In today's world, plastics are used extensively due to their favorable properties and affordable costs. The widespread use of these non-biodegradable materials, however, makes them a waste management nuisance and global environmental ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2024
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The United Nations Environment Programme recently published a report with an unusually strong title for a UN body: "Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record—Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again)". ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2023
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The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade.
Environment
Nov 14, 2023
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Kenyan president William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging, despite public objections. Ruto said it would create jobs and boost economic growth. Lisa E. Fuchs has studied the Mau Forest Complex, one of Kenya's most ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2023
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The fashion industry is estimated to contribute upwards of two percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is on track to get even worse if there isn't major change.
Environment
Jan 19, 2023
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More action is urgently needed to safeguard the world's precious mountain ecosystems, according to a University of York researcher whose policy brief is being presented at this month's United Nations Biodiversity Conference ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2022
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Country climate pledges leave the world on track to heat by as much as 2.6 degrees Celsius this century, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that emissions must fall 45 percent this decade to limit disastrous global ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
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Iran's Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritised over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an environment official said Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 6, 2022
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The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.
Environment
Nov 18, 2021
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If nations make good on their latest promises to reduce emissions by 2030, the planet will warm by at least 2.7℃ this century, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. This overshoots the crucial ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2021
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