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• Climate researchers have abandoned RCP8.5, a high-emissions "worst-case" scenario that has been prominently cited in thousands of scientific studies over the last decade. • The decision follows growing criticism that the scenario's projections were overly dire and unlikely to occur based on current global trends. • This shift raises critical questions about whether certain climate risks have been overstated, though scientists maintain that global warming remains a significant threat.

Spending committee finds MoD most wasteful and also points to cancelled schemes such as Rwanda and StonehengeCancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel under Stonehenge are wasting billions of pounds of taxpayer money a year, parliament’s spending watchdog has found.About £6.6bn was written off by government departments last year alone – state spending that did not achieve its intended objectives or create any value for the taxpayer, the public accounts committee said. Continue reading...