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Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial
Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully trialed a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae they say could eventually help re-wild reefs threatened by climate change.
Scientists are scrambling to…
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Hope stirs for deal to save nature at UN talks
Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said on Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction.
Observers had warned the COP15 talks aimed at sealing a “peace pact for…
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Nature at risk of ‘cascading’ species extinction, study shows
Climate change and habitat degradation will cause extinctions that cascade through communities of animals and plants and drive dramatic biodiversity loss, according to new research published on Friday.
The study, in the journal Science…
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Global coal consumption to reach all-time high this year: IEA
Global coal consumption is set to rise to an all-time high in 2022 and remain at similar levels in the next few years if stronger efforts are not made to move to a low-carbon economy, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) said…
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G7, Vietnam reach US$15.5b climate deal to cut coal use: Sources
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations has agreed with Vietnam to fund the South-east Asian country’s transition away from coal with US$15.5 billion, two Western sources said on Wednesday.
The deal is expected to be announced…
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US winter storm to bring blizzard, tornadoes and floods
A coast-to-coast storm is bringing heavy snowfall, powerful winds, the threat of thunderstorms and other extreme weather across the US.
Some western states, including Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, are expecting up to 2ft…
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Sri Lanka’s air quality continues to improve
Air quality in Sri Lanka has improved compared to yesterday, as per the latest US Air Quality Index (AQI), issued at 08.00 a.m. this morning (Dec. 12).
The index is based on the measurement of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), Ozone…
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Climate activists in Milan hurl paint at famed opera house La Scala
Environmental activists hurled paint at the entrance of Milan’s prestigious La Scala opera house on Wednesday, part of a series of recent protests across Europe to focus attention on climate change.
The early morning protest came ahead…
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Scotland loses UK climate change lead, advisers warn
Scotland has lost its lead over the rest of the UK on tackling climate change, advisers have warned.
A report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) said progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions has "largely stalled" in…
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UN’s COP15 summit aims for global pact to ensure there will be ‘more nature’ by 2030
Countries are gathering on Tuesday for a key United Nations nature conference in Montreal, aiming to broker a new global agreement to protect what’s left of Earth’s wildlife and natural spaces.
Negotiators hope that the two-week summit,…
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