Thu 07 April 2022: The Abu Dhabi Environment Agency (EAD) said on Wednesday it has introduced a ban on single-use plastic bags starting June. “As part of our plan to completely curb the use of single-use plastics, we are encouraging Abu Dhabi citizens to use more multipurpose and re-usable materials to reduce their environmental footprint. […]
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Mon 04 April 2022: Legislators in many cities have banned plastic shopping bags, or added fees for their use. A study finds that this may conversely incentivise customers to buy more plastic bags for everyday use. Many cities around the world have set plastic bag bans or have introduced fees to reduce the amount of […]
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Mon 28 March 2022: Forest loss in India could become an even bigger problem than anticipated in the coming years, with new research revealing climate change has caused significant recent losses. The first ever national-scale study of the relationship between forest loss and rainfall and temperature trends in India, led by the University of Reading, revealed they may have […]
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Wed 23 March 2022: Rich countries must end their oil and gas production by 2034 to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius and give poorer nations time to replace fossil fuel income, according to a report released on Tuesday. The 76-page analysis from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at Manchester University comes as […]
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Sun 20 March 2022: The world’s coldest area has been experiencing high temperatures this week, causing meteorological specialists a great deal of alarm. Eastern Antarctica has experienced temperatures that are more than 30 degrees Celsius above usual, according to the statistics. According to Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist of France-Meteo, the Concordia research facility at Dome […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: A think tank has warned that to meet global climate targets, removing carbon dioxide from the air will now be essential. As per the energy transitions commission, there is a need to tidy up carbon offset markets. This will form a critical route to limiting global heating to 1.5C in line […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: A devastating convergence of conflict and climate change is driving displacement and making life even more precarious for those forced to flee. In the run-up to COP26, much of the conversation has dealt with predictions about the future and forthcoming pledges for more decisive action: carbon neutral by 2030, net zero […]
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Thu 03 March 2022: On Wednesday, the United Nations agreed to begin negotiations on a world-first global treaty on plastic waste, hailed as a watershed moment for the globe. Nearly 200 countries agreed to form an international committee to discuss and finalize a legally binding plastics convention by 2024 at the UN Environment Assembly in […]
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Tue 01 March 2022: By 2050, a billion people will face coastal flooding risk from rising seas; More people will be forced out of their homes from weather disasters, especially flooding, sea level rise and tropical cyclones. Climate change is upon us and humanity is far from ready, the United Nations climate science panel warned […]
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Fri 25 January 2022: The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and governments are ill-prepared for the death and destruction such mega-blazes trail in their wake, the UN warned Wednesday. Even the most ambitious efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent a dramatic surge in the […]
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