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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

Grist

The most underrepresented species, the researchers found, include critically endangered ones like the dinosaur ant of southern Australia, the crimson Hawaiian damselfly, and the harnessed tiger moth found in eastern North America. There are more than 200,000 protected areas around the globe , including marine protected areas.

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The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming

Grist

Emissions of the tiny particles that cause smogs, collectively known as aerosols, are in decline across most of the world — apart from South Asia and Africa. Scientists are concerned that the cleanups will both heat the global atmosphere and lead to more intense regional ocean heat waves. Met Office. million tons in 2013 to 2.4

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How are G7 companies really performing against the goals of the Paris Agreement?

Business Green

of global warming by 2100 at best. and upwards of 3C of warming. of global warming, which marks an improvement on 3C+ projections from a few years ago but would still blow a hole in the Paris Agreement's target of 1.5C of warming, just ahead of the US and Japan which are both on a 2.8C

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Global Power Sector Embracing Renewables but Ditching Fossil Fuels Too Slowly

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“This research highlights a worrying gap between what is needed to stop global warming, and what actions are being taken by the utility sector,” said Galina Alova, study author and researcher at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, in a statement. The remaining 15 percent prioritized either coal or natural gas.

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What could go wrong? How $38tr in climate damages could knock a fifth off global income

Business Green

But what is less clear is how this global warming will translate into increased weather extremes and how these extremes will then impact hugely complex human infrastructure, agricultural systems, and the economies they underpin. However, the study remains beyond sobering.

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Study: Firms with science-based targets have slashed emissions a quarter since Paris Agreement

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Last year saw global behemoths such as Amazon, Facebook, and Ford join the scheme, among 370 companies that signed up over the course of the year at an average rate of 31 per month. Additionally, an increasing number of companies are setting targets aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5C aligned scope 1 and 2 targets.

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Study: Most major tech innovators back net zero, but far fewer are ready to act

Business Green

At the same time, investors, regulators, customers, and shareholders are all looking to big companies and their CEOs to take the lead in making real progress against global warming.".