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World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says

The United Nation’s warning comes as scientists say 2024 will most certainly be Earth’s hottest year on record once again

The Independent UK

‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill for decades

People in Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers.

Al Jazeera

Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

Cities are adding trees and green spaces as one way to blunt the impact of warmer average temperatures and heat waves that are longer and hotter due to climate change

The Independent UK

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The leading alternative to GDP is languishing over a technical disagreement – with grave potential consequences

Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in…

The Conversation

Clearing Gaza rubble could take 15 years, UN agency says

The war debris contains unexploded ordnance, harmful substances and bodies, according to a UN report.

Al Jazeera

Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says

About 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015

The Guardian - UK

‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable

The Guardian - UK

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World wastes 1 billion meals a day, says U.N. report

Global food waste crisis: 1 billion meals wasted daily in 2022, impacting 783 million hungry people, per UNEP report.

The Hindu

‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan

Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins

The Guardian - UK

Seven times size of Manhattan: the African tree-planting project making a difference

Thousands of farmers have been persuaded by TREES scheme to replace barren monocultures with biodiverse forest gardens

The Guardian - UK

Switzerland calls on UN to explore possibility of solar geoengineering

Proposal focuses on technique that fills atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of sun’s heat and light back into space

The Guardian - UK

‘Elephant in the room’: The US military’s devastating carbon footprint

The US military emits more than entire industrialised nations like Portugal and Denmark, yet evades scrutiny.

Al Jazeera

Climate Change By Numbers

As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.

International Business Times

Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain

Experts say the world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Faith communities are rallying to check climate change – their size and influence counts

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), more than 80% of the global population are motivated by a faith or spirituality. Faced with the triple planetary crises of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change, what role can faith communities play in saving the planet?

Radio France Internationale

Africa's young leaders demand financial aid to combat extreme weather events

Young people in Africa have called on developed countries to double the funding for climate change adaptation in Africa.

Al Jazeera

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

UN warns window for limiting warming to 1.5C is closing fast ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai.

The Guardian - UK

World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28

‘We must start setting records on cutting emissions,’ UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023

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Petrochemical industry joins global talks to agree plastic pollution treaty

The world is halfway towards a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, as negotiators in Kenya spend this week debating the best way to slash the waste building up in oceans and ecosystems. Plastic is largely made from fossil fuels, which means oil-rich countries have a significant stake.

Al Jazeera

Nations convene in Kenya to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

Delegates mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach.

The Guardian - UK

Action to protect against climate crisis ‘woefully inadequate’, UN warns

International funding to shield people from heatwaves, floods and droughts only 5-10% of what is needed, report finds

The Hindu

How plastics affect our daily life

Grandparents used cotton/jute bags & glass/steel vessels/bottles before plastic age. 1907 saw the dawn of plastic age with Bakelite. Today, almost everything is made of plastic. But plastic pollution is a global problem, with 19-23 million tonnes of waste entering aquatic ecosystems yearly. We must reuse plastic bottles/bags & use…

Al Jazeera

Six billion tonnes of sand are extracted from world’s oceans each year

UN warns the scale of dredging has a devastating effect on biodiversity and coastal communities.

The Guardian - UK

‘Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platform

UN-developed Marine Sand Watch estimates 6bn tonnes dug up a year, well beyond rate at which it is replenished

The Week

What’s fuelling the world’s recent wildfires

The “deadliest US wildfires in over a century” have killed more than 100 people in Hawaii and have destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, causing damage estimated at $5.5 billion.

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