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Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

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Now, he explains what lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic we can apply to our fight against the climate crisis. Accepting the declaration of a climate emergency by governments and institutions, the climate crisis is recognized as a dangerous and serious issue that needs fast(er) actions, as soon as possible. Dr Jordi Mazon.

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Pollution is one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss. Why is no one talking about it at COP16?

Environmental Health News

While the Kunming-Montreal agreement sets out to reduce pollution risks and negative impacts by at least half by 2030, the official agenda of the current COP16 meeting doesn’t include a single debate on chemical pollution, and there’s only one side event addressing pollution and biodiversity links.

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Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC’s Forgotten River

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Because of the health risks, swimming hasn’t been legal in the Anacostia for more than half a century. Climate change is causing more intense rainstorms in Washington, so even after construction is complete in 2030, Wone said, untreated stormwater will be discharged into the river, though much less frequently.

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Op-ed: Labor and environmental groups can both win in the clean energy transition. Here’s how.

Environmental Health News

could be displaced due to the energy transition by 2030. Meanwhile, environmentalists and environmental justice organizations tend to view these provisions as slowing the transition, affecting environmental and climate justice goals. As a result, they are afraid of changes. Globally, 5.5 million fossil fuel jobs , with 1.7

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Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%

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The Covid-19 pandemic not only caused a global health and economic crisis but also significantly reduced global CO2 emissions in 2020 by 6 to 7%, compared to 2019. A novel green recovery investment scenario has shown that a 1% global GDP investment could reduce global CO2 emissions by 6 to 8.5%

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Frontiers is gearing up for COP28 to address the climate emergency 

Frontiers

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) parties meet every year at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to negotiate and agree action on how to tackle climate change, limit emissions, and halt global warming.

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Falling Walls 2023: How open science and systems thinking can save the planet 

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These breakthroughs cover a diverse range of topics, from physical sciences, life sciences, sciencepreneurship, art and science, and planetary health to discovering earth and space, emerging talents, engineering and technology, and social sciences and humanities. This same can, and must, be done with the climate crisis.