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World’s Dams to Lose a Quarter of Storage Capacity by 2050 – UN Research
Date: January 12, 2023
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050 as a result of sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water and energy security, according to United Nations research on Wednesday. Dam capacity is expected to drop from 6 trillion cubic metres (cu m) to 4.655 trillion...
Europe Had Second-Warmest Year on Record in 2022, EU Scientists Say
Date: January 10, 2023
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said 2022 was also the world’s fifth-warmest...
Norway Says Fund to Reduce Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Back in Business
Date: January 4, 2023
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Norway, the major donor to the Amazon Fund, said the initiative for backing forest protection had been re-activated now that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was back in office and vowing to halt deforestation. “Brazil’s new President has signaled a clear ambition to stop deforestation by 2030,” Norwegian Minister of...
Aluminium Companies Compete to Sell Low-Carbon Products
Date: December 19, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -Aluminium companies have launched a raft of aluminium products with lower carbon emissions, largely by either using hydro power or recycled material. Primary aluminium emits on average 16.6 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of metal, according to the International Aluminium Institute, based on 2021 data, making it one of the most carbon-intensive segments...
Carbon Footprint: Offering Consumers More Insight on the Impact of Their Purchases
Date: December 16, 2022
Ethical consumer spending and finance in the UK has grown by nearly 24% from 2019 to 2020, and the size of the UK market is now valued at £122bn, based on a 2021 Ethical Consumer Markets Report. This trend has been increasing over the last three years as more consumers become conscious of their environmental...
U.N. Summit Aims for Global Pact to Protect Nature
Date: December 6, 2022
By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Montreal, aiming to broker a new global agreement to protect what’s left of Earth’s wildlife and natural spaces. Negotiators hope that the two-week summit, known as COP15, yields a deal that ensures there is more...