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Egypt signs financial closure deal with Norway's Scatec for 1 GW solar plant 17/6/2025
Egypt signs financial closure deal with Norway's Scatec for 1 GW solar plant Egypt signed a financial closure deal on Sunday with Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec (SCATC.OL) for a 1 gigawatt solar plant, which will allow the project to move into its construction phase, the Egyptian cabinet said. ...more
'Forever chemical' found in all but one of tested UK rivers 17/6/2025
'Forever chemical' found in all but one of tested UK rivers A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in rivers across the UK. ...more
Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says 17/6/2025
Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says Among other concerns, the US military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a year. ...more
How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out 17/6/2025
How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out What happens to your mental and physical health when you move to an area with worse air pollution? That’s the subject of a fascinating new UK-based study. ...more
A Third of Forests Lost This Century Will Likely Never Be Restored 17/6/2025
A Third of Forests Lost This Century Will Likely Never Be Restored Of the forest lost so far this century, roughly a third was destroyed to make room for farms, a new analysis finds. Those woodlands, which spanned an area larger than Mongolia, will likely never be restored, authors say. ...more
Morocco invests in desalination, waterways to mitigate drought 16/6/2025
Morocco invests in desalination, waterways to mitigate drought Morocco is accelerating investments in desalination plants, water transfer projects and new dams to mitigate prolonged drought and meet rising demand from agriculture and cities, water minister Nizar Baraka said. ...more
Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise 16/6/2025
Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most biodiverse marine habitats on Earth. ...more
Basel Committee makes climate risk disclosure for bank regulators voluntary 16/6/2025
Basel Committee makes climate risk disclosure for bank regulators voluntary The world's forum for banking regulators published a framework for disclosing climate-related risks on Friday, making the implementation voluntary, following pushback from the U.S. ...more
Brazil, others to tap $1 billion industry decarbonisation programme 16/6/2025
Brazil, others to tap $1 billion industry decarbonisation programme Brazil, Egypt, Mexico are among seven middle-income countries chosen by multilateral lender the Climate Investment Funds to tap a $1 billion programme to cut emissions from their industrial sectors. ...more
Fast-fashion retailer Shein's transport emissions jump in 2024 16/6/2025
Fast-fashion retailer Shein's transport emissions jump in 2024 Shein's carbon emissions from transporting products climbed 13.7% in 2024, the online fast-fashion retailer's sustainability report showed on Friday, and its 2023 transport emissions were 18% higher than previously reported after a recalculation. ...more
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