Germany, Italy, Poland snub call for net-zero carbon EU by 2050
Eight countries have submitted a proposal to ramp up European climate action, but not all member states are ready for increased commitment
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Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’
This is a media release from ipbes
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating,...
‘Time to declare a climate and ecological emergency’
May 7th, 2019
Last week, Wicklow became the first County Council in Ireland to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.
The resolution came hot on...
State must devise plan to fight biodiversity loss
May 7th, 2019
The State has been urged by nature groups and opposition parties to
devise a plan to fight biodiversity loss following the release of...
‘Don’t fail your children’: youth demand climate action at UN shipping talks
School striker Noga Levy-Rapoport urged the International Maritime Organization to set speed limits at sea, for the sake of young and future generations
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Former climate ‘denier’ regrets ‘how wrongheaded but certain I was’
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Karin Kirk
John Kaiser wheeled a cart with a TV and VCR into the lobby of an...
Irish citizens more aware of impact on biodiversity loss
May 6th, 2019
Ireland has seen a spike in the number of citizens who view man-made disasters as a threat to biodiversity, a new EU...
World witnessing ‘unprecedented’ rate of species extinction
May 6th, 2019
A new landmark global assessment has found that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction and declining at...
We, the climate generation, demand the G7 set an example
Young people will bear the brunt of your inaction, we need the ministers of the largest economies to lead
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Climate advocates split over shipping speed limits
A go-slow at sea would cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions fast, but there are concerns it would delay a permanent shift to...
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