EJToday: Top Headlines

"Earth On Verge Of 5 Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn" [9]

"Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms".

"Many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer, as carbon pollution heats the planet to ever more dangerous levels, scientists have warned.

Five important natural thresholds already risk being crossed, according to the Global Tipping Points report, and three more may be reached in the 2030s if the world heats 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial temperatures.
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 12/08/2023
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"Scientists: Climate Change Intensified The Rains Devastating East Africa" [15]

"Ongoing catastrophic rains in Eastern Africa have been worsened by human-caused climate change that made them up to two times more intense, an international team of climate scientists said Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [12]
Africa [17]
Source: AP [18], 12/08/2023
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Indian Companies Bring Ultra-Toxic Industry To Africa. People Getting Sick [19]

"Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows."

Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Waste [24]
Public [12]
International [13]
Africa [17]
Asia [25]
Source: The Examination [26], 12/08/2023
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Canada’s Plans To Crack Down On Greenwashing Don’t Go Far Enough: Advocates [27]

"A new federal government proposal to crack down on corporate greenwashing in Canada doesn’t go far enough to stop the oil and gas industry from using misleading marketing tactics, two environmental advocacy groups have argued."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Science [32]
Public [12]
Canada [33]
Source: The Narwhal [34], 12/08/2023
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"How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss" [35]

"The growing market for rubber is a major, but largely overlooked, cause of tropical deforestation, new analysis shows. Most of the rubber goes to produce tires, more than 2 billion a year, and experts warn the transition to electric vehicles could accelerate rubber use."

Agriculture [36]
Forests [37]
Natural Resources [38]
Transportation [39]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: YaleE360 [40], 12/08/2023
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"The Problem With Those Kitchen Composting Machines" [41]

"Spoiler: For starters, what they produce is not compost."

Agriculture [36]
Consumer [42]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: Sierra [44], 12/08/2023
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"Fighting for Wildlife in a Time of War" [45]

"As conflict rages around them, Ukrainian conservationists persevere in restoring the Danube Delta, one of Europe’s most prized ecosystems."

Biodiversity [46]
Military [47]
Natural Resources [38]
Wildlife [48]
Public [12]
Europe [49]
Source: Hakai [50], 12/08/2023
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U.S. Supports ‘Largely’ Phasing Out Fossil Fuels, Kerry Says at COP28 [51]

"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Wednesday that the United States supported a phaseout of fossil fuels, his clearest statement yet on America’s position on one of the most intractable issues under debate at the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [43]
International [13]
Source: NYTimes [52], 12/07/2023
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Activists Say Their Voices Are Stifled By Increasing COP28 Restrictions [53]

"This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: AP [54], 12/07/2023
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"Al Gore Slams COP28 Climate Summit Host UAE, Says Its Emissions Soared" [55]

"Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host of the COP28 climate summit - saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [30]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [56], 12/07/2023
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"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up" [57]

"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."

Agriculture [36]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: NYTimes [58], 12/07/2023
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"Who Could Host COP29 And Why Is There A Deadlock Over The Venue?" [59]

"There's an unprecedented deadlock at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit over who will host next year's event."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [30]
Public [12]
International [13]
Europe [49]
Source: Reuters [60], 12/07/2023
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"Canada To Unveil Cap And Trade System For Oil And Gas Emissions" [61]

"Canada on Wednesday said it plans to unveil a cap and trade system starting in 2026 for limiting emissions from the oil and gas sector, a step toward fulfilling one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's key climate policies."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [62]
Public [12]
Canada [33]
Source: Reuters [63], 12/07/2023
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"At Tribal Summit, Biden Says He’s Working To ‘Heal The Wrongs Of The Past’" [64]

"President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it."

Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [65]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: AP [66], 12/07/2023
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"The US EV Industry Now Faces A Choice: Tax Credits Or Chinese Batteries" [67]

"Long-awaited rules from the Biden admin could make all EVs ineligible for the $7,500 customer tax credit — unless the industry can source key supplies beyond China."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [42]
Economy & Business [68]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Technology [69]
Transportation [39]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [43]
Asia [25]
Source: Canary Media [70], 12/07/2023
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