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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mon 17 October 2022: The Council of State, France’s highest administrative court, has ordered the government to pay millions of euros in fines for poor air quality in French cities. According to the court’s statement on Monday, the government did not do enough to ensure good air quality. The sanction comes after a first 10 […]
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Sat 15 October 2022: By the end of 2022, 5.3 billion phones will be added to the e-waste. The estimate was made by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) forum using data from international trade, which highlights the growing e-waste issue. Many of us keep our old phones as priceless momentos. However, by doing […]
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Fri 14 October 2022: The global hunger situation is “undeniably grim” amid conflicts, climate issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report said on Thursday. “The overlapping crises facing the world are exposing the weaknesses of food systems, from global to local, and highlighting the vulnerability of populations around the world […]
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