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GCC sustainable cultural assets could cut 1.3m tons of CO2: report

Investments in sustainable cultural assets have the potential to reduce the Gulf Cooperation Council region’s lifetime carbon emissions by at least 1.3 million tons, equivalent to removing 320,000 cars from the roads a year, according to a…
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Wildfires in boreal forests released a record amount of CO2 in 2021

WASHINGTON — In 2021, wildfires pillaged the world’s carbon-rich snow forests. That year, burning boreal forests released 1.76 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, researchers reported March 2 in a news conference at the annual meeting…
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IEA issues ‘dire warning’ on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% rise

Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5 percent this year, suggesting the economic rebound from COVID-19 could be “anything but sustainable” for the climate, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The IEA’s…
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