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By Matt McGrath
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The view that battery-powered heavy goods lorries can t compete with diesel is being challenged by new research.
It had been felt that the extra batteries needed for freight would make electric vehicles too expensive.
But a new study says that if fast charging networks are built for trucks, then they can beat diesel in terms of cost.
With fast charging, the bigger the vehicle, the greater the advantage for electric, say researchers.
In the UK, and around the world, there s a strong shift among consumers towards electric-powered cars.
Figures for March in the UK saw sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars reach 14% of the market.
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By Matt McGrath
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The green, underwater meadows of Posidonia seagrass that surround the Balearic Islands are one of the world s most powerful, natural defences against climate change.
A hectare of this ancient, delicate plant can soak up 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar sized piece of the Amazon rainforest.
But this global treasure is now under extreme pressure from tourists, from development and ironically from climate change.
Posidonia oceanica is found all over the Mediterranean but the area between Mallorca and Formentera is of special interest, having been designated a world heritage site by Unesco over 20 years ago.
Matt McGrath wrote this article in BBC:The green, underwater meadows of Posidonia seagrass that surround the Balearic Islands are one of the world's most powerful, natural defences against climate change.A hectare of this ancient, delica.