Large sporting events often claim to be carbon neutral. But often this assertion is greenwashing, and it hides the incredible amount of pollution they actually create When the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the world’s governing body for soccer, proclaimed that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be “a fully carbon-neutral event,” the collective chortle …
Ninety percent of tropical deforestation is linked to agriculture, driven largely by palm oil, timber, beef and soy trade. Thus, commodity-driven trade is a significant driver of biodiversity loss for developing countries, as well as the global climate crisis. Because climate agreements and ongoing negotiations in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) focus on nationally …
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Environmental justice programs are one target for GOP attacks. If Republicans take control of the House, Senate, or both in the midterms, they have every incentive to turn the rollout of Democrats’ singular achievements into a political disaster. At stake is $370 billion in incentives for electric vehicles, electric appliances, clean energy, and pollution reduction, …
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An international team led by Oregon State University researchers says in a report published today that the Earth’s vital signs have reached “code red” and that “humanity is unequivocally facing a climate emergency.” In the special report, “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022,” the authors note that 16 of 35 planetary vital signs …
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NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Many residents of New Delhi defied a firecracker ban on Diwali on Monday as political parties traded blame on who was responsible for the Indian capital’s foul air. The air quality index across various hotspots of the city of about 20 million breached the “hazardous” category late in the …
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