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New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says 10/7/2024
New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says Solar panel prices could increase by as much as 66% if the U.S. puts new tariffs on imports from Southeast Asia, threatening the nation's goals for an energy source critical to combating climate change, according to an analysis published on Tuesday. ...more
US offshore wind will fall short of Biden's 2030 goal, analysis says 10/7/2024
US offshore wind will fall short of Biden's 2030 goal, analysis says The United States will fall far short of the Biden administration's 2030 offshore wind goal but will catch up quickly in the following years, according to an analysis by an industry group published on Tuesday. ...more
Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board 10/7/2024
Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the "Loss and Damage" fund created by U.N. talks, marking another step towards providing financial help for countries to recover and rebuild from the impact of global warming. ...more
Indonesia and US seal $35 mln coral reef debt swap 10/7/2024
Indonesia and US seal $35 mln coral reef debt swap The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world's most biodiverse patch of ocean. ...more
Net Zero Week 2024: How Coventry University Group is delivering innovative solutions to net zero carbon challenges 10/7/2024
Net Zero Week 2024: How Coventry University Group is delivering innovative solutions to net zero carbon challenges The UK faces several challenges in achieving its net zero ambitions by 2050. Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Carl Perrin, highlights three of them and what we, at Coventry University Group, are doing to ensure a cleaner tomorrow.  ...more
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms 9/7/2024
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms The Labour government is to end a de facto ban on new onshore windfarms, to the delight of environmentalists and energy experts. ...more
2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records 9/7/2024
2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. ...more
Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023 9/7/2024
Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023 Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% to a 23-year low in 2023, driven by declining environmental destruction in the Amazon region, the environment ministry said on Monday. ...more
Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants 9/7/2024
Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are “living icons” of the African savannah. They are also highly prized by trophy hunters. ...more
EIB Survey: Finns most climate aware in EU 9/7/2024
EIB Survey: Finns most climate aware in EU The European Investment Bank poll assessed people's knowledge of climate change in three areas — definitions and causes, consequences, and solutions — with Finns topping the table. ...more
 
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