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Trump moves to unwind over two dozen US air, water regulations 14/3/2025
Trump moves to unwind over two dozen US air, water regulations The Trump administration announced a wave of regulatory rollbacks on Wednesday including a repeal of Biden-era emissions limits on power plants and automobiles, as well as reduced protections for waterways. ...more
Bank climate coalition seeks to overhaul rules, chair says 14/3/2025
Bank climate coalition seeks to overhaul rules, chair says The world's leading climate coalition for the banking sector is canvassing members over changes to its rules, its chair told Reuters, following the withdrawal of some of the biggest banks and as the real economy falls short of more ambitious climate action. ...more
Ireland donates $16 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund 14/3/2025
Ireland donates $16 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund Ireland announced on Wednesday a donation of 15 million euros ($16.3 million) to Brazil's Amazon Fund, the Brazilian government said. ...more
Climate Change Could Put Us at Greater Risk of Sewage Diseases 14/3/2025
Climate Change Could Put Us at Greater Risk of Sewage Diseases When we think of climate change, we may consider extreme weather events – record-breaking heatwaves, heavy downpours and devastating floods. ...more
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows 14/3/2025
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay. ...more
Trump administration claws back $20 billion in climate funds 13/3/2025
Trump administration claws back $20 billion in climate funds The Trump administration has ended $20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects in a move that climate advocates and Democrats say illegally seizes money allocated for clean energy and transportation for disadvantaged communities. ...more
Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns 13/3/2025
Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday. ...more
EU lawmaker group to challenge combustion engine ban this year 13/3/2025
EU lawmaker group to challenge combustion engine ban this year The European Parliament's biggest lawmaker group said on Wednesday it will attempt to overturn the European Union's main climate policy for cars - a 2035 ban on sales of new CO2-emitting vehicles - during a review of the plan this year. ...more
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit 13/3/2025
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. ...more
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites 13/3/2025
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. ...more
 
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