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![India's steelmaking goals risk quadrupling emissions unless it pursues net-zero goals, report says India's steelmaking goals risk quadrupling emissions unless it pursues net-zero goals, report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_94cefbca-1555-40be-96e8-0e34b333a572_.jpeg) |
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India's plans to build out coal-powered steelmaking capacity will quadruple emissions from 2021 to 2050 unless it takes significant steps to meet its 2070 net zero goal, U.S.-based think tank Global Energy Monitor (GEM) said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports: Oxford report Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports: Oxford report](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7532cee2-d093-4f7f-a7c8-834ae16aa0cd_.jpeg) |
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More than $122 billion of economic activity - $81 billion in international trade - is at risk from the impact of extreme climate events, according to new research today [20 July] from Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute. ...more |
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![Researchers find evidence of ‘forever chemicals’ in blood of pregnant women Researchers find evidence of ‘forever chemicals’ in blood of pregnant women](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_377841a0-c09a-42b3-ae10-afe503f3f167_.jpeg) |
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California researchers have found new evidence that several chemicals used in plastic production and a wide array of other industrial applications are commonly present in the blood of pregnant women, creating increased health risks for mothers and their babies. ...more |
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![UN could start removing oil this week from decaying Yemen tanker UN could start removing oil this week from decaying Yemen tanker](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d39c8a32-abb0-46ff-9561-ccb96df91aa2_.jpeg) |
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An operation to start removing some 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast could start by the end of the week, the United Nations said on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Light and noise pollution ‘are neglected health hazards’, say peers Light and noise pollution ‘are neglected health hazards’, say peers](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8b16c376-e7e3-45cf-85e5-5bc4826c9347_.jpeg) |
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Light and noise are “neglected pollutants” that are causing significant harm to human health and can cause premature deaths, a group of peers have said. ...more |
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![50-year-old find at abandoned allotments sees Coventry University researchers create community tree nursery 50-year-old find at abandoned allotments sees Coventry University researchers create community tree nursery](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cd78b883-7097-4589-984f-12c78f8ca313_.jpeg) |
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An unexpected discovery at an abandoned allotment in Coventry has led to a project looking to preserve the city’s trees. ...more |
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![White-tailed eagle hatches in England for first time since 1780s White-tailed eagle hatches in England for first time since 1780s](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_efc82e1a-dcec-491e-ad7a-41857f266b49_.jpeg) |
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A white-tailed eagle has hatched in England for the first time in more than 240 years as part of an ambitious programme to bring the bird of prey back to the country. ...more |
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![Japan and UAE ink deals on innovation, trade, climate change cooperation Japan and UAE ink deals on innovation, trade, climate change cooperation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ad26a206-ec45-4a5c-ae31-a3cbf9950f75_.jpeg) |
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Japan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a multiple of cooperations deals on technology, climate change, energy, AI, space, and aviation, during Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to the Gulf country and the staging of the UAE-Japan Business Forum. ...more |
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![EU may update climate pledge to show faster progress on CO2 goals EU may update climate pledge to show faster progress on CO2 goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f809e60d-c020-4028-890f-7e78d128dab1_.jpeg) |
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European Union countries are debating whether to update their climate pledge ahead of this year's COP28 summit, to show they expect to exceed their current goal for CO2 emission cuts, a draft document showed. ...more |
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![G20 panel says additional $3 trln needed by 2030 towards climate action G20 panel says additional $3 trln needed by 2030 towards climate action](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1ed0f746-d02a-4c94-b283-30f623de7f6c_.jpeg) |
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Additional spending of around $3 trillion each year by 2030 would be required towards incremental investments in climate action and for meeting other sustainable development goals, a G20 panel said in a report, reviewed by Reuters, on Tuesday. ...more |
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