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New Bill Seeks to End Hong Kong’s Days as an Illegal Wildlife Trade Hub
In 2019, Hong Kong customs authorities inspected a cargo ship bound for Vietnam. Hidden beneath slabs of frozen meat were 8.3 metric tons...
Constant Tedder
Jun 1, 20216 min read
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The UK is Considering Implementing a Carbon Border Tax
The UK is considering implementing a carbon border tax to protect its domestic industries from becoming uncompetitive due to higher costs...
Constant Tedder
May 31, 20212 min read
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Ecofascism: How The Far-Right Weaponises Environmentalism
As human-caused climate change becomes an increasingly tangible part of our lives, its deniers are quieting down. The same political...
Constant Tedder
May 28, 202110 min read
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Shell is Ordered to Slash CO2 Emissions in Landmark Climate Ruling
A Dutch court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must significantly cut its carbon emissions in a landmark climate decision that could...
Constant Tedder
May 28, 20212 min read
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Opinion: Getting Real About Net Zero by Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Porritt- When it comes to understanding the true nature of Net Zero by 2050, I have one huge request: could everybody please...
Constant Tedder
May 27, 20218 min read
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G7 Countries Agree to Stop International Funding For Coal
The Group of Seven, or G7, countries have agreed to stop financing international coal projects, a move that has been welcomed by...
Constant Tedder
May 25, 20212 min read
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EU Approves USD$21Bn Green Transition Fund
The European Parliament approved a 17.5 billion euro (USD$21 billion) fund that will help the most coal-dependent EU countries transition...
Constant Tedder
May 24, 20212 min read
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Can We Trust Climate Pledges?
Which country is doing the best at reducing its emissions? Is it the UK, with its highly ambitious goal to reduce emissions by 78% before...
Constant Tedder
May 21, 20219 min read
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Brazil’s Environment Minister Investigated For Alleged Illegal Timber Sales
Environment minister of Brazil, Ricardo Salles, has been named in a probe for alleged illegal exports of Amazon timber, following a...
Constant Tedder
May 20, 20213 min read
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Singapore is Testing Trading of Voluntary Carbon Offsets
Singapore is starting work to demonstrate the possibility of trading carbon offsets, in the form of a marketplace of natural conservancy...
Constant Tedder
May 19, 20212 min read
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China Pledges to Clamp Down on Coal Amid Criticism
At the US-hosted Leaders’ Summit on Climate on April 22 and 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to “control the growth in coal...
Constant Tedder
May 17, 20215 min read
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Cities Need to Make Better Climate Investments, New Study Shows
While many cities are working to implement measures and make investments to fight climate change and mitigate its worst effects, there is...
Constant Tedder
May 14, 20212 min read
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COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges and Recovery in Least Developed Countries
Since the onset of COVID-19, national borders have been restricted, businesses have been forced to close, hospitals capacity has been...
Constant Tedder
May 12, 20216 min read
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What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Leader?
Upon signing a swathe of climate-related executive orders following his inauguration, US President Joe Biden announced that, “the US must...
Constant Tedder
May 7, 202112 min read
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Germany Eyes More Ambitious 2045 Net-Zero Emissions Goal
Germany is planning to bring forward its transition to net-zero emissions by five years to 2045. It unveiled its plan in response to a...
Constant Tedder
May 6, 20212 min read
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Cost of Carbon in EU Hits Record 50 Euros Due to Tighter Pollution Rules
Carbon prices in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the largest carbon market in the world, exceeded 50 euros per metric ton for the first...
Constant Tedder
May 5, 20212 min read
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Carbon Taxes Tackle Climate Change and Create Jobs. Here’s How.
While it’s not enough to simply tax carbon and hope that the climate crisis will go away, carbon taxes appear to be a way to not only cut...
Constant Tedder
May 3, 20212 min read
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Hawaii May Become the First US State to Declare a Climate Emergency
Hawaii could become the first US state to declare a climate emergency after the Legislature’s adoption of State Senate Concurrent...
Constant Tedder
May 3, 20212 min read
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What’s Missing From Biden’s Climate Policy? A Carbon Price
US President Joe Biden has shown his commitment to tackling the climate crisis; in his first three months in office, he has rejoined the...
Constant Tedder
May 3, 20212 min read
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau Hits Back Against Criticism of Country as Falling Behind on Climate Action
In an interview with Bloomberg, Canada PM Justin Trudeau defended the country’s climate action record against criticisms that its...
Constant Tedder
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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