French President Macron may not have realized it, but he got into another fishing war earlier this month when he and 200 other guests were treated to Maine lobster at the White House. poached in butter accented with American Osetra caviar and topped with crispy celery. The problem was lobsters, currently subject to a court …
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Pieces of broken coral are being salvaged and rehabilitated in “nurseries” so they can be transplanted to the Great Barrier Reef, but marine scientists say this is no substitute for action on climate change. Key points: Coral nurseries see early success as scientists use broken pieces to grow healthy coral which is then transplanted to …
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Jhis time must be different. In the history of UN agreements on biodiversity, governments have never achieved the goals they set for themselves. We’ve all heard the dramatic warnings: the abundance of life on Earth is rapidly declining and some scientists are warning of a sixth mass extinction. But real action has yet to follow …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today announced the completion of three years of research by The manhattan 2 Project, a non-profit organization that studies how to solve climate change in a least-cost and politically feasible way. Cover of the book “A plan to save the planet”. The results are consolidated in a new …
Comment this story Comment John Goodrich is the chief scientist of Panthera, the global wildcat conservation organization. Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, with more than one million species threatened with extinction. This week, the governments of most nations around the world will meet at COP15 – the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal …
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Too many endangered whales are drowning in fishing rope in the North Atlantic. But Maine Lobsters say there’s little evidence their equipment is to blame. December 3, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EST (Washington Post illustration; iStock) Comment this story Comment Want to save the whales? Don’t order the lobster. It’s the message from a growing …
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I hate to pour cold water on the Prince of Wales’ big night out in Boston on Friday, where he hosted the Earthshot Prize for Climate Change Solutions. William needs all the help he can get to distract his brother and sister-in-law as they continue their mad attack on the royal family. And there’s nothing …
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Local schools are our most powerful mechanism for shaping the future. Ideally, they equip the next generation with essential skills and knowledge, promote equity and, through free breakfast and lunch programs, ensure that no child goes hungry. Think about what local schools could accomplish if we harnessed their potential to fight climate change. As my …
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Montreal next week to craft a new global biodiversity deal to protect ecosystems and species from further human destruction. The meeting follows crucial climate change talks in Egypt in November, where leaders failed to make any breakthroughs on cutting fossil fuels and curbing global-warming emissions. Observers hope …
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A new report has found that networks of protected cycleways are a cost-effective way to reduce … [+] emissions compared to other transportation decarbonization approaches. FIA Foundation “Bike paths reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them” Investing in networks of protected cycle paths has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce transport …
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