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The prestigious journal Nature selects Jeremy Rifkin’s new book Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe as one of its "five best science picks” 11/12/2024
The prestigious journal Nature selects Jeremy Rifkin’s new book Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe as one of its What would happen if we suddenly realized that the planet we live on appeared eerily alien, as if we’d been teleported to some other distant world? ...more
Dubai’s production of green hydrogen reduces 450 tonnes of CO2 emissions 10/12/2024
Dubai’s production of green hydrogen reduces 450 tonnes of CO2 emissions Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its Green Hydrogen project has produced around 90 tonnes of green hydrogen since it was launched in May 2021. ...more
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say 10/12/2024
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. ...more
Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says 10/12/2024
Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows. ...more
EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, scientists say 10/12/2024
EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, scientists say European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weather. ...more
World Cup on Three Continents Raises Environmental Alarm 10/12/2024
World Cup on Three Continents Raises Environmental Alarm The 2030 FIFA is set to embark on an ambitious journey, seeing football teams and throngs of fans traverse three continents for an event that has raised significant concerns regarding its environmental impact. ...more
Climate-vulnerable countries push for credit rating overhaul 9/12/2024
Climate-vulnerable countries push for credit rating overhaul A group of climate vulnerable nations is using a U.N. meeting this week to push for a credit ratings overhaul, arguing ratings should reflect climate resilience measures, an advisor to the group told Reuters. ...more
‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects 9/12/2024
‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants. ...more
More than 400 chemicals in plastic products linked to breast cancer – study 9/12/2024
More than 400 chemicals in plastic products linked to breast cancer – study More than 400 chemicals regularly used in everyday plastic products are linked to breast cancer, and the dangerous compounds could be a driver of increasingly elevated cancer rates in young women, new research finds. ...more
Dutch airport Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights per year to reduce noise 9/12/2024
Dutch airport Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights per year to reduce noise Amsterdam Schiphol airport's total flight capacity will be lowered by 4% next year in an effort to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday. ...more
 
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