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  Dubai (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The COP28 climate talks have been flooded with announcements hyping controversial carbon credits before rules for them have been hammered out, with environmental groups fearing "greenwashing" on a massive scale. The concept behind the credits has taken a major hit recently as scientific research has repeatedly shown claims of reduced emissions under the schemes are often hugely overestimated - or simply non-existent. Carbon credits allow corporations - or countries under certain conditions - ... read more |
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Contract secures next step for TRUTHS climate missionParis (ESA) Dec 05, 2023 Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental to underst ... more  
Himalayan glaciers react, blow cold winds down their slopesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 An international research team, led by Professor Francesca Pellicciotti of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), has unveiled a remarkable response of Himalayan glaciers to global ... more  
More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaursMontreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stag ... more  
Shedding light on the synthesis of sugars before the origin of lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life ... more |
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COP28: Calls for more nuclear and less 'destructive' methaneDubai (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 The United States led calls at UN climate talks Saturday for efforts to curb methane emissions but also pushed a deeply controversial drive to boost nuclear energy to curb global warming. ... more |
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China's expertise elevates Egypt's space ambitions with MisrSat 2 launchSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 In a significant advancement of international space collaboration, China has successfully launched the MisrSat 2 satellite for Egypt, as confirmed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). ... more 
Carbon dioxide becomes more potent as climate changesMiami FL (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 A team of scientists found that carbon dioxide becomes a more potent greenhouse gas as more is released into the atmosphere. The new study, led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel Sc ... more 
ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener futureParis (ESA) Dec 05, 2023 In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 curre ... more  
To greenwash or do the right thing? Corporate dilemmas at COP28Dubai (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the "green zone". ... more |
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COP28: Trying to save the planet in 'Disneyworld' crowdsDubai (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 COP28 in Dubai is the biggest UN climate summit ever. But the victims of its success are the thousands of delegates, observers and lobbyists who have to wait in long winding queues every day at the entry to the giant site on the edge of the desert. ... more |
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Death toll from Philippine quake rises to threeManila (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to three, official tallies showed Monday, as frequent aftershocks send residents fleeing into the streets. ... more  
Death toll from Tanzania landslides rises to 68Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania climbed to 68 on Monday, a regional official said, as rescue workers searched for trapped survivors. ... more 
Eight dead as cyclone batters India's southeast coastChennai, India (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Chest-high waters surged down the streets of India's southern city Chennai on Tuesday with eight people killed in intense floods as Cyclone Michaung was set to make landfall on the southeast coast. ... more 
Indonesian rescuers race to find 10 missing after eruptionAgam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers were racing Tuesday to find 10 hikers who went missing after a volcano eruption that killed 13 people. ... more |
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Two dead, 10 missing after Indonesia floods and landslideJakarta (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Two people are dead and at least 10 are missing after flash floods and a landslide swept away dozens of houses and destroyed a hotel in an Indonesian village last week, a rescue official said Monday. ... more |
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Hong Kong vows to pursue democracy activist Agnes Chow 'for life'Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The Hong Kong government vowed Monday to pursue pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was jailed for her role in massive 2019 protests, "for life" after she fled to Canada and said she would not return. ... more 
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow to stay in CanadaHong Kong (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was jailed over her role in massive 2019 protests, revealed on Sunday she had moved to Canada and would not return to meet her bail conditions. ... more 
Aging societies more vulnerable to collapseSanta Fe NM (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Societies and political structures, like the humans they serve, appear to become more fragile as they age, according to an analysis of hundreds of pre-modern societies. A new study, which holds impl ... more 
New project investigating how aerosols could affect climate change in near futureAustin TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 A researcher from The University of Texas at Austin has received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study how changing aerosol pollution could influence clima ... more |
 
Strange burn: new research identifies unique patterns in Utah wildfiresLogan UT (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 For a century fire ecologists have worked to decipher a complex question - what does a "normal'' wildfire year look like in the West? That's a hard question to answer for many reasons, but new resea ... more  
Study identifies key algae species helping soft corals survive warming oceansBuffalo NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Scleractinian corals, or hard corals, have been disappearing globally over the past four decades, a result of climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal development and overfishing. However, s ... more  
Unlocking the secrets of natural materialsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 Growing up in Milan, Benedetto Marelli liked figuring out how things worked. He repaired broken devices simply to have the opportunity to take them apart and put them together again. Also, from a yo ... more  
Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic onesCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food and Research, New Zealand shows th ... more |
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Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilegeNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India's toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe. ... more  
Wellington welcomes first wild-born kiwi chicks in a centuryWellington (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Conservationists in New Zealand celebrated on Tuesday after discovering that kiwi chicks had been born in the wilds around Wellington for the first time in more than a century. ... more 
Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan's urban sprawlKarachi (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 Against the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four green turtles emerge from the frothy Arabian Sea seeking a spot to lay their eggs. ... more 
Ukraine war responsible for 150m tons of CO2 emissions: expertsDubai (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched in February last year accounts for around 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, a deputy Ukrainian minister cited experts as saying on Monday. ... more |
 
Nigerian army drone strike kills, wounds civiliansKano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 An army drone accidently hit a village in northwestern Nigeria, killing and wounding civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, the local state governor, the military and a resident said Monday. ... more 
Libya dismantles illegal gold mining networkTripoli (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 An illegal gold mining network, comprised of Chinese, Chadian, and Nigerien nationals, has been dismantled in southern Libya, local authorities have said in a statement. ... more 
Hard to bear: UK's only pandas return to ChinaLondon (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The UK's only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital. ... more 
COP28 host UAE choking from its own 'toxic' air pollution: HRWDubai (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai. ... more |
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Freedom and dignity: Millennial Chinese leave China for ThailandChiang Mai, Thailand (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Hitting tennis balls across a tree-lined court in Thailand's mountainous north, Connie Chen's weekly private training session is a luxury the Chinese national could barely afford when she lived in Shanghai. ... more 
Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate changeIttoqqortoormiit, Denmark (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse. ... more 
Volunteer divers guard Oman's 'unique' coral reefsDaymaniyat Islands, Oman (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water. ... more 
Maghreb farmers embrace drones to fight climate changeNabeul, Tunisia (AFP) Dec 3, 2023 A drone buzzed back and forth above rows of verdant orange trees planted near Nabeul, eastern Tunisia. ... more |
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