Climate Change

According to new research, if the world makes a just a 10% shift away from animal meat and replaces it with plant-based alternatives, it could lead to as much as 38 million hectares of land being freed – an area larger than that of…
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The real value of support provided by developed countries to help poorer nations respond to the climate crisis is far lower than what has been reported, according to a new Oxfam report. It finds that the real figure could be as low as a…
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By: Rishika Pardikar The United States and European Union bear disproportionate liability for emitting to the atmospheric commons, new research argues. The United States is responsible for 40% of the climate breakdown the world is…
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There’s now a way to plant trees with every single payment you make, thanks to a new debit card called TreeCard. Backed by Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, TreeCard is the world’s first wooden debit card – and it redirects 80%…
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A new supermarket called The Climate Store has landed in Sweden. In a world’s first, the grocery shop prices items according to their carbon footprint – meaning consumers pay higher prices for products that are more carbon-intensive, such…
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By: Mark Hertsgaard Imagine any serious adult saying they don’t know whether gravity is real. That, in effect, is what judge Amy Coney Barrett testified to the US Senate during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings last week. After…
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By: Katherine Kornei By timing sound waves set in motion by earthquakes, scientists have estimated that the Indian Ocean is warming by roughly 0.044 K per decade. As greenhouse gases accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere, the planet holds…
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European aircraft maker Airbus has revealed three new concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial planes, which the company believes can be rolled out within the next 15 years. Each design explores different technologies and…
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American multinational confectionery and food giant Mars, Inc. has recently announced that it has delivered on its pledge to achieve a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. According to the firm, the milestone required a dramatic…
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After a meeting with United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, an alliance of the world’s biggest firms have agreed to deliver strategies to scale-up sustainable investments. With countries around the world still reeling from the…
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San Francisco-based tech company Higg Co has revealed plans for its new Open Data Portal, which is designed to bring transparency to the growing sustainable fashion segment of the apparel industry. Slated to launch next year, the portal on…
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Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has just joined the campaign demanding the release of 12 Hongkongers who have been arrested and detained in mainland China. On Twitter, Thunberg wrote that “12 is more than a number” and nominated a…
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A fifth of all countries in the world are now threatened with ecosystem collapse as biodiversity continues to be eroded, a new report has revealed. With more than half the global GDP dependent on high-functioning biodiversity, from water…
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A new report on the climate released by the United Nations has called on all nations to upscale adaptation investment, from improving access to risk information to implementing early warning systems. With extreme weather and climate events…
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Scientists have created a new enzyme “cocktail” that can break down plastic up to six times faster, bringing hope in the fight against the global pollution crisis. This discovery promises to enable full recycling and could mean a drastic…
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A new study has highlighted the growing use of nitrogen fertilisers in the production of food and feed for animal livestock as a key driver of rising concentrations of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere, a super potent greenhouse gas.…
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Research by the American Psychiatric Association shows that more frequent natural disasters caused by climate change are contributing to a skyrocketing levels of anxiety and trauma. Isaias Hernandez is the founder and activist behind…
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By: Mark Hertsgaard Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens’. Michael Mann, one of the most eminent climate scientists in the world, believes averting…
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With the coronavirus pandemic fuelling the demand for plastics, from face shields to packaging used for online shopping deliveries, oil industry players are taking advantage and starting a price war between new plastics that they…
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Belong, an Australian broadband and mobile data provider owned by telecommunications giant Telstra, has recently launched a new app designed to help users track their “carbon thumbprint”. Revealing to users the carbon emissions of mobile…
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By: Karen Charman When President Donald Trump visited California on September 14 and dismissed the state Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot’s plea to recognize the role of climate change in the midst of the Golden State’s…
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