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The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals – and you 29/7/2025
The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals – and you The story starts with a single thread of polyester, dislodged from the weave of a cheap, pink acrylic jumper as it spins around a washing machine. This load of washing will shed hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic fragments and threads – up to 700,000 in this one washing machine cycle. ...more
‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says 29/7/2025
‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says Britain is at risk of a worsening “climateflation” crisis amid the fallout from increasingly extreme weather that could drive up food prices by more than a third by 2050. ...more
Abu Dhabi's marine ecosystem thrives with coral, dugong, and turtle 28/7/2025
Abu Dhabi's marine ecosystem thrives with coral, dugong, and turtle The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced a major success in the Government of Abu Dhabi’s efforts to rehabilitate blue carbon ecosystems such as mangrove forests and seagrass meadows and to launch a global initiative to restore coral reefs by planting four million coral colonies by 2030. ...more
Lack of rain in the Middle East and North Africa 28/7/2025
Lack of rain in the Middle East and North Africa UAE, Gaza, Lebanon, the occupied West Bank, Syria and Oman record 30% less cumulative rainfall than their respective historical average. ...more
Record marine heat waves in 2023 covered 96% of oceans, lasted four times longer than average 28/7/2025
Record marine heat waves in 2023 covered 96% of oceans, lasted four times longer than average Heat waves aren't just getting worse on land, the majority of the world's oceans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures too. These marine heat waves are getting longer, more intense and reaching farther than ever before. In particular, 2023's marine heat waves (MHWs) exhibited the longest duration, widest extents, and highest intensities on record—and 2024 wasn't any better. ...more
Kew opens garden focused on supporting the planet 28/7/2025
Kew opens garden focused on supporting the planet A new attraction opened at Kew Gardens on Friday, featuring 6,500 new plants and 35 trees. ...more
Peru's guano coastal birds face crisis as population drops over 75%, scientists say 28/7/2025
Peru's guano coastal birds face crisis as population drops over 75%, scientists say Scientists along Peru's central Pacific coast are sounding the alarm that more action is needed to protect seabirds, sea lions, and penguins as climate change, disease, and overfishing threaten their survival. ...more
Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions 25/7/2025
Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions Millions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long as four decades to remove and process, a study has found. ...more
EU and China Issue Joint Climate Statement  25/7/2025
EU and China Issue Joint Climate Statement  Today the European Union and China released a joint climate statement during a high-level summit in Beijing marking 50 years of diplomatic relations. The announcement included a commitment from both sides to strengthen emissions reduction efforts and submit updated national climate plans ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.  ...more
EU solar energy rollout declines for first time in decade as subsidies cut 25/7/2025
EU solar energy rollout declines for first time in decade as subsidies cut The European Union's expansion of solar energy is on track for its first annual downturn in more than a decade, industry data showed on Thursday, as some governments reduce subsidies for rooftop solar panels. ...more
 
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