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 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The app is a result of research that looks at 125 cars and measures their mileage and the greenhouse gases generated in making and powering them. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/science/smartphone-app-car-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A NASA flying laboratory is using a specially designed sensor in a search for answers about what is killing large sections of the world’s coral reefs. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/great-barrier-reef-nasa-australia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Exxon Mobil says it’s not possible to predict how climate change will affect its business. A bill in Congress says it shouldn’t be asked to. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/energy-environment/a-new-debate-over-pricing-the-risks-of-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Small, private forests, which make up more than half of the forestland in the United States, can be turned into potent weapons against climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/private-forests-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A failure to resolve conflicting amendments in the Clean Air Act about 26 years ago could imperil the president’s signature climate change policy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/obama-court-clean-power-plan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 25, 2016 (ENS) – “It is a great pleasure to be here in the City of Johannesburg – the vibrant heart of South Africa,” said John Scanlon, secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, opening this 12-day trade and wildlife meeting […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, September 23, 2016 (ENS) – In a live satellite feed from London to invited audiences in Johannesburg and Toyko ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Prince William said “it is no longer acceptable to buy and sell […]
Published by the Environmental News Service PARIS, France, September 22, 2016 (ENS) – France has become the world’s first country to pass a law banning plastic plates, cups and utensils unless they contain a large proportion of compostable or biologically-sourced materials. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/09/22/france-bans-plastic-plates-cups-cutlery/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2016 (ENS) – “Automated vehicles have the potential to save thousands of lives, driving the single biggest leap in road safety that our country has ever taken,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, announcing the government’s new policy for their safe testing and deployment. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, September 21, 2016 (ENS) – The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is set to become law this year after a ceremony at the United Nations in New York today saw 60 countries worth 47.5 percent of global emissions complete their accession to it and 14 […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, September 20, 2016 (ENS) – Gasoline is expected to begin flowing again Wednesday through a temporary bypass on a damaged pipeline in Alabama owned by Colonial Pipeline, one of the country’s biggest pipeline companies. The leak forced a pipeline shutdown, skyrocketing fuel prices and gas shortages across […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 10-year deal is one of the biggest such agreements yet, as airlines try to reduce their reliance on petroleum-based aviation fuels. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/business/energy-environment/jetblue-makes-biofuels-deal-to-curtail-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/science/shrinking-artic-ice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 19, 2016 (ENS) – Illegal trade in endangered species, including internet commerce, is enormous – by any estimate. Far-reaching decisions on managing the world’s wildlife are about to be made here in Johannesburg, where 182 countries plus the EU will gather Saturday for 12 days […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 19, 2016 (ENS) – Bank of America today pledged to go carbon neutral, and to use 100 percent renewable electricity by the year 2020. The bank says it will manage facilities that support its 4,700 retail financial centers and 16,000 ATMs for protection of the […]