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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

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Due to human activity - largely the burning of fossil fuels - concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in the last two million years, with concentrations continuing to increase in 2020 despite the temporary dip in annual global emissions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the report.

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

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1, 2020 rules adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) came into effect that substantially decreased the amount of sulfur allowed in maritime fuels with the goal of cutting sulfur oxide emissions from ships by 77%. Source: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping Liquid fuels are critical and sticky.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

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The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree We need immediate action on energy.

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Global Briefing: Paris Olympics targets zero food waste and more plant based meals

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Paris Olympics plans to halve carbon footprint of meals served at the Games. Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet this week unveiled the catering strategy for the upcoming Olympic Games in the French capital, revealing a goal to halve the average carbon footprint of meals served during the Games. Climate Overshoot Commission appointed.

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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

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As well as mitigating threats, governments and their militaries are manoeuvring to exploit opportunities and leverage advantage. The effects of climate change shape, proliferate and amplify the threat, interacting in complex ways with pre-existing vulnerabilities such as socioeconomic inequality, fragile governance and inter-group tensions.

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

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This period is marked by our industrial revolution with the discovery of fossil fuel gold and its sinister implications. The documentary does close on a happier note, presenting green changes happening today, such as human diet changes – eating less meat – and government intervention reversing deforestation in Costa Rica.