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Deforestation Triggered by EU Renewables Directive Could Destroy Global Carbon Sinks
The European Union’s new renewable energy directive could trigger a new wave of deforestation, representing a grave threat to the world’s carbon sinks, by ... -
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CARE Canada: Fighting Plastics Pollution No Substitute for G7 Action on Climate Impacts
G7 countries’ initiative to attack plastic pollution during this week’s environment and energy ministers’ meeting in Halifax is no substitute for faster action to ... -
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Cogeneration Would Save 3.97 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Cogeneration ranks #50 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to eliminate 3.97 gigatons of carbon dioxide at a net cost of US$279.3 billion, while ... -
Algae Blooms Speed Up Ice Loss Across Polar, High Mountain Regions (and Meltwater Speeds Up Algae Blooms)
Blooms of red and brown algae showing up in Arctic, Antarctic, Alpine, and Himalayan regions are darkening snow and speeding up ice loss, in ... -
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Flurry of Low-Carbon Announcements Marks First Day of Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco is entering its second day, with media and other observers scrambling to keep up with a ... -
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Subsidy-Free Solar Sweeps Europe as Countries Reap Reward for Earlier Supports
From Germany to Italy, and from the United Kingdom to Spain, Europe is reaping the reward for its early support for renewable energy technologies ... -
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Ørsted Opens World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Project Off Northwest England
The 659-megawatt Walney Extension offshore wind project became the world’s biggest of its kind when it opened off the northwest English coast last week, ...
