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https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/2625/2024/essd-16-2625-2024.html
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Allen, M. R., Dube, O. P., Solecki, W., Aragón-Durand, F., Cramer, W., Humphreys, S., Kainuma, M., Kala, J., Mahowald, N., Mulugetta, Y., Perez, R., Wairiu, M., and Zickfeld, K.: Framing and Context. In: Global Warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C...
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https://www.3blmedia.com/news/cnh-attends-empowering-sustainable-agriculture-summit
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CNH Attends 'Empowering Sustainable Agriculture' Summit
CNH Industrial played a key role at the 'Empowering Sustainable Agriculture' Summit, held by the European Agricultural Machinery Industry (CEMA) in Brussels. The event saw the participation of high level speakers such as Maciej...
CNH Industrial played a key role at the 'Empowering Sustainable Agriculture' Summit, held by the European Agricultural Machinery Industry (CEMA) in Brussels. The event saw the participation of high level speakers such as Maciej...
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https://www.metafilter.com/202356/Spider-webs-can-capture-DNA-from-passing-large-animals
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These Australian researchers think spider webs could be our secret weapon to understanding nature. While spider webs could not trap an elephant, their ability to trap minuscule fragments of DNA could change how scientists learn about wildlife, according to new Australian research. The Curtin University study on environmental DNA (eDNA) analysed 49 spider webs from the Perth Hills region and Perth Zoo, and identified the genetic signatures of 93 different animals.
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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/12/2988
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Figure 1.
Daily meteorological data during winter wheat growing seasons in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 growing seasons. AT means average temperature; TP means total precipitation.
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Daily meteorological data during winter wheat growing seasons in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 growing seasons. AT...
Daily meteorological data during winter wheat growing seasons in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 growing seasons. AT means average temperature; TP means total precipitation.
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Daily meteorological data during winter wheat growing seasons in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 growing seasons. AT...
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-companies-fail-paris
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The eight largest U.and Europe-based oil and gas producing companies are failing to align their plans with the Paris agreement goal of limiting global heating to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels and avoiding ever more catastrophic climate impacts. Oil Change International's Big Oil Reality Check report, released Tuesday, concludes that the plans of BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies would actually put the world on track for more than 2.4°C of warming and burn through nearly one-third of the global carbon budget for hitting the 1.5°C target.
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https://theleader.info/2023/05/23/20-million-destined-for-mar-menor-recovery/
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The Council of Ministers of the National Government has approved the call for a line of aid from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) for a value of 20 million euro, for the promotion of demonstration projects of the best practices in the agriculture, which contribute to the ecological transition in agriculture and the reduction of impacts at source in the Mar Menor watershed.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12980139/Clare-Foges-bin-recycling-Bristol.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Published: 21:09 EST, 18 January 2024 | Updated: 21:09 EST, 18 January 2024 To the other people in the park, I must have looked quite peculiar. Sunglasses and hat by way of disguise, expression grim, pushing a baby's pram filled not with a bundle of joy but a bundle of rubbish.Through my...
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https://opinion.inquirer.net/170878/a-more-dynamic-healthier-wealthier-better-asia-pacific
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Opinion
We all know that we live in a changing world, changes most evident in the vast area of Asia and the Pacific. Over the past 20 years, the economies of many nations in the region have moved out of the category of "least developed" and graduated into "middle income" status. However, the positive changes that help make our lives better, healthier, and more prosperous, are not happening at the same time across all countries, or even equitably within them.
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https://sustainablebrands.com/read/waste-not/researchers-upcycling-kale-plastic-waste-personal-care-pharmaceuticals
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Published 11 hours ago.
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Image: Plastic-backed foils such as API's could go on to become components of life-saving pharmaceuticals | API Foilmakers
Savvy scientists from Scotland and Singapore have developed sustainable ways to breathe new life into vegetable and plastic...
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Image: Plastic-backed foils such as API's could go on to become components of life-saving pharmaceuticals | API Foilmakers
Savvy scientists from Scotland and Singapore have developed sustainable ways to breathe new life into vegetable and plastic...
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https://www.startribune.com/flooding-drives-millions-to-move-as-climate-migration-patterns-emerge/600329033/
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ST. LOUIS — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans live. In the first two decades of the 21st century, the threat of flooding convinced more than 7 million people to avoid risky areas or abandon places that were risky, according to a paper Monday in the journal Nature Communications and research by the risk analysis organization First Street Foundation.
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https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-mills/agi-denim-ecovative-repurpose-post-consumer-waste-mycelium-building-materials-forager-foam-518459/
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When it comes to waste, AGI Denim is thinking outside the box.
The vertically integrated denim manufacturer has partnered with New York-based Ecovative, a leader in mycelium technology, to transform post-consumer waste denim into sustainable architectural and interior design materials. Their...
The vertically integrated denim manufacturer has partnered with New York-based Ecovative, a leader in mycelium technology, to transform post-consumer waste denim into sustainable architectural and interior design materials. Their...
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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/15/2202
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1. IntroductionClimate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying from year to year, and its consequences are increasingly visible and felt worldwide, including more and more heatwaves, floods, fires, and rising sea levels [1,2]. One of the main contributors to these changes is agriculture...
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https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ciphr-cto-david-burns-security-hr-saas
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Siliconrepublic
Ciphr's CTO talks about the tech that excites him and why it's valuable to imagine the worst-case scenario when it comes to security. A tech leader with nearly 30 years of experience, David Burns is the chief technology officer of SaaS HR software provider Ciphr. Prior to his current role, he served as CTO at Wejo and has been a key adviser to a number of private equity organisations on technology strategy and trends.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/08/mycocycle-uses-mushrooms-to-upcycle-old-tires-and-construction-waste/
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Techcrunch
Usually, when something starts to rot, it gets pitched in the trash. But Joanne Rodriguez wants to turn the concept of rot on its head by growing fungus on trash to turn it into something better. "We train mushrooms to eat trash and create renewable, bio-based raw materials," she told TechCrunch. Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Mycocycle, one of a fresh crop of startups using fungi, nature's recyclers, to create plastic-like polymers for a post-fossil fuel economy.
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https://www.aspentimes.com/news/how-food-wine-classics-leftovers-waste-serviceware-are-taken-care-of/
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Aspentimes
Food & Wine Classic is a constant in Aspen every summer, drawing in visitors and hungry patrons from around the world. But what about all the leftovers?
The Food & Wine Green Team, which started off taking empty wine bottles to the recycling center in the back of old pickups 35 years ago, has...
The Food & Wine Green Team, which started off taking empty wine bottles to the recycling center in the back of old pickups 35 years ago, has...
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https://phys.org/news/2024-02-indigenous-local-communities-happiness-doesnt.html
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Phys
Many Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world are leading very satisfying lives despite having very little money. This is the conclusion of a study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), which shows that many...
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https://theweek.com/environment/methane-how-much-of-a-problem-is-it
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Marks and Spencer is to invest £1 million on a diet plan for dairy cows in the latest bid by big business to curb methane emissions.The retailer is aiming to "slash" up to 11,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually by making the burps and farts of its 40 herds of pasture-grazed milk cows...
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https://petapixel.com/2024/07/12/one-of-these-photographers-will-win-the-2024-leica-oskar-barnack-award/
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Petapixel
Leica has announced the 12 photographers shortlisted for the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA). This year marks the 44th edition of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. The dozen shortlisted photographers were selected after 80 international experts from around 50 countries submitted them as...
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https://www.vicnews.com/news/italys-deadly-floods-latest-example-of-climate-changes-all-or-nothing-weather-extremes/
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Vicnews
The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy's northeast are another drenching dose of climate change's all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say. The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was twice struck, first by heavy rain two weeks ago on drought-parched ground that could not absorb it, overflowing riverbanks overnight, followed by this week's deluge that killed 13 and caused billions in damages.
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https://www.economist.com/china/2023/12/07/china-and-the-eu-risk-a-trade-war
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Economist
Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.China and the European Union could not have set expectations much lower for their summit on December 7th in Beijing. Before Xi Jinping hosted Charles Michel, president of the...
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https://www.homecrux.com/aura-chairs-made-from-kitesurfing-waste/234481/
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Homecrux
Upcycling is not an easy process but when you are committed to it and wish to create a way for sustainability then the sky is the limit. Aura - One of a Kite by designers Yotam Cohen and Assaf Shinfeld is one such creation that leaves a positive impact on our minds and the environment. The young...
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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1410
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1. IntroductionAs the principal facilitator of human production and livelihoods, land has undergone significant transformations due to the progress of human economic activities [1]. Throughout the process of land development and construction, the volume of carbon emissions generated ranks second...