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Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

The world has officially crossed a significant climate milestone, with 2024 becoming the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on January 10, 2025, highlighting the urgent need for action against climate change. The rising greenhouse gas emissions are propelling …

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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

Associated Press

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Isotope analysis gave the ice’s age as at least 1.2 million years old, he said. Both Barbante and Scoto said that thanks to the …

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Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Trump has vowed to establish what he calls American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling …

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Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords

Associated Press

PLAINS, Ga. — When Jimmy Carter chose branding designs for his presidential campaign, he passed on the usual red, white and blue. Carter’s top environmental advisers urged “immediate” cutbacks on the burning of fossil fuels to reduce what scientists at the time called “carbon dioxide pollution.” “Nobody anywhere in the world in a high government position was talking about this …

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Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

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Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Trump has vowed to establish what he …

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U.S. Chamber, Oil Industry Sue Vermont Over Law Requiring Companies To Pay For Climate Change Damage

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A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. via Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused over …

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US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage

Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new law requiring that fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused over several decades by climate change. It also argues that the law violates domestic and foreign commerce clauses by discriminating “against the important interest …

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Watch: The Transition to EVs: Can India Lead the Charge? | Climate Economy

The Hindu

Welcome to the first episode of The Hindu’s Climate Economy! This episode focuses on India’s transport sector, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and its rapid transition to electric vehicles. Learn about India’s dependency on imported materials like lithium and cobalt, and how the government is addressing supply chain concerns. Join us as we unpack the policies, innovations, and …

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2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

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Last year was China's warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060.The average national …

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A triple fiscal crisis is jeopardizing climate action

Live Mint

A recent report by the Independent Expert Group on Debt, Nature, and Climate reveals that many of the world’s 144 developing economies are on an unsustainable fiscal trajectory. Ernest Hemingway’s famous adage about how one goes bankrupt—“gradually, then suddenly"—holds true for developing economies: unless they reduce their debt burdens, they cannot invest in climate resilience and environmental restoration. And without …

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Incentives for big businesses to restore nature areas

ABC

Rachel Mealey: Australia has signed an international convention promising to restore 30 per cent of our degraded environments and the Federal Government has charged private enterprise with the task. The nature repair market aims to incentivise investments by awarding tradable credits for repairing nature, much like carbon credits are awarded for avoiding greenhouse gas emissions. Michael Slezak: The sound of …

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Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of …

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Why agri-tech might need a different approach to boost innovations

The Hindu

Primarily an agrarian economy, India holds large potential for research and technological innovation in agriculture. These include AutoGrow - an Autonomous greenhouse System for Precision Agriculture, Smart Greenhouse with secure long-range connectivity, a Remote Compost Monitoring system for Sustainable agriculture and AgriSense among others. And the last is the open field.” “It’s a non-linear control system where the inputs are …

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From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change

BBC

From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change Getty Images Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere, leaving the climate in a better place. These removals are relatively small per kg of kelp, so for kelp-based foods to be carbon negative, the supply chain has to be …

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China sentences teenager to life imprisonment for murdering classmate

China Daily

A teenager, the mastermind in the killing of his classmate early this year, has been sentenced to life in prison for intentional homicide, according to a court in Handan, Hebei province on Monday. One identified surnamed Li, who committed the crime together with Zhang, has been given a 12-year imprisonment sentence for the same charge, while the other surnamed Ma …

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Action plan: CIAR BYRNE'S essential jobs for your garden this week

Daily Mail

TEND TO INDOOR TERRARIUMS I was given a terrarium kit for Christmas some years ago – ideal for a gardener in a season when we spend so much time indoors. Choose between leaving a partial opening for aeration, or a completely closed system BUY BARGAIN BULBS Buy bulbs at garden centres now as they try to get rid of end-of-year …

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13 ways to spot a cannabis farm in your neighbourhood

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of cannabis …

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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Batteries are “a really obvious solution” to reducing need …

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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

Associated Press

2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries. Batteries are “a really obvious solution” to reducing need for peakers, says Daniel Chu, senior energy planner for …

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What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The agreement aimed to have countries work towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of limiting the global average surface temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it …

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New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

India Today

ALBANY, N.Y: Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. The new law requires companies responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions to pay into a state fund for infrastructure projects meant to repair or avoid future damage from climate change. “The Climate …

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New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. The new law requires companies responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions to pay into a state fund for infrastructure projects meant to repair or avoid future damage from climate change. “The …

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Is recycling worth it?

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The plastics industry—including fossil fuel, petrochemical, and consumer goods companies—continues to put forward plastic recycling as the solution to …

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What is South Africa cancel coal case explained

The Hindu

Civil society organisations claimed a landmark victory against fossil fuel power in South Africa on December 4 when the High Court in Pretoria turned down the national government’s plan to add more coal-fired power stations to the country’s power grid. Details of the judgement Civil society organisations contended that the government’s plan to add more coal power didn’t consider the …

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Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

U.S. Chamber, Oil Industry Sue Vermont Over Law Requiring Companies To Pay For Climate Change Damage

US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage

Watch: The Transition to EVs: Can India Lead the Charge? | Climate Economy

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

A triple fiscal crisis is jeopardizing climate action

Incentives for big businesses to restore nature areas

Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’

Why agri-tech might need a different approach to boost innovations

From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change

China sentences teenager to life imprisonment for murdering classmate

Action plan: CIAR BYRNE'S essential jobs for your garden this week

13 ways to spot a cannabis farm in your neighbourhood

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

What climate records were broken in 2024?

New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

Is recycling worth it?

What is South Africa cancel coal case explained