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![Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6eeabb71-cdbc-4de6-aeb5-c225d22a539a_.jpeg) |
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Half the world's natural pasture land has been degraded by overexploitation and the impact of climate change, putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification said on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Climate change: small island states hail ocean court victory Climate change: small island states hail ocean court victory](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ecad1930-757f-4a62-957a-79544b7a12cd_.jpeg) |
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A global maritime court found on Tuesday that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major breakthrough for small island states threatened by the rise in sea levels caused by global warming. ...more |
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![Global carbon emissions pricing raised record $104 bln in 2023 Global carbon emissions pricing raised record $104 bln in 2023](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d8d9c71d-f0d9-423b-ba53-c31fbdb1ccf1_.jpeg) |
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Countries raised a record $104 billion last year by charging firms for emitting carbon dioxide, but prices remain too low to drive changes needed to meet Paris climate accord targets, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’ Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_de6c7dd2-efd3-4b6c-bdcb-ac9bd8eaaed9_.jpeg) |
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Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show.
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![Chilean scientists track flamingos by satellite to preserve dwindling population Chilean scientists track flamingos by satellite to preserve dwindling population](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_10288bed-3e25-4f65-9f49-1a8ced0e24c9_.jpeg) |
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The flamingo population in Chile's Los Flamencos national reserve is dwindling and scientists are trying to find out where the long-legged, pink-plumed birds are going. ...more |
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![Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development to ban single-use Styrofoam products from 1 June Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development to ban single-use Styrofoam products from 1 June](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_00d0aba0-7d1f-4288-b9c3-f1854e42d6db_.jpeg) |
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As part of Environment Agency –Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) Single-Use Plastic Policy which was launched in 2020, a ban on a series of Styrofoam products in the emirate will become effective from 1 June 2024. ...more |
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![Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3f9aa654-8d24-4bc5-9489-93c272537b41_.jpeg) |
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Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny. ...more |
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![Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a05c4741-3ed4-4b9b-8c55-5995b302a978_.jpeg) |
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Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. ...more |
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![Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_512d34c8-297a-4505-8070-45e1ad8dfc07_.jpeg) |
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Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea and Japan, with many of the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding, researchers said on Tuesday.
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![Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cd5fe0d8-b2eb-485d-9ae0-24e70280ed25_.jpeg) |
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Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Monday it backs the Biden administration's moves to dramatically cut vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments the new climate rules are bad for business. ...more |
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