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Elon Musk to offer $100-M prize for 'best' carbon capture tech

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:32 AM

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for the development of the "best" technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Read more »

Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths: study

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 08:45 AM

Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of COVID-19 deaths globally, according to research published Tuesday that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Apple chief says fires and storms show impact of climate change

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 12:30 PM

Apple chief Tim Cook said Monday he views the recent increase in fires, hurricanes and floods as strong proof that climate change is real. Read more »

Trump promotes pulling U.S. from Paris climate accord in speech touting 'America First'

Alexandra Alper and Timothy Gardner, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 07:12 AM

PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday affirmed plans to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, less than two weeks before his administration can formally start the process. Read more »

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 04:02 PM

Indonesian forest fires are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases.   Read more »

Raw materials behind half of global emissions: UN

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 05:59 PM

The Global Resources Outlook 2019 said that worldwide consumption of basic commodities such as water, minerals, and fossil fuels had tripled since 1970. Read more »

Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 06:01 PM

The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out. Read more »

Europe struggles as plastics pollution piles up

Reuters
Posted at May 11 03:36 PM

OSLO - Europe has sent just over half the plastic waste it used to ship to China to other parts of Asia since Beijing's environmental crackdown closed the world's biggest recycling market in January. The knotty problem is what to do with the rest. Read more »