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'Green Nobel' prize to recognize environmental work in Amazon rainforest 15/12/2023
'Green Nobel' prize to recognize environmental work in Amazon rainforest The great-grandnephew of Alfred Nobel is offering a "Green Nobel" prize, unrelated to the Nobel Foundation, to environmental champions of the Amazon rainforest. ...more
A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes 15/12/2023
A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a. ...more
UAE first country in region to launch greenhouse gas, air quality and emissions tracking tool 14/12/2023
UAE first country in region to launch greenhouse gas, air quality and emissions tracking tool The UAE has become the first country in the region to develop an integrated greenhouse gas emissions and air quality monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system in line with the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement. ...more
Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels 14/12/2023
Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age. ...more
Reuters Exclusive: Infrastructure faces $600 billion hit in worst-case climate shift - study 14/12/2023
Reuters Exclusive: Infrastructure faces $600 billion hit in worst-case climate shift - study Infrastructure investors face losing nearly a third of their money, or around $600 billion, if countries do not plan for an orderly shift to a greener economy by mid-century, a first-of-its-kind study shared with Reuters showed. ...more
Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas - US report 14/12/2023
Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas - US report The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest of the world with problems including higher sea levels, a U.S. report said on Tuesday. ...more
Ferrari and Philip Morris to collaborate to cut carbon footprint of Italian plants 14/12/2023
Ferrari and Philip Morris to collaborate to cut carbon footprint of Italian plants Luxury sportscar maker Ferrari (RACE.MI) said on Wednesday it would work with tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) (PM.N) to study ways in which they could cut the carbon footprint of their factories in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. ...more
COP28 forced into overtime as fossil fuel phase-out divides countries 13/12/2023
COP28 forced into overtime as fossil fuel phase-out divides countries The COP28 climate talks went into overtime on Tuesday and countries engaged in shuttle-diplomacy to seek a new draft agreement and try to close a rift over ending the world's use of fossil fuels. ...more
COP28 plan to triple renewables is doable, but not easy, companies say 13/12/2023
COP28 plan to triple renewables is doable, but not easy, companies say More than 100 countries at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai have agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 - one of the least controversial commitments floated at the conference. ...more
COP28: Norway gives $50 mln to Brazil Amazon fund as deforestation falls 13/12/2023
COP28: Norway gives $50 mln to Brazil Amazon fund as deforestation falls Norway said it would donate an additional $50 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to promote conservation of its rainforest region, the Nordic country's first new donation since the fund was frozen by right-wing Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. ...more
 
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