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Blue & Green Daily: Monday 6 October 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.
Smithsonian publishes first official statement on climate change
Global renewable energy investment on the rise
200,000 more pensioners to receive winter energy bill discount
Renewable energy contracts ‘poorly managed’, say MPs
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6 October headlines
Financial services see fastest growth since 2007, says CBI
The UK’s financial service sector is growing at its fastest rate since 2007, says the CBI business lobby group. BBC
UN biodiversity report highlights failure to meet conservation targets
International efforts to meet targets to stem the loss of wildlife and habitats are failing miserably, according to a UN report. Guardian
Typhoon Phanfone Returns to Sea After Drenching Tokyo
Rail services resumed and evacuation advisories were lifted in Tokyo after Typhoon Phanfone passed over the Japanese capital on its way back out to sea. The storm caused at least one death at a U.S. air base in Okinawa. Businessweek
Inequalities mar Africa’s rise
From Senegal to Kenya and from Morocco to Mozambique, Africa is enjoying an era of economic promise that has survived war and famine, dictatorship and corruption. Financial Times
Stormy conditions hit UK
Stormy conditions hit parts of the UK on Monday morning, with strong winds and heavy rain expected to spread westwards bringing the risk of travel disruption and flooding across. Guardian
Interesting picks:
London voted most desired place in the world to work – Guardian
Cable plans pay rise for apprentices – BBC
Butterfly wings successfully grown in lab – Z news
Hong Kong Protests Dwindle as City Returns to Work – Wall Street Journal
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