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Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline 20/5/2025
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline The Republic of Iraq has formally announced its intention to develop a substantial portfolio of projects to enhance its climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. ...more
Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors 20/5/2025
Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors European “green” funds holding more than $33bn of investments in major oil and gas companies have been revealed by an investigation, despite fossil fuels being the root cause of the climate crisis. Some of these investment funds used branding such as Sustainable Global Stars and Europe Climate Pathway. ...more
Trump’s new border wall will threaten wildlife in an area where few people pass 20/5/2025
Trump’s new border wall will threaten wildlife in an area where few people pass The San Rafael valley in Arizona is home to bears, mountain lions and wolves – now their movement will be restricted. ...more
Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn 20/5/2025
Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator. ...more
One of Earth’s rarest trees threatened by climate change and goats 20/5/2025
One of Earth’s rarest trees threatened by climate change and goats On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. ...more
Conflict and climate drive record global hunger in 2024, UN says 19/5/2025
Conflict and climate drive record global hunger in 2024, UN says Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, according to a U.N. report released on Friday. ...more
Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds 19/5/2025
Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds Researchers call for investment in ‘circular solutions’ as consumption rises faster than growth in population ...more
US and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025 19/5/2025
US and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025 The world's largest power polluter, China, made its biggest cut to power emissions since 2020 so far this year, but global power emissions have still held largely flat due to higher fossil fuel power generation in the United States and Europe. ...more
EU plans new subsidies for farmers to save water, draft shows 19/5/2025
EU plans new subsidies for farmers to save water, draft shows The European Commission has drafted plans to offer new subsidies to farmers who invest in wasting less water, when the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme is renewed, a draft Commission proposal, seen by Reuters, showed. ...more
Author wins inaugural climate fiction prize 19/5/2025
Author wins inaugural climate fiction prize The winner of the first ever Climate Fiction Prize has been announced as Nigerian author, Abi Daré. ...more
 
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