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Twiggy Forrest whitewashes his own green emissions
Financial Review
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August 26, 2025
You’ve got to give it to Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest: he’s fluent in double speak. When Fortescue released its annual report on Tuesday, he doubled down on his climate saviour persona. Despite claiming the “world had moved on” from caring about...
9 million at risk from petrochemical air pollution in Taiwan: Greenpeace
Focus Taiwan
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August 26, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) More than 9 million people in Taiwan live within 5 kilometers of petrochemical production facilities, placing them in high-risk zones for air pollution exposure, according to Greenpeace. In a report released on Tuesday, the...
Federal rollbacks and urban pollution threaten the air at Utah national parks
KUER - Utah
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August 26, 2025
Every Tuesday, Bryce Canyon National Park scientist Rhiannon Garrard gives the park’s atmosphere a weekly check-up. At the air quality monitoring station on a hill above the canyon rim, she checked off her mental to-do list on a recent August...
China To Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps In Carbon Market By 2027
Arise News
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August 26, 2025
China will tighten its carbon trading system by introducing absolute emissions caps in selected industries from 2027, marking a significant shift in its climate policy, the State Council announced on Monday evening. The plan, detailed in a...
Report: Emissions data shows Australia can go big on 2035 target
Energy Magazine
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August 25, 2025
The Department of Climate Change Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has unveiled the latest Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory report. The Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory:...
Online calculator estimates vehicles greenhouse gas emissions
Cosmos
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August 25, 2025
A free online calculator based on new data could help people estimate and compare the greenhouse gas emissions based on what vehicle they drive, how they drive and where they live. Researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) in the US...
China's carbon market to introduce absolute emissions caps from 2027
Channel News Asia
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August 26, 2025
BEIJING: China will tighten its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in some industries for the first time starting by 2027, China's cabinet said on Monday evening (Aug 25). The absolute caps will be implemented first in...
The U.S. and EU May Soon Share Emissions Standards
Road and Track Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Automotive trade discussions between the U.S. and the European Union have been tense, to say the least, but there is a resolution on the horizon. That's what a recent joint statement suggests, as the group of nation states and the U.S. hash out...
350 Australian Businesses Sign Letter Calling for 75 Percent Emissions Cut
The Epoch Times
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August 26, 2025
Clouds can be seen above power-generating wind turbines at the Capital Wind Farm, located at Lake George, near the town of Bungendore, Australia, on March 25, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images Over 350 companies are calling for more ambitious...
Concern over Lunga river pollution
Solomon Star
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August 26, 2025
Dear Editor – I am writing to express my deep concern about the practice of dumping rubbish into the Lunga River in East Honiara. This river was a place for fishing, washing, swimming and gathering, is now under serious threat due to careless and...
Light pollution is completely changing the lives of birds
BGNES
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August 26, 2025
Very often in the early morning, you feel like you're waking up in a fairy tale with birds singing longer and louder.And it's not a dream. If their trills seem longer and more present than before, it's because our winged companions are actually...
Antarctica’s shrinking sea ice could accelerate global warming and disrupt marine ecosystems
Environmental Health News
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August 25, 2025
Rapid sea ice loss in Antarctica could trigger long-term climate feedbacks and harm marine life even if global emissions are curbed, according to a new study. Jenipher Camino Gonzalez reports for Deutsche Welle. In short: Scientists say Antarctic...
Skincare products to fight daily pollution damage: Our top 8 products to help you
Hindustan Times
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August 26, 2025
When you step out, your constant exposure to pollution, dust, and smoke often takes a toll on your skin, leading to skin issues like dullness, premature ageing, and skin breakouts. And therefore, you need skincare products that would help you...
We’re doing everything possible to address mining pollution – Nzovu
News Diggers
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August 26, 2025
WATER Development and Sanitation Minister Collins Nzovu says government is doing everything possible to address the mining pollution. Nzovu adds that Zambia’s relationship with China and the United States of America (USA) has become better under...
HH sounds apologetic than authoritative on mine spillage, pollution (Part 2)
News Diggers
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August 26, 2025
AS we continue to discuss the mess caused by the activities of some Chinese investors in our mining sector, we urge our leaders to be decisive in both words and actions on the matter. President Hakainde Hichilema has had his say on the matter, but...
The unseen cost of convenience: Study finds EV fast chargers double local air pollution
Natural News
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August 25, 2025
The unseen cost of convenience: Study finds EV fast chargers double local air pollution A new UCLA study identifies a significant health hazard at electric vehicle fast-charging stations, where localized air pollution hotspots with high levels of...
DKSH Healthcare establishes industry benchmark in Carbon Emissions Tracking
FutureIoT
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August 26, 2025
DKSH Business Unit Healthcare has achieved a significant milestone in advancing sustainability within its supply chain by successfully tracking carbon emissions in Thailand. This initiative was realised through a collaboration with UOB FinLab’s...
Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy
Plant
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August 25, 2025
In many cities, including Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary, buildings are the single highest source of emissions. [Credit: Zenstratus via Adobe Stock] Buildings are the third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. In many cities,...
Counties with animal feeding operations have more air pollution, less health insurance coverage: University of Michigan
InsuranceNewsNet - Pennsylvania
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August 25, 2025
2025 AUG 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Sports Research Daily -- There are more than 15,000 cattle and hog feeding operations in the United States. These operations rear 70% of the country’s cattle and 98% of its hogs. Now,...
Bhayandar society ensures pollution-free Ganeshotsav with new immersion tank
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 26, 2025
The tank, measuring five feet in depth and four feet in width, is open to all residents of the Salasar Brijbhoomi Complex near Maxus Mall, where around 100 families live. Most of them welcome Ganpati idols to their homes every year. The society...