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Switzerland pledges climate neutrality by 2050
The Swiss government announced on Wednesday (28 August) that it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to a net-zero level by 2050, taking heed of a landmark UN report on climate change.
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Arrives in NYC to Fight “Biggest Crisis Humanity Has Ever Faced”
Following weeks of anticipation, Swedish climate justice activist Greta Thunberg arrived on the shores of Lower Manhattan Wednesday afternoon after a 15-day voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in an emissions-free yacht. She was welcomed on land by hundreds of supporters at the North Cove Marina.
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The Frightening Spread of Toxic Algae
Climate change is accelerating the spread of lethal algal blooms in American waterways—with devastating results for humans and animals alike.
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Why climate change is so hard to tackle: Our stubborn energy system
Our dependence on fossil fuels has remained about the same for 30 years.
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Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm
Human-driven land clearing and climate change are sending plants extinct at a rapid rate, risking a devastating biodiversity crash.
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Indonesia picks site for new capital as Jakarta sinks
A jungle-covered area on the east of Borneo island is set to be transformed into Indonesia's new capital city, the country's President Joko Widodo has announced.
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Climate Change Is Driving An Increase In A Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria And Spreading It To New Areas
“We’re seeing Vibrio infections actually in areas that we’ve never seen before.”
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An Atmospheric Drought Is Slowing Plant Growth Worldwide, Study Says - D-brief
Less water in the air means plants grow more slowly, hurting crop yields. It could also add to global warming.
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Can eating less meat reduce climate change?
Laura Wellesley from Chatham House explains how reducing meat consumption can affect climate change.
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Chile to account for costs of climate change in budget
Chile will begin budgeting for the costs of fighting climate change, Finance Minister Felipe Larraín announced on Tuesday, as receding glaciers and drought put a squeeze on water and natural resources in the world’s top copper producer. The South American nation, which is due to host the COP25 global conference on climate change in December, said it would include a new line item for “climate expenditures” in its government budgets beginning in 2020.
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EU to discuss Brazil beef ban over Amazon fires
The EU ought to consider banning Brazilian beef unless it takes action on forest fires, the Finnish EU presidency has said. A wider free trade deal is also at risk.
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Mega-Trees Are the New Weapon Against Climate Change
Scientists caution that we probably can’t “plant our way out” of the climate crisis, but growing big trees and keeping them around is an important piece of the puzzle.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy: ‘we need sweeping changes’
Legendary scientist, Bill Nye the Science Guy joins The Beat to discuss July being the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Nye says Trump’s ‘bluster’ when it comes to climate change is ‘very troubling.’ Nye criticizes Trump’s administration, saying America should be ‘the world leader’ in addressing climate change, but instead is ‘taking extraordinary steps in the wrong direction.’
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Fracking may be a bigger climate problem than we thought
The mysterious recent spike in methane emissions? It just might be US fracking.
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Alpine climbing routes crumble as climate crisis continues
High up in the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days on the rocks and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are crumbling around them.
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The water is so hot in Alaska it's killing large numbers of salmon
Alaska has been in the throes of an unprecedented heat wave this summer, and the heat stress is killing salmon in large numbers. Scientists have observed die-offs of several varieties of Alaskan salmon, including sockeye, chum and pink salmon. Stephanie Quinn-Davidson, director of the Yukon Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, told CNN she took a group of scientists on an expedition along Alaska's Koyokuk River at the end of July, after locals alerted her to salmon die-offs on the stream.
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Water companies to plant 11 million new trees
The joint proposals will see trees planted on around 6,000 hectares of land across England together with work to restore original woodland and improve natural habitats that themselves provide carbon capture.
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A Weather Station Above the Arctic Circle Hit 94.6 Degrees Fahrenheit
Amid the hottest month in recorded history, some records still stand out as absolutely jaw dropping. That’s definitely true of a measurement made in the Arctic this July.
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Fracking in U.S. and Canada linked to worldwide atmospheric methane spike
"The commercialization of shale gas and oil in the 21st century has dramatically increased global methane emissions", said the scientist behind the study.
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What impact are data centres having on climate change?
As a growing number of organisations seek to become major players in today’s data-driven economy, the data centre remains one of the most important pieces of business infrastructure. However, as the ice caps continue to melt at an alarming rate, is it really possible to sustain energy-guzzling data centres whilst trying to save the planet?
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