Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA saysFriday - Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but to fall short of a U.N. goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency report showed. |
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Why have hurricanes gone crazy?Thursday - While hurricanes occur naturally, human-caused climate change is supercharging them and exacerbating the risk of major damage, writes Kevin Trenberth. |
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Researchers find a new use for biochar: filtering microplastics from farm soilsThursday - In initial experiments, they found that the biochar was able to remove a striking 86% to 92% of the plastic particles from soil samples. |
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Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida as thousands fleeWednesday - Residents have been warned to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night local time, with $1 trillion worth of commercial properties directly in its path. |
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Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study findsTuesday - New research challenges the idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is a cleaner alternative to burning coal. |
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COP16 host Colombia pushes for unified UN climate and nature pledgesTuesday - Colombia wants to write a unified climate and biodiversity pledge, seeking to combine efforts to protect nature with those to tackle climate change in United Nations talks. |
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Why we should price shipping emissionsTuesday - OPINION: While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions would go a long way toward advancing this objective, while generating much-needed revenues for climate-vulnerable developing countries. |
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Indonesia proceeds with ambitious energy transitionTuesday - The U.S., other developed nations and private banks pledged $21.6 billion to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, generating cautious optimism. But financing has been slow, prompting concerns in... |
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Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of ‘sufficiency’4 Oct 24 - Humanity’s rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. |
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‘Nowhere is safe’: shattered Asheville shows stunning reach of climate crisis2 Oct 24 - The historic North Carolina city was touted as a climate ‘haven’ – a reputation deadly Hurricane Helene left in ruins. |
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Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia’s rising seas2 Oct 24 - Scientists are urgently calling for global action, including reducing fossil fuel use, as the Pacific Ocean’s sea levels rise faster than the global average and the warming Indian Ocean drives... |
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Sorry, AI won’t ‘fix’ climate change2 Oct 24 - OPINION: OpenAI’s Sam Altman claims AI will deliver an "Intelligence Age," but tech breakthroughs alone can't solve global warming. |
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Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged2 Oct 24 - Requiring key sectors to switch to clean energy by specific times could trigger benevolent cascades, a report claims. |
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Sloths may die out due to climate change2 Oct 24 - The survival of sloths is under threat due to climate change, according to a new study. |
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ESG is dead. Long live ESG1 Oct 24 - OPINION: We must urgently address the tension between profitability and sustainability. |
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Earth is close to passing 7 of 9 planetary boundaries30 Sep 24 - Scientists have found that Earth may soon pass another planetary boundary, meaning it could be operating outside of the safe limits for seven of the nine defined planetary boundaries. |
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Stay or go? Pacific Islanders face climate's grim choice30 Sep 24 - Rising waters are slowly but surely swallowing Carnie Reimers's backyard in the Marshall Islands, pushing her toward an agonizing choice: stay in the only home she's ever known or leave and face the... |
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Helene gaining strength from climate change effects27 Sep 24 - Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength from warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico, an effect linked to climate change that appears to make hurricanes and storms more powerful. |
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Countries can transform global energy sector by fully implementing 2030 goals: IEA26 Sep 24 - A new report from the International Energy Agency shows tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency are possible with the right enabling conditions. |
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Wednesday - An international team of scientists is warning that the Earth is stepping into... |
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Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO |
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Wednesday - Media release | The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for... |
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New research finds significant warming of Ross Sea region |
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Tuesday - Media release | PhD candidate Eva Nielsen has created a new dataset of... |
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Incinerator will put NZ on the wrong track |
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Tuesday - Media release | A large-scale rubbish incinerator has been included in the list... |
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New fund to clean up old landfill and dump sites |
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7 Oct 24 - Media release | A new Contaminated Sites and Vulnerable Landfills Fund will... |
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Cross party consensus needed to prepare NZ for increased climate risk |
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3 Oct 24 - A parliamentary report on climate adaptation is an important signal of the need... |
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Intense marine heatwaves disrupt fish populations and fisheries in NZ |
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2 Oct 24 - Marine heatwaves, where sea surface temperatures are unusually warm, can lead... |
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Select committee recommendations on Resource Management Amendment Bill disappoint |
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1 Oct 24 - Media release | The Environmental Defence Society says proposals enable a... |
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UN General Assembly closes with growing consensus on fossil fuel phase out imperative |
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1 Oct 24 - Media release | The 79th United Nations General Assembly concluded with a... |
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Air pollutant trends decrease at most monitoring sites over the last eight years |
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30 Sep 24 - Media release | Concentrations of air pollutants decreased at many air quality... |
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Could vertical farming help future-proof our food needs? |
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27 Sep 24 - Media release | Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor... |
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Heat, animal illness, and erosion: climate risks to NZ agriculture |
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26 Sep 24 - Media release | The effects of climate change on agriculture will vary around... |
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Meridian's Ruakākā solar farm gets consent |
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26 Sep 24 - Media release | Meridian Energy has been granted resource consent to build a... |
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New Kiwi methane venture gets $13.5M boost |
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25 Sep 24 - Media release | The two key players working to provide Kiwi farmers with tools... |
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