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Revealed: TikTok is the most pollutive social media with each user emitting 2.63g of CO2 each minute 12/6/2023
Revealed: TikTok is the most pollutive social media with each user emitting 2.63g of CO2 each minute With social media being used by over 4.76 billion people around the globe, amassing to 59% of the world's population, it is important that as a society we understand the ramifications of it's use. Whilst many consider the implications of social media usage at an individual and societal level, such as its impact on mental health, the wider repercussions are often overlooked.  ...more
US companies face less pressure for climate and social reforms 12/6/2023
US companies face less pressure for climate and social reforms Shareholder support for proxy resolutions on topics including climate change and workforce diversity dropped significantly this spring, analysts said, as tough proposals from activists met with growing political pressure on fund firms' voting. ...more
Explainer: How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24 12/6/2023
Explainer: How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24 Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Nino — a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere. ...more
First U.S. youth climate change trial kicks off in Montana 12/6/2023
First U.S. youth climate change trial kicks off in Montana One of the first climate change trials in U.S. history is set to kick off today in Helena, Montana, where 16 young people are seeking to hold the state accountable for fossil fuel-friendly policies that they say have exacerbated global warming and dimmed their futures. ...more
Global greenhouse gas emissions at all-time high, study finds 9/6/2023
Global greenhouse gas emissions at all-time high, study finds Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned. ...more
EU lawmakers draft deal in attempt to rescue nature law 9/6/2023
EU lawmakers draft deal in attempt to rescue nature law European Parliament lawmakers from some political groups have drafted a deal to try to pass a landmark EU law to protect nature, which the parliament's largest group is attempting to block. ...more
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls nearly 10% in May 9/6/2023
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls nearly 10% in May Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell almost 10% in May from the previous year, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration has strengthened efforts at protection. ...more
Uber says green rides will enable customers to track CO2 savings 9/6/2023
Uber says green rides will enable customers to track CO2 savings U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber said on Thursday that customers will soon be able to track emissions avoided when choosing greener rides and have the option of shared rides in more cities to further reduce CO2 emissions. ...more
Climate change could cause disease to 76.8% of corals by 2100: Report 9/6/2023
Climate change could cause disease to 76.8% of corals by 2100: Report Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) have estimated that 76.8 per cent of corals across the world would catch disease by 2100 amid global warming. ...more
Abu Dhabi takes 172 million single-use plastic bags out of circulation in one year 8/6/2023
Abu Dhabi takes 172 million single-use plastic bags out of circulation in one year Abu Dhabi has reduced the number of single-use plastic bags in circulation by 172 million since an emirate-wide ban came into effect a year ago, authorities said on Tuesday. ...more
 
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