The Reporter14 hours agoMajor Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summitecowatch.com - Cristen Hemingway JaynesThe United Nations Climate Ambition Summit in New York today brings together what UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the “first movers and …
The Reporter19 hours agoWhy the Global South is against the EU's anti-deforestation lawverified_publisherEuronews - By Isabel Marques da SilvaSeventeen countries from the so-called Global South have expressed their exasperation at the European Union's anti-deforestation legislation and the …
The Reporter1 day agoInside the secret world of wasteverified_publisherFast Company - By Danielle RenwickIn his new book, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis explores the afterlife of our garbage. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News. In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. As the city’s only engineered landfill, Kpone had …
The Reporter23 hours ago'Damning' Probe Finds 80% of Top Carbon Offset Schemes Are 'Likely Junk or Worthless'commondreams.org - Jake JohnsonA joint investigation published Tuesday by the watchdog group Corporate Accountability and The Guardian finds that nearly 80% of the leading carbon …
The Reporter4 days agoWhy a Landfill as Tall as the Statue of Liberty May Rise Even Higherverified_publisherThe New York Times - Jesse McKinleySupported by It’s tough to miss Seneca Meadows, New York state’s largest landfill: Rising nearly 300 feet tall, it’s almost as tall as the Statue of Liberty, including its pedestal. A decades-old depository of millions of tons of garbage, sprawled over more than 350 acres, it’s an artificial overlook …
The Reporter3 days agoWheels turning on the UN’s global plastic treatycosmosmagazine.com - Ellen PhiddianEighteen months ago, 175 member states of the United Nations agreed to make a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. Due at the end of 2024, …
