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earth.com

Ammonia pollution from farms reaches beyond the air we breathe

A new review examines ammonia pollution, its health risks, and the potential for bacteria to help remove excess ammonia.

theguardian.com

Why are Britain's streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them | George Monbiot

The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardice, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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DRC residents sue Chinese mining company over alleged pollution in Kolwezi

Twenty-seven residents of Kolwezi, a major copper and cobalt mining hub in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have taken Chinese-controlled mining company COMMUS to court, accusing it of polluting their water, air and soil and putting their health and livelihoods at risk. The lawsuit against Compagnie Minière de Musonoie Global (COMMUS), controlled by Chinese mining […]

phys.org

'Burning': Life under the world's dirtiest skies

On the outskirts of India's capital, a short motorbike ride through the urban area with the world's worst air pollution leaves salesman Kanwar Singh coated in toxic dust.

pbs.org

At UN climate talks, 5 nations back plan to double rooftop solar panels by 2030

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil fuels.

bbc.co.uk

Over 1,000 tonnes of sewage seen at Doncaster landfill site

The Environment Agency says it has issued the operator with a series of actions after an inspection.

insideclimatenews.org

COP31 Meets the Overshoot Era - Inside Climate News

The UN’s climate summit COP31 begins this week. The bill for overshoot is coming due.

helpage.org

Climate action cannot ignore an ageing world

New HelpAge research calls for climate adaptation, finance and decision-making to recognise the knowledge and leadership of older people.

propublica.org

Bill Gates Wants to Stop Global Warming. He’s Earned Billions From Climate-Polluting Landfills.

Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.

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Climat: pour la militante Greta Thunberg, les COP sont "des cirques à greenwashing" : Actualités - Orange

Les conférences annuelles des Nations unies sur le climat "sont devenues des cirques à greenwashing", a estimé mardi la militante écologiste suédoise Greta Thunberg à son arrivée à la COP31 à Antalya en Turquie.

ici.radio-canada.ca

Terre, eau et corps contaminés : l’héritage toxique d’Akwesasne | Radio-Canada

thecable.ng

COP31: Campaigners reject nuclear energy as climate solution

Campaigners at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) have rejected nuclear energy as a solution to the global energy and climate crisis

oskaloosa.com

Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030. The Global Rooftop Solar Declaration launched Tuesday during U.N. climate talks

noovo.info

Malgré les reculs du gouvernement, les Québécois tiennent à l’Accord de Paris

La presque totalité des Québécois jugent important d’adapter les infrastructures du Québec pour faire face aux aléas climatiques.

ptb.be

COP31 : La Belgique n’a pas de plan pour sortir des énergies fossiles, mais invite leurs lobbyistes

Du 9 au 20 novembre, Antalya en Turquie accueille la COP31, la conférence mondiale sur le climat organisée par les Nations Unies. Alors que les pays du Sud réclament les moyens de faire face à une crise climatique qu'ils n'ont pas provoquée, les pays riches continuent de privilégier l'armement et les intérêts des multinationales. Face à ces blocages, les mobilisations populaires dans le nord et le sud montrent qu'il est possible de faire bouger les lignes.

fr.apanews.net

Climat : 2027 pourrait battre le record de chaleur mondiale

L’année 2027 pourrait devenir la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, sous l’effet d’un épisode El Niño particulièrement intense, susceptible d’accentuer les températures extrêmes, a averti lundi l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM). Cet avertissement intervient alors que les dirigeants mondia

traveltomorrow.com

Tourism leaders in Brussels call for coordinated investment in green and climate-resilient destinations

Climate-resilient, sustainable tourism must go further than developing individual resorts and hotels and look to the transport, infrastructure, and communities that surround them, speakers argued on […]