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Global warming is fuelling wildfires and the US home insurance crisis 27/2/2025
Global warming is fuelling wildfires and the US home insurance crisis Destructive wildfires raging through Los Angeles have exposed the impact of climate change on the US homeowners' insurance market, with homeowners facing the difficult choice of either paying exorbitant insurance prices or risk losing it all. ...more
How the climate fight is coming into your home 27/2/2025
How the climate fight is coming into your home Adopting green technologies to reach net zero can save people money, the Climate Change Committee said - but the UK government must do more to help people switch, otherwise some will miss out. ...more
Kew announces new Carbon Garden, set to open summer 2025 27/2/2025
Kew announces new Carbon Garden, set to open summer 2025 This summer, Kew Gardens in London will unveil one of its most ambitious garden projects in recent years: the Carbon Garden. Opening in July 2025, this innovative new garden will not only showcase the essential role plants and fungi play in tackling climate change but will also highlight the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis. ...more
Dubai Can cuts single-use plastic water bottle usage by 30 million 26/2/2025
Dubai Can cuts single-use plastic water bottle usage by 30 million The pioneering Dubai Can Refill For Life citywide sustainability initiative has made a remarkable contribution towards combating plastic waste by cutting the consumption of over 30 million 500ml single-use plastic water bottles in three years since its launch. ...more
Companies urged to pay into new UN fund to help protect nature 26/2/2025
Companies urged to pay into new UN fund to help protect nature Companies who use the genetic coding of the natural world to design products ranging from weight-loss drugs to cosmetics faced renewed calls on Tuesday to help pay to protect it as a dedicated fund was launched at a U.N. conference in Rome. ...more
Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples 26/2/2025
Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a custodian of the facility said. ...more
China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year 26/2/2025
China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the "battle for blue skies." ...more
UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week 26/2/2025
UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050. ...more
Countries make fresh attempt at $200 billion nature finance deal 25/2/2025
Countries make fresh attempt at $200 billion nature finance deal Countries gather in Rome this week for a second crack at figuring out how to generate $200 billion a year to help preserve the world's biodiversity - and give a shot in the arm to global cooperation as the United States draws back. ...more
EU to make most companies exempt from carbon border levy, draft shows 25/2/2025
EU to make most companies exempt from carbon border levy, draft shows The European Commission will propose exemptions for "the vast majority" of companies covered by the European Union's carbon border levy on the grounds that they produce only 1% of emissions in the scheme, a draft proposal showed. ...more
 
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