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Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday.
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As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists – 75% of the research programme’s staff – could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the house committee on science, space and technology.
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A report released today by UpLink, the World Economic Forum initiative supporting early-stage, impact-focused start-ups, indicates that innovators within its community have avoided 142,400 tonnes of CO₂ emissions through clean electricity, sustainable agriculture, manufacturing and other practices – equivalent to the annual emissions of 30,220 cars – while also boosting incomes and creating 30,699 jobs. ...more |
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In Food Waste Action Week, Love Food Hate Waste publishes its annual Household Food Management Survey** giving a snapshot of the nation’s behaviours and attitudes towards food. This found that despite being a nation of food lovers, when it comes to food waste, fresh produce - especially the humble potato, are the UK’s most binned items. Each year in UK homes an estimated 510,000 tonnes of potatoes are binned, representing 46% of all potatoes bought***. ...more |
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Single-use plastic waste increased on UK and Channel Island beaches last year with items such as crisp packets and bottle tops polluting the coast at the rate of almost two items a sq metre, according to data from beach cleanups.
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As part of Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI), the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has showcased its latest drone-based mangrove cultivation technologies in cooperation with Nabat, a climate tech company launched last year by the Advanced Technology Research Council’s commercialisation arm, VentureOne. The demonstration was conducted during a visit undertaken by an agency delegation to present this experience in Bahrain, reflecting EAD’s vision of establishing the principles of cooperation and exchange of expertise to advance the future of the region. ...more |
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Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband in Beijing on Monday. The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in jointly addressing climate change. ...more |
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Countries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also bolster their climate efforts or face more wars in the future, one of the leaders of the next UN climate summit has warned.
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Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on elsewhere?
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Efforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from going extinct took a step forward on Tuesday after South African conservationists and fishing industry groups reached a legal settlement on no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies. ...more |
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