Environment

Green news roundup: fracking bans, Paris climate summit and pine martens

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The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox

Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

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Land moving upward faster than researchers expected at 1.4in every year, allowing ‘hot potato’ rocks to rise

Why it’s good to laugh at climate change

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Climate gags are notable by their absence, but an RSA event on Tuesday night hopes to show that climate change comedy can raise laughs and awareness

Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies

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The raw ingredients in famous brands are vulnerable to political upheaval, changes in agricultural practices and natural disasters

Plan to put Tasmania’s south-west on tourist map fires up wilderness debate

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A draft plan of management for the world heritage-listed area has opened a deep divide between conservationists who claim it is the greatest threat to the region in decades and tourism operators who say the proposed changes are long overdue

2014 officially the hottest year on record

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Nasa and Noaa scientists report 2014 was 0.07F (0.04C) higher than previous records and the 38th consecutive year of above-average temperatures