Environment and Climate Change
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Signature by Canada of the BBNJ Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
On 4 March 2024, the United Nations Legal Counsel received Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, The…
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Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
Star dunes – or pyramid dunes – are named after their distinctive shapes and reach hundreds of metres in height.…
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The Arctic Council With New Decisive Step Forward
“This is critical in enabling the council to effectively respond to rapid climate change and other urgent issues,” says Morten…
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Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis Patrick Greenfield The Guardian The…
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Russia and China Take the Lead in Rush for Bolivia’s Lithium
Russia, just like China, has gained access to Bolivia’s lithium reserves, estimated at 23 million tons, and believed to be…
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Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels
In the depth of the South Pacific Ocean, a Chilean submarine has been keeping tabs on Chinese fishing vessels to…
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Colossal underwater canyon discovered near seamount deep in the Mediterranean Sea
Researchers have discovered a 33,000-foot-wide (10 kilometers) underwater canyon that was carved out of the Mediterranean seabed shortly before the…
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Hottest January on record sees the world reach 1.7°C warming mark
The temperature records keep on coming Michael Le Page New Scientist This January was the hottest on record, at 1.7°C…
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Here’s your life in 2040 — if the EU’s climate plan works
The year is 2040, and the European Union’s green revolution is 90 percent complete. By ZIA WEISE and GIOVANNA COI Animation by…
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Can Germany meet its ambitious wind energy targets?
But industry figures have cast doubt on this goal, partly due to inadequate seaport infrastructure. Jens Thurau Deutsche Welle German…
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Von der Leyen faces rebellion as her party seethes over 2040 climate goal
A mutiny is growing within Ursula von der Leyen’s own political family just days before the EU executive is to…
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Mining the depths: Norway’s deep-sea exploitation could put it in environmental and legal murky waters
Now it is leading into another area, leveraging its long legacy of offshore oil and gas production into developing deep-sea…
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Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets
The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but…
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The US must balance climate justice challenges in the era of artificial intelligence
Among several takeaways, it revealed that the U.S. is warming faster than the rest of the world from human-induced climate change, and…
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The Promise and Peril of AI in the Power Grid
Today, the power sector is on the cusp of a technological revolution; Ismael Arciniegas Rueda Henri van Soest Hye Min Park The…
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Amazon’s record drought driven by climate change
It was the main driver of the Amazon rainforest’s worst drought in at least half a century, according to a…
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