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Des milliards d’euros d’argent public offerts aux entreprises les plus polluantes pour polluer : le rapport accablant de Greenpeace
'Payés pour polluer' : c’est le titre d’un rapport accablant que publie aujourd’hui Greenpeace. Il détaille les...Pascale Bollekens (RTBF.be)
Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1 trillion in low carbon energy investments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 election
#USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1trillionin low carbonenergyinvestments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 electionReuters (India Today)
TROM II: The Climate Report https://videos.trom.tf/w/9xVJBz21bqXeXWNhP1KqXH
#climatechange #climate #capitalism #trade #pollution #co2 #un
TROM II: The Climate Report
Watch the entire documentary here - https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/videos.trom.tf
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
#Florida #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase quotclimatequot eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warmingIndia Today Environment Desk (India Today)
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth's climate goes far beyond carbon storage
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth.Jessica McKenzie (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
Though they agreed to reduce microplastics in drinking water at the source they handed out water in plastic bottles.🤦
"Canadian and U.S. mayors promise 'blue-green corridor' along Great Lakes and St. Lawrence"
"The declaration constitutes a commitment to "attract blue and green industries" to the basin's communities, such as high-tech companies that have strict standards for water consumption."
@gemelliz
#news #Pollution #LessonsInLogicNeeded #Plastic
Montreal Gazette
The declaration constitutes a commitment to "attract blue and green industries" to the basin's communities.La Presse Canadienne (Montreal Gazette)
#ClimateChange #Energy #Pollution #EnergyTransition #GlobalWarming #EquitableEnergy #ClimateAction #RenewableTransition #PolluterTax #CommunityEmpowerment
https://the-14.com/we-already-have-the-resources-for-an-equitable-energy-transition-we-just-need-to-redirect-them/
We Already Have the Resources for an Equitable Energy Transition, We Just Need to Redirect Them | The-14
We have the resources for an equitable energy transition. Governments should tax polluters, prioritize vulnerable countries and empower marginalized communitiesThe 14 (The-14)
Des feux de forêt font rage dans l’Ouest canadien
Les évacuations et avertissements se multiplient en Colombie-Britannique, en Alberta et au Manitoba
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2072166/incendies-foret-ouest-canadien
#ColombieBritannique #Alberta #Manitoba #canada #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat
Des feux de forêt font rage dans l’Ouest canadien
Des milliers de personnes ont été évacuées d'une municipalité du nord-est de la Colombie-Britannique en raison d'un incendie de forêt à proximité alors que la province se prépare à une aggravation des conditions et que des feux font rage pr…Radio-Canada
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
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At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable.
Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.
#News #Plastic #Environment #UN #Ottawa #Pollution
How the Plastics Industry Invaded the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.ProPublica
Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx8qv1nvdppo
#Venezuela #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate change: Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
Scientists say the South American nation's last glacier is now just an ice field.Aleks Phillips (BBC News)
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about #recycling, report reveals
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report
#news #economy #pollution #capitalism #problem #waste #plastic #microplatic #environment #nature #manipulation #propaganda
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study findsDharna Noor (The Guardian)
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damages from climate change
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather
#Vermont #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil-fuel companies for climate damages
Vermont lawmakers have passed a so-called "Climate Superfund Act" designed to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage from weather disasters fueled by climate change.Maura Barrett (NBC News)
New: #Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The #Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
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The oil and #gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
In #Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
#news #Pollution #Environment #Safety
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup
An Oil Well Polluted a Family Farm. The Courts Let Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.ProPublica
Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practice known as flaring - caused his son Ali's leukaemia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68829899 #BP #pollution #leukemia #iraq
Iraqi father in legal first against BP over son's death
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.By Esme Stallard & Owen Pinnell (BBC News)
France Crafts Offshore Wind Expansion to Meet Climate Goals
Julianne Geiger
2–3 minutes
France has revealed an ambitious strategy to amplify its offshore wind capacity, signaling a determined effort to make as much progress as neighboring nations in meeting climate objectives
#France #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
Mitchell Beer
3–4 minutes
European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit
https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-exits-treaty-allowing-fossils-to-sue-over-climate-policy/
#EU #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.Mitchell Beer (The Energy Mix)
It's just like purchasing carbon offsets.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years
Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian
#FirstNations #Australia #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
‘My country would disappear’: climate crisis could force Torres Strait Islanders from homes within 30 years
Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian First Nations peopleGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
What is chemical recycling?
"While industry claims it could be part of a circular plastics economy, experts say that chemical recycling is extremely damaging to the environment and provides no real benefits."
“Chemical recycling is really an industry ploy to convince the public and policymakers that we don't have to reduce plastic production in order to deal with plastic waste,”
#News #Plastic #Pollution #Recycle #ClimateCrisis #Health
https://www.ehn.org/what-is-chemical-recycling-2667366790.html?vgo_ee=HlJF4lfSQLEirBwZg%2F4Iroc5z1vrJ%2B%2F9s5XGKeqevd48OA%3D%3D%3AgtdP42vUWTiESivlle6XRFN%2BTymx44Qi
Op-ed: What we know about toxic chemicals and children’s mental health
"Evidence suggests chemical exposures are altering children’s brains. We need to tackle this interconnected crisis. "
".. a growing body of evidence connecting increased exposure to chemicals in the environment, such as lead, PFAS and BPA, to increased child mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression."
#Psychology #Neurology #Pollution
https://www.ehn.org/chemicals-children-mental-health-2666894968.html
Sortir du charbon d’ici 2030 ? La France veut convaincre les pays du G7 de s’y engager
Les ministres du G7 se réunissent à Turin lundi et mardi sur le climat, l’énergie et l’environnement. Les négociations restent « difficiles » selon le gouvernement français qui espère convaincre l’Allemagne d’adopter cet objectif
#France #G7 #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat
Sortir du charbon d’ici 2030 ? La France veut convaincre les pays du G7 de s’y engager
Les ministres du G7 se réunissent à Turin lundi et mardi sur le climat, l’énergie et l’environnement. Les négociations restent « difficiles » selon le gouvernement français qui espère convaincre l’Allemagne d’adopter cet objectif.Le Parisien avec AFP (Le Parisien)
From yesterday: Environmental advocates called it “a land grab of Boca Chica State Park land for a private space corporation that is clearly not in the public interest.” So why is the state parks agency seemingly so eager to work with #SpaceX? https://www.texasobserver.org/spacex-tpwd-park-land-musk/
#politics #ElonMusk #news #USpol #Texas #corruption #environment #pollution #SouthTexas
The SpaceX Land Swap Is Only the Latest Texas Public Park Giveaway
Does the state parks agency serve the people, or corporate interests?Lise Olsen (The Texas Observer)
Frog story. 🐸🔥🌡️
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
Suède : des centaines de manifestantes de 'Mothers Rebellion' encerclent le parlement d'une écharpe rouge contre l'inaction climatique
Plusieurs centaines de femmes ont entouré le Parlement suédois d'une longue écharpe rouge tricotée à la main dimanche pour protester contre l'inaction des responsables politiques face au réchauffement climatique.
#Suède #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat #Manifestation
Suède : des centaines de manifestantes de 'Mothers Rebellion' encerclent le parlement d'une écharpe rouge contre l'inaction climatique
Plusieurs centaines de femmes ont entouré le Parlement suédois d'une longue écharpe rouge tricotée à la main dimanche...la rédaction et Belga (RTBF.be)
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum tax on billionaires’ wealth, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the idea
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Global billionaire tax for fighting inequality rises up political agenda
Brazil and France want the G20 to get behind a global minimum billionaire tax, also backed by IMF chief, but Germany rejects the ideaJoe Lo (Climate Home)
All along they've told us it would be so easy... just recycle some of your trash, or ride a bike once in a while, and everything will be fine.
There's no need to even *think* about system change. 🙄
#Pollution #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing #Environment #Climate #Degrowth
https://theconversation.com/arsenic-in-landfills-is-still-leaching-into-groundwater-20-years-after-colleagues-and-i-learned-how-the-king-of-poisons-could-escape-trash-dumps-223471
#environment #pollution
Arsenic in landfills is still leaching into groundwater − 20 years after colleagues and I learned how the ‘king of poisons’ could escape trash dumps
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.The Conversation
The editors of Scientific American have written an opinion piece saying we need to move away from #cars to #activetransport because of local & carbon #pollution, road crash death & injury and how it restricts access to life for so many- the young, the elderly, the poor & disabled.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-make-cities-less-car-dependent/
We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent
Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safetyThe Editors (Scientific American)
