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May 18, 2022
The latest IPCC reports have made it clear – we need deep emissions cuts now. Whilst net-zero becomes mainstream, there’s concern that many targets lack the environment integrity to marry up to the Paris Agreement. Overuse of offsets is one aspect of net-zero facing criticism. Whilst corporate-led standard setters look to create some uniformity to carbon credit standards, the question remains – what should regulation look like and who should lead it?
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While mining inside Indigenous territories and conservation units is banned under Brazil’s Constitution, the current government is pushing for legislation that would allow it. [...]
Brazil agribusiness is keen to mine for potassium in resource-rich Amazon region, but Indigenous fear negative effects. [...]
Governments recognise the importance of climate change and biodiversity, yet their policies and activities are still not sustainable. Transformative change is required. [...]
Deforestation in the region is largely driven by cattle ranching, but land grabbing and mining have also increased in recent years, with invaders emboldened by the rhetoric and policies of… [...]
Decision-makers discussing landmark agreements on health and biodiversity must include four actions to reduce the risk of animals and people exchanging viruses [...]
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April is the third monthly record this year, after new highs were also observed in January and February [...]
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May 18, 2022
The latest IPCC reports have made it clear – we need deep emissions cuts now. Whilst net-zero becomes mainstream, there’s concern that many targets lack the environment integrity to marry up to the Paris Agreement. Overuse of offsets is one aspect of net-zero facing criticism. Whilst corporate-led standard setters look to create some uniformity to carbon credit standards, the question remains – what should regulation look like and who should lead it?
March 30, 2022
There is a narrowing window of opportunity for us to cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change to secure a liveable future, the Working Group II’s (WGII) contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report states.
March 30, 2022
The natural world is bearing the brunt of human-caused climate change, affecting nature’s services, the IPCC WGII’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report states.
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March 30, 2022
Humanity is slowly starting to take climate change mitigation and adaptation seriously. But, implementation has been too slow and uneven, the IPCC WGII’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report states.
March 29, 2022
If we are to survive the climate impacts to come, humanity must urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the IPCC WGII contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report indicates.
March 29, 2022
Leading scientists say that human encroachment on nature is increasing the emergence of zoonotic diseases.
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Illegal mining footprint swells nearly 500% inside Brazil Indigenous territories.
While mining inside #Indigenous territories & conservation units is banned under Brazil’s Constitution, the current government is pushing for legislation that would allow it.
Illegal mining footprint swells nearly 500% inside Brazil Indigenous territories
Illegal miners expanded their footprint in Indigenous territories in Brazil by nearly 500% between 2010 and 2020, ac...
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Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis.
🏭 Emissions of #methane have been soaring in recent years, the result of leaks and venting from oil & gas exploration and from the intensive rearing of livestock for food.
Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis
Focussing on carbon dioxide alone will not keep world within 1.5C limit of global heating, warn scientists
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🌿 "An ambitious and implementable international agreement on #nature will help set the direction for corporate action."
What happened at the biodiversity #COP15, and why it matters to business⤵️
What happened at the biodiversity COP, and why it matters to business | Greenbiz
An ambitious and implementable international agreement on nature will help set the direction for corporate action.
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Brazil has pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2028. But its president has relaxed enforcement of environmental safeguards
The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016
Rapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees
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Farming is the most destructive human activity ever to have blighted the Earth, according to @GeorgeMonbiot
@rowhoop asked him to elaborate...
http://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/119-how-to-tackle-the-global-food-crisis-rainforest-animal-orchestra-george-monbiot-on-humanity-s-biggest-blight
Today is #BiodiversityDay 🌿
🌳 Biodiversity is declining faster now than at any other time in human history, mainly driven by human activities like #deforestation and intensive agriculture.
Research has shown that acting now is crucial to tackle the #biodiversitycrisis.
BaAka traditional ecological knowledge is 'unmatched' & despite centuries of colonialism, the rich biodiversity of their forests is proof of good management.
A new op-ed by @ana_verahrami argues conservationists ought to pay better attention to this:
To conserve the vibrant diversity of Central Africa’s forests, include Indigenous people (commentary)
Our footsteps intermingled with the sounds of rain dripping through the canopy as my eyes examined the surrounding ...
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🪵 EU Parliament’s Environment Committee urges scale back of #biomass burning.
EU Parliament’s Environment Committee urges scale back of biomass burning
For the first time, a portion of the EU government has challenged the sustainability of burning forest biomass to ...
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🌿A global deal to protect #nature could be jeopardised by China's decision this week to seek a further postponement of U.N. talks due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
#COP15
COVID-hit China urged to move UN summit to save global nature deal
About 195 countries were set to finalise an accord to safeguard plants, animals and ecosystems at the U.N. talks, ...
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🔴 Experts say #biomass burning boom in Asia could lead to a large undercounting of actual carbon emissions and worsening climate change, while putting pressure on already-beleaguered #forests.
Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia
Japan and South Korea are increasingly burning biomass, such as wood pellets, to make energy, with potentially adver...
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🌳 While growing #forests is no substitute for rapidly curbing fossil fuel emissions, more forest can help around the margins.
But some #treeplanting projects amount to little more than greenwashing; others mean well but face a raft of problems—and some actually do damage.
🌱 EU tables €300bn plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, speed up green transition.
EU tables €300bn plan to ditch Russian fossil fuels, speed up green transition
The European Commission submitted on Wednesday (18 May) a €300 billion plan to eliminate Russian energy imports by...
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