Pollution
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Japan takes the lead in cleaning up orbiting space junk
Japanese companies are testing innovative solutions to eradicate the threat. Julian Ryall Deutsche Welle Fragments of man-made debris are currently…
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The Dangerous Politicization of Energy Policy
What if I said there is no climate emergency? Denier! Todd Royal The National Interest The hordes would scream. Now…
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UN climate chief slams ‘incredible’ failure as emissions plans flatline
A recent dump of new national climate plans will do almost nothing to cut emissions this decade, a report from…
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Israel pollution: Tar globs disfigure coast after oil spill
Thousands of volunteers and soldiers are helping to clear the pollutant which is damaging wildlife. BBC Israel is trying to…
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End of the fossil age: Shell says its oil production has peaked
Shell’s “total oil production peaked in 2019” and will now drop 1 per cent or 2 per cent annually, the…
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Court finds Brussels regional government not doing enough to fight air pollution
The government of the Brussels capital region has flaws in its air pollution monitoring policy which is putting residents’ health…
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Deforestation destroyed more than two football fields of Brazil’s Amazon a minute last year
Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating…
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Sustainable cities after COVID-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?
Previously bustling city centres remain empty, shunned in favour of suburban or rural areas where social distancing is easier and…
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Deadliest plastics: bags and packaging biggest marine life killers, study finds
Plastic bags and flexible packaging are the deadliest plastic items in the ocean, killing wildlife including whales, dolphins, turtles and…
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United Nations urges world leaders to declare a state of climate emergency
More than 70 world leaders were due to address the one-day virtual gathering aimed at building momentum for much steeper…
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8 things to know about Saturday’s UN climate summit
On the fifth birthday of the Paris Agreement on Saturday, a U.N. climate summit will test how far political leaders…
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Human-made materials now outweigh Earth’s entire biomass – study
The giant human footprint stamped across the world in 2020 is greater than the impact on the planet of all…
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Paris Agreement: aiming for 1.5°C target could slow global warming within next two decades
But global temperatures have already increased by nearly 1.2°C, and continue to rise at around 0.2°C per decade. Christine McKenna…
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What the People Want Is Climate Leadership
Though the task is enormous, new survey findings show that the public is on their side. Ambroise Fayolle Project Syndicate…
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It might be the world’s biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril
Yet across its reach – from Antarctica in the south to the Arctic in the north, and from Asia to…
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Scrap gas pipeline in eastern Med due to climate cost, says report
The giant gas reserves at the heart of a bitter political standoff between Greece and Turkey could lead to the…
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