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'Revive Our Ocean' initiative launched to protect coastal waters 28/4/2025
'Revive Our Ocean' initiative launched to protect coastal waters A new initiative backed by British naturalist David Attenborough was launched on Thursday to help communities profit from efforts to protect at least 30% of the world's oceans by the end of the decade. ...more
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30 25/4/2025
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30 At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil. ...more
China's action on climate change will not slow despite global political changes, Xi says 25/4/2025
China's action on climate change will not slow despite global political changes, Xi says China's actions to address climate change will not slow down despite global political developments, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. ...more
Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report 25/4/2025
Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog ...more
Oil and gas giants caused €25 trillion in climate damage, study says 25/4/2025
Oil and gas giants caused €25 trillion in climate damage, study says The world's biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion (€25 trillion) in climate damage, a new study estimates. ...more
India's Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag 25/4/2025
India's Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag India's capital New Delhi plans to limit gasoline and diesel-powered cars a family can buy as well as ban sales of fuel-guzzling motorbikes and scooters, according to a draft policy aimed at cleaning up one of the world's most polluted cities. ...more
Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change 24/4/2025
Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.  ...more
Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say 24/4/2025
Brazil urging tougher emissions goals ahead of climate summit, sources say Brazil, which hosts this year's United Nations climate summit, has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, three people with knowledge of the country's plans told Reuters. ...more
Global coral bleaching crisis spreads after hottest year, scientists say 24/4/2025
Global coral bleaching crisis spreads after hottest year, scientists say More than four-fifths of the world's coral reef areas have been affected by devastating mass bleaching spurred by record-high ocean temperatures, turning many once-colourful reefs a ghostly pale hue, scientific authorities said on Wednesday. ...more
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say 24/4/2025
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests. ...more
 
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