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Climate writer Bill McKibben says the future is solar — with or without the U.S.
WFAE - North Carolina
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August 19, 2025
Climate change and its cause — the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and natural gas — are problems that surround us as much as the air we breathe. A new book by the father of popular climate writing, Bill McKibben, offers a simple solution:...
Environmentalists call on Kildare County Council to refuse planning for €3bn data centre
Breaking News from Ireland
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Friends of the Earth Ireland, An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have called on Kildare County Council to refuse planning permission to a €3 billion data centre due to the increased greenhouse gas emissions it will produce. In...
Environmentalists call on Kildare County Council to refuse planning for €3bn data centre
The Roscommon Herald
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August 19, 2025
Gordon Deegan Friends of the Earth Ireland, An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) have called on Kildare County Council to refuse planning permission to a €3 billion data centre due to the increased greenhouse gas emissions it will...
‘Climate change affects everyone everywhere’
Elizabethton Star - Tennessee
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August 19, 2025
Published 10:45 am Tuesday, August 19, 2025 BY NORMA MORRISON Sodaba Hurmat, a volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), recently traveled to the nation’s capital to meet with congressional representatives and their staff, advocating for...
Climate change and disease threaten banana supply
Fresh Plaza
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August 19, 2025
Bananas, long a staple in supermarkets worldwide, are facing supply pressures linked to climate change and plant disease. Rising temperatures and humidity are increasing the exposure of banana crops to pathogens, with growers already reporting...
Climate at Russia-US summit was good, Trump sincerely wants peace — Lavrov
TASS
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August 19, 2025
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump and his team at the summit in Anchorage showed a desire to achieve a result in the Ukrainian settlement process and the atmosphere in the negotiations was good, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
Environmental concerns in Dalmatia with almost 80 reports filed
Croatia Week
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August 19, 2025
(Photo: Sunce) In the first six months of 2025, a total of 77 environmental reports were submitted through the Green Phone service run by the Sunce Association. Of these, 44 cases (57%) were resolved by the end of June, with many others still...
New E-Platform to Receive Reports on Environmental Violations
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 19, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) is developing an electronic platform, waste.mecc.gov.mn, to receive reports on environmental violations. The MECC’s Environmental Policy Implementation...
‘Useful steps’: Lead environmental regulator and DEFRA Infrastructure Board announcements given cautious welcome
ENDS Report
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August 19, 2025
Commentators have given a cautious welcome to the appointment of the government’s first lead environmental regulator for a major infrastructure project, alongside the creation of a new DEFRA Group Infrastructure Board.
Environmentalists Confident Case Against US Funding of Mozambique LNG Project Will Succeed
Inter Press Service
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August 19, 2025
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Economy & Trade Fishermen in the...
MOI wards unite to push climate change and tuna issues
Solomon Star
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August 19, 2025
Members of the three wards in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) have united for the first time to push climate change and tuna issues onto the national and regional agenda. Representatives from Ward 31 (Luaniua), Ward 32 (Pelau), and Sikaina came...
Role of International Instruments in Supporting Climate Change Governance and Policy Implementation
New Spotlight Nepal
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Abstract Climate change is one of the major issues in Environmental Law. Environmental Law and climate change law have a good relationship, as the actions taken to protect the environment will support in resolving climate change issues....
Q&A: What can AI developers learn from climate activists
University of Washington
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August 19, 2025
News releases | Research | Technology August 19, 2025 The goals of those developing AI systems for the climate and those working on the front lines of climate advocacy don’t necessarily align. To compare the two groups, UW researchers interviewed...
Commentary: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be the kind of climate...
Germany to support 12,000 farmers on climate-smart rice production
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
The German government officially launched the Carbon Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) Project on Tuesday, aimed at supporting 12,000 smallholder farmers in Benue, Nasarawa, and Kano states with climate-sensitive rice farming. The three-year...
How Climate Change Turned a Meat-Eater Into a Bone-Cruncher
SciTechDaily
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August 19, 2025
Fossil studies of the extinct predator Dissacus praenuntius offer clues as to how ancient animals responded to environmental changes. The ancient omnivore was about the size of a jackal or a coyote. Credit: ДиБгд, CC BY 4.0 An ancient predator...
The Union of Concerned Scientists Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Secret Convening of Climate Skeptics, Use of Their Hidden “Science” Report in Attempt to Overturn Endangerment Finding
The Free Press
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August 19, 2025
Two leading science and environment groups are going to court to challenge the Trump administration’s use of a secretively convened group of climate skeptics to prepare a now widely disparaged report in its attempt to undo the Endangerment...
New Lawsuit Contends Trump’s DOE Handpicked Panel of Climate Deniers
Sierra - California
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Last month, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a report disputing the longstanding scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the climate and triggering extreme weather conditions, from record-breaking heat and drought to...
Bhutan Climate Literacy Project brings climate lessons to life through short videos and digital content
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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August 19, 2025
A Bhutanese researcher’s efforts might make understanding climate change simpler for young Bhutanese. Thinley Choden’s Bhutan Climate Literacy project intends to make climate change more than a textbook knowledge for school children. Focused on...
PCJCCI calls for long-term climate action inspired by China’s model
Associated Press of Pakistan
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August 19, 2025
- Advertisement - LAHORE, Aug 19 (APP):The Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) here Tuesday convened a high-level think tank session to address the worsening climate crisis in Pakistan and emphasized for long-term...