Published by the Environmental News Service CASABLANCA, Morocco, October 7, 2016 (ENS) – Thousands of delegates from around the world meeting next month in Morocco to negotiate implementation of the world’s first global climate agreement will get a feel for what the low-carbon future holds – electric cars for their convenience. Read the full article […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A team of researchers scours the wilds of northern Alaska for Bombus polaris, the ‘panda of the insect world.’ Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/alaska-bumblebee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The prime minister’s plan to put a price on carbon emissions is a significant environmental step, and leaves provinces with choices on how to carry it out. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/opinion/canadas-trudeau-steps-up-on-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Why is the media not raising climate change as part of the presidential race? Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/opinion/what-about-the-planet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The measure takes effect in 2021 and will for the first time reduce the climate impact of international jet travel. The first six years will be voluntary. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/science/190-countries-adopt-plan-to-offset-jet-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, October 6, 2016 (ENS) – The Paris Agreement on climate change is set to enter into force on November 4, less than a year after it was adopted by world leaders. With the ratifications deposited Wednesday, enough countries have approved the accord so that it […]
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 5, 2016 (ENS) – Forest crime and conservation were in the spotlight at the 17th conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which closed in Johannesburg Tuesday after protecting many species of precious rosewoods. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/05/rosewoods-traveling-musicians-receive-cites-protection/
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 5, 2016 (ENS) – Two weeks of intense negotiations closed here Tuesday as 152 governments adopted groundbreaking decisions regulating legal, sustainable and traceable trade in wildlife. They protected African elephants, pangolins and rosewoods, among many other species. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/05/world-wildlife-conference-a-game-changer/
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 5, 2016 (ENS) – If you believe low carbon emitting cars are expensive to drive – think again. New research from the MIT shows that when operating and maintenance costs are included in a vehicle’s price, autos emitting less carbon are among the market’s least expensive […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Democrats are more likely than Republicans to care deeply about climate change and to believe that it is mainly the result of human activity. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/science/climate-change-poll-pew.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Category 4 storm brought winds of up to 145 miles an hour and rainfall that could exceed three feet in some areas. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/world/americas/hurricane-matthew-haiti-jamaica-cuba.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scripps said that levels had recently risen above 400 parts per million, and were likely to stay that way “for the indefinite future.” Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/science/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-400-ppm.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, October 3, 2016 (ENS) – Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history, pounded coastal Colombia and is now storming north across the Caribbean headed for Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/03/dangerous-hurricane-aims-for-haiti-cuba-jamaica/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Indonesia’s capital is working to dredge its network of rivers and canals, long blocked with garbage and a central contributor to chronic flooding. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/world/asia/jakarta-indonesia-canals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A herd in the Selkirk Mountains near the Canadian border is down to about a dozen, threatened by wolves and a larger problem: development. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/science/endangered-caribou-idaho-british-columbia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, October 2, 2016 (ENS) – India today ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change at UN Headquarters in New York, bringing the treaty’s entry into force “tantalizingly” close, said UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/02/india-joins-paris-climate-agreement-honoring-gandhi/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An international agreement now prohibits the commercial sale across international borders of the world’s most trafficked mammals. Enforcement is another matter. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/science/endangered-pangolins-trade-ban.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 27, 2016 (ENS) – “Imagine if all the people in the world could fit into one stadium. Sadly, all the wild rhinos in the world can, with room to spare.” So begins the WildAid demand reduction commercial, “Whole World,” starring Prince William, the Duke of […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Browder put together an eclectic bloc that prevented the construction of a jetport near Everglades National Park that would have been the world’s largest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/us/joe-browder-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 27, 2016 (ENS) – Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe’s proposal for approval of future legal trade in ivory was rejected by the majority of governments at the CITES conference, led by outspoken opponents Burkina Faso, Kenya, Republic of Congo and Chad. Read the full article […]