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Dubai International Airport sets goal to reduce landfill waste by 60 per cent 8/6/2022
Dubai International Airport sets goal to reduce landfill waste by 60 per cent Dubai Airports has set a goal to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill from Dubai International Airport by 60 per cent. ...more
EU lawmakers face hundreds of amendments in key votes on climate policies 8/6/2022
EU lawmakers face hundreds of amendments in key votes on climate policies The European Parliament will vote this week on a raft of EU climate change policies designed to cut Europe's emissions over the next decade, with proposals facing multiple amendments and the outcome uncertain for some of the most ambitious plans. ...more
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years 8/6/2022
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years The funding needed by UN climate disaster appeals has soared by more than 800% in 20 years as global heating takes hold. But only about half of it is being met by rich countries, according to a new report by Oxfam. ...more
Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era 8/6/2022
Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era The level of carbon dioxide in the world’s atmosphere is now more than 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era, further pushing the planet into conditions not experienced for millions of years, well before the emergence of humans, US government data shows. ...more
Antarctica: Southern Ocean floor mapped in greatest ever detail 8/6/2022
Antarctica: Southern Ocean floor mapped in greatest ever detail Scientists have made the most precise map yet of the mountains, canyons and plains that make up the floor of Antarctica's encircling Southern Ocean. ...more
Biden waives solar panel tariffs, invokes defense law 7/6/2022
Biden waives solar panel tariffs, invokes defense law President Joe Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations for two years and invoked the Defense Production Act to spur solar panel manufacturing at home, the White House said on Monday, confirming a Reuters report. ...more
Exclusive: Brazil tests genetically modified wheat as global supplies tighten 7/6/2022
Exclusive: Brazil tests genetically modified wheat as global supplies tighten Brazil is testing a variety of drought resistant, genetically modified wheat in a bid to become more self-sufficient in the staple crop as global supplies tighten. ...more
Initiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets 7/6/2022
Initiative launched to rank corporate climate claims using carbon offsets A consultation for a global standard to assess companies' claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits launched on Tuesday, seeking to bring transparency to an unregulated market. ...more
China pilots low carbon bonds to help companies become greener 7/6/2022
China pilots low carbon bonds to help companies become greener China is rolling out so-called low carbon transition bonds to help companies become greener, the country's interbank bond market regulator said on Monday, as Beijing strives toward carbon neutrality. ...more
Genetically-engineered trees can capture more carbon 7/6/2022
Genetically-engineered trees can capture more carbon Could hacking nature lead to a solution to climate change? Living Carbon, a public benefit company, enhances natural solutions in plants to improve carbon capture. ...more
 
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