Not only was 2023 the hottest year ever recorded, many other key indicators of global heating, such as sea level rise, ocean heat, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat, also smashed records, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest State of the Global Climate report. “Never have we been so close – albeit…
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Europe’s Agri-food Sector: A Call for Innovation and Sustainability
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Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution. Here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably
Judith Weis, The Conversation Judith Weis, The Conversation Leave your feedback Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibers – plastic fragments shaped like tiny threads or filaments. Microfibers come from many sources,…
Climate change risks are the fastest growing threat to EU companies, according to CEO survey
Climate change risks are the fastest growing threat to EU companies, according to CEO survey Exposure to climate change risk is the fastest growing threat to businesses, say EU CEOs in a survey report by PwC. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of EU CEOs believe their companies will be highly or extremely exposed to the…
Opinion | Climate Change Is Real. Markets, Not Governments, Offer the Cure. – The New York Times
Englander isn’t at all sanguine. The average rate at which sea level is rising around the world, he estimates, has more than tripled over the past three decades, to five millimeters a year from 1.5 millimeters. That may still seem minute, yet as the world learned during the pandemic, exponential increases have a way of…
‘Not fair’: Ghana slams West over low funding for climate change | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has criticised Western nations for their low financial commitment to addressing issues caused by climate change on the continent. “$55m for 54 countries – this is not fair,” Akufo-Addo was quoted as saying by French state broadcaster RFI on Monday. Akufo-Addo who is on a six-day visit to France where he…
WATCH: Global Warming Protesters Vandalize One Of World’s Most Iconic Art Masterpieces
A pair of vandals threw tomato soup one of the art world’s most celebrated masterpieces at an art museum in London on Friday in a bizarre protest against fossil fuels. Vincent van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers,” valued at nearly $85 million was undamaged in the attack at London’s National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, thanks to a…
Video: Climate change activist lights himself on fire at Laver Cup ahead of final match of tennis legend Roger Federer’s illustrious career
A climate change activist disrupted the 2022 Laver Cup by lighting himself on fire only hours before tennis legend Roger Federer was set to compete in the final match of his illustrious career. A climate change activist set himself on fire during the Laver Cup. The disturbing disruption occurred in the middle of the match…
Scientists Think They’ve Solved The ‘Enigma’ of How Air Pollution Causes Lung Cancer : ScienceAlert
Scientists said Saturday they had identified the mechanism through which air pollution triggers lung cancer in non-smokers, a discovery one expert hailed as “an important step for science – and for society”. The research illustrated the health risk posed by the tiny particles produced by burning fossil fuels, sparking fresh calls for more urgent action…
Old cars forced off road as Europe’s clean air zones nearly double | Pollution | The Guardian
The number of clean air zones across Europe has risen 40% since 2019, forcing older and more polluting vehicles off the road, according to new research based on EU data. Low-emission zones (LEZs) have now been introduced in 320 European city regions, and that figure is expected to rise by more than half again, to…
