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A coalition of companies including oil major Shell and no. 1 container line MSC on Tuesday launched an initiative to explore ways to cut climate-warming methane emissions from ships, which pose a major risk to industry efforts to go greener. ...more |
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![EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a6f44a20-a5cf-4963-b134-52d2fe39694a_.jpeg) |
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The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft, after rampaging wildfires across Europe this summer exhausted the bloc’s capacity to respond. ...more |
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![Tackling inequality key to climate fight - study Tackling inequality key to climate fight - study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ca9afb61-e8d7-4646-87c6-6d069db22a3a_.jpeg) |
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Tackling inequality is key to securing the public support needed to overhaul the global economy and reverse climate change, an update to the landmark 50-year-old computer simulation of environmental stress has found.
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![As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_26ea228c-1d40-4abf-8e7f-17f6b3e931e3_.jpeg) |
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Rich countries said they will spend about $25 billion by 2025 to boost Africa’s efforts to adapt to climate change as the continent continues to struggle with drought, cyclones and extreme heat, according to officials at a summit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday. ...more |
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![Large parts of Amazon may never recover, major study says Large parts of Amazon may never recover, major study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b9fd6a19-13e9-4027-a1e3-9f34d3f269e7_.jpeg) |
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Environmental destruction in parts of the Amazon is so complete that swathes of the rainforest have reached tipping point and might never be able to recover, a major study carried out by scientists and Indigenous organisations has found. ...more |
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![Heatwave in North America threatens to break global September temperature record Heatwave in North America threatens to break global September temperature record](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4da635cd-db09-4b5d-876f-f24f45130406_.jpeg) |
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Western areas of North America are continuing to suffer a significant heatwave that is threatening to break the highest global September temperature record. ...more |
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![US flood maps outdated thanks to climate change, Fema director says US flood maps outdated thanks to climate change, Fema director says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c2fb3609-d824-4fd0-827f-43067b227bf1_.jpeg) |
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Flood maps used by the federal government are outdated, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or Fema, said on Sunday, considering a series of devastating floods caused by excessive rainfall induced by climate change. ...more |
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![Tunisia bans production of non biodegradable plastic bags Tunisia bans production of non biodegradable plastic bags](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f89812bb-2a8b-4ef9-8718-6d7201fefdba_.jpeg) |
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The Tunisian Ministry of Environment announced it will stop production of certain types of plastic bags "banned for the internal market" because they are not biodegradable. The ban started as of 1 September. ...more |
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![How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5eb49fc5-eb02-4649-86ad-0b26be067252_.jpeg) |
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The devastating floods in Pakistan are a "wake-up call" to the world on the threats of climate change, experts have said. ...more |
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![Prevent tree extinctions or face global ecological catastrophe, scientists warn Prevent tree extinctions or face global ecological catastrophe, scientists warn](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_161c84d1-b765-4141-b664-a696a3309448_.jpeg) |
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Scientists have issued an urgent “warning to humanity” about the global impact of tree extinctions. ...more |
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