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Blue & Green Daily: Thursday 19 February 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.
BP: emissions to continue rising at unsustainable pace
MPs call for their pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
World’s largest offshore wind farm approved for Yorkshire
Energy customers could save money by switching supplier
Fair finance, the new fair trade?
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19 February headlines
Citigroup sets $100 billion funding goal for green projects
Citigroup Inc plans to lend, invest and facilitate deals worth $100 billion by 2025 to support projects that will fight climate change and protect the environment. Bloomberg.
London could become ‘Britain’s Atlantis’: Map shows how the capital would be lost if the polar ice caps melted
If the worst case scenario predictions about rising sea levels are accurate, the majority of London could one day be lost underwater. The study shows what damage could be caused if the ice sheets melt due to climate change. Daily Mail.
No fracking boom for Britain, says BP
Fracking will not prove to be a big new source of energy in Britain and any future shale gas production will be of “no great significance”, BP has claimed. The Times.
HSBC scandal: Swiss offices searched as prosecutors probe alleged money laundering
Swiss prosecutors are investigating the country’s are of HSBC for suspected money laundering as the scandal over the bank’s alleged tax avoidance schemes deepens. Independent.
Big oil must adapt to new era of lower prices, says Lord Browne
Former chief executive of BP, Lord Browne says oil companies must make long-term changes and play a bigger role in climate change debate. Telegraph.
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Interesting picks
Siberian tiger video suggests species is returning to China, conservationists say – Guardian
Should journalists become climate change campaigners – RTCC
How sustainability disclosure creates competitive advantage – Entrepreneur
Scientists reveal revolutionary palm oil alternative: yeast – Guardian
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