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Australia drops out of world’s top ten countries for new solar installs for first time in three decades
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EU lawmakers call on COP29 leaders to phase out fossil fuels, expand carbon pricing
US DOE invests $518 mln in CO2 storage projects
COP16: Colombia eyes regulated carbon, biodiversity markets to meet nature financing targets under updated NBSAP
Brooklyn startup floats carbon removal project in NYC’s East River
Australia needs smarter air con systems to save money for homes and the grid
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Where there’s smoke: the rising death toll from climate-charged fire in the landscape
New solar and battery project in central Victoria gets state planning approval, joins EPBC queue
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US Supreme Court to consider proper legal venue for challenges to EPA rules
California diesel consumption increases YoY in July, gasoline continues to decline
VCM Report: Buyers lack appetite after cookstove scandal, hopes pinned on Baku
From drones to genomics, science can help fight extinction: that work must begin at Cop16 | Angela McLean
As nations meet in Colombia to confront species and ecosystem loss, the onus is on the global north to put science and collaboration at the heart of the issue
- Angela McLean is chief scientific adviser to the UK government
Biodiversity, the incredible variety of life on Earth, is the backbone of the ecosystems that allow life on this planet to flourish. From the rich soil that nurtures our food and stores our carbon, to the green spaces that improve our mental health, biodiversity is an unsung hero upon which our societies and economies thrive.
Despite the clear benefits of – and moral arguments for – protecting nature, human activities are accelerating biodiversity loss at unprecedented rates. We are destroying habitats, overexploiting natural resources and introducing invasive species, which put plant and animal species at risk of extinction. Human-induced climate change is intensifying biodiversity loss and altering ecosystems, reducing their ability to provide natural climate solutions. Right now, in South America, devastating drought and fires – exacerbated by climate change – are destroying millions of acres of forest habitats.
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Germany launches consultation on strategy for negative emissions -media
Verra to restructure organisation, cut workforce by 25% amid challenging conditions
Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests
Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia
Global heating is causing more of the planet to be burned from wildfires and probably killing an extra 12,000 people a year from breathing in smoke, according to new research.
Global heating was particularly increasing the risk of death from wildfire smoke in Australia, South America, Europe and the boreal forests of Asia, one modelling study found.
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