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7 Apr, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Ahead of tonight’s #DailyClimateShow we look at what people are prepared to do in order to tackle #climatechange 🌍

In a survey, conducted by YouGov, it turns out almost 25% of Britons are unwilling to change key habits 🚗🥩🔥

Find out more 👇
Only 50% of those polled said they supported a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 🚗

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While 60% oppose the idea of new taxes on gas bills to encourage more people to switch to electricity ⚡

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55% of respondents said they would not like to see new taxes on meat 🥩, which could help reduce carbon emissions.

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36% were against making air travellers pay greater levels of tax based on how far they fly ✈️

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Overall, 29% of those polled said they would be willing to never drive a petrol or diesel car 🚘 again and only 2% support a substantial increase in the price of domestic heating 🔥

Find out more 👉 trib.al/pqliUjY

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More from @SkyNews

7 Apr
Coming up on the #DailyClimateShow at 6:30pm 👇

💬 A poll reveals how many Britons are optimistic that climate change is solvable
🗳 Why rare earth minerals were an issue for voters in Greenland's election
🧱 Meet Kenyan engineer @nzambimatee_ke who's tackling plastic waste
You can read more about the stories being covered on the #DailyClimateShow tonight here👇

Poll reveals how many Britons are unwilling to change their habits to tackle the climate crisis

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A major mining project in Greenland aimed at exploiting the Arctic island's huge untapped mineral resources has been thrown into doubt following a snap election

#DailyClimateShow

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Read 5 tweets
1 Apr
Our correspondents around the world have been sharing their climate stories ahead of the #DailyClimateShow launch.

@SiobhanRobbins has been reporting on wildfires in northern Thailand which pump “toxic haze” into the air every year 👇
“What we’ve found from our reporting in China is just how much this country has the potential to change the game on climate.”

Sky’s @chesh on the "world's biggest polluter" as well as the "biggest investor in renewables".

#DailyClimateShow
“Yes, it’s about climate, science and environment but really it’s about people.”

Sky’s @kvittozzi on why a story she reported about illegal immigration into Europe from sub-Saharan Africa has links to climate change.

#DailyClimateShow
Read 5 tweets
1 Apr
#Hotspots returns tonight 9pm on Sky Documentaries.

In the first episode of the new series, @AlexCrawfordSky and @ramsaysky look back at the events of the Arab Spring ten years ago
The pair reported from some of the most dangerous places in the world in 2011, visiting countries including Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria.

The two of them bumped into each other in Green Square, Tripoli, after the rebel forces took the Gaddafi compound ImageImageImage
"This is very much the end of the Gaddafi regime."

Here's @AlexCrawfordSky's report from inside Libya, as rebel forces breached the gate of Gaddafi’s compound.

Watch now on YouTube 👇
Read 5 tweets
1 Apr
Our correspondents around the world have been sharing their climate stories ahead of the #DailyClimateShow launch.

Sky’s South East Asia Correspondent @SiobhanRobbins has been reporting on wildfires in northern Thailand which pump “toxic haze” into the air every year 👇
“What we’ve found from our reporting in China is just how much this country has the potential to change the game on climate.”

Sky’s Asia Correspondent @chesh on the "world's biggest polluter" as well as the "biggest investor in renewables"

#DailyClimateShow
“Yes, it’s about climate, science and environment but really it’s about people.”

Sky’s @kvittozzi on why a story she reported about illegal immigration into Europe from sub-Saharan Africa has links to climate change

#DailyClimateShow
Read 5 tweets
9 Feb
Thousands of lives lost, millions more changed - but could and should the pandemic have been handled differently?

From lockdowns 🔓 to schools 📚, we examine the evidence. Follow this thread 👇

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🔓Has the PM been too slow on lockdowns?

The first lockdown announcement came 25 days after the government's scientific advisers issued a warning in private about the potential impact of #COVID19 on the UK
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👵👴Are care homes now safer?

At the height of the crisis, more than 400 care home residents were dying every day with #coronavirus
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Read 9 tweets
8 Feb
[THREAD] Sky News has taken a look at #COVID conspiracists and anti-vaxxers.

We investigated how they are funded and organised, and whether they are a real problem?

Here's what we found👇
2. We identified three groups who dominate and push misinformation, ranging from ideas that #COVID19 is less harmful than science says, to denying the pandemic exists at all.

As well as the debunked dangers of taking the vaccine💉
3. The groups have been holding protests and are active on social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Twitter and more
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