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We Must Use COP27 to Transform Energy and Food Systems

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Published on 13/04/2022, 2:49pm | Written by Written by Mahmoud Mohieldin | Originally published: https://climatechangenews.com/2022/04/13/we-must-use-cop27-to-transform-energy-and-food-systems/ Comment: The latest IPCC report and Ukraine crisis show the urgency of phasing out fossil fuels, investing in renewables and developing sustainable agriculture Field workers harvesting drought-tolerant maize in Kenya (Photo: CIMMYT/ Peter Lowe/Flickr) By Mahmoud Mohieldin “Rapid, deep and immediate” emissions […]

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UN Targets Early Warning Systems for All in Five Years

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Published on 23/03/2022, 1:06pm | Written by Written by Joe Lo | Originally published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/23/un-targets-early-warning-systems-for-all-in-five-years/ Building the capacity to alert everyone in time to prepare for droughts, storms and flooding can prevent damage and save lives, at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion A farmer in the Philippines reads a message from the weather bureau (Photo: Greenpeace/John

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Five Burning Climate Issues for the 2022 UN General Assembly

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Published on 16/09/2022, 2:22pm | Written by By Chloé Farand | Originally published https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/09/16/five-burning-climate-issues-for-the-2022-un-general-assembly/ Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding and soaring energy bills are shaping the UN agenda – for those leaders who show up The plenary hall at the UN headquarters in New York (Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown/Flickr) By Chloé Farand More than 150 world leaders

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Around the world, women are putting their lives on the line to defend the climate

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Published on 08/03/2022, 10:08am | Written by Rachel Cox | Originally published ​​https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/08/around-the-world-women-are-putting-their-lives-on-the-line-to-defend-the-climate/ Extractive industries are associated with higher rates of violence against women. Solving the climate crisis and gender inequality go hand in hand Nonhle Mbuthuma leads the Amadiba Crisis Committee in South Africa, which opposes the excavation of dunes and plains along the

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Visualizing the World’s Loss of Forests Since the Ice-Age

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Published 2 months ago on April 1, 2022 | By Omri Wallach | Graphics/Design: Zack Aboulazm  | Original Article: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-worlds-loss-of-forests-since-the-ice-age/ How to Use: To navigate this slideshow, click the arrows on the sides of each image or use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Visualizing The World’s Loss of Forests Since the Ice-Age How much

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How Far Are We From Phasing Out Coal? 

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Published 2 weeks ago on April 28, 2022 | By Bruno Venditti | Graphics/Design: Rosey Eason | Originally published: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-far-from-phasing-out-coal-power/  How Far Are We From Phasing Out Coal?  This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week.  At

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Plastics resolution tees up battle over oil industry’s plan B

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Published on 14/03/2022, 4:03pm | Written by: Joe Lo | Originally published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/14/plastics-resolution-tees-up-battle-over-oil-industrys-plan-b/ As the world seeks to move beyond burning fossil fuels for energy, the oil sector saw plastic production as a lifeline – but now that’s in doubt too UN deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed poses with a plastic art exhibit at the UNEA.

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‘Under the sea, out of mind’ has turned into a ticking time bomb

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BY DR. JEFF BOEHM AND REP. TED LIEU (D-CALIF.), OPINION CONTRIBUTORS – 05/03/22 4:00 PM ET | Dr. Jeff Boehm and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CALIF) Originally published: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/3475930-under-the-sea-out-of-mind-has-turned-into-a-ticking-time-bomb/ istock From 1947 until 1961, one of the biggest environmental crimes of the past century was taking place right under our noses. Now, in 2022, this reckless

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‘Move, adapt or die’: could scientists help corals survive climate change?

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Published on January 14, 2021 | Written by Pavel Toropov | Originally published https://chinadialogueocean.net/en/conservation/16031-coral-scientists-help-climate-change/ Scientists at Hong Kong University are asking whether assisted evolution and ‘probiotics’ could help corals live in warming waters Hong Kong University’s Dr Shelby McIlroy checks on octopus coral (Galaxea fascicularis) whose symbiotic algae are being experimentally changed to species more

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Sweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cuts

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Published on 08/04/2022 | Written by Joe Lo | Original article published https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/04/08/sweden-set-to-be-worlds-first-country-to-target-consumption-based-emission-cuts/ A deal between Sweden’s political parties positions the country to take responsibility for the carbon footprint of imported goods Ferries in Stockholm port (Pic: Flickr/Hans Permana) By Sam Morgan Sweden’s political parties agreed on Thursday to include consumption-based emissions within its climate

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Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

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Published on 03/03/2022 | Written by: Joe Lo | Original article published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/03/scientists-warn-seawalls-can-make-rising-waters-worse-in-the-long-run/ Green buffers like mangroves are generally better for protecting coastal communities than concrete defences, although they are not always an option Workers build a seawall as water breaches a highway in Thailand (Photo: Vinai Dithajohn/Greenpeace) By Joe Lo Using seawalls to protect

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