We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vastNews
SourceJune 10, 2024
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We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast
By Miren Gutiérrez, The Conversation Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back…

Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: studyNews
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Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: study
Singapore, Singapore (AFP) - Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980…

Tiny tropical puddle frogs show that protecting genetic variation is essential for animals to survive the climate crisisScience
SourceJune 10, 2024
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Tiny tropical puddle frogs show that protecting genetic variation is essential for animals to survive the climate crisis
By Angharad Brewer Gillham | Frontiers The climate crisis is changing habitats quickly, forcing animals to adapt to catch up. Populations of a species that…

Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generationNews
SourceJune 9, 2024
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Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generation
By Agnes PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - Switzerland approved a law on Sunday aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies, as part of…

Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talksNews
SourceJune 9, 2024
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Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talks
By Alberto PEÑA | AFP San José, Costa Rica - Over two dozen countries signed a wishful "declaration of peace with the ocean" on Saturday…

New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas explorationNews
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New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas exploration
Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand's government said Sunday it plans to reverse a five-year-old ban on new oil and gas exploration, igniting a…

Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN reportNews
SourceJune 7, 2024
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Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN report
By Alberto PEÑA | AFP San José, Costa Rica - Aquaculture is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the world's food needs, surpassing wild…

COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuelsNews
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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
By Nick Perry | AFP Bonn, Germany - The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his…

Olympic test event in Seine cancelled after heavy rainNews
SourceJune 7, 2024
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Olympic test event in Seine cancelled after heavy rain
Paris, France (AFP) - An open water swimming test event scheduled for next week in the Seine has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall, the…

Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every yearClimate
SourceJune 7, 2024
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Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year
By Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) Seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 per year must be sustainably removed from…

Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfiresNewsScience
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Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires
By University of South Australia Australian scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able…

Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucialClimate
SourceJune 7, 2024
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Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial
By Tianyi Ma, RMIT University | The Conversation Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us make cuts to…

World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel shows significant non-CO2 emission reductionsNews
SourceJune 6, 2024
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World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel shows significant non-CO2 emission reductions
In-flight measurements from an A350 aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) show a significant reduction in soot particle emissions and formation of contrail ice…

Norway mining group announces ‘huge’ find of rare earth depositsNews
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Norway mining group announces ‘huge’ find of rare earth deposits
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - A Norwegian mining company on Thursday announced that it had found the largest deposit of rare earths in Europe in the…

Exploring three frontiers in marine biomass and blue carbon captureScience
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Exploring three frontiers in marine biomass and blue carbon capture
By Boston University A new study offers first-time insights into three emerging climate innovations to safeguard or increase the carbon naturally captured by ocean and…

Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time highClimate
SourceJune 6, 2024
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Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time high
By University of Leeds Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26°C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new…

25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTENNewsScience
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25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTEN
By Alfred-Wegener-Institut For the past 25 years, the Alfred Wegener Institute has operated a long-term observatory in the Arctic deep sea: the HAUSGARTEN. Located between…

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the airScience
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Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
By University of Cambridge Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. Researchers from…

Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.Climate
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Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.
By Matt Shipman | North Carolina State University A new study finds climate change is likely to make upward spikes of ozone at ground level…

Mammoth waste problem a test of resolveNews
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Mammoth waste problem a test of resolve
By Chandan Nandy, 360info in Sonipat As solid waste mounts in developing countries, the authorities must adopt innovative and effective solutions. Days after winning a massive electoral…

UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile upClimateNews
SourceJune 5, 2024
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UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up
By Amelie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS, with Nina LARSON in Geneva and Linda GIVETASH in Paris New York, United States (AFP) - Humans are as dangerous to Earth…

Lingnan University and Friends of the Earth (HK) launch higher education sector’s first Executive Certificate in Sustainable Finance & ESG AnalyticsNews
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Lingnan University and Friends of the Earth (HK) launch higher education sector’s first Executive Certificate in Sustainable Finance & ESG Analytics
By Lingnan University, Hong Kong On the occasion of World Environment Day today (5 June), the Science Unit of Lingnan University and Friends of the…

Lingnan survey: Over 90% of respondents express their willingness to support low-carbon restaurants, but few wish to change their eating habitsClimateNews
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Lingnan survey: Over 90% of respondents express their willingness to support low-carbon restaurants, but few wish to change their eating habits
By Lingnan University (LU), Hong Kong To mitigate global warming, the Hong Kong Government is striving to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. A relatively concentrated…

Rapid urbanization in Africa transforms local food systems and threatens biodiversityScience
SourceMay 31, 2024
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Rapid urbanization in Africa transforms local food systems and threatens biodiversity
By Bettina Greenwell, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA ) Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international…
