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Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development to ban single-use Styrofoam products from 1 June 22/5/2024
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development to ban single-use Styrofoam products from 1 June As part of Environment Agency –Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) Single-Use Plastic Policy which was launched in 2020, a ban on a series of Styrofoam products in the emirate will become effective from 1 June 2024. ...more
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds 22/5/2024
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny. ...more
Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut 22/5/2024
Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. ...more
Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns 22/5/2024
Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea and Japan, with many of the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding, researchers said on Tuesday. ...more
Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions 22/5/2024
Ford backs new US rules to cut vehicle emissions Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Monday it backs the Biden administration's moves to dramatically cut vehicle emissions through 2032, rejecting Republican arguments the new climate rules are bad for business. ...more
Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’ 21/5/2024
Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’ Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been influenced by climate change, scientists have said. ...more
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study 21/5/2024
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men. ...more
Why the world's oceans are changing colour 21/5/2024
Why the world's oceans are changing colour he balance of phytoplankton populations in the sea is shifting as a result of human-induced climate change, altering the oceans in profound ways. ...more
Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars 21/5/2024
Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars Ships calling at the UK’s most-polluted ports produce more nitrogen oxides than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has shown. ...more
Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? 21/5/2024
Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as the machine, hovering about 20 metres above the ground, begins unloading its precious cargo and a cocktail of seeds rains down onto the land below. ...more
 
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