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An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. ...more |
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![Canada to invest C$1.6 bln in first national climate adaptation strategy Canada to invest C$1.6 bln in first national climate adaptation strategy](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_233f13bd-139b-4d39-82ba-c9defbdcc0ea_.jpeg) |
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Canada published its first ever national climate adaptation strategy on Thursday, including C$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) in new federal funding commitments to help protect communities against the increasing impacts of global warming. ...more |
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Black Friday deals have prompted a backlash in Belgium where some businesses rejected promotions and chose to close for the day or even offered to repair used clothes for free. ...more |
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![Activists aggravate art insurers' climate headache Activists aggravate art insurers' climate headache](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9b7c6623-3682-4e64-bccb-5e4a5e161ec1_.jpeg) |
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Climate activists' attacks on some of the world's most precious paintings have added to insurers' worries about the threat to art from climate change itself, concerns seen as leading to higher art insurance premiums. ...more |
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![Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EU watchdog Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EU watchdog](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1aa886d2-2dd7-4928-8bcb-982e3752f83d_.jpeg) |
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Across the 27-nation bloc that year, "exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline level resulted in 238,000 premature deaths," the European Environment Agency said in a new report. ...more |
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Next month's UN biodiversity summit is the "best and last chance" to halt and reverse the decline of nature, the head of Natural England has said. ...more |
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![The emissions costs of mitigation and adaptation The emissions costs of mitigation and adaptation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_34dfcaa3-490b-46b8-88c5-3d19cc670226_.jpeg) |
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The faster humanity transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, the smaller the emissions cost of that transition, modelling shows. The finding is the result of a study that modelled both the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transition to renewable energy, and those that will be generated by keeping homes cool and adapting to sea level rise. ...more |
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![Over 20,000 died in western Europe’s summer heatwaves, figures show Over 20,000 died in western Europe’s summer heatwaves, figures show](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4e64ed52-ffa5-4205-a2d2-790f3de88e2c_.jpeg) |
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More than 20,000 people died across western Europe in this summer’s heatwaves, in temperatures that would have been virtually impossible without climate breakdown, figures show. ...more |
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![Unraveling secrets of microplastics released by tires Unraveling secrets of microplastics released by tires](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ccf11851-1dc3-49eb-bb14-4cd52912aac5_.jpeg) |
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In Switzerland, tire and road wear particles are one of the biggest sources of microplastics released into the environment, yet the chemical compounds contained in those particles – and their effects – remain largely a mystery. ...more |
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![Exclusive: U.S. aims to sanction Brazil deforesters, adding bite to climate fight Exclusive: U.S. aims to sanction Brazil deforesters, adding bite to climate fight](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_157f57c6-384e-4755-8d76-709f8e7b9e36_.jpeg) |
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The United States is looking to crack down on environmental criminals behind surging deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, using penalties such as Magnitsky sanctions to tackle climate change more aggressively, U.S. sources and officials told Reuters. ...more |
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