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Merkel promises €500m to revitalise German forests

Storms, drought, beetles and fires have destroyed equivalent of 250,000 football fields  Trees ravaged by a bark beetle infestation stand in a forest near Schierke, Germany. Summers in Germany, Photograph:...
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Andrew Forrest launches US$300m war on plastic to tackle ocean pollution

Mining billionaire’s initiative would see manufacturers of virgin plastic pay premium for doing so  Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest believes transitioning to a circular economy that limits the production of single-use plastic...
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World’s 1.8 billion youth must ‘have a say in the future of the planet’

Young activists, innovators, entrepreneurs and change-makers are due to gather at UN headquarters in New York at the Youth Climate Summit on Saturday 21 September to put pressure on global leaders to...
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What’s the Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change?

On Aug. 18, Iceland held a funeral for the first glacier lost to climate change. The deceased party was Okjökull, a historic body of ice that covered 14.6 square miles (38 square kilometers)...
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The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities

A new report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90 percent and support 87 million jobs worldwide by 2030. The Coalition for Urban Transitions...
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Nature ‘one of most effective ways’ of combatting climate change

World leaders will be gathering at the United Nations in New York next week at a Climate Action Summit convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Ms. Andersen will be there to promote...
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Investments to address climate change are good business

An internationally respected group of scientists have urgently called on world leaders to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change. Almost every aspect of the planet’s environment and ecology is undergoing...
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What Does “Net-Zero Emissions” Really Mean?

The latest research is clear: To avoid the worst climate impacts, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will not only need to drop by half in the next 10 years, they...
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China Is Investing $13 Trillion in Construction. Will It Pursue Zero Carbon Buildings?

China is in the midst of a construction mega-boom. The country has the largest buildings market in the world, making up 20% of all construction investment globally. And it’s only set to grow: China is...
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UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future

New measures to speed up the transition to clean energy and green economies are among the initiatives to be unveiled during the UN Climate Change Summit next week. Heads of State,...
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Organizations Supporting Conversion of Organic Waste to Renewable Energy Launch New Educational Platform

Educational non-profit organization RNG Global Initiative and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas have jointly announced a new learning platform dedicated to public education of the environmental and economic benefits resulting from converting local...
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Cities could be our best weapon in the fight against climate change

Cities are stepping-up to confront many of the world’s biggest existential challenges – especially climate change. One reason is that cities have always been where the future happens first; spaces...
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