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There are still major gaps in understanding climate change impacts despite recent advances in attribution science, according to a study published in Environmental Research: Climate. Dr Luke Harrington, one of the authors, said a lack of high-quality data prevents meaningful climate predictions for many parts of the world.
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Anja Pries
29.08.2022
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been rather hot. Last Tuesday saw temperatures in the UK push past 40C for the first time ever, and wildfires have been raging across the continent. But, extreme heat has not just been impacting the UK and Europe. The US, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia have also been significantly affected.
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Marc Height
25.07.2022
Denmark has set the highest carbon tax in Europe to help the country reach its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% compared to 1990 levels. The levy will be DKK1,125 ($159) per mt by 2030 for companies participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Firms not subject to the ETS will pay a DKK750 carbon tax. (Reuters)
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Katie Chan
11.07.2022
Mala Singh, chief people officer at Electronic Arts (EA), has said the gaming company supports the trans community, after previously refusing to defend trans rights in a company-wide meeting. Employees demanded a public statement on the leaked Supreme Court opinion concerning abortion rights and anti-trans legislation being enacted in the US, but were told being an “inclusive company means being inclusive of all those points of view”.
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Sara Trett
27.06.2022
Corporate net-zero pledges are once again under fire, with “major credibility gaps” found in global business’ plans to eliminate the impact of their operations on the climate.
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Marc Height
20.06.2022
The Finnish parliament has approved the Climate Change Act, which mandates the country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and carbon negativity by 2040.
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Anja Pries
13.06.2022
Fitch Ratings has said economic activity remains linked to CO2 emissions. It said breaking that link is vital to meeting climate targets amid continued increases in global GDP of up to 3% by 2024.
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Mubaasil Hassan
30.05.2022
Circular clothing firm Usedfully and its partners will pilot Strength-Tex, made with used textiles, in a section of road in Wellington, New Zealand. Strength-Tex is the first of several industrial-scale products developed from waste textiles.
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Katie Chan
23.05.2022
California-based health technology startup myNurse has stopped operating following a major data breach in March that exposed the personal health information of its users. The company, which offered remote patient monitoring services and chronic care management, said the shutdown was “unrelated to the data security incident”, but gave no other reason for its decision.
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Fred Fullerton
16.05.2022
A majority of the UK public has no understanding of “green jobs” or the difference between green jobs and green skills, according to research commissioned by Deloitte and IEMA. The study found that 56% of respondents had never heard of the term “green job”, 64% had no idea what “green skills” were and 65% said they did not have access to green skills training through their employer.
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Fred Fullerton
09.05.2022
Boryung Pharmaceutical, in collaboration with Axiom Space and Starburst Aerospace, has launched the first annual Care in Space Challenge, aimed at finding health care in space solutions from aerospace health care startups and other innovators. Selected participants will pitch their ideas in July before sharing solutions with investors in December.
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Nicola Watts
02.05.2022
The Ugandan government is fighting an outbreak of African armyworm, which can wipe out cereal crops. Uganda is a leading producer of maize and exports a significant amount of its annual output to countries including South Sudan, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Anja Pries
25.04.2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the third instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report, a comprehensive climate assessment that comes out every five-to-seven years.
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Anja Pries
11.04.2022
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is to investigate the environmental impact digital currencies could have on the fight against climate change and the transition to a clean energy grid, according to a document published in the Federal Register.
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Fred Fullerton
04.04.2022
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