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5 Jun 2021
The G7 agree on a common global corporation tax
The wealthy nations have come up with a landmark deal in which multinational companies will have to pay a set minimum rate of tax in all countries where they do business.
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22 May 2021
Charity accused of abandoning children
Plan International’s withdrawal from Sri Lanka last year has left the charity facing accusations of abandoning 20,000 children.
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21 May 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 21 May 2021
10 questions about Geography in the news for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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14 May 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 14 May 2021
10 questions about Geography in the news for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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8 May 2021
Covid alters UK transport plans
Covid 19 has led to changes in working habits and home working which has caused a decline in traffic across the UK. Future rail and road improvements worth billions of pounds are now under review...
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7 May 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 7th May 2021
10 questions about Geography in the news for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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1 May 2021
World’s glaciers melting at a faster rate than ever before
French scientists, who have studied nearly all glaciers on the planet, have found that they are melting at an accelerated rate and are likely to contribute to 1/5 of global sea level rise.
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30 Apr 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 30th April 2021
10 questions about Geography in the news for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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24 Apr 2021
The USA pledges to cut carbon emissions
President Biden has said the next decade will be a decisive one in the fight against climate change. The country has pledged to cut emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the year 2030.
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23 Apr 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz - 23rd April 2021
10 questions about Geography in the news for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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11 Apr 2021
Volcanic eruption on St Vincent
The La Soufriere volcano erupted on Friday, covering the island in a thick layer of ash. The explosive eruption has led to 16,000 people being evacuated from their homes.
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31 Mar 2021
China fail to attend UK climate and development summit
Despite an invite to today's UK-hosted climate and development summit, China is not attending. Many feel this is likely due to increased tension between the two countries as the UK has been...
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26 Mar 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz- 26th March
10 questions about Geography in the news, for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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25 Mar 2021
The lessening role of soil in the carbon cycle
The role of the soil in absorbing carbon and reducing the rate of global warming is now considered to be overestimated.
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19 Mar 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz- 19th March
10 questions about Geography in the news, for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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18 Mar 2021
Cumbrian coal mine plans put on hold.
Since we reported at the end of January of plans for a new coal mine to be opened near Whitehaven in Cumbria, the government has now announced a public inquiry to investigate the potential impacts...
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12 Mar 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz- 12th March
10 questions about Geography in the news, for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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9 Mar 2021
Women, work and official quantitative sources
It’s a day late. But that’s the state of things, currently, in my house #juggling #parenting #working International Women’s Day is (or was) a good day to ask, as geographers, should we be teaching...
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9 Mar 2021
Tropical regions facing lethal conditions due to climate change
The article published in the journal Nature Geoscience focuses on the ability of humans to adapt to increasing heat. It is concerning that as global temperatures increase and the wet bulb...
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4 Mar 2021
Weekly Geography In The News Quiz- 5th March
10 questions about Geography in the news, for A level students. Can you get 10/10?
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