Report: financial losses from climate risk may be underestimated by 70%

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Report: financial losses from climate risk may be underestimated by 70%

Traditional assessments of investor losses from physical climate risks could be underestimating depletion by as much as 70%, a recent report has fo...

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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

The Independent

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

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‘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

The Standard

‘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.

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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

The Conversation

Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets

A new report reveals Australia’s fossil fuel exports threaten the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C

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Despite Anti-ESG Attacks, New Study Shows Investors See Climate as Critical to Business Performance

Harvard Business Review

Despite Anti-ESG Attacks, New Study Shows Investors See Climate as Critical to Business Performance - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MASLANSKY+PARTNERS

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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

Algae blooms fueled by climate change threaten Maine fresh water | newscentermaine.com

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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

New Zealanders call for bold action on climate risk

Survey highlights role of natural disasters in driving up premiums

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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.”

The Independent

Climate change leading to lack of wasps across the UK

There are over 7,000 species of wasp living across but conservation experts have seen a downward trend in their population

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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

Belfast News Letter

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 ch...

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