|
|
|
|
 |
|
Number of camels found dead having ingested plastic in UAE falls by 60-80 per cent, says researcher. ...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
A record 740 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity was added worldwide last year, still not enough to meet a global goal to triple renewable capacity by 2030, a report by the Paris-based thinktank REN21 showed on Tuesday.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Asia faces rapid warming, double the global average. Sea surface temperatures are also rising quickly. Extreme heatwaves impacted East Asia. India reported many heatstroke cases and deaths. Sea levels rose faster, threatening coastal areas. Glaciers in the Himalayas and Tian Shan are melting, increasing disaster risks. Extreme rainfall and droughts caused damage. Climate change impacts Asia's societies, economies, and ecosystems.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
More than 110 million people across Europe suffer high levels of health-damaging noise pollution, according to a report. The resulting physiological stress and sleep disturbance leads to 66,000 early deaths a year and many cases of heart disease, diabetes and depression.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
The European Union halted negotiations on Monday on a planned law requiring companies to back up their climate-friendly claims with evidence, after the European Commission said the policy would overburden small companies and threatened to shelve it.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Water shortages are no longer a distant threat. By 2055, in England alone, the public will face a shortfall of 5bn litres a day – a shortfall of such immensity it will require societal and cultural change, which experts argue needs to start today.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Whether it’s answering work emails or drafting wedding vows, generative artificial intelligence tools have become a trusty copilot in many people’s lives. But a growing body of research shows that for every problem AI solves, hidden environmental costs are racking up.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
At the beginning of the century, China's leadership laid out plans to dominate the technologies of the future. Once a nation of bicycles China is now the world's leader in EVs.
...more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
The changing climate is having an impact on vibrant fields of lavender that have been a popular summer sight in the Hampshire countryside, a grower has said.
...more |
|
|