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Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says

10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström

The Guardian - UK

Fixing diets could cut farming emissions by 15% and avoid 15 million deaths a year, report finds

Scientists warn that without major changes to what we eat, climate targets will be missed.

Euronews

A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems

The Independent UK

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‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

The Guardian - UK

Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet

As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and killing entire ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees

The Independent UK

Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

The Guardian - UK

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says

The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources

The Guardian - UK

Shifting to Sustainable Global Food Systems Could Create £7.9tn Trillion a Year, Research Shows

Food insecurity places a strain on medical systems, with the study anticipating that by 2050, 640 million people will be underweight, highlighting the compelling financial incentives that come hand in hand with adopting more eco-friendly agricultural practices.

International Business Times UK

Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds

Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth

Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September..

The Conversation

Root and branch reform: if carbon markets aren’t working, how do we save our forests?

The world has looked to offsetting schemes to protect forests, fund conservation and fight the climate crisis – but many fail to fulfil their promises. Here are five ways to keep our forests standing

The Guardian - UK

Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit?

As Colombia announces it will host the next biodiversity meeting, there is cautious optimism about the progress made since Cop15

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Critical or concerning? Cop28 debates role of carbon markets in climate crisis

Supporters say carbon credits can fund solutions, but others say they allow companies to avoid reducing emissions

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Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’

Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C

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Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find

First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged

Bangkok Post

Can democracy survive the polycrisis?

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".

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The Guardian - UK

Number of city dwellers lacking safe water to double by 2050

UN report predicts water demand will increase by 80% as crisis threatens to get out of control

Bangkok Post

Freddy and the Ice: Messages From the Future

Two new things on the climate front this week, both bad news. Typhoons used to be like drive-by shootings: one pass, one hit and then gone. Now they're starting to come back for a second hit.

The Guardian - AU

Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75

Steffen remembered as a ‘truly leading thinker’ and someone who influenced scientific agenda and governments worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers

Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Greenwashing or a net zero necessity? Climate scientists on carbon offsetting

Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Cop27 climate summit: window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast

The effects of global heating could soon reach a tipping point, but scientists fear that the meeting in Egypt will become bogged down in recriminations

The Guardian - UK

World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits

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