TEN YEARS AGO…

Friday - Ten years ago, Bill and Melinda Gates claimed Africa would be able to feed itself over the following 15 years, helped by other breakthroughs in health, mobile banking and education.

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Thursday - Ten years ago, tourists from across the world were increasingly demanding more environmentally sustainable holidays.

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19 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, climate scientists were bracing themselves to deal with fact-free sermons from climate deniers at Christmas and New Year gatherings.

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18 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were going up and up – and were set to rise by more than 50 per cent over 1990 levels by 2020.

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17 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and Sweden issued a joint call to ban the microplastics used in detergents and cosmetics, saying the measure will protect marine life – and seafood – from contamination.

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16 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, scientists were predicting that lethal heat waves in Europe, and ice storms and big freezes across the globe, could become regular events if greenhouse gas emissions were not controlled.

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13 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo banned hydraulic fracturing in the state, citing public health concerns.

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12 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, greenhouse gas emissions from energy were up as gas and oil burnt for transport and heating cancelled out gains from renewable electricity production.

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11 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, the launch of a new coalition spearheaded by the United Nations Environment Programme focused on boosting renewable energy usage around the world.

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10 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, while the political spotlight focused on the world’s two biggest polluters − China and the US − in the run-up to the Lima climate talks, pressure was mounting on India to...

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9 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, a sustainable energy expert said the government was using smoke and mirrors to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target instead of making genuine moves to cut emissions.

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6 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, foresters were calling for an honest analysis of the costs of the intensification of dairying.

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5 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, the launch of a new coalition spearheaded by the United Nations Environment Programme looked to boost renewable energy use around the world.

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4 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said New Zealand needed to put more effort into protecting long-fin eels.

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3 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, in a move that was likely to cause consternation in some of the world’s most powerful corporate boardrooms, the Bank of England launched an inquiry into the risks fossil fuel companies...

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2 Dec 24 - Ten years ago, local authorities were looking to halve the energy and cost involved in lighting public roads.

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29 Nov 24 - Ten years ago, 2014 was set to be one of the hottest years on record.

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28 Nov 24 - Ten years ago, MightyRiverPower claimed in the High Court that it shouldn’t have to pay for carbon units issued for years prior to the start of its contract with New Zealand Carbon Farming in 2013,...

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27 Nov 24 - Ten years ago, a group of climate and health experts urged rapid action on climate change in New Zealand in order to protect health.

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