BILLIONAIRES EMIT MILLION TIMES MORE GREENHOUSE GAS THAN AVERAGE: OXFAM

Fri 11  November 2022:  The report by Oxfam found that the investments of 125 billionaires produce 393 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year. The average billionaire emits a million times more CO2 than a person in the poorest 90% of the world’s population, according to the global poverty charity, which makes it equivalent to the CO2 output of the whole of France. The study found […]

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IMF CHIEF CALLS FOR $75 PER TON GLOBAL CARBON TAX STANDARD TO REACH 2030 CLIMATE GOALS

Tue 08 November 2022:  The Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a global standard on carbon pricing, emphasising the goal to reach stated climate goals by the year 2030. Talking to the news agency Reuters on the side-lines of the COP27 climate talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, IMF Managing […]

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WHALES SWALLOW MILLIONS OF MICROPLASTIC PIECES A DAY, NEW STUDY CLAIMS

Tue 08 November 2022:  A new study has claimed that whales are the largest consumers of plastic waste on earth right now as they end up consuming millions of such particles in a single day. The study included blue, fin and humpback whales and took into account the different natural habitats spread across the world.  […]

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UK POLICE LAUNCH MAJOR OPERATION TO ARREST DISRUPTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTORS

Mon 07 November 2022:  The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom has launched an operation in which it is taking preventive action against environmental organizations that are preparing to stage disruptive demonstrations after the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27. According to reports, the police have detained activists affiliated with “Just […]

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DROUGHT IN KENYA LED TO THE DEATHS OF 205 ELEPHANTS OVER 10 MONTHS

Sat 05 November 2022:  In Kenya, between February and October, the worst drought in 40 years claimed 205 elephant lives along with many other animals, tourism minister Peninah Malonza said on Friday, Reuters reported. Wildlife in Kenya, where tourism contributes about 10 percent of economic output and employs over 2 million people. The meteorological agency […]

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EU APPROVES EFFECTIVE BANS ON FOSSIL FUEL CARS BEGINNING IN 2035

Fri 28 October 2022:  In an effort to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and battle climate change, the European Union reached an agreement on Thursday regarding a law that will effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars beginning in 2035, Reuters reported. Negotiators from the EU countries and the European Parliament, […]

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‘SUPER-EMITTERS’ METHANE DETECTED BY NEW NASA INSTRUMENT FROM SPACE

Wed 26 October 2022:  NASA scientists have identified more than 50 methane-emitting hotspots around the world using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, a development that could aid in the fight against the potent greenhouse gas. Since its installation onboard the International Space Station in July, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source […]

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GERMAN CLIMATE ACTIVISTS THROW MASHED POTATOES ON MONET PAINTING

Sun 23 October 2022: Climate activists seem to have developed a liking for foods for their actions, with two demonstrators, albeit from a different movement, arrested in London about a week ago after throwing tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.” In latest incident,  two climate activists from the Last Generation movement flung mashed potatoes […]

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