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All projects and establishments in Abu Dhabi will have to obtain an environmental license and comply with limits for air pollution and noise, it was announced on Friday. ...more |
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![‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns ‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_00128ff7-82df-4453-8cdc-e823e061c33f_.jpeg) |
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The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world’s foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the international target of 1.5C. ...more |
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![Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c4e910b8-c6ca-487d-9c49-edf6dd66e77c_.jpeg) |
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The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet. ...more |
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![‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes ‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5678533a-a77e-4da4-94c4-233666c017b5_.jpeg) |
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Football shirts, sports event banners and uniforms are piled up ready to be pumped into a machine which melts them down for recycling ready to be made into new clothes. ...more |
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![A whale makes a comeback off Argentina's coast 100 years after vanishing A whale makes a comeback off Argentina's coast 100 years after vanishing](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f11fe24f-40df-433e-a34d-db337c0ff657_.jpeg) |
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Giant blue-grey sei whales that vanished from Argentina's Patagonian coast a century ago due to hunting are starting to flourish once again, demonstrating how species can recover when measures to protect them are put in place. ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi releases story books to help children learn about food safety Abu Dhabi releases story books to help children learn about food safety](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cf6e78a4-cbaa-4cca-b355-deb0a19668e6_.jpeg) |
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To raise children’s awareness of the importance of agriculture, food safety, and beekeeping, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has issued a series of story books and educational publications. ...more |
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![Reuters Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective Reuters Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c9bf0195-427a-4194-8e02-bfa852950965_.jpeg) |
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Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows.
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![Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_429a4ee7-43ac-4c3e-bc6d-9fa0e22a29ac_.jpeg) |
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Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental driver of infectious disease outbreaks, making them more dangerous and widespread, a study has found. ...more |
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![Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3204d46a-d5d8-414c-b963-132e7f99e157_.jpeg) |
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Climeworks has opened the world’s largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, with its Mammoth plant in Iceland almost ten times larger than the current record holder. ...more |
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![Australia backs long-term gas drilling despite 2050 climate goals Australia backs long-term gas drilling despite 2050 climate goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_adfa021f-9fb7-4406-88e3-2fd0993daf24_.jpeg) |
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Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas development even as it remains committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, highlighting demand from key Asian trade partners. ...more |
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