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Meet the microbes that transform toxic carbon monoxide into valuable biofuel

Microbes can turn waste, like carbon monoxide, into biofuels, offering a green solution to industrial emissions and waste.

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The renewable energy hidden in our wastewater ponds – here’s how it could work

New Zealand can meet energy and emissions goals by integrating biogas, floating solar, and heat recovery in wastewater systems.

F1 is looking at a multitude of solutions and innovations to decarbonise, its head of ESG Ellen Jones has said (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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‘No silver bullet’ for decarbonising Formula One, ESG boss says

F1 aims for net zero by 2030, cutting 50 per cent of emissions from its 2018 baseline, and offsetting the rest through carbon...

The COP29 climate summit will take place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (AFP)
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Little progress at key meet ahead of COP29 climate summit

Key pre-COP29 meeting ends with little progress on funding a new climate finance deal, as rich countries fail to commit to amounts.

Toronto city council has taken a step toward banning misleading fossil fuel advertising on city property, building on recent federal anti-greenwashing rules and a similar proposal approved by the city's transit agency.The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square is shown at city hall in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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Toronto takes step toward ban on misleading fossil fuel ads, following TTC move

Toronto moves toward banning misleading fossil fuel ads on city property, aligning with federal anti-greenwashing regulations.

FILE PHOTO: 'Cholita' a Spectacled bear walks on a tree at the dry forest of the Chaparri Natural Reserve in Peru's northern region of Lambayeque October 19, 2014. 'Cholita' was rescued when was living as a pet and is now in the process of adaptation to return to their natural habitat, living in semi-captivity. Picture taken October 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo
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Record wildfires ravage Peru’s ecosystems and wildlife

A record number of fires tore through Peru over the past few weeks, wreaking havoc across the country's ecosystems.

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen along with a view of the neighborhood and lower Manhattan from the rooftop of Timber House in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 16, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Countries’ renewable energy plans fall short of target, says IRENA

Governments' renewable energy plans fall 34% short of the U.N. goal to triple capacity by 2030, says an IRENA report.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of a palm oil plantation in Siak regency, Riau province, Indonesia, April 26, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia, Malaysia, EU work on guide for smallholders on EU deforestation rules

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the EU will create a practical deforestation guide for smallholders by November.

Save Coastal Wildlife's Jenna Reynolds points at a pod of harbor seals swimming in Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey (Save Coastal Wildlife)
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On US coast, wind power foes embrace ‘Save the Whales’ argument

Anti-wind power groups along the US East Coast blame whale strandings on offshore projects, despite no scientific evidence.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows moored boats at the dry banks of Rio Amazonas during a drought in Santarem, Para state, Brazil October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Drought blocks shipping in another grains corridor in northern Brazil

Brazil's Amport reports grain transport on Tapajos waterway halted due to severe drought and low water levels in northern Brazil.

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