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Ukraine’s Environmental Damage and Green Recovery Efforts Amid War
Currently, the environmental damage in Ukraine caused by the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation is estimated at approximately 180 million euros. This information was announced by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural...

Climate mitigation cannot ignore local contexts
Listen to article It is ironic that countries and people with the lightest ecological footprints are bearing the biggest brunt of climate change. While the global community is still reeling from the rise of climate-denying politicians and...
Anwar: Amir Hamzah, Johari Ghani to cover economy, environment portfolios pending new ministers
PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that the decision to appoint Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan to perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Natural Resources and...

Why national ownership is key to finance and climate-resilient development
If one call resounded throughout the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held from 30 June to 3 July in Sevilla, it was that countries should decide and lead their own development. The principle of ‘country ownership’...

Amber health alert issued - as England faces driest start to a year since 1976
11 July 2025, 09:06 | Updated: 11 July 2025, 11:51 Heat health alerts across huge swathes of England have been upgraded to amber as the UK experiences its third heatwave in four weeks. A yellow heat health alert - indicating people with...

Tunisia: President Saied urges measures against environmental violations
Tunis – President Kais Saied on Thursday gave instructions to take urgent measures, in coordination with all relevant departments, to put an end to the ongoing and flagrant environmental violations that have persisted for years, and to protect the...

UN report sounds alarm on climate health risks for world's aging population
Baku, July 11, AZERTAC Older persons face increasing health risks from extreme heat as climate change accelerates, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned Thursday in its Frontiers 2025 report, according to Anadolu Agency. The new edition...
Spanish Climate Expert Warns of Intensifying Heat, Wildfire Risk
Home World Spanish Climate Expert Warns of Intensifying Heat, Wildfire Risk A Spanish climate expert urged residents to brace for increasingly extreme weather conditions, including severe heatwaves and wildfires fueled by rising temperatures....

'Climate change is an emergency - why is the council delaying Net Zero?'
On 25th June, planning permission was refused for a 39MW solar panel scheme in St Mary Bourne, which could have powered over 7,500 homes, or two wards in our borough. Apparently, this was for the benefit of the national landscape. Our landscape...

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Jointly fostering open, inclusive global trade environment
Following the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in London, both sides have intensified efforts to implement the outcomes of the "London Framework," making positive progress on multiple fronts and sending encouraging signals to the international...
Climate Critique / Paranormal Realities
Author Steve Goreham critiqued the prevailing narrative around man-made climate impacts, and discussed shifts in energy policy. Followed by researcher Andy Thomas, on his new work "Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World."

COMMENTARY: Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism
The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it's also been maddening -- because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who lost loved ones -- the death toll from the...

The Drive to Build on Human Connection in an Ever-Growing Digital Environment
We live in a world dominated by screens, automation, and algorithms. While all these technological advancements have transformed our lives, they have also made it challenging to experience genuine human connection. It is almost impossible to...

No, David Suzuki hasn't given up on the climate fight — but his battle plan is changing
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki made headlines last week when he said in an interview with iPolitics that humanity has lost its fight against climate change. "We're in deep trouble," Suzuki told the outlet. "I've never said this before to...

Effective climate action needs more than passion from young people
Photo: Pexels/ Markus Spiske Climate justice is a moral imperative, and all young people should be involved and engaged in the cause. This call is intrinsically linked to action, doing something to help vulnerable communities in a country like...

N.S. opposition call government out over withholding environmental racism report
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s provincial opposition parties are criticizing the government for continuing to keep a year-old report on environmental racism out of the public eye. HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s provincial opposition parties are criticizing the...

DeKalb trash-to-gas contract fight has financial, environmental consequences
“What about healthy options?” asked Barbara Lawton, 65, a retired pharmacist who lives in south DeKalb, about a mile north of the landfill. “This is a beautiful area. Our family members moved here in the mid- to late 1800s, and it has tremendous...

Adapting to climate decline
When you think about dangerous climate change, what do you picture? Most likely, you think of abstract visualisations like graphs about the greenhouse effect, oil rigs spewing gas, or glaciers melting. These may not feel fully real to you....

Before climate changed the conversation
ANTHUACHINO 2 – That wind meant the rains were comingVillage Head Anthuachino 2, from Sub-Traditional Authority Masache in Chikwawa, has lived long enough to remember when the rains arrived on time and stayed as expected. Back then, clouds did not...