'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal
UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Environment
Dec 10, 2023
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Dubai's glitzy skyline was obscured by a blanket of smog rated as "unhealthy" on Sunday as thousands of delegates attended a COP28 conference dedicated to the harmful effects of air pollution.
Environment
Dec 3, 2023
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A large amount of the heavy automobile pollution from Copenhagen's Bispeengbuen thoroughfare goes straight into people's homes, according to a study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. A sensor developed by one ...
Environment
Nov 27, 2023
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When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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Burning coal to generate electricity is on the way out in the United States, but the nation's long dependence on the fossil fuel took a devastating toll.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published Friday.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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The road transport system is responsible for almost 20% of Australia's fossil fuel emissions. Transport emissions have increased nearly 60% since 1990 and Australia's per capita road transport emissions are 45% higher than ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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A model examines farmers' profits and the health and environmental costs of growing corn in the US Midwest, where about 20% of the world's corn is grown. Corn farming involves applying fertilizer or manure to provide the ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2023
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The Black Parents United Foundation learned in late 2022 that it would receive nearly $475,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to set up air monitors in Aurora to determine how much pollution residents in low-income ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2023
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A group of international collaborators led by the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) team performed the first quantitative study of air pollution in the north-western India region using 29 low-cost and reliable ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2023
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