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![Global heating has likely made El Niños and La Niñas more ‘frequent and extreme’, new study shows Global heating has likely made El Niños and La Niñas more ‘frequent and extreme’, new study shows](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5fe208d5-6023-4d74-b941-380aff0f4ab6_.jpeg) |
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Global heating has likely intensified a climate pattern in the Pacific since the 1960s that has driven extreme droughts, floods and heatwaves around the globe, according to a new study. ...more |
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![US EPA tightens rules to clean up toxic coal ash at power plants US EPA tightens rules to clean up toxic coal ash at power plants](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cb212ced-5652-446b-9b20-4a358e183f54_.jpeg) |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to force some utilities to clean up older piles of toxic coal ash at their power plants to prevent contamination of groundwater, the latest in a series of rules to reduce pollution in the sector. ...more |
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![Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a6ed08c9-599f-4ba9-80bc-691b29cdfe02_.jpeg) |
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New launches are -- literally and metaphorically -- skyrocketing, and giving rise to increased cooperation between space agencies and private companies. ...more |
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!['More likely than not' world will soon see 1.5C of warming - WMO 'More likely than not' world will soon see 1.5C of warming - WMO](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ede2be06-96ee-4a32-8fda-f65f372b69f9_.jpeg) |
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For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F) of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Rich nations should step-up support for poorer countries to go green, Japan says Rich nations should step-up support for poorer countries to go green, Japan says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b1084c0e-a446-43a4-893d-fd5b1b147271_.png) |
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Rich nations should boost financial and technical support to poorer countries to help them tackle climate change and achieve similar decarbonisation goals, a senior Japanese environment ministry official said ahead of a G7 summit in Hiroshima. ...more |
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![EU countries set to finalise first green aviation fuel goals EU countries set to finalise first green aviation fuel goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3cb22408-d786-49c0-a91b-606b25bcce13_.jpeg) |
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European Union countries are set to finalise targets for airlines to increase their use of sustainable fuels as an initial step towards curbing CO2 emissions from aviation, a final version of the law showed.
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![Colombia 2022 deforestation forecast to drop by up to 10% Colombia 2022 deforestation forecast to drop by up to 10%](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_135564fe-3227-431f-aff7-8fab2a77e645_.jpeg) |
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Deforestation in Colombia during 2022 is forecast to have fallen by up to 10% versus the previous year, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Tuesday, citing significant decreases in the country's Amazon. ...more |
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![Tyre-makers under pressure as too much rubber hits the road Tyre-makers under pressure as too much rubber hits the road](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b108413d-6302-4c55-a935-f440c778c909_.jpeg) |
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Tyre-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulators turn their scrutiny to tyre pollution that is set to surge with the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and threatens to undermine those cars' green credentials. ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi First City in the Region to Complete Assessment of Ecosystems as per IUCN’s Standards Abu Dhabi First City in the Region to Complete Assessment of Ecosystems as per IUCN’s Standards](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_00918187-481d-4be8-83a9-cde612283c33_.jpeg) |
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The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has successfully completed its assessment of Abu Dhabi’s terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The Abu Dhabi Red List of Ecosystems, part of EAD’s Abu Dhabi Assessment Project, is the first such assessment of ecosystems in the region. ...more |
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![Fossil fuel-centred growth is obsolete, says EU's von der Leyen Fossil fuel-centred growth is obsolete, says EU's von der Leyen](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5f83da8e-8b3d-458e-a152-928d5cef7aeb_.jpeg) |
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An energy mix based on fossil fuels cannot deliver sustainable economic growth for future generations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she sought to add impetus to the decarbonisation of Europe's economy. ...more |
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