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Iraq submits climate pledge aiming 22% emissions cut by 2035 - Iraqi News 4/12/2025
Iraq submits climate pledge aiming 22% emissions cut by 2035 - Iraqi News Iraq has filed a revised Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, including a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22% by 2035, compared to expected levels under a business-as-usual scenario. ...more
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report 4/12/2025
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost eliminated by 2040 primarily by reuse and return schemes, significant new research reveals. ...more
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances 4/12/2025
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds. ...more
Ranked: Which EU countries are the most connected to nature? 4/12/2025
Ranked: Which EU countries are the most connected to nature? There is a "weak correlation" between members of environmental organisations and nature-connectedness across Europe and the world, researchers say. ...more
The best science and nature books of 2025 4/12/2025
The best science and nature books of 2025 This felt like the year that AI really arrived. It is on our phones and laptops; it is creeping into digital and corporate infrastructure; it is changing the way we learn, work and create; and the global economy rests on the stratospheric valuations of the corporate giants vying to control it. ...more
EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say 3/12/2025
EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say Scientific experts and civil society organisations criticised the European Commission's decision to consider gas pipelines eligible for EU climate funding for the development of hydrogen infrastructure. Critics say it's greenwashing and expensive. ...more
‘If we wait it will be too late’: Why 500 scientists are backing this urgent climate declaration 3/12/2025
‘If we wait it will be too late’: Why 500 scientists are backing this urgent climate declaration The Dartington Declaration calls for ‘unprecedented’ cuts to emissions to prevent global temperatures exceeding 1.5℃. ...more
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies 3/12/2025
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies Thousands of landfills across the UK and Europe sit in floodplains, posing a potential threat to drinking water and conservation areas if toxic waste is released into rivers, soils and ecosystems, it can be revealed. ...more
Air pollution linked to over 180,000 deaths in the EU. Which country was hit the hardest? 3/12/2025
Air pollution linked to over 180,000 deaths in the EU. Which country was hit the hardest? Air pollution remains one Europe’s deadliest environmental threats despite recent progress. ...more
BMW sets new mid-term climate goal 3/12/2025
BMW sets new mid-term climate goal German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) aims to cut its CO2 equivalent emissions by at least 60 million metric tons by 2035 from 2019 levels, it said on Tuesday, setting new mid-term goals within the longer-term target of achieving net zero by 2050. ...more
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