A former U.S. climate envoy says President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture war issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/politics/climate-envoy-trump-consensus-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #coal #oil #renewables #energy #pollution #us #donaldtrump #republicans #emissions #environment #cop30 #johnpodesta #joebiden
The Japanese government is pushing for the development of a new plastic material that naturally decomposes in the sea as marine environmental pollution becomes ever more serious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/science-health/developing-biodegradable-plastics-to-reduce-marine-plastic-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #oceans #environment #plastic #waste #meti #pollution
The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a "burdensome" federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/13/climate-change/us-scraps-emissions-reporting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #donaldtrump #emissions #climatechange #pollution
Three-quarters of the global population, or about 6 billion people, live in areas where fresh water has dwindled since 2002. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/the-earth-is-drying-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #pollution #greenenergy
Europe should seek common ground with China on clean trade and investment instead of pursuing defensive industrial policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/china-europe-climate-connection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #europe #eu #catl #evs #byd #climatechange #carbonemissions #pollution#cop30
Numerous U.S. cities fear a "toxic soup" is brewing in the Mississippi River — and the heath effect will inpact those with the least power to stop it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/07/sustainability/blighted-us-cities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #us #pollution #health #minnesota #newjersey #donaldtrump
Studies show moss can absorb CO₂ 6 times faster than some trees, especially in damp, shaded urban spaces where most plants struggle to grow
#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#ClimateDestruction#ClimateSuicide#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Réduction du trafic et des véhicules polluants : comment Paris a amélioré la qualité de son air - https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/pollution/reduction-du-trafic-et-des-vehicules-polluants-comment-paris-a-ameliore-la-qualite-de-son-air-20250827_O2IRBQ4E65DDDLH7PQ4LFQXVGY/
> Les mesures contre la voiture peuvent irriter, mais elles font bien mieux respirer Paris. Une nouvelle étude d’Airparif s’est penchée sur les raisons de l’amélioration remarquable de la qualité de l’air en Ile-de-France observée ces dernières années. Et ce, plus spécifiquement sur la période 2012-2022 [...]
Ina milestone that could reshape the world’s energy balance, China’s wind and solar capacity has now overtaken its fossil fuel plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/20/world/china-clean-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #solar #wind #energy #renewables #china #pollution #climatechange
PersonalEscrito
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#Tourism surge is driving up #pollution in #Antarctica scientists warn
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250821-surging-tourism-is-polluting-antarctica-scientists-warn
> A boom in tourism over the past two decades is increasing pollution in Antarctica and accelerating the melting of snow, scientists have warned. Much of the pollution caused by the increase in human presence comes from transport powered by #fossilfuels releasing fine particles containing heavy metals into the #environment.
#Tourism surge is driving up #pollution in #Antarctica scientists warn
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250821-surging-tourism-is-polluting-antarctica-scientists-warn
> A boom in tourism over the past two decades is increasing pollution in Antarctica and accelerating the melting of snow, scientists have warned. Much of the pollution caused by the increase in human presence comes from transport powered by #fossilfuels releasing fine particles containing heavy metals into the #environment.
A shadowy contract in Egypt between an unnamed government entity and an investment company to build a resort on one of the country's last undisturbed Red Sea beaches has drawn criticism and public action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/21/tourism-deal-egypt-wild-shores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #egypt #wildlife #turtles #environment #oceans #pollution #redsea
Hopes of striking gold or unearthing precious stones keep artisanal mining alive in Mozambique, at the cost of the health of its land and people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/20/sustainability/mozambique-illegal-miners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #mozambique #africa #mining #gold #pollution #rivers #environment
Indonesia faces an uphill task in encouraging villagers to move away from small-scale illegal gold mining toward less-destructive ways of making money, such farming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/19/sustainability/indonesia-gold-miners-farming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #indonesia #mining #gold #pollution #agriculture
The collapse of a sixth round of U.N. talks aimed at curbing plastic output has dimmed hopes of tackling a source of pollution and left many pessimistic about a global deal during Donald Trump's time in the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/19/sustainability/us-plastics-pollution-deal-geneva/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #pollution #environment #us #donaldtrump #republicans #un
priryo@linernotes.club
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the System activists have sliced the electricity cables that control the gas supply at JP Morgan’s London office & superglued the cabinet that houses them shut – making a quick repair impossible
In short, an act of sabotage against the single largest fossil fuel funder in the world. Researchers say that over the last four years, JP Morgan has pumped an eye-watering $192 billion into the industry
https://novaramedia.com/2025/08/18/why-climate-activists-are-slashing-jp-morgans-electricity-cables/
#London#UK#ClimateChange #pollution #environment #climate#ClimateStrike
the System activists have sliced the electricity cables that control the gas supply at JP Morgan’s London office & superglued the cabinet that houses them shut – making a quick repair impossible
In short, an act of sabotage against the single largest fossil fuel funder in the world. Researchers say that over the last four years, JP Morgan has pumped an eye-watering $192 billion into the industry
https://novaramedia.com/2025/08/18/why-climate-activists-are-slashing-jp-morgans-electricity-cables/
#London#UK#ClimateChange #pollution #environment #climate#ClimateStrike
Joachim
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Paris Braces for a Future of Possibly Paralyzing Heat
City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare
#Paris#France#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#ClimateDestruction#ClimateSuicide#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Paris Braces for a Future of Possibly Paralyzing Heat
City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare
#Paris#France#ClimateChange#GlobalWarming#IrreversibleOverheating#UpheavalClimate#GlobalBurning#ClimateDestruction#ClimateSuicide#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The collapse of a sixth round of U.N. talks aimed at curbing plastic output has left many advocates of restrictions pessimistic about a global deal in the near future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/16/us-plastics-pollution-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #plastics #pollution #oceans #us #donaldtrump