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Earth Could Hit 1.5 Degrees Of Global Warming In Just Nine Years

The Earth could be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the late 1800s in just nine years, according to new research which suggests the aspirational Paris Agreement target is un...

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Environment

Paris Launches Global Urban Air-Pollution Watchdog

Last year, as Paris briefly earned the ignominious title of world’s worst city for air quality, Mayor Anne Hidalgo pledged that she would start a global observatory t...

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Sustainable Development

France Becomes The First Country To Ban Plastic Plates And Cutlery

France has apparently become the first country in the world to ban plastic plates, cups and utensils, passing a law that will go into effect in 2020. Exceptions will be all...

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Sustainable Development

The End Of Coal: EU Energy Companies Pledge No New Plants From 2020

Companies from every EU nation except Poland and Greece sign up to initiative in bid to meet Paris pledges and limit effects of climate change Europe’s energy utiliti...

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Trending

India’s Forest Cover Increasing, Better Than World Average, Says Union Environment Secretary

Ajay Narayan Jha, secretary, ministry of environment and forests, said at the inauguration of the 19th Commonwealth forestry conference that began at the Forest Research In...

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Environment

Green Groups Condemn UN Plan To Use $136m From Climate Fund For Large Dams

Plans to earmark more than $136m (£109m) of UN money for large dam projects in Nepal, Tajikistan and the Solomon Islands have been angrily condemned by activists, who...

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Environment

Finance Sector Could Face Climate-Risk Testing, Says Australian Watchdog

Australia’s financial institutions could be required to test climate-risk scenarios as international regulators continue to warn of the economic dangers posed by clim...

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TV

Of Meanies And Queens

What’s a soap opera without a couple of mean women or vamps? Call them what you may, these epitomes of the Wicked Witch from the West or East from the Wizard of Oz, a...

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Environment

Deutsche Bank Pulls Out Of Coal Projects To Meet Paris Climate Pledge

Deutsche Bank, the biggest bank in Germany, has said it will stop financing coal projects as part of its commitments under the Paris agreement to tackle global warming. &ld...

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Environment

We May Be Closer Than We Thought To Dangerous Climate Thresholds

We don’t want the Earth to warm more than 1.5–2°C (2.7-3.6°F) compared to the pre-industrial climate. These targets are not magical; they are expert jud...

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