Wed 10 January 2024: Just-concluded 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history, and likely beyond, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday in a report. “With the global-average temperature 14.98 C (58.96F), 2023 has replaced 2016 as the warmest calendar year on record,” it noted, adding that “each month from June […]
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Sat 30 December 2023: Global scientists are working to find practical, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy alternatives while also investigating new, cutting-edge strategies to lessen our reliance on harmful, non-renewable energy sources. Biodiesel, which is produced from biological materials like edible and non-edible oils, animal fats, and leftover restaurant grease, is one such clean fuel […]
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Thu 28 December 2023: Retailers and producers of fruits and vegetables in France are preparing for the effects of a legislation that forbids the use of single-use plastics, which goes into effect on January 1, as the world gets ready to ring in the new year. The enactment of the law is a step toward […]
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Inhabitants in the community of Serafina use river water for washing and even drinking [Apolline Guillerot-Malick/Al Jazeera] Mon 25 December 2023: Curralinho, Brazil – For communities on the Brazilian island of Marajó, the ebb and flow of the Canaticu River marks the turn of the seasons. During the rainy months, the river is several metres […]
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Fri 22 December 2023: Wrapping paper, books, paintings, maps of the world. All of these items are made using paper. But for all their important use cases comes a footprint as well. A footprint that was a lot more sustainable when there were far fewer human beings on the earth. There are eight billion people […]
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Wed 20 December 2023: The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) has been officially adopted in Canada, requiring automakers to fulfill yearly zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales objectives. The targets will take effect for the 2026 model year and will mandate that 20% of new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs) be ZEVs. This figure […]
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Tue 19 December 2023: Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal is seen rising 1.4 percent in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time as usage in India […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: In northeastern Australia, severe flooding closed off villages and sent people to the rooftops in an attempt to escape the rising waters, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Military helicopters were sent to help communities cut off by the floodwaters, and more than 300 people were rescued in the state […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: The hole above the Earth’s ozone layer on the Antarctic “will have adverse impacts on the planet and human life,” an expert told Anadolu as the hole is among the largest recorded, about three times the size of Brazil. The ozone layer acts as a natural shield, efficiently filtering harmful solar […]
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Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan in a bid to combat hazardous levels of pollution in the megacity of Lahore, says the provincial government. Planes equipped with cloud-seeding equipment flew on Saturday over the eastern city, often ranked one of the worst places globally for air pollution. “It drizzled in at least […]
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