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Indonesia steps up handing confiscated palm plantations to state company 27/3/2025
Indonesia steps up handing confiscated palm plantations to state company Indonesian authorities will hand over more land that has been seized in probes into illegal palm plantations to new state company Agrinas Palma Nusantara, officials said on Wednesday, turning the company into a major industry player. ...more
War ignited record-breaking wildfires in Ukraine last year, scientists say 27/3/2025
War ignited record-breaking wildfires in Ukraine last year, scientists say Last year was Ukraine's worst year for wildfires in more than three decades of record-keeping, as shelling along front lines in the war with Russia triggered an unprecedented number of blazes, scientists said. ...more
Beyond the Trees: Surprising New Carbon Sinks Revealed 27/3/2025
Beyond the Trees: Surprising New Carbon Sinks Revealed Terrestrial carbon sinks grew by 30% from 1992 to 2019, with most carbon stored in nonliving pools, not forests, prompting a call to update climate models. ...more
Ambitious climate action could boost global 2040 GDP by 0.2%, says OECD study 26/3/2025
Ambitious climate action could boost global 2040 GDP by 0.2%, says OECD study Accelerated climate action could boost global GDP by 0.2% by 2040 compared with current policies, a study showed on Tuesday, as delegates from 40 countries meet in Berlin to shape the agenda for the COP30 summit in Brazil later this year. ...more
Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels 26/3/2025
Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels Cooling demand as a result of record temperatures was a significant driver of power generation last year, according to the International Energy Agency. ...more
Carbon cycle feedbacks may amplify global heating risk, study warns 26/3/2025
Carbon cycle feedbacks may amplify global heating risk, study warns Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). ...more
China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts 26/3/2025
China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts China’s carbon intensity fell less than planned for in 2024 even as Beijing made strides in renewable energy. ...more
Shell's 2024 emissions largely stable at 1.2 billion tons CO2 equivalent 26/3/2025
Shell's 2024 emissions largely stable at 1.2 billion tons CO2 equivalent Shell's emissions were largely unchanged in 2024 at around 1.2 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent, according to its annual report published on Tuesday and Reuters calculations. ...more
US Supreme Court will not hear novel youth-led climate change case 25/3/2025
US Supreme Court will not hear novel youth-led climate change case The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by 21 young people to revive a novel lawsuit claiming the U.S. government's energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change. ...more
Polish cabinet approves liberalisation of wind farm rules 25/3/2025
Polish cabinet approves liberalisation of wind farm rules The Polish government has approved on Friday draft legislation easing rules to build onshore wind farms, a key step in delivering a 2023 election pledge to boost power production from renewable energy sources. ...more
 
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