11.30.2021

3D printed "meat" - does a vegetable product pass the taste test?

For the first time ever, 3D printed "meat" will be served in full and the product will be launched in four cities around the world this week.

The "meat" produced by Redefine Meat consists of plant-based products and is completely vegan.

BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis visited London's Chotto Matte restaurant to see if it would pass the taste test.

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Start for the NASA mission to hit the space rock

A spaceship was launched to test technology that could one day deflect a dangerous asteroid.

NASA's darts mission wants to see how difficult it would be to prevent a giant space rock from colliding with Earth.

The spaceship will crash into an object called Dimorphos to see how much its speed and trajectory can change.

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Mountaineer Gurkha Record Rises in Netflix Documentary

It was the Hampshire climber who climbedthe 14 highest peaks in the world in seven months, when the previous record was seven years.

Nimral Purja's Journey to the Top of the World became a Netflix documentary and received international praise.

After moving to Hampshire in 2003 when he joined the Gurkhas, he became the first Gurkha to serve in the British special forces.

And Far From The Mountains advocates more equality for Gurkha veterans when it comes to their pensions.

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11.20.2021

3D printed "meat": does the vegetable product pass the taste test?

For the first time ever, 3D printed "meat" will be served in full and the product will be launched in four cities around the world this week.

The "meat" produced by Redefine Meat consists of plant-based products and is completely vegan.

BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis visited London's Chotto Matte restaurant to see if it would pass the taste test.

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11.18.2021

Red crabs are conquering Australia's roads and bridges

Ten million red crabs have covered the streets and bridges of Christmas Island as they begin their annual migration.

The crabs travel from the forest to the coast to spawn, and the migration begins shortly after the first rains of the rainy season.

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11.17.2021

Greta Thunberg: "COP26 even watered down the blah-blah-blah"

Greta Thunberg says the result of COP26 is a disappointment as there is still no guarantee that the temperature rise on the planet will be limited to 1.5 ° C.

The climate activist told BBC Scotland: "They even managed to water down the blah, blah, blah, which is quite an accomplishment."

From Sweden, he said that "small steps forward" had been taken, but the Glasgow Climate Pact was very vague and open to various interpretations .

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11.16.2021

COP26: Alok Sharma holds back tears as the Glasgow Climate Pact reaches an agreement

Alok Sharma held back tears when the Glasgow Climate Pact was approved by delegates at the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

The COP26 President apologized for India adding a late change on coal to the draft text.

Read more : COP26 includes a new global climate agreement

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The world climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November is considered to be crucial for the containment of climate change. Almost 200 countries are asked about their emission reduction plans, which could lead to big changes in our daily lives.

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Greta Thunberg: "COP26 even watered the blah-blah-blah"

Greta Thunberg says the result of COP26 is a disappointment as there is still no guarantee that the temperature rise on the planet will be limited to 1.5 ° C.

The climate activist told BBC Scotland: "They even managed to water down the blah, blah, blah, which is quite an accomplishment."

From Sweden, he said that "small steps forward" had been taken, but the Glasgow Climate Pact was very vague and open to various interpretations .

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11.15.2021

COP26: "Paris built the arena, Glasgow started the race" - Kerry

An agreement was reached at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to avoid dangerous climate change.

The coal phase-out promise contained in earlier negotiation plans ended dramatically after India encountered opposition.

US climate commissioner John Kerry said the Glasgow summit is unlikely to result in a decision to "end the crisis".

Read more : COP26 includes a new global climate agreement

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The world climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November is considered to be crucial for the containment of climate change. Almost 200 countries are asked about their emission reduction plans, which could lead to big changes in our daily lives.

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COP26: Alok Sharma holds back tears when the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed

Alok Sharma held back tears when the Glasgow Climate Pact was approved by delegates at the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

The COP26 President apologized for India adding a late change on coal to the draft text.

Read more : COP26 includes a new global climate agreement

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The world climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November is considered to be crucial for the containment of climate change. Almost 200 countries are asked about their emission reduction plans, which could lead to big changes in our daily lives.

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COP26: The two-week summit in two minutes

COP26 ended in Glasgow after two weeks of meeting on climate change and the environment and with an agreement on the table.

An estimated 40,000 people from around the world attended the UN climate summit, which sparked days of protests in Glasgow, as well as several celebrity appearances.

Here are some of the highlights.

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11.12.2021

Himalayan village divided into two parts by climate change

400 million people around the world depend on mountain glaciers for their drinking water as well as for agriculture. But with rising temperatures and decreasing snowfall, the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking and some have already dried up.

The village of Kumik in the northern Ladakh region of India is experiencing a severe water crisis and some residents are being forced to leave their homes and move elsewhere.

Filming and editing by Neha Sharma, reporting by Aamir Peerzada

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Climate change: what would a weather forecast for 2050 look like?

The future climate could be determined by the level of emissions in the next few years. So what would a weather forecast look like in 2050?

Great Britain could be up to 1.5 ° C warmer by then, according to the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts based on the current trend.

And there could be more episodes of extreme heat and coastal changes.

BBC News weather presenter Sabrina Lee has made a 30-year forecast if climate change goes unchecked.

Video filmed and staged by Geraint Thomas.

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11.11.2021

Time-lapse video shows the shrinking Icelandic glacier

Time-lapse footage has captured the speed at which centuries-old ice is melting from a glacier in Iceland.

The Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is located in the Vatnajökull National Park, about 380 km from the state capital Reykjavik.

The video was produced over a period of six weeks by Dr. Kieran Baxter of the University of Dundee, who estimates that "maybe several tens of meters of recession" occurred during this period.

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COP26: Climate activists on what change means for them

The UN climate summit COP26 is drawing to a close. Three climate activists in Glasgow gathered for the summit to answer questions about climate change, their hopes for the conference and their advice on how to deal with environmental fears.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a 24-year-old Filipino activist, Gaston Tenembaum (20) is an environmental activist based in Argentina, and Dominique Palmer (22) is a climate justice activist from the UK.

Video produced by: Aisha Doherty

Additional shooting: Laura Foster

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Himalayan village divided in two by climate change

400 million people around the world depend on mountain glaciers for their drinking water as well as for agriculture. But with rising temperatures and decreasing snowfall, the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking and some have already dried up.

The village of Kumik in the northern Ladakh region of India is experiencing a severe water crisis and some residents are being forced to leave their homes and move elsewhere.

Filming and editing by Neha Sharma, reporting by Aamir Peerzada

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11.09.2021

Kite Engineer is committed to revolutionizing DIY wind power

Could spinning portable kites offer a more environmentally friendly solution to generating electricity?

Inventor Rod Read spent over a decade developing "turbine kite" technology in the Scottish Isles.

Gusts of wind turn light kite blades connected to a generator on the ground, providing an inexpensive and portable alternative to traditional static turbines.

Rod builds the "hypnotic" devices by hand from lightweight fabrics. During the tests, he was able to charge his electric truck with the system.

Morgan Spence video

Pictures: windswept and interesting

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11.08.2021

Space telescopes inspired by Hummer

X-ray space telescopes can be used to study large events like black hole formation.

But until recently, her field of view was relatively narrow, which made it difficult to capture this unexpected activity.

By mimicking how lobster eyes work, scientists around the world have developed new telescopes that can examine much larger areas.

Hear 30 Years That Made Us Smarter on BBC World Service for more nature-inspired innovations.

Voice: Patrick Aryee

Producer: Jennifer Green

Moderated by Jules Bartl

Our thanks go to Dr. Adrian Martindale, Dr. Steven Sembay and Prof. Paul O'Brien from the University of Leicester, Prof. Jelle Atema from Boston University and Richard J. King.

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11.07.2021

Ros Atkins on ... tree planting and climate change

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Ros Atkins examines why some experts are worried about large-scale tree-planting initiatives.

Lough Bradan: The peat bog in the service of the fight against climate change

A bog renaturation project in Northern Ireland is helping to create clean drinking water while combating climate change.

The swamp lies on the banks of Loch Bradan in County Tyrone, which supplies water to the Omagh and Drumquin regions.

It is part of a restoration project by NI Water in collaboration with the Forest Service.

Using a technique called cell pooling, the Lough Bradan swamp now holds water in the peat below and filters what goes into the lake.

Rebecca Allen of NI Water said, "Cell containment encourages the growth of key mosses that hold back water and raise water tables.

"This will slow the flow into the lough from the surrounding areas, which will filter the water flowing into the lough for years to come."

The area has returned to a functioning peat bog, meaning it will have far-reaching effects on the environment by storing carbon in the form of peat.

Ms. Allen added, "Healthy wetlands can offer a nature-based solution to climate change, so it's great that this wetland in County Tyrone is now part of it."

Promoters hope that Lough Bradan will serve as a model for future forest and bog restoration projects in Northern Ireland.

Video reporter: Niall McCracken

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Could Scotland be a wind superpower?

Have you ever driven through a wind farm and noticed that some wind turbines do not turn even in windy weather?

The UK's national electricity grid needs to be balanced: if there is too much supply and too little demand, there is no way for that electricity to come.

But is there a way to use this excess wind energy? And could green hydrogen at least be part of the solution?

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11.04.2021

COP26: How Protesters Prepared for the Glasgow Climate Summit

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of the city since the start of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Some, like 17-year-old climate activist Dylan Hamilton who is part of Fridays for Future led by Greta Thunberg, have been preparing for the event for more than two years.

And as COP26 approached, a café in Glasgow began storing the keys to universal handcuffs.

Dylan and Miles Grant of the Pink Peacock Cafe told BBC News why they were taking action.

Video reporter: Tamsin Selbie

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The world climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November is considered to be crucial for the containment of climate change. Almost 200 countries are asked about their emission reduction plans, which could lead to big changes in our daily lives.

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Sharks are my best friends

For the past 40 years, veteran scuba diver Jim Abernethy has been swimming with sharks almost daily in a shallow, crystal clear ocean of the Bahamas known as Tiger Beach.

Jim could be surrounded by at least 30 tiger, reef, and lemon sharks at any time. But Jim has a unique relationship with these underwater predators who swim towards him to rub their noses lovingly.

To learn more about Jim's life with sharks, listen to the Outlook podcast .

Producers: Clayton Conn and Mariana Des Forges.

Video of Caitlin Sneddon.

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What is hydrogen energy and why is it important?

As governments and industry strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero, hydrogen and its potential as a clean fuel are making headlines again.

What exactly is hydrogen energy and how could it be used as an alternative to fossil fuels?

See Roger Harrabin, the BBC's energy and environmental analyst, explain.

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11.02.2021

Climate summit: behind the scenes at COP26

Thousands of scientists, executives, delegates and journalists from around the world gathered in Glasgow for the next two weeks for COP26, the United Nations climate change summit.

His discussions on climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions will take place behind closed doors at the SEC Center in Glasgow.

BBC science editor David Shukman took a look.

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11.01.2021

Climate Change: The Indian People Who Could Disappear Underwater

Uppada, a coastal village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, is known for its unique weaving tradition.

But its existence is threatened by rising sea levels.

Several people have been displaced due to severe coastal erosion that destroyed their homes and damaged their property.

Now they are settling further offshore.

Climatologists say the nearby town of Kakinada, just 25 kilometers away, could also be underwater in 80 years.

Video by Shankar Vadishetti and Ravi Pedapolu.

Edited by Sangeetham Prabhakar

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Mount Augustus: Preservation of the lesser known holy rock of Australia

Mount Augustus is a massive rock in Western Australia that has often been compared to a more famous landmark, Uluru.

Known as Burringurrah by the local Aboriginal people, it has also been a sacred site for thousands of years.

Indigenous rangers have recently stepped up their efforts to preserve them.

Video by Isabelle Rodd

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Prime Minister confirms opposition to Britain's new coal mine

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is not in favor of a coal mining project in Cumbria, but the decision "is not mine".

Johnson spoke to BBC weather editor Justin Rowlatt ahead of COP26 in Glasgow.

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The world climate summit COP26 in Glasgow in November is considered to be crucial for the containment of climate change. Almost 200 countries are asked about their emission reduction plans, which could lead to big changes in our daily lives.

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