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Without stronger government action, Brazil’s low deforestation in the Amazon is unlikely to last

A recent report from Brazil’s national space agency showed that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the lowest it’s been in a decade. The...

Angela Eagle has been given a great mission, here’s how she can deliver it

Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed the tenth environment secretary in a decade at a pivotal moment for the environment. She’s no stranger to the...

Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study

Allegations jumped from 51 in 2021 to 148 over a five-year period, found a new Business & Human Rights Resource Centre report, with nickel-rich...

Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat

Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these panels have little to no protection. Source:...

Why Nature Accessibility Matters for Disabilities

Disability is a deep and meaningful word, encompassing a variety of identities and experiences. It represents sensory, psychiatric, neurodivergent, physical, invisible and undiagnosed disabilities....

Since President Trump took office last year, nearly 95,000 science employees and over 10,000 PhD scientists have been laid off or left their jobs. As...

MN8 Acquires Greenbacker to Create One of the Largest Clean Energy Platforms in the U.S.

Renewable energy-focused independent power producer (IPP) MN8 announced today an agreement to acquire IPP Greenbacker Renewable Energy, in a transaction that would create a...

Researchers combine plasma and cavitation in bid to destroy PFAS

Researchers in Germany have developed what appears to be a new approach to destroying persistent PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in contaminated water, using two complementary...

Roadmap paper outlines how superconductors can decarbonise transport sector

Superconducting technologies have the potential to supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a new paper suggests. The ‘roadmap’ paper...

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