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Science offers basis for national climate damage claims -study 13/7/2022
Science offers basis for national climate damage claims -study A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country's carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday of a development it billed as a potential game-changer for climate litigation. ...more
China's surging hydropower a boon for its climate goals, energy bills 13/7/2022
China's surging hydropower a boon for its climate goals, energy bills A surge in hydropower output in China this year, boosted by record-breaking rainfall, is helping the world's biggest polluter meet green targets as well as cut liquefied natural gas imports (LNG) amid tight global supplies. ...more
Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds 13/7/2022
Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds UK households throw away nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, according to a survey by Greenpeace. ...more
Microplastics detected in meat, milk and blood of farm animals 12/7/2022
Microplastics detected in meat, milk and blood of farm animals Microplastic contamination has been reported in beef and pork for the first time, as well as in the blood of cows and pigs on farms. ...more
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite 12/7/2022
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. ...more
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022 12/7/2022
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022 Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday. ...more
World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN 12/7/2022
World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures. ...more
Brazilian court world’s first to recognise Paris Agreement as human rights treaty 8/7/2022
Brazilian court world’s first to recognise Paris Agreement as human rights treaty Brazil’s Supreme Court has become the first in the world to recognise the Paris Agreement as a human rights treaty – a move with significant implications for national and international law. ...more
EU lawmakers back mandatory use of green jet fuel from 2025 8/7/2022
EU lawmakers back mandatory use of green jet fuel from 2025 The European Parliament on Thursday backed landmark rules on aviation fuel that set binding targets for the replacement of kerosene with less polluting energy sources, but extended the definition of what a green fuel could be. ...more
 
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