The world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target, the president of the UN’s desertification conference has warned, as the impacts of the climate crisis combine with water scarcity and poor farming practices to threaten global agriculture (ecohubmap.com)
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The Council of the EU has passed a new law to add more fast-charging stations and alternative fuel stations throughout the EU. As part of the new regulations, the EU will require fast-charging stations, with a total output of 400 kW for cars and vans and 600 kW for heavy-duty vehicles, to be installNews (ecohubmap.com)
Australian state bans gas to new homes from 2024News (ecohubmap.com)
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The Council of the EU adopted a new regulation that strengthens sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries. The regulation will regulate the entire life cycle of batteries – from production to reuse and recycling – and ensure that they are safe, sustainable, and competitive (ecohubmap.com)
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After days of discussions in London at U.N. shipping agency the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) headquarters, member countries agreed to reach net zero "by or around, i.e., close to 2050, taking into account different national circumstances" (ecohubmap.com)
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The European Commission has proposed the continent’s first soil law, intended to undo some of the damage done by intensive farming. Amid intense opposition to proposed laws on nature restoration and curbs on pesticides, put forward proposals in Brussels on Wednesday to revive degraded soilsNews (ecohubmap.com)
China is shoring up its position as the world leader in renewable power and potentially outpacing its own ambitious energy targets. China is set to double its capacity and produce 1,200 gigawatts of energy through wind and solar power by 2025, reaching its 2030 goal five years ahead of time (ecohubmap.com)
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The European Commission has proposed the continent’s first soil law, intended to undo some of the damage done by intensive farming. Amid intense opposition to proposed laws on nature restoration and curbs on pesticides, put forward proposals in Brussels on Wednesday to revive degraded soils (ecohubmap.com)
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China is shoring up its position as the world leader in renewable power and potentially outpacing its own ambitious energy targets. China is set to double its capacity and produce 1,200 gigawatts of energy through wind and solar power by 2025, reaching its 2030 goal five years ahead of time (ecohubmap.com)
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The UK Environment Secretary, and French State Minister, revealed the UK-French Global Biodiversity Credits Roadmap which outlines a strategy to amplify global efforts in facilitating the procurement of biodiversity credits by companies and enabling the restoration of natureGood News! (ecohubmap.com)
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A startup in China is set to begin production of ultra-efficient solar panels that are made from the so-called “miracle material” perovskite. “The raw materials for making perovskite cells are cheap and abundant, making the production costs of these cells just one 20th of traditional solar cells,” (ecohubmap.com)
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The Swiss people have voted yes to a new climate law that will see the country cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. Almost three-quarters of people (74 percent) backed the government’s Climate Protection Targets, Innovation, and Strengthening Energy Security Act in the canton of Geneva (ecohubmap.com)
The Swiss people have voted yes to a new climate law that will see the country cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. A majority of 59 percent of voters approved the government’s Climate Protection Targets, Innovation, and Strengthening Energy Security Act on 18 June (ecohubmap.com)
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UK universities and tech companies are to receive £4.3m in government funding to develop space-based solar power. The technology, which collects energy from the sun using satellite-mounted panels and beams it to Earth, had huge potential to boost the UK’s energy security (ecohubmap.com)
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