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Half of global croplands could see a drop in suitable crops at 2C of warming 6/3/2025
Half of global croplands could see a drop in suitable crops at 2C of warming More than half of global cropland areas could see a decline in the number of suitable crops under a warming scenario of 2C, new research finds.  ...more
Saudi ministry promotes local products for sustainable growth 5/3/2025
Saudi ministry promotes local products for sustainable growth The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture highlighted the importance of purchasing local products to achieve environmental and economic sustainability and enhance food security, in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. ...more
UN sets date for extra session to finalize plastics treaty 5/3/2025
UN sets date for extra session to finalize plastics treaty The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea. ...more
Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports 5/3/2025
 Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep divisions at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over whether and how to align its work with UN climate policy. ...more
Laggard Ireland may face 26 billion euro EU climate bill, watchdogs warn 5/3/2025
Laggard Ireland may face 26 billion euro EU climate bill, watchdogs warn Ireland may have to pay EU compliance costs of between 8 billion euros and 26 billion euros ($8.4 billion-$27.2 billion) if it does not swiftly implement its emissions-cutting plans by 2030, the country's fiscal and climate watchdogs warned on Tuesday. ...more
Plant diverse tree species to spread risk in climate crisis, study says 5/3/2025
Plant diverse tree species to spread risk in climate crisis, study says An “investment portfolio approach” needs to be applied to large-scale tree planting across the world to reduce the risks of the wrong species being planted in the wrong place, economists have said. ...more
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing 4/3/2025
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of climate change science after a marathon meeting in China that US envoys skipped. ...more
EU seeks to grant automakers 'breathing space' on CO2 emission targets 4/3/2025
EU seeks to grant automakers 'breathing space' on CO2 emission targets The European Commission yielded to pressure from European automakers on Monday by giving them three years, rather than only one, to meet new CO2 emission targets for their cars and vans. ...more
Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future 4/3/2025
Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future Melting Antarctic ice is releasing cold, fresh water into the ocean, which is projected to cause the slowdown. ...more
EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022 4/3/2025
EU environmental employment up 10% on average in 2022 In 2022, employment in the environmental economy in the EU countries increased on average by 9.5% compared to 2021, measured in full-time equivalents. The increase ranged from 2.8% in Czechia to 38% in Greece while in Malta, Lithuania and Slovakia employment decreased in the same period.  ...more
 
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