2024 was the sixth consecutive year globally where there had been a ‘clear imbalance’ in the world’s river basins: World Meteorological Organization
Category: Energy & Environment
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Ozone layer ‘healing’, on track to recover by mid-century: UN
UN says the improvement to the ozone layer is partly because of natural changes in the atmosphere and “concerted international action”
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‘Why not?’ Europeans warming up to Chinese electric cars
Sales of the Chinese company BYD have grown by 250 per cent during the first half of this year
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Smoke from 2023 Canadian forest fires linked to thousands of deaths: study
In North America and Europe, an estimated 354 million people were exposed to high levels of air pollution, leading to 70,000 premature deaths
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
The EU generates 130kgs of food waste per person and 15kgs of textile waste a year; countries will have to slash food waste by 30 per cent by 2030
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Canada, Germany agree to co-operate on key raw materials
Three German companies announced memorandums of understanding with Canadian firms involved in mining and processing raw materials
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Electric cars more eco-friendly over lifetime than gas cars, study finds
On average, an electric vehicle with about 70 per cent less emissions than a car with a petrol combustion engine
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Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence
In-flight weather accidents are rare, but turbulence is the leading cause; airlines are avoiding common storm paths or asking passengers to wear seatbelts for more of the flight
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Climate activists block financial institutions in Oslo
Actions were part of a scheduled 10-day civil disobedience campaign, intended to influence Norway’s Sept. 8 elections
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Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge
Scientific paper that said global GDP will drop by 62 per cent by 2100 because of climate change had methodological flaws, researchers say