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Disney VIP world tour will produce 6.2 tonnes of carbon for each guest 26/7/2022
Disney VIP world tour will produce 6.2 tonnes of carbon for each guest Disney is marketing a $110,000-a-ticket elite package tour that comes with a carbon price tag of 6.2 tonnes of emissions for each guest – 20 times more than a person in a low-income country accounts for in an entire year. ...more
NGOs ask Musk to not invest in Indonesia's nickel industry over environmental worries 26/7/2022
NGOs ask Musk to not invest in Indonesia's nickel industry over environmental worries Dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have sent an open letter to Elon Musk, urging the Tesla Inc's chief to not invest in Indonesia's nickel industry on environmental concerns. ...more
Senegalese island keeps coastal erosion at bay with stakes in the sand 26/7/2022
Senegalese island keeps coastal erosion at bay with stakes in the sand Simple wooden structures padded with coconut tree fronds are helping residents of Diogue island in southern Senegal to win back stretches of sandy beach from the Atlantic swells that threaten much of the West African coast. ...more
Biden could declare climate emergency - Kerry 25/7/2022
Biden could declare climate emergency - Kerry The US climate envoy, John Kerry, says President Joe Biden is considering announcing a climate emergency. ...more
The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change 25/7/2022
The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change Thirty years ago, a bold plan was cooked up to spread doubt and persuade the public that climate change was not a problem. ...more
A year on, China's CO2 market yet to drive big emission cuts 25/7/2022
A year on, China's CO2 market yet to drive big emission cuts China's year-old carbon market has given more than 2,000 power plants a taste of emissions trading, but design flaws and data fraud have meant limited large-scale greenhouse gas reductions and environmental gains, experts say. ...more
Explainer: What is behind the heat waves affecting the United States? 25/7/2022
Explainer: What is behind the heat waves affecting the United States? Virtually all the contiguous United States experienced above normal temperatures in the past week, with more dangerously hot weather forecast. ...more
Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon extinct - IUCN 25/7/2022
Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon extinct - IUCN The extinction of the Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon, declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), unleashed a torrent of comments on China's social media platforms on Friday urging more environmental protection. ...more
Middle East to get 5°C hotter this century, major report says 22/7/2022
Middle East to get 5°C hotter this century, major report says Temperatures in the Middle East are set to rise by almost half a degree Celsius per decade, a study has forecast, with extreme weather events — including droughts and torrential rain — becoming more common. ...more
Explainer: How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe 22/7/2022
Explainer: How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe Europe is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave and wildfires are raging across the Mediterranean. Here's how climate change drives these events. ...more
 
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