the world’s biggest emissions market by curbing oversupply, according to a senior EU official. EU government and the European parliament are unlikely to finish work on the reform proposed by the European Commission before the end of this year, said Jos Delbeke. Bloomberg.

Premier Oil granted approval for Catcher development in North Sea

An oil and gas explorer has been given approval to develop a major North Sea field. Premier Oil will drill 22 wells at the Catcher field, 100 miles off the coast of Aberdeen. It is planned for the field to produce around 100 million barrels of oil, with first oil targeted for mid-2017. BBC.

Too few trees planted to protect woodland

The number of trees being planted across the UK is falling far short of targets for creating new woodland, conservationists have warned. Figures from the Forestry Commission showed that just 3,300 hectares of new woodland were planed in England in the 2013/14 planting season. The amount of woodland planted improved on the previous year but falls below the government target of 5,000 hectares. Telegraph.

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Interesting picks

Virunga is saved but Africa’s wildlife is being encircled sliver by sliver – Guardian

Development groups can drive commercial innovation – Financial Times

UK needs a French style ‘social pension’ – Guardian

Ethical investing: a pretty picture – Business Life

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