How Much of the World’s Plastic Waste Actually Gets Recycled?

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-plastic-gets-recycled/

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Climate change could be blamed for around 25% of the fuel available for the fires, according to the rapid research from scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles. The report is clear in saying the fires likely still would have occurred in a world without climate pollution, but it concludes they would have been “somewhat smaller and less intense

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/climate/los-angeles-fires-worse-global-warming/index.html

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Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

A Mission District demonstration project is gauging the cost of fully electrifying low-income rental properties while others will work to convince landlords and tenants of the benefits

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012025/san-francisco-building-decarbonization-low-income-properties/

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The Netherlands' growing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States has led to a sharp increase in the climate impact of its natural gas consumption, according to new data from Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN). Although the U.S. now supplies 27 percent of the gas used in the Netherlands, it is responsible for 66 percent of the total greenhouse gases emitted during gas extraction and transport,Trouw reports.

https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/14/netherlands-faces-increased-climate-impact-us-lng-imports

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In essence, plants can’t absorb & concentrate nutrients while CO2 accelerates their growth

If plant nutrition declines significantly, it could trigger widespread food web disruption. The economic impacts of declining plant nutrition are vast, affecting everything from farm productivity to global trade

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/14/the-fate-of-our-food-systems-is-wrapped-up-in-climate-change-plant-nutrition/

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Wasp made alien by climate change destroying beehives

An Italian wasp which has turned into a more aggressive alien species due to climate change is wreaking havoc among Italian beehives

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2025/01/14/wasp-made-alien-by-climate-change-destroying-beehives_f7ea8991-9ca1-4c54-9cc6-e436909ec6c8.html

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Understanding Climate Change’s Toll on Nature and Animals
Words by James Arnott, Yale Climate Connections

A tiny flying fox, cheery yellow warbler, and freshwater mosquitofish recently lost protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and not for good reason. They’d been declared extinct

https://sentientmedia.org/understanding-climate-changes-toll-nature-animals/

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Ireland is ‘not prepared’ for more extreme weather events

Experts warn that last week’s ‘Arctic outburst’ raises questions about our readiness for climate challenges

https://archive.ph/X3lTk

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Los Angeles, in particular, has seen air pollution at levels that could be raising daily mortality by between 5 to 15 percent, said Carlos F. Gold, an expert in the health effects of air pollution at the University of California, San Diego.

That means current death counts, “while tragic, are likely large underestimates,” he said. People with underlying health issues, as well as older people and children, are particularly vulnerable

https://archive.ph/nYU74

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California wildfires: Why are they happening and is climate change to blame?

Scientists have calculated that global warming has contributed to a 172 per cent increase in areas torched by wildfires in California since the 1970s, with a further spread expected in the coming decades

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/09/california-wildfires-why-are-they-happening-and-is-climate-change-to-blame

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Climate activists jailed for combined 41 years vow to ‘never give up’

SIXTEEN Just Stop Oil activists jailed for a combined 41 years for non-violent action vowed to “never give up” today

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/climate-activists-jailed-for-combined-41-years-vow-to-never-give-up

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Where Are Tougher Climate Policies Expected in 2025

https://www.statista.com/chart/33715/respondents-on-likelihood-of-future-emissions-targets/

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What is climate change in sign language? Experts develop new vocabulary for the deaf community

Earlier this year, 400 new environmental science terms were approved in British Sign Language (BSL) following sign creation workshops at the university’s Scottish Sensory Centre

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/01/06/what-is-climate-change-in-sign-language-experts-develop-new-vocabulary-for-the-deaf-commun

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Instead of ‘doomsday’ approach, India’s climate activists should centre people and their emotions

When climate messaging frames climate change as a universal concern without considering local realities, it can backfire

Here are some steps campaigners can take as they reassess their communication strategies

1. Understand your audience

2. Craft messages that resonate with your audience

3. Give people the power and pathways to act

https://scroll.in/article/1076931/instead-of-doomsday-approach-indias-climate-activists-should-centre-people-and-their-emotions

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Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too

Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists

https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2024/12/26/orcas-moved-into-the-arctic-it-could-be-bad-news-for-other-whales-and-humans-too/

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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil

Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like conditions” at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil’s Bahia state, the local labor prosecutor’s office said Monday

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/business/byd-brazil-chinese-workers-conditions-intl/index.html

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While Montpellier may be the largest city to introduce free public transport it’s far from the first place in Europe to do so.

Tallinn in Estonia paved the way back in 2013. Since then, multiple other cities & towns have set up their own schemes, while two European countries got in on the act. Luxembourg made all public transport free in 2020, and Malta followed its lead in 2022
https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/23/this-european-city-made-public-transport-free-a-year-ago-heres-what-happened-next

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20% of respondents have changed their mobility habits due to climate change, & 27% are considering doing so. However, cost remains a significant barrier. 64% would be willing to pay more for transport with a lower environmental impact, and 51% would do so only if the price increase is reasonable. This duality between desire & expense defines a growing trend in Spanish mobility

https://www.todoalicante.es/english/climate-change-altered-usage-20241223081221-nt.html

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Australia approves four new coal mines despite warning of climate ‘death sentence’

Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/australia-new-coal-mines-nsw-queensland-b2667129.html

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Farming has always been gambling with dirt – but the odds are getting longer

Rainfall patterns are changing, crops are ripening earlier, and the normal rhythms of farming have fallen off – exactly as climate scientists warned

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/17/farming-has-always-been-gambling-with-dirt-but-the-odds-are-getting-longer

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