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Renewable energy to dominate Italy’s power generation mix by 2035, says GlobalData 11/6/2024
Renewable energy to dominate Italy’s power generation mix by 2035, says GlobalData The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a profound impact on the global energy market. The over reliance of European nations on Russian fossil fuels has posed a significant challenge to supply security. Italy, as one of the largest importers of natural gas, sourced 40% of its gas from Russia until 2021. However, in 2022, Italy reduced its dependence on Russian imports to 19% of its total natural gas imports. Against this backdrop, Italy is projected to achieve a cumulative installed capacity of 162.7GW from renewable sources by 2035, with the share of renewables increasing to 69% in its power capacity mix, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. ...more
Are You a True Nature Lover? Study Reveals the Top Signs 11/6/2024
Are You a True Nature Lover? Study Reveals the Top Signs New research reveals that most Brits only truly start to appreciate nature in their late 30s, with 36 emerging as the average age we start to love the great outdoors. ...more
Nine globally significant Key Biodiversity Areas identified in the UAE 10/6/2024
Nine globally significant Key Biodiversity Areas identified in the UAE The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the designation of nine globally significant key biodiversity areas (KBA) in the UAE. ...more
Reuters Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing 10/6/2024
Reuters Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing Some of the world's major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects, five sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ...more
Aquafarming becomes main global source for fish, U.N. food agency says 10/6/2024
Aquafarming becomes main global source for fish, U.N. food agency says For the first time farmed aquatic production has exceeded the catch from traditional captured fisheries, the U.N. food and agriculture agency said on Friday, underscoring hopes that aquaculture can meet growing global demand for seafood. ...more
Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected 10/6/2024
Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. ...more
Nature groups launch legal bid over wildlife loss 10/6/2024
Nature groups launch legal bid over wildlife loss A coalition of more than 80 nature conservation groups is launching a legal bid to force whichever party is in power next month to improve government targets on tackling wildlife decline in England. ...more
Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing 7/6/2024
Revealed: the carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza after months of Israeli bombing The carbon cost of rebuilding Gaza will be greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 135 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency on top of the unprecedented death toll, new research reveals. ...more
New air quality station in Dubai’s Jebel Ali to monitor over 100 types of pollutants 7/6/2024
New air quality station in Dubai’s Jebel Ali to monitor over 100 types of pollutants A new air quality monitoring station that can detect 101 types of pollutants was launched in Jebel Ali, Dubai on Wednesday, coinciding with World Environment Day (June 5). ...more
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' 7/6/2024
World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell' Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell". ...more
 
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