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Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns 6/6/2022
Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns The US envoy on climate change John Kerry has warned that the war in Ukraine must not be used as an excuse to prolong global reliance on coal. ...more
South Korean companies to build $1 billion green hydrogen plant in UAE 6/6/2022
South Korean companies to build $1 billion green hydrogen plant in UAE Three South Korean companies have signed an agreement to build a $1 billion green hydrogen and ammonia production plant in the United Arab Emirates, their UAE partner said on Friday. ...more
Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, says OECD 6/6/2022
Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, says OECD The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report. ...more
A 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 is still possible 6/6/2022
A 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 is still possible Anybody who’s paying attention has probably noticed that lots of choices being made in the world don’t align with the US goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The good news is, a new study says it’s still possible. ...more
Closed landfills could have new life as solar energy sources 6/6/2022
Closed landfills could have new life as solar energy sources Recent data released by World Resources Institute and the Resource Management Institute (RMI) has found that local governments across the United States harvested significant amounts of energy from solar plants built in closed landfills last year. ...more
EAD's 'Blue Carbon Project' selected among 12 UpLink Ocean Top Innovations 3/6/2022
EAD's 'Blue Carbon Project' selected among 12 UpLink Ocean Top Innovations The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced that it's Blue Carbon Environmental and Social Responsibility Project, in collaboration with ENGIE and Distant Imagery, has been selected among the 12 Uplink Ocean Top Innovations. ...more
U.S. EPA restores rights of states, tribes to block polluting projects 3/6/2022
U.S. EPA restores rights of states, tribes to block polluting projects The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday restored the right of states and tribes to block projects on environmental grounds through the federal clean water permitting process, reversing a Trump-era effort to prevent them from doing so. ...more
Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis 3/6/2022
Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis Almost half the planet’s land surface needs extra conservation protection if the biodiversity crisis is to be halted, a major new study has found. ...more
Traffic noise slows children’s memory development, study finds 3/6/2022
Traffic noise slows children’s memory development, study finds Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills in primary school children, research has found. ...more
Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds 3/6/2022
Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a study of high-resolution satellite data. ...more
 
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