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How bad could the ship collision be for the environment? 12/3/2025
How bad could the ship collision be for the environment? Environmental organisations and the UK authorities are assessing how damaging the collision of an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea will be for marine species and nearby wildlife populations. ...more
COP30 president cites limits of global climate summits 12/3/2025
COP30 president cites limits of global climate summits After decades of United Nations climate summits, the model of gathering world leaders to negotiate agreements under complex rules is starting to show its limits, said the president of the next such summit, Brazilian diplomat Andre Correa do Lago. ...more
What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary 12/3/2025
What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary The world needs more planet-heating fossil fuel, not less, Donald Trump’s newly appointed energy secretary, Chris Wright, told oil and gas bigwigs on Monday. ...more
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation 12/3/2025
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades. ...more
Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules 12/3/2025
Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules Industrial poultry farms face tough new regulations around the disposal of chicken manure after a judge ruled it can be classified as waste and requires a detailed and transparent plan to dispose of it without damaging the environment. ...more
2024 IQAir World Air Quality Report Finds Only 17% of Global Cities Meet WHO Air Pollution Guideline 11/3/2025
2024 IQAir World Air Quality Report Finds Only 17% of Global Cities Meet WHO Air Pollution Guideline IQAir today announced the release of its 7th annual World Air Quality Report, highlighting alarming trends of the world’s most polluted countries, territories, and regions in 2024. ...more
BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides 11/3/2025
BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides Ambitions by the BRICS group to take on a greater climate leadership role, building on success last month at United Nations nature talks, depend on the countries overcoming fractious politics and entrenched disagreements over money. ...more
Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows 11/3/2025
Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5C. ...more
Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years 11/3/2025
Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, sooner than expected. ...more
Rodent for dinner? US residents encouraged to eat invasive nutria 11/3/2025
Rodent for dinner? US residents encouraged to eat invasive nutria Wildlife experts claim nutria, which destroy habitats with voracious eating habits, taste like rabbit or dark turkey meat. ...more
 
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