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The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the agreement and the EU signaling it may ratify within the next few days, officials said. ...more |
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China's state planner has punished hundreds of coal and steel companies by forcing them to close or cut output for violating environmental and safety regulations, the latest effort to crack down on the country's heavily polluting industries. ...more |
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Oslo's leftist city government issued its first "climate budget" on Wednesday aiming to halve greenhouse gas emission within four years in one of the world's most radical experiments to slow global warming. ...more |
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![No more trade in endangered pangolins, U.N. meeting decides No more trade in endangered pangolins, U.N. meeting decides](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bf347430-f441-4c90-96cd-d79c6cd5e965_.jpg) |
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The United Nations on Wednesday banned global trade in highly endangered pangolins, a scaly animal with the dubious distinction of being the world's most poached mammal. ...more |
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![Dubai contest encourages residents to grow their own food Dubai contest encourages residents to grow their own food](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_07f102a6-52d8-46b0-bc26-49e35d72522e_.jpg) |
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Residents are being encouraged to grow fruit and vegetables on their balconies and terraces as part of a municipality contest. ...more |
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![Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f445df64-5c3d-4dc0-a43a-f27c67463e69_.jpg) |
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Nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air, even outdoors, the World Health Organization said. ...more |
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![Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lives: research Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lives: research](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7613a890-78a5-4c55-82c1-a37344646074_.jpg) |
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Developing economies in Asia will have to spend $300 billion a year until 2050 to meet targets set by the Paris climate deal, but can expect to save thousands of lives and avoid worsening poverty if they shift to low-carbon growth, research showed on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Climate change could wipe out many food cereals by 2070 Climate change could wipe out many food cereals by 2070](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c941af1d-f40e-4398-a1a2-16ef9c0672f3_.jpg) |
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Global warming could rapidly threaten grasses including staple foods such as wheat and rice that provide half of all the calories consumed by humans. ...more |
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![New US endangered species listing rules: A better path to conservation? New US endangered species listing rules: A better path to conservation?](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_305475b6-0248-4c1f-914f-4f787beee867_.jpg) |
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On Monday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service changed the process for listing endangered species. ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi’s greenery, including mangroves, absorbs emissions Abu Dhabi’s greenery, including mangroves, absorbs emissions](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ad14d473-78c0-49fc-9e23-9b9e5f49d827_.jpg) |
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Abu Dhabi’s green cover, including mangroves, absorbs around six per cent of total carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) results of its second Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Project. ...more |
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