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![Saudi Arabia, UNEP to host World Environment Day on June 5 Saudi Arabia, UNEP to host World Environment Day on June 5](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_209a18e7-c88b-4060-b299-e924e61b3bd5_.jpeg) |
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Saudi Arabia and the UN Environment Programme will mark World Environment Day on June 5, to be held this year under the theme “Our Land, Our Future.” ...more |
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![EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation, report says EU wind and solar growth displaces fossil fuel generation, report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_febe6fe0-e34e-45c1-a918-ae42d92b8e9b_.jpeg) |
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Wind and solar power generation in the European Union increased by 46% from 2019, when the current European Commission took office, to 2023, displacing a fifth of the bloc's fossil fuel generation, a report by think tank Ember showed. ...more |
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![Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2a35c3a6-274b-4f91-8637-7ff612c6cc9b_.jpeg) |
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Debt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned. ...more |
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![Most Surface Ozone Contributing to Premature Mortality in European Countries Is Imported Most Surface Ozone Contributing to Premature Mortality in European Countries Is Imported](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fc9b02cb-f6cc-4c42-bd6f-0ffbe6e821dc_.jpeg) |
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Of all deaths attributable to O3 across 35 European countries, more than 60% result from O3 originating outside Europe's borders
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![No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says No need to reduce aviation growth to hit net zero, IATA head says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5fdebeaf-8f0f-46ee-b5c8-400dad899754_.jpeg) |
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The head of the global airline body IATA said there was no need to reduce growth in global aviation in order to meet an industry target to meet net zero carbon emissions by 2050. ...more |
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![UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war UN biodiversity summit chief: Make peace with nature or risk more war](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7ad6d6d6-92e5-46f2-b3af-56cf6f216d84_.jpeg) |
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The world must make peace with nature or risk fueling more global conflicts like the war in Gaza, the president of the upcoming United Nations COP16 biodiversity summit said on Friday. ...more |
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![Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming, scientists say Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming, scientists say](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_16b826f8-e7e9-4a8a-acf2-4f1592d14cf5_.jpeg) |
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Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by reducing cloud cover, according to a modelling study in a paper published late on Thursday.
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![No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_298e28ec-72b7-406f-ace4-03c148b560e0_.jpeg) |
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The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders. ...more |
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![South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038, draft shows South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038, draft shows](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c7bf5ddd-2bc8-4fa6-a6f5-9d34ac5fc285_.jpeg) |
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South Korea plans to generate 70% of its electric power from carbon-free energy sources such as renewables and nuclear power by 2038, up from less than 40% in 2023, a draft blueprint of its energy mix for the next 15 years showed on Friday.
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![Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1c6a279e-4f3f-4614-9c84-df20ed268ed8_.jpeg) |
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Healthier and more sustainable chocolate could hit store shelves after Swiss scientists and chocolatiers developed a recipe that swaps sugar for waste plant matter. ...more |
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