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Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming 2/4/2025
Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree goal and are examining how to maintain profits. ...more
EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal 1/4/2025
EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but to change how countries calculate their progress. ...more
Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal 1/4/2025
Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal New research from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado measured Arctic sea ice cover on March 22, during what should've been its annual peak. In conclusion, the agency reported seeing 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) of sea ice — for context, that's the lowest Arctic winter sea ice levels have ever been. ...more
Peatland burning ban aims to protect wildlife and England’s carbon stores 1/4/2025
Peatland burning ban aims to protect wildlife and England’s carbon stores Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions. ...more
Brazil's coffee farmers turn to costly irrigation to quench global demand for the brew 1/4/2025
Brazil's coffee farmers turn to costly irrigation to quench global demand for the brew Drought hit coffee farmers in Brazil hard last year, drying up trees and driving global prices to record highs. But Rodrigo Brondani is expecting a bumper harvest. ...more
Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t 1/4/2025
Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t Global efforts to restore forests are gathering pace, driven by promises of combating climate change, conserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods. Yet a recent review published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity warns that the biodiversity gains from these initiatives are often overstated — and sometimes absent altogether. ...more
UN, Germany say tackling climate crisis is path to economic and national security 28/3/2025
UN, Germany say tackling climate crisis is path to economic and national security Top diplomats urge governments gathered at conferences in Berlin to seize the opportunities offered by a green transition to shore up growth and peace. ...more
Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report 28/3/2025
Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts. ...more
Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 4% in 2024, government data shows 28/3/2025
Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 4% in 2024, government data shows Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% in 2024, provisional government data showed on Thursday, as the country's last coal-fired power plant closed and emissions fell from the industrial sector. ...more
ING first globally important bank to meet climate watchdog standards 28/3/2025
ING first globally important bank to meet climate watchdog standards ING has become the first systemically important global bank to have its climate goals validated as being in line with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the body responsible for awarding the standard said on Wednesday. ...more
 
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