As populations grow, the number of people with inadequate access to water is also expected to rise to more than five billion by 2050, up from 3.6 billion in 2018, UN report said. Much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change and urgently needs better …
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Picture Credit: Deema Assaf and Nochi Motoharu carrying out a vegetation survey in Jebel Birqish, Jordan – Copyright Raja Abdelmalek SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. Deema Assaf spent 10 years …
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Current national decarbonization pledges made as part of the Paris climate accord, fall far short Getty Images iStockphot : Global Warming and human waste Pollution Concept Sustainability showing the effect of arid land with tree changing environment Concept of climate change Sky background different weather. The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) today set out the actions …
Scientists are warning politicians immersed in climate change policy not to forget that the world is also in the midst of a plastic waste crisis. They fear that so much energy is being expended on emissions policy that tackling plastic pollution will be sidelined. A paper from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Bangor …
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These days, big companies are claiming to go green and pledging to heal planet Earth. You’ll probably hear the term “net-zero emissions” a lot over the coming weeks as government leaders and CEOs, under pressure, talk about how they’ll reduce their countries’ or businesses’ impact on climate change. Amazon, for example, just announced that more …
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