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In 2024, an astonishing 122,000 people made the trip to Antarctica - a massive increase from the 44,000 visitors recorded in 2017.

The presence of humans in this fragile, remote ecosystem comes with major risks. #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/04/black-snow-emissions-and-bird-flu-how-antarctic-cruises-hurt-more-than-they-help

Biden Locks Down the Oceans: Historic Ban on Offshore Drilling in the USA.

The President protects the coasts from fossil fuels, amid applause from environmentalists and criticism from the energy industry. #ClimateChange

https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2025/01/04/biden-locks-down-the-oceans-historic-ban-on-offshore-drilling-in-the-usa/

Only seven countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europe.

Scientists say that air pollution is a ‘global health catastrophe’. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/12/14/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe

This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court.

Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://grist.org/indigenous/julian-aguon-indigenous-attorney-fighting-climate-justice-worlds-highest-court-icj/

Nigeria’s lithium mines reveal the dark side of our electric future.

Five-year-olds were found to be working in one illegal mine. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/12/13/child-labour-nigerias-lithium-mines-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-future

Some supermarkets are taking a major step to protect the climate. Is yours?

This scorecard shows which companies are reducing pollution from their fridges and freezers. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/12/some-supermarkets-are-taking-a-major-step-to-protect-the-climate-is-yours/

To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees.

Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces across the city with trees by the end of this decade. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/paris-trees-parking-spaces

A $60 Billion-a-Year Climate Solution Is Sitting in Our Junk Drawers.

In rich nations, just a fraction of trashed electronics is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game. #ClimateChange

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/11/demand-critical-metals-e-waste-recycling-clean-energy-climate-vince-beiser-book-power-metal/

Shell defeats landmark climate ruling ordering cut in carbon emissions.

Oil and gas company had challenged 2021 ruling that it must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/shell-wins-appeal-against-court-ruling-ordering-cut-in-carbon-emissions

Is Daylight Saving Time good for the climate?

Scientists are divided over the potential environmental benefits of the hotly contested time change. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://theweek.com/science/is-daylight-saving-time-good-for-the-climate

Jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage are booming. Is your state keeping up?

These two states are leading the way. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/jobs-in-wind-solar-and-energy-storage-are-booming-is-your-state-keeping-up/

As the UK appoints a nature envoy, how successful have her European counterparts been in government?

The UK is one of the “most nature-depleted countries on Earth”, with one in six species at risk of extinction. #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/10/21/as-the-uk-appoints-a-nature-envoy-how-successful-have-her-european-counterparts-been-in-go

How do solar railways work? Startup gets green light for pilot project in Switzerland.

Swiss start-up Sun-Ways has been given the green light for a three-year pilot project in the western canton of Neuchâtel, with work to begin in spring 2025. #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/10/14/solar-panels-could-be-installed-in-the-spaces-between-railway-tracks-in-world-first

Catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations in just 50 years reveals a ‘system in peril’.

The steepest drops recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (95%), Africa (76%) and Asia–Pacific (60%), followed by North America (39%) and Europe and Central Asia (35%). #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/catastrophic-73-decline-in-the-average-size-of-global-wildlife-populations-in-just-50-years-reveals-a-system-in-peril

Everything you need to know about wildfire smoke.

Climate change is exposing more people to smoke, and it has dangerous effects on human health. #ClimateChange

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wildfire-smoke/

In the Fight to Decide the Fate of US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take a Backseat to Politics.

The potential sale to Nippon Steel has become a political football. But no one is listening to long-term concerns about pollution, health and global warming. #ClimateChange

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29092024/us-steel-sale-climate-public-health-politics/

Sign up for this great event on October 17th. FREE on Zoom! #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlc-6rpjsqGNZjXju7K65BDBdMH8En6bOM?_x_zm_rtaid=eOyJYaJ5RR22Lig3airdng.1727269698520.bb2e4d20ac742f2748f0fb55de477143&_x_zm_rhtaid=466#/registration

As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages.

Those on the front lines say the agency is understating how badly depleted their ranks are. #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/4g2BwBz

Governor of New York heralds start of construction on major offshore wind project: 'Green energy is the future of America'

"We're growing New York's green economy" #ClimateChange

https://buff.ly/3T6HdVk

California is considering a bill that would ban synthetic food dyes in public schools due to concerns about their potential impact on children's behavior. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://www.ehn.org/california-bill-may-ban-synthetic-food-dyes-in-schools-2669080704.html