Report: financial losses from climate risk may be underestimated by 70% #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Genetically engineered ‘super wood’ absorbs more carbon and reduces emissions It can also offer more sustainable, durable and cost-effective alternative to traditional building materials #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
‘Clear uptick’ in support for UK’s net-zero target, survey suggests Nearly three-quarters of people backed the policy of cutting the country’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, polling found #UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The report, released today, clearly shows Australia plays a major role in climate change We found Australia is the world’s third-largest fossil fuel exporter, after Russia and the US. But it gets worse when the fuel is used. Australia exports so much coal that our nation is the second-largest exporter of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions #Australia #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Despite Anti-ESG Attacks, New Study Shows Investors See Climate as Critical to Business Performance #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Algae blooms, fueled by climate change, are threatening Maine's fresh water Algae blooms are showing up in more lakes and ponds. Climate change, which makes winters shorter and warmer, is largely to blame, one state biologist says #Maine #USA #US #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
New Zealanders call for bold action on climate risk 68% of respondents expect to be affected by climate hazards, with 90% anticipating more frequent and extreme floods within the next three decades. Additionally, 87% foresee a rise in severe storms #NZ #NewZealand #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate change leading to lack of wasps across the UK Though some may see wasps as a pest, they are important in keeping the ecosystem balanced, and without them the world could be overrun with spiders and insects. Dr Gavin Broad, a wasp expert at the Natural History Museum said: “Wasps are generally apex predators - so if they’re not doing well, it indicates that there is something wrong with the world.” #UK #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals Crippling drought from a nearly rainless year, along with record-high temperatures, is stressing farmers on the Italian island of Sicily https://archive.ph/wip/30ZfA https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/01/climate-italy-drought-farmers-sicily-agriculture/5064745c-4fc6-11ef-9728-3037305a6b0f_story.html #Sicily #Italy #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Northern Ireland faces more floods like autumn 2023 thanks to climate change – government report ​​A report into last year's flooding in counties Armagh and Down says that such events are going to become twice as likely thanks to climate change #Ireland #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate