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Mount Rainier White-Tailed Ptarmigan Finally Receives a ‘Threatened’ Species Designation – State of the Planet

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for Biological Diversity first petitioned for its listing. This designation is meant to help preserve the bird, whose survival depends on the glaciers of […]
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The hydrogen finger-pointing game

Policy-makers in both the EU and the UK have been rolling out legislation to facilitate the creation of a hydrogen market, but the matter is still surrounded by a great deal of uncertainty around implementation.  BCG findings suggest that only three per cent of EU industrial consumers surveyed would commit to off-take contracts exceeding five […]
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A Climate Change Adaptation Expert on How To Reduce Fire Risk – State of the Planet

The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Photo: CAL FIRE_Official In light of the recent Los Angeles fires, a 2023 Columbia Climate School and Headwaters Economics report on wildfire mitigation strategies provides valuable insight into what’s needed to reduce fire risk and how it might be done.  According to the report, wildfires have always occurred naturally […]
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Harsh peaceful protest sentences appealed

Campaigners and celebrities are gathering en masse to show support for Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters given lengthy jail terms for climate activism.  A total of 16 JSO activists will seek to overturn sentences amounting to 41 years in prison for peaceful protest in a two-day hearing at the Court of Appeal. In an unusual move, […]
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Honoring Iceland’s Changing Glacial Landscape – State of the Planet

In May 2023, artists Jim Schantz and Peter Bremers traveled to Iceland’s Vatnajökull— the second largest glacier in Europe. Witnessing the colossal ice formations up-close, as well as the markers of climate change they carry, inspired the two artists to collaborate on “Homage to the Glacier,” a recent exhibition at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, […]
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Punking Reeves’ climate denial donations

Adverts criticising Rachel Reeves, the British chancellor, for accepting political donations from climate sceptic lobbyists have appeared without official sanction on several London Underground lines. READ: MEET THE GLOBAL WARMING POLICY FOUNDATION.  The satirical posters say, “Your Chancellor, Sponsored by Climate Deniers: Rachel Reeves took £10,000 from them (so far).” A modified party logo reads: […]
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Sabin Center’s Online Tracking Tools Monitor Government Actions on Climate Change – State of the Planet

Since 2017, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law has tracked government attempts to restrict or expand initiatives in science and climate. The first was the Climate Deregulation Tracker, which tracked climate-related regulatory actions under the first Trump administration, followed by the Climate Reregulation Tracker, which tracked actions under the Biden administration. Three publicly accessible […]
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How Attribution Science Fuels Climate Justice – State of the Planet

On January 9, as deadly wildfires raged across the Los Angeles area, destroying thousands of structures and displacing tens of thousands of residents, Columbia University hosted the first day of its Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference. Co-organized by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School, the conference brought together […]
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Incinerator ban ‘up in smoke’

The British Government will block new incinerators if they do not help meet environmental objectives under rules unveiled on this month.  However, Labour’s new promise falls short of the former Tory government’s commitment to a total ban. Developers will have to show that their project either helps reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste going to […]
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Launches First-Ever National Heart Recovery

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Europe energy investments in North Africa ‘neocolonial’

European investments in energy and agriculture in Egypt and Morocco are extracting resources to the global north with little added value for the local economies, according to Greenpeace.  Governments, financial institutions and energy and agricultural companies in Europe paint claim investments in green energy projects in North Africa are for the mutual benefit of all […]
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Europe energy investments in North Africa ‘neocolonial’

European investments in energy and agriculture in Egypt and Morocco are extracting resources to the global north with little added value for the local economies, according to Greenpeace.  Governments, financial institutions and energy and agricultural companies in Europe paint claim investments in green energy projects in North Africa are for the mutual benefit of all […]
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