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Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions', COP29 leaders say 15/10/2024
Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions', COP29 leaders say Trillions of dollars are needed to help address the causes and impacts of climate change, but leaders of the upcoming COP29 United Nations climate summit in Azerbaijan say that "hundreds of billions" is realistic for a consensus decision. ...more
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? 15/10/2024
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating. ...more
How will climate change affect crop yields in the future? 15/10/2024
How will climate change affect crop yields in the future? Maize yields could see significant declines, but wheat could increase. Impacts across the world will be very different. ...more
Will climate change turn shipwrecks to polluters? 15/10/2024
Will climate change turn shipwrecks to polluters? Shipwrecks could cause the equivalent of mass oil tanker spills as climate change speeds up the degrading of metal. ...more
Adelaide launches bid to host Cop31 climate conference in 2026 15/10/2024
Adelaide launches bid to host Cop31 climate conference in 2026 South Australia has launched a bid to host a major UN climate conference in 2026 in Adelaide, with the premier, Peter Malinauskas, declaring it would draw more than 30,000 people and could be worth $500m to the state. ...more
Global Goal of Tripling Renewables Needs USD 1.5 Trillion Investment Per Year 14/10/2024
Global Goal of Tripling Renewables Needs USD 1.5 Trillion Investment Per Year Official tracking report of UAE Consensus energy goals confirms significant gaps in progress towards tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030; 
recommends priority actions and dramatic scale of investment for next round of NDCs. ...more
Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules 14/10/2024
Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules Indonesia, Malaysia and the European Union will formulate a practical guide to EU deforestation rules (EUDR) for smallholders by November, an intergovernmental group representing palm oil producers said on Friday. ...more
US creates new marine sanctuary along California coast 14/10/2024
US creates new marine sanctuary along California coast The Biden administration on Friday announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California's central coast, a victory for the Chumash tribe that pursued the designation for a decade. ...more
'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds 14/10/2024
'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds For years, scientists have held onto the hope that even if global temperatures temporarily exceed climate targets, the planet could eventually cool back down. However, a major academic study released on Wednesday has cast doubt on that idea. ...more
Spain's top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025 14/10/2024
Spain's top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025 Spain's largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary pilot scheme to manage textile waste that anticipates EU regulations expected to come into force in 2026. ...more
 
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