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Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution 9/1/2025
Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution Thailand has banned plastic waste imports over concerns about toxic pollution, as experts warn that failure to agree a global treaty to cut plastic waste will harm human health. ...more
Record year for wind power in 2024 8/1/2025
Record year for wind power in 2024 Wind provided more electricity than ever last year as the UK moved further away from planet-warming fossil fuels to power the nation, new data shows. ...more
German emissions fell 3% in 2024 on economic weakness, climate policies, think tank says 8/1/2025
German emissions fell 3% in 2024 on economic weakness, climate policies, think tank says Germany's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in 2024 compared to the previous year, climate think tank Agora said in a report on Tuesday, attributing the decline to economic weakness, mild weather and successful climate policies. ...more
JPMorgan says to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance 8/1/2025
JPMorgan says to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance JPMorgan (JPM.N) said on Tuesday it had decided to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the latest exit from the sector's biggest climate coalition amid rising U.S. political pressure. ...more
Antarctica’s melting ice may awaken hidden volcanoes, study warns 8/1/2025
Antarctica’s melting ice may awaken hidden volcanoes, study warns Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. ...more
Research Finds Forests More Resilient to Climate Change 8/1/2025
Research Finds Forests More Resilient to Climate Change Forests may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought. ...more
Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds 7/1/2025
Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds The climate crisis is “wreaking havoc” on the planet’s water cycle, with ferocious floods and crippling droughts affecting billions of people, a report has found. ...more
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans 7/1/2025
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive. ...more
UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035 7/1/2025
UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035 ‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative. ...more
Brazil's Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agency 7/1/2025
Brazil's Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agency Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday showed, after the vast biome suffered months of a lengthy drought. ...more
 
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