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It’s time for the United Nations to abandon its current model of addressing world crises, according to a message from 100 scientists, educators and experts, shared exclusively with independent. Experts are calling for the United Nations to abandon the “Sustainable Development Goals” – a set of 17 goals adopted in 2015 to tackle global social … Read more
aAfter my initial delight at receiving an email from work proposing a year-long project to photograph the Thames, from its source to the sea, I wondered if I had been given this project to cheer me up. It was a difficult eight months: a tragic loss of a sibling, a loss of parents, precarious financial … Read more
With the energy transition in full swing, new energy research provider BloombergNEF appreciates Global transformation will require about $173 trillion In energy supply and infrastructure investment over the next three decades, renewable energy is expected to provide 85% of our energy needs by 2050. BNEF predicts that by 2030, lithium and nickel consumption by the … Read more
Within the deepest trenches of the Amazon, there are nearly 100 tribes called the largest rainforest in the world. Among them is the group that is considered the most endangered on Earth, the Awa group. But their long-term future may be in doubt. The Awa people have always been in an area fraught with danger … Read more
Placeholder while loading article actions A streak of violent thunderstorms hit Canada’s most populous corridor on Saturday, killing at least five people and cutting power to nearly a million people. The storms carved a path of destruction from southern Ontario to southeastern Quebec, passing near or directly through three of Canada’s four largest cities: Toronto, … Read more
A new scientific study has revealed that nearly half of current fossil fuel production sites need to shut down early if global warming is to be limited to 1.5°C, the internationally agreed target to avert climate catastrophe. Rating exceeds Invitation to the IEA in 2021 to halt the development of new fossil fuels to avoid … Read more
Policy makers see a diminishing role for California’s cap-and-trade program. November 14, 2012 was a significant day in my book. This was the day we welcomed my son into the world (the cutest boy ever). This was also the day the California Carbon Market was launched with Inaugural auction of greenhouse gas allowance (complete sale … Read more
Employees at Maine’s largest environmental agency disagree with opponents of the Central Maine Power transmission line project who have argued that permission to build the project should not be granted. A long-awaited meeting to review applications for conditional permits to build a $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) power line was unexpectedly postponed … Read more
At the beginning of this century, when much of the developed world woke up to the dangers of smoking, big tobacco turned to Africa To search for new profits. To this day, in my country, Uganda, many foreign tobacco companies work to undermine Regulations Designed To Protect People From Industry – Even Them Marketing cigarettes … Read more
Two Amazonian fish species are at risk of extinction due to deforestation, although they have only just been discovered. In a new study, scientists describe two new fish — one with stunning orange-red fins and the other so small that it’s officially considered “miniature.” Both species inhabit the waters of the Amazon rainforest about 25 … Read more
