As China plays a key role in global energy transformation and sustainable development, China’s participation and support are crucial in achieving the goals set by the Paris Agreement to address climate change, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said. Francesco La Camera, IRENA’s director-general, made the remarks at the agency’s headquarters […]
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that his country would continue to support developing countries to achieve sustainable development goals, according to local media reports. Pakistan stands in solidarity with the developing countries in their quest for social progress and economic prosperity, and will continue to advocate several specific steps to advance sustainable […]
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The Greek-based shipowner and operator of a Marshall Islands-registered bulk carrier have been ordered to pay a combined $2 million criminal fine for tampering with the vessel’s pollution prevention equipment and failing to immediately report hazardous conditions on the Mississippi River. The two related companies, Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, were sentenced for […]
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The group tasked by Gov. Josh Shapiro with developing a state-level plan to fight climate change met for the first time this week, a step the Democrat promised to take when he questioned his predecessor’s strategy to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt carbon pricing. The group met Tuesday, unannounced, at […]
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Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes, research by Oregon State University shows. The findings are important for understanding the roles forest management might play in the […]
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More than 60 percent of the ocean is a near lawless realm where holes in the international regulatory “system” are large enough to sail through. But in early March, delegates at the United Nations headquarters in New York City emerged from a 36-hour marathon negotiation session to announce a new high seas treaty. First conceived nearly […]
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Although they might not be audible to human ears, plants do make noises. Researchers in Israel found that plants make a high frequency clicking sound when placed under stress. During a six year study, the researchers listened to a variety of plants including tomatoes, grapevines, tobacco and wheat. The plants made noises when they were […]
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Wind and solar power produced more of the EU’s electricity than fossil gas for the first time last year. The renewable energies were responsible for a record fifth (22 per cent) of the bloc’s electricity, a new report from clean energy think tank Ember shows. Through the turbulence of 2022 – from cutting ties with Russia to […]
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Building large-scale transmission lines that carry electricity across the United States could be extremely cost effective way to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions while also improving reliability. But the U.S. electric grid is a patchwork network of thousands of utility companies that exist in three separate sections that are independent of each other: the Western […]
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State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) expects the introduction of carbon taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina within three to eight years. According to its Business Plan for the period 2023-2025, it is one of the biggest risks in the company’s operations, and an expense that will reduce its profit. The introduction of a CO2 tax is […]
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