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First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific 12/12/2025
First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said on Thursday. ...more
Inside the €1 million offer to launch the first Nobel Prize in climate and planetary health 12/12/2025
Inside the €1 million offer to launch the first Nobel Prize in climate and planetary health Leading voices have joined the call for the Nobel Committee to launch a dedicated climate Prize. ...more
From Nike to H&M: How the fashion industry’s ‘big green plan’ is worsening microplastic pollution 12/12/2025
From Nike to H&M: How the fashion industry’s ‘big green plan’ is worsening microplastic pollution An investigation into recycled polyester found microplastic pollution is being worsened by ‘green’ materials. ...more
Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic 12/12/2025
Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic Ecologically important Diadema africanum almost eliminated by unknown disease in Canary Islands. ...more
EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 11/12/2025
EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, and buy foreign carbon credits to cover 5% of the emissions cuts, goals that fell short of its original plan. ...more
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds 11/12/2025
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment. ...more
Wind and solar power frozen out of Trump permitting push 11/12/2025
Wind and solar power frozen out of Trump permitting push U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on approvals for major onshore wind and solar projects is leaving thousands of megawatts of clean power capacity in limbo at a time of soaring demand for electricity, a Reuters review of permitting data and interviews with industry officials shows. ...more
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake 11/12/2025
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries. ...more
‘We look ridiculous’: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming 11/12/2025
‘We look ridiculous’: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed any mention of fossil fuels – the main driver of global warming – from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. ...more
2025 will be world's second or third-hottest year on record, EU scientists say 10/12/2025
2025 will be world's second or third-hottest year on record, EU scientists say This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024'S record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. ...more
 
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