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Devon tree planting: Work to recreate lost rainforest 2/2/2024
Devon tree planting: Work to recreate lost rainforest The National Trust plans to create vast new areas of temperate rainforest in the south-west of England. ...more
Dubai’s green initiative illuminates metro stations, saves millions with LED lights 1/2/2024
Dubai’s green initiative illuminates metro stations, saves millions with LED lights Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has concluded the initial two phases of its energy conservation project, deploying 19,968 energy-efficient LED bulbs across metro stations and facilities. Over two years, this effort saved 16.7 million kilowatts, valued at Dh7.6 million, and cut the carbon footprint by 7,283 tonnes of CO2. ...more
ECB hints at greener monetary policy in new climate plan 1/2/2024
ECB hints at greener monetary policy in new climate plan The European Central Bank on Tuesday hinted it could make its monetary policy greener as part of a new push to take climate change into account in its work. ...more
Greece hit record high green energy output last year 1/2/2024
Greece hit record high green energy output last year Greece hit a record high in wind, solar and hydroelectric energy output last year, its power grid operator IPTO said on Tuesday, as the Mediterranean country on the southern tip of Europe seeks to become an exporter of green energy to northern countries. ...more
China's wind, solar capacity forecast to overtake coal in 2024 1/2/2024
China's wind, solar capacity forecast to overtake coal in 2024 China's installed wind and solar capacity will overtake coal for the first time this year, an industry body forecast on Tuesday. ...more
EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research 1/2/2024
EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. ...more
For Cop29 to succeed, rich nations must get their parliaments to agree more finance now 31/1/2024
For Cop29 to succeed, rich nations must get their parliaments to agree more finance now Although 2024 has just begun, the coming months will determine if Cop29 will be a success and whether benefits will trickle down to vulnerable communities in developing countries. ...more
Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report 31/1/2024
Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report The global extraction of raw materials is expected to increase by 60% by 2060, with calamitous consequences for the climate and the environment, according an unpublished UN analysis seen by the Guardian. ...more
Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds 31/1/2024
Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds A shift towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10tn (£7.9tn) of benefits a year, improve human health and ease the climate crisis, according to the most comprehensive economic study of its type. ...more
England's hedges would go around Earth ten times 31/1/2024
England's hedges would go around Earth ten times England's hedgerows would stretch almost ten times around the Earth if lined up end to end. ...more
 
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