Antarctic tourism: Should we just say no? The International Association of Antarctic Tourism Operators now lists 95 vessels in its directory, including 21 yachts, which carry wealthy tourists drawn by the lure of a "last frontier" destination, a place – as one operator put it – "so pristine and remote you can hear snowflakes hitting the water". Erik Moen/Norse Atlantic …
The story so far: The 27-member European Union has been ramping up its climate action efforts with the European Parliament, the bloc’s legislative body, adopting a rapid pace in climate negotiations. Along with this phasing out of free carbon allowances, the EU will phase in another ambitious and first-of-its-kind policy— the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, aimed at levelling the playing …
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