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As two coastal countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean and five centuries of shared history, Brazil and Portugal have long appreciated the value of “blue” or aquatic foods, including our shared love of bacalhau, or salt cod. Portugal ranks third…
10bn tonnes of C02 emissions must be removed from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil Removing carbon from the atmosphere…
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South Africa’s rhinos now have an unlikely superpower: radioactivity! Scientists working on the Rhisotope Project inject the horns of live rhinos with a radioactive isotope. This is harmless to the rhinos, but makes smuggled horns easy to detect during customs inspections…
Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites Israeli armed forces and settlers have attacked Palestinian water sources more than 250 times in the past five years, amounting to the…
More than 220 communities in Sierra Leone have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with a developer that will help protect a key mangrove ecosystem. Namati Sierra Leone, a legal advocacy group counseling all involved communities, said the agreement between the…
New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed ‘drop crocs’ for theory they climbed trees to hunt Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Scientists have identified what are believed to be…
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here The…
In the coal towns of northern KwaZulu-Natal, the promise of South Africa’s “just transition” feels like a distant dream. While government plans speak of a fair shift to clean energy and justice for those harmed by coal, in places like…
Tuesday’s thematic day covers a gamut of topics ranging from adaptation and the bioeconomy to cities and infrastructure. But for the bigger topics of emissions and finance, nations are still setting out their positions. Hello, this is Damien Gayle at…