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19 09 2020 | 10:36

Τiny but deadly: cigarette butts are the most commonly polluted plastic

If I asked you, what is the most common form of plastic pollution, what would you say? Plastic bottles? Straws?  While these are good guesses, they are not the correct answer. Cigarette butts are…

19 09 2020 | 10:34

Impact of Covid slowdown on CO2 in the atmosphere 'not even a blip', Australian scientist says.

By early June, emissions had mostly returned to the levels of the same period in 2019, a UN report found. The Covid-19 pandemic will deliver an unprecedented annual drop in global greenhouse gas…

19 09 2020 | 10:34

Wildfires and Weather Extremes: It's Not Coincidence, it's Climate Change.

*This story was originally published on CBS News on September 9, 2020. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication.

19 09 2020 | 10:34

UK must become global leader in tackling climate crisis, says CBI.

Britain needs to step up and become a global leader in climate action, creating a number of green jobs and boosting productivity to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the CBI…

19 09 2020 | 10:32

Ingka Group invests 600m euros to accelerate IKEA’s sustainability goals.

Ingka Group will accelerate its investments to ensure IKEA reaches its overall commitment to become climate positive by 2030. Ingka Group will accelerate its investments to ensure IKEA reaches its…

19 09 2020 | 10:31

Climate change, water woes, and conflict concerns in the middle east: a toxic mix.

Hotter heatwaves, higher sea levels and more severe droughts: This is the sweltering reality in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) where climate change is an especially urgent issue. By 2030,…

19 09 2020 | 10:31

The Guardian view on acclimatising democracy: deliberation, not confusion.

Reneging on international deals does not put the UK in a good position to lead global initiatives in the run-up to UN climate talks.

19 09 2020 | 10:30

Lloyd's of London expects £5bn in Covid-19 insurance payouts.

Insurance market says claims totalled £2.4bn in first half of 2020, leading to £400m loss. Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, has said it expects up to £5bn to be paid out in…

19 09 2020 | 10:29

Credit Suisse launches Ocean Engagement Fund to accelerate the blue economy.

Credit Suisse launches Ocean Engagement Fund to advise and steer portfolio companies towards tackling any practices that harm the ocean. Credit Suisse launches Ocean Engagement Fund to advise and…

19 09 2020 | 10:24

Australia's untapped gas reserves could unleash three years' worth of global emissions.

Pinning hopes of economic recovery on fossil fuel comes at huge environmental cost, analysis warns. Australia’s untapped gas reservoirs could lead to three years’ worth of global greenhouse gas…

19 09 2020 | 10:24

Growing Underwater Heat Blob Is Speeding Demise of Arctic Sea Ice.

A recent Science Magazine feature blamed an underwater heat blob for exacerbating sea ice loss as it proclaimed what many Arctic scientists already know: Arctic sea ice is racing toward its demise…

19 09 2020 | 10:22

Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. exits U.S. shale gas industry.

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp has sold all its stake in the Marcellus shale gas project in the United States for an undisclosed sum, it said on Monday in a statement. Sumitomo bought a 30%…

19 09 2020 | 10:20

The solar fridge helping African entrepreneurs living off the grid.

London - Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it's hard to power fridges in a region where almost 600 million people live…

19 09 2020 | 10:19

An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet.

Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you. Rocks, particularly the types created by volcanic activity, play a critical role in keeping Earth’s…

19 09 2020 | 10:19

Desert locust fight in Horn of Africa bearing fruits: FAO official.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Thursday that robust interventions rolled out by governments and donor agencies to fight desert locusts in the Horn of African…

19 09 2020 | 10:18

The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call.

Scientists have been warning of the growing threat of climate change, and now those projections are a reality. Like millions of people in the western United States this week, I woke up to deep red,…

19 09 2020 | 10:16

EPA Chief Previews a Second Trump Term: More Deregulation, Fewer Environmental Protections.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Andrew Wheeler gave a speech Thursday where he accused Democratic efforts to stop theclimate crisis as actions that have hurt poor and…

19 09 2020 | 10:15

Wildfires are striking closer and closer to cities. We know how this will end.

The climate crisis is a factor, but so are efforts to fight fires - which have had the opposite effect. We call them wildfires, but that might not be the right word any more. In recent days, at…

19 09 2020 | 10:13

New Zealand’s Ardern Pledges 100% Renewable Energy by 2030 if Her Labour Party Wins Next Month’s Election.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 if her party wins re-election in October.

19 09 2020 | 10:11

Fry and Rylance defend Extinction Rebellion against UK’s ‘organised crime group’ classification.

Letter signed by 150 public figures hits back at move to scapegoat protesters.