Jakarta, the city that is sinking, is the world’s largest megacity
A report shows that Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is welcoming 42 millions of people, more than Dacca and Tokyo.
Andrea Barolini
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China, CO2 emissions are stable or decreasing in the last 18 months
A Carbon Brief analysis showed how the overall levels of gas and greenhouse in China have been stable or decreasing in the last year and a half.
Renewable energy has superpassed carbon for the first time, but growth is slowing down
Renewables have generated more electricity than coal, but the goal of tripling installed capacity now appears out of reach.
Oceans acidification: Earth has crossed the 7th planetary boundary
Un rapporto dell’Istituto Potsdam conferma che anche un settimo limite planetario è stato superato: quello relativo all’acidificazione degli oceani.
Historic High Seas Treaty signed to protect the world’s oceans
It has taken 15 years of negotiations but the world’s governments have finally reached an agreement to protect the oceans and the high seas.
Antarctic sea ice reaches new record low
The extent of sea ice in Antarctica reached a new record low on 21st February 2023.
There is no hope for half of Earth’s glaciers
A study published by Science tells us that even if the most ambitious climate targets are met, half of Earth’s glaciers will not survive.
Fine particles caused 238,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2020
PM10 and PM2.5 fine particles led to the premature deaths of 238,000 people in EU countries in 2020, an increase over 2019.
COP27 invaded by an army of fossil fuel lobbyists
Fossil fuel lobbyists account for more delegates at COP27 than those from any country in the world, aside from the United Arab Emirates.
Last-minute change to COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact hands a lifeline to coal
COP26 ended on Saturday 13th November, one day later than expected. Some positives and many negatives in the Glasgow Climate Pact, weakened by India’s last-minute change.