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![Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_cf4a82bf-3820-4292-b1fa-c94f299a61bb_.jpeg) |
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Almost half the planet’s land surface needs extra conservation protection if the biodiversity crisis is to be halted, a major new study has found.
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![Traffic noise slows children’s memory development, study finds Traffic noise slows children’s memory development, study finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_844bc6ea-5c32-47cb-ac4a-98e024aa2787_.jpeg) |
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Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills in primary school children, research has found. ...more |
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![Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_264b03a4-e8a6-47ae-8e57-f7bab3c459ee_.jpeg) |
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The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a study of high-resolution satellite data. ...more |
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![Qatar Airways CEO defends 160 extra daily flights at 'climate-neutral' World Cup Qatar Airways CEO defends 160 extra daily flights at 'climate-neutral' World Cup](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6505b947-3e0e-4cd7-bc1f-41d772827ea7_.jpeg) |
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The chief executive of Qatar Airways has defended a plan to operate more than 160 extra flights to shuttle spectators from the region to Doha and back each day, for what has been advertised as the first "carbon neutral" FIFA World Cup. ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi Retailers Single-Use Plastic Bags Ban Begins Abu Dhabi Retailers Single-Use Plastic Bags Ban Begins](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_16f8db5e-c675-4697-8b74-7d36c9d7a34d_.jpeg) |
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Yesterday marked the start of the implementation of the single-use plastic bag ban in Abu Dhabi, which was announced in April. This development comes as part of the tools of an integrated and comprehensive single-use plastic policy developed by Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) in 2020 that will be implemented this year. ...more |
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![COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Universal Energy Access COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Universal Energy Access](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_84a75f45-5030-44f4-ae77-ecf4d3a81579_.png) |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key factor in slowing progress toward universal energy access. Globally, 733 million people still have no access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people still cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment. At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity by 2030 – 10 million more than projected last year. ...more |
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![IKEA to sell solar panels to Americans IKEA to sell solar panels to Americans](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2414b418-fa24-4db8-b90d-268f6311ed82_.jpeg) |
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Ikea shoppers will be able to buy solar panels at US stores starting this fall. In a press statement, Ikea said that the new product comes under their partnership with SunPower, a California-based company that sells and installs solar power. Through this partnership, Ikea will be able to extend its green footprint. ...more |
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![World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_73689f46-db1a-4536-8c53-b85f55b0291e_.jpeg) |
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The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia. ...more |
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![Drought threatens starvation in Horn of Africa, U.N., agencies say Drought threatens starvation in Horn of Africa, U.N., agencies say](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_17c7a9af-cfba-4dfd-8419-e0b7310ddd0d_.jpeg) |
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Millions of people face severe hunger in the Horn of Africa as the worst drought in more than 40 years could extend to a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the United Nations and humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. ...more |
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![U.S. says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands U.S. says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ca4bd916-96f7-4d13-b009-4342d85c00e7_.jpeg) |
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The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewable energy development and address climate change. ...more |
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