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Mexico swelters as ‘atypical’ heat wave grips nation

16 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty 9:19 am

MEXICO CITY / MONTERREY, Mexico - Climate Change - Earth Rally - Mexican authorities urged people across the country to take safety precautions on Thursday as an unusual late Spring heat wave sent temperatures soaring,…

Climate law divides Swiss voters ahead of referendum

16 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Nature Pollution 8:57 am

GENEVA - The Swiss government hopes voters will support a draft climate law aiming to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 as it seeks to comply with its global commitments after an earlier attempt…

Threat to whales complicates US research into seaweed for biofuel

13 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution 11:01 am

U.S. Department of Energy has invested $55 million in seaweed biofuel research Whale biologists worry kelp growing gear could entangle critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Seaweed farms test out stiffer, whale-friendly gear CAPE COD…

Germany overtakes China as second most attractive country for re-newables investment

13 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution Science 10:47 am

LONDON - Germany has overtaken China to become the second most attractive country in the world for renewables investment due to its efforts to speed up power market reform and move away from fossil fuels,…

South Africa sees 5,500 MW more renewable energy online by 2026

13 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution Poverty Science 10:33 am

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa expects more than 5,500 megawatts (MW) of additional renewable energy projects to come online by 2026, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Tuesday. South Africa is in the midst of its…

Investors may exit consumer goods firms over EU deforestation law

13 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:23 am

LONDON - As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors told Reuters they are concerned about their exposure to the issue, with some saying they could quit consumer goods makers with…

Fossil fuel company net zero plans ‘largely meaningless,’ report says

12 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Nature Pollution Poverty Science 9:40 am

LONDON - The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them "largely meaningless", a report showed on Monday.…

India says plants using imported coal to operate at full capacity till September

12 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution Poverty 9:26 am

NEW DELHI - India on Monday said power plants operating on imported coal would have to run at full capacity till the end of September, extending an earlier timeline by over three months, according to…

UAE looks to salty, muddy mangroves in climate change fight

12 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Nature Oceans Pollution Science Water 9:09 am

Climate Change - ABU DHABI - Against the heat, urbanisation and sand of the United Arab Emirates, the placid, muddy waterways of the Gulf state's coastal mangroves are being restored and planted in an ambitious…

EU to try again for renewable energy deal after nuclear row

11 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Oceans Pollution Science 6:00 pm

Climate Change - European Union countries will try again next week to pass a deal on new renewable energy targets, which have been stalled by concerns from France and other states that the law sidelines…

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