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EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fight
EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fightClimateNews

EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fight

Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - A software model of Earth, meant to simulate and monitor environmental hazards while findings ways to mitigate climate change, began its…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2024 Full article
Civil Society Organizations Unveil “Principles for a Fair JETP” Framework Ahead of G7 Summit
Civil Society Organizations Unveil “Principles for a Fair JETP” Framework Ahead of G7 SummitClimateNews

Civil Society Organizations Unveil “Principles for a Fair JETP” Framework Ahead of G7 Summit

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Senegal has launched the 'Principles for a Fair Just Energy Transition Partnership…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreJune 10, 2024 Full article
Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: study
Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: studyNews

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…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2024 Full article
Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN report
Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN reportNews

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…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuelsNews

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…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year
Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every yearClimate

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…
SourceSourceJune 7, 2024 Full article
Exploring three frontiers in marine biomass and blue carbon capture
Exploring three frontiers in marine biomass and blue carbon captureScience

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…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time high
Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time highClimate

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…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTEN
25 years of the deep-sea observatory AWI-HAUSGARTENNewsScience

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…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the airScience

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…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.
Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.Climate

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…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile upClimateNews

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…
SourceSourceJune 5, 2024 Full article
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
People are altering decomposition rates in waterwaysScience

People are altering decomposition rates in waterways

By Leigh Hataway, University of Georgia Faster decomposition could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions, threaten biodiversity Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2024 Full article
Planetary Responsibility Foundation Invests in Pioneering Nature Restoration Company
Planetary Responsibility Foundation Invests in Pioneering Nature Restoration CompanyNews

Planetary Responsibility Foundation Invests in Pioneering Nature Restoration Company

The Danish Planetary Responsibility Foundation (PRF) has made a strategic investment in the British company Ponterra Ltd. With this investment, PRF becomes a shareholder of…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2024 Full article
Report card shows Great Barrier Reef still has major water pollution problem
Report card shows Great Barrier Reef still has major water pollution problemClimate

Report card shows Great Barrier Reef still has major water pollution problem

By Australian Marine Conservation Society Australian and Queensland govts have made little progress in cutting Reef water pollution in two years, will miss 2025 pollution…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2024 Full article
Health risk from global warming predictor of city climate action during COVID-19
Health risk from global warming predictor of city climate action during COVID-19Climate

Health risk from global warming predictor of city climate action during COVID-19

By Hayley Dunning | Imperial College London Cities around the world were more likely to maintain climate action and enact ‘green recovery’ long-term plans after…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2024 Full article
Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica
Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving AntarcticaClimate

Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica

By Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in Kuala Terengganu The global sea level rise due to the melting ice poses a serious…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2024 Full article