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Climate change fuelled heavier rainfall during a series of storms that battered southern Africa earlier this year, scientists say. ...more |
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![German firm builds floating solar plant on quarry lake German firm builds floating solar plant on quarry lake](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_07c0efb4-5e53-47f9-b1b9-1773cf5cbd6f_.jpg) |
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A Germany company will next month switch on a floating solar power plant it has built on a quarry lake, a rapidly-installed, renewable technology it says could help wean the country off Russian fossil fuels. ...more |
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![Lloyd's of London switches to remote trading after climate protests Lloyd's of London switches to remote trading after climate protests](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e1e7657e-47d4-4afa-823e-0ac73105cd03_.jpg) |
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Lloyds of London said on Tuesday it had advised its employees and market participants not to come to their City of London headquarters on Tuesday and was trading remotely after climate activists blocked several entrances to the building. ...more |
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![Renewables Take Lion’s Share of Global Power Additions in 2021 Renewables Take Lion’s Share of Global Power Additions in 2021](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f631391a-5ef1-413e-a989-b8c669c05d3c_.jpg) |
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Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching new record of 81% last year ...more |
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![How much heat can Earth’s forests handle? How much heat can Earth’s forests handle?](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ed301e41-6aa3-4e32-8813-4f2d6f2b4c83_.jpeg) |
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An international team of researchers carried out a study to determine the heat and moisture threshold for Earth’s forests. Published in Nature Communications, the study answers “how hot is too hot” and “how dry is too dry” for forests. ...more |
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![‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating ‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8c1e53cc-7660-4a0e-9e3b-499428e11f28_.jpeg) |
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In February last year, a Russian gas tanker, Christophe de Margerie, made history by navigating the icy waters of the northern sea route in mid-winter. ...more |
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![Chile announces unprecedented water rationing plan as drought enters 13th year Chile announces unprecedented water rationing plan as drought enters 13th year](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_65597ab9-625a-4de9-b736-da3faa9227bd_.jpeg) |
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As a punishing, record-breaking drought enters its 13th year, Chile on Monday announced an unprecedented plan to ration water for the capital of Santiago, a city of nearly 6 million. ...more |
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![Mercedes-Benz to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 Mercedes-Benz to halve CO2 emissions by 2030](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_aece03e3-cff5-4390-9664-e9b952c1cf99_.jpeg) |
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Mercedes-Benz aims to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030, the carmaker said on Monday, providing a half-way goal to its existing target of becoming CO2 neutral by 2039. ...more |
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![Electric Vehicles … A Saudi Step Towards Establishing Sustainable Transportation Electric Vehicles … A Saudi Step Towards Establishing Sustainable Transportation](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_dbf3430c-6ee8-4b6e-9d27-e7c2187186be_.jpeg) |
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The announcement made by Lucid Group, an American electric vehicle manufacturer, on signing several agreements with Saudi government agencies, paving way for laying the groundwork for a full production factory in Saudi Arabia, is an important step that shows the competitiveness of Saudi Arabia in becoming a perfect investment destination and a top industrial force.N ...more |
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![Air pollution now directly affects 99% of the world Air pollution now directly affects 99% of the world](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9e910689-38b4-44a7-b0b9-4f19b60b30bb_.jpeg) |
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Nearly everybody in the world is breathing in air pollution, says the United Nations. On Monday, the U.N. health agency World Health Organization (WHO) updated its database on air quality. ...more |
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