The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by 1927, the European bison became extinct in the wild, with only about 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists have long debated the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2023
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Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Globally, food systems are unsustainable: 80% of the production of food is powered by fossil fuels. The food system is responsible for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is the primary driver of biodiversity ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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As negotiators stagger towards their beds in Dubai and another year's climate talks come to a close, it's time to take stock. Did COP28 achieve the big breakthrough the world needs on climate change?
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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The world for the first time on Wednesday approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels as UN negotiations in Dubai tackled the top culprit behind climate change, but at-risk countries said far more action was needed.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Marking its 1,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, NASA's Perseverance rover recently completed its exploration of the ancient river delta that holds evidence of a lake that filled Jezero Crater billions of years ago. The ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Negotiators awaited a new draft deal on the fate of fossil fuels as UN climate talks went into overtime in Dubai on Tuesday after nations pushing for a phase-out clashed with Saudi-led oil producers.
Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.
Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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Climate change is worsening the planet's biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in the number of plants and animals on Earth, according to an ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2023
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