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)}

‘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

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/29/torres-strait-island-elders-climate-change-class-action

#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 people

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

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

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/19/global-billionaires-tax-to-fight-climate-change-and-hunger-rises-up-political-agenda/

#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 idea

^{Joe Lo (Climate Home)}

Amazon degradation hits area three times larger than deforestation
8–9 minutes

Despite the resumption of public environmental policies that have effectively slashed deforestation in the Amazon, degradation is on the rise as warnings have been issued for close to 163 thousand km² of the biome

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2024-04/amazon-degradation-hits-area-three-times-larger-deforestation

#Amazon #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Amazon degradation hits area three times larger than deforestation

Despite the resumption of policies that have slashed deforestation in the Amazon, degradation is on the rise as warnings have been issued for close to 163 thousand km² of the biome.

^{Agência Brasil}

Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms

Biden administration hopes funding will spur enduring cuts to planet-heating emissions no matter who is in White House

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/biden-climate-change-policy-election

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Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms

^{Oliver Milman (The Guardian)}

UN climate chief warns there are 'two years to save the world'
James Murray 10 April 2024 • 6 min read
7–8 minutes

The head of the UN climate change secretariat has issued his starkest warning yet over governments' continued failure to curb global emissions, warning "the next two years are so essential in saving our planet"

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4195918/climate-chief-warns-save-world

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UN climate chief warns there are 'two years to save the world'

Simon Stiell acknowledges warning may sound 'melodramatic', but insists time is running out to avoid catastrophic climate impacts

^{www.businessgreen.com}

👍 HarperCollins made a tiny tweak to its book design—and has saved thousands of trees as a result

In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of each book, they’re tweaking fonts, layout, and even the ink used. The goal is to pack more into each page, while ensuring that the pages are as readable as ever. And so far, these subtle, imperceptible tweaks have saved 245.6 million pages, equivalent to 5,618 trees.

#News #Books #Ecology #Conservation
https://web.archive.org/web/20240403054930/https://www.fastcompany.com/91071102/harper-collins-made-a-tiny-tweak-to-its-book-design-and-has-saved-thousands-of-trees-as-a-result

HarperCollins made a tiny tweak to its book design—and has saved thousands of trees as a result - Fast Company

The publisher is reducing the number of pages in its books by tweaking their fonts and layout. With the clever use of fonts and layout, Harper Collins' designers have saved millions of pages without the reader even noticing

^{Elizabeth Segran (Fast Company)}