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![World Cup: Shuttle flights cast doubts on carbon-neutral pledge World Cup: Shuttle flights cast doubts on carbon-neutral pledge](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_00e7fdb1-abd1-4c82-a9c4-a22bad06bf3f_.jpeg) |
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In the run-up to the World Cup, Qatar pledged to make this the first carbon-neutral event in the tournament's history. But climate advocates raised serious doubts about its sustainability claims. So, is Qatar living up to its promise? ...more |
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![EU unveils plans to cut Europe’s plastic and packaging waste EU unveils plans to cut Europe’s plastic and packaging waste](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7da28db1-f5d0-4a53-8f75-64d52b516c5b_.jpeg) |
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The EU executive wants to ban mini-shampoo bottles in hotels and the use of throwaway cups in cafes and restaurants, as part of sweeping legal proposals to curb Europe’s mountains of waste.
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![Nature needs $384 billion annually by 2025, U.N. says Nature needs $384 billion annually by 2025, U.N. says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_eed37576-8d89-4890-8a21-57d92b964f7f_.jpeg) |
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Investments into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems need to reach $384 billion a year by 2025, more than double their current levels, to guard against the threats of climate change and loss of natural resources, the U.N.'s environment watchdog said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Disasters caused total of $122 bln in insured losses in 2022 -Swiss Re Disasters caused total of $122 bln in insured losses in 2022 -Swiss Re](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bf4ea5e8-87e6-4d67-902c-75a6738abb15_.jpeg) |
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Hurricane Ian and other natural catastrophes have caused an estimated $115 billion of insured losses so far this year, well above the 10-year average of $81 billion, Swiss Re (SRENH.S) estimated on Thursday. ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi reduces number of single-use plastic bags by 90% Abu Dhabi reduces number of single-use plastic bags by 90%](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_031dba11-220f-4ca2-b001-86448c039abf_.jpeg) |
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Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi’s Single-Use Plastic Policy has offset the use of 87 million single-use plastic bags since its launch on 1 June 2022, reducing the use of single-use plastic bags by more than 90 per cent, supporting efforts to enhance sustainability in the emirate. ...more |
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![Future global treaty on plastics must cut production to ease pollution, some states say Future global treaty on plastics must cut production to ease pollution, some states say](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_eb977fe1-a2d7-4118-a1a1-03a6535fbb7a_.jpeg) |
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Countries have begun to discuss a future global plastics treaty which would cut pollution, some hope entirely by 2040, at U.N. talks in Uruguay this week, with many states calling for curbs on plastic production as a way to reach that goal.
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![Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3e898a91-e8ae-4d7a-adec-d9655503536d_.jpeg) |
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Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. ...more |
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![Companies not doing enough to protect nature, environmental non-profit says Companies not doing enough to protect nature, environmental non-profit says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_019f4317-e8be-4217-9325-9df9b4ea0e5b_.jpeg) |
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Companies are not doing enough to stop biodiversity loss, and most have no idea about the damage to nature caused by their supply chains, a report from environmental disclosure platform CDP said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Whole Foods stop selling lobsters to save endangered whales Whole Foods stop selling lobsters to save endangered whales](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e362a5ca-6ac6-4228-88c3-d9273b039ce0_.jpeg) |
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The U.S. retail giant Whole Foods has decided to stop selling Maine lobsters across its stores. The store said that the decision came following a move by several sustainability organizations to halt endorsement of the U.S. lobster fishing industry.
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![Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_10757f76-6f7c-4888-9eab-f90b28131f32_.jpeg) |
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem was significantly impacted by climate change and warming of oceans. ...more |
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