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Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests 9/9/2025
Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows. ...more
Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests 9/9/2025
Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates. ...more
Wildfires are fuelling air pollution, UN weather body says 8/9/2025
Wildfires are fuelling air pollution, UN weather body says Wildfires likely to have been made more frequent by climate change made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday. ...more
Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds 8/9/2025
Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds The climate crisis will continue making lightning-sparked wildfires more frequent for decades to come, which could produce cascading effects and worsen public safety and public health, experts and new research suggest. ...more
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds 8/9/2025
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds Survey of eight countries finds 82% of people support 30x30 biodiversity target, as progress stalls on protected areas. ...more
Italy could struggle to meet 2030 green goals, study shows 8/9/2025
Italy could struggle to meet 2030 green goals, study shows Italy could fail to meet carbon emission reduction targets agreed at the European Union level due to delays in key green transition areas, including renewable power generation and energy storage systems, a study showed on Saturday. ...more
Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say 8/9/2025
Loss of koala habitat shows ‘total failure’ of nature laws, conservationists say More habitat has been given up legally in 2025 so far than any other year since the animals were listed as threatened, analysis shows. ...more
US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs, sources say 5/9/2025
US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs, sources say The United States has told countries to reject a United Nations' marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, U.S. and European officials and sources told Reuters. ...more
Ethiopia bids to host 2027 UN climate summit 5/9/2025
Ethiopia bids to host 2027 UN climate summit Ethiopia launched a bid on Wednesday to host the United Nations climate change summit in 2027 in the capital Addis Ababa, putting it in competition with Nigeria, which wants Lagos to play host. ...more
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds 5/9/2025
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say. ...more
 
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