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Two-thirds plant-based menu, limited ‘carbon and water intensity’ catering for delegates ...more |
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When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis. ...more |
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Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. ...more |
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced the 2023 Champions of the Earth, honouring a city mayor, a non-profit foundation, a social enterprise, a government initiative and a research council for their innovative solutions and transformative action to tackle plastic pollution. ...more |
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Countries that are home to the world's three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome deforestation and safeguard biodiversity but fell short of a concrete alliance to protect the vital carbon sinks. ...more |
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![India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28 - govt sources India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28 - govt sources](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d73cfed4-d75d-4249-8d8e-c9f8fed2861b_.jpeg) |
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India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP 28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world's most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters. ...more |
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Bringing species like beavers back to England is no longer a priority, the government said on Friday to criticism from wildlife groups. ...more |
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A major international conference on the Antarctic marine environment has failed to agree on new conservation areas despite hearing evidence the southern continent is facing a range of crises, including historically low sea ice levels, plummeting wildlife numbers and the first cases of bird flu. ...more |
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The northern Chinese city of Tangshan, China's top steel production hub, will launch a level-2 emergency response from Friday amid a forecast of heavy air pollution, it said on its WeChat account on Thursday. ...more |
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![Solar power to energise UAE plant genetics research centre Solar power to energise UAE plant genetics research centre](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5bfda312-1b32-400d-bf67-b70b153d92f9_.jpeg) |
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In a significant development for sustainable energy in the United Arab Emirates, the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) has unveiled plans to power its newly constructed Plant Genetic Resources Center in Al Ain with renewable energy. ...more |
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