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‘Here it is better not to be born’: Cobalt mining for Big Tech is driving child labor, deaths in the Congo.

Child labor, birth defects, abject poverty, workers buried alive: A new exposé on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the curtain on a nightmarish world in which billions of people are unwittingly complicit.


https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/phone-electric-vehicle-congo-cobalt-mine-b2277665.html

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Climate solutions:

‘Humanity flourishes in community’: Locals fix their broken items for free at this repair cafe.

The repair cafe makes the world "a ‘happier place’ by fixing items and bringing people together."


https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/04/this-repair-cafe-makes-the-world-a-happier-place-by-fixing-items-and-bringing-people-toget

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Climate solutions:

How climate change will affect your pet – and how to help them cope.


https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-will-affect-your-pet-and-how-to-help-them-cope-210724

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One of 2023’s most extreme heatwaves is happening in the middle of winter.

"South America is living one of the (most) extreme events the world has ever seen.

Unbelievable temperatures up to 38.9C in the Chilean Andine areas in mid winter. Much more than what Southern Europe just had in mid summer at the same elevation: This event is rewriting all climatic books."


https://theconversation.com/one-of-2023s-most-extreme-heatwaves-is-happening-in-the-middle-of-winter-211062

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Florida coral is dying after water temperatures exceed 100 degrees.

Water temperatures in the Florida Keys hit 101 degrees late last month, causing rapid coral death.

Now, researchers are scrambling to bring surviving species to land to preserve them in the event of even higher temperatures. While coral make up less than 1% of all ocean life, a quarter of marine species rely on them to live.


https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-coral-is-dying-after-water-temperatures-exceed-100-degrees-2023-8

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Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival over 'greenwashing'

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has pulled out of a much-anticipated event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She cited a sponsor's "heavy" investments in fossil fuel and accusing them of "greenwashing".

"As a climate activist I cannot attend an event which receives sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, who invest heavily in the fossil fuel industry", said the 20-year-old Swedish activist in a statement on the festival website.

Thunberg was due to speak at the event entitled "It's Not Too Late To Change The World" on August 13.


https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/04/greta-thunberg-pulls-out-of-edinburgh-book-festival-over-greenwashing

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7 Easy Food Swaps That Help the Planet.

Consider ditching resource-hungry foods for these delicious alternatives that leave a lighter footprint.


https://www.treehugger.com/easy-food-swaps-help-planet-4854291

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Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger.

3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’ but the cleanup costs are skyhigh.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/03/chemical-companies-pfas-payouts-forever-chemicals

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Developers in California build all-electric homes.

One clean energy provider in the state is offering incentives of up to $240,000 for affordable housing projects that run solely on electricity.


https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/08/developers-in-california-build-all-electric-homes/

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Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?

Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended, he declared dramatically, and the era of “global boiling” has arrived.

You can see why he said it. July was the hottest month on record globally. Searing temperatures and intense wildfires have raged across the Northern Hemisphere. Marine heatwaves are devastating the world’s third-largest coral reef, off Florida. And as greenhouse emissions keep rising, it means many even hotter summers await us.


https://theconversation.com/do-phrases-like-global-boiling-help-or-hinder-climate-action-210960

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Iran shuts down for two days because of 'unprecedented heat'

Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.

Many cities in southern Iran have already suffered from days of exceptional heat. State media reported temperatures had this week exceeded 123 degrees Fahrenheit (51 Celsius) in the southern city of Ahvaz.


https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-shuts-down-two-days-because-unprecedented-heat-2023-08-01/

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Three-quarters of Republicans think economy is priority over climate – poll.

Survey finds 53% of Americans think addressing climate crisis should be given priority but 72% of Republicans say otherwise.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/03/republicans-economy-climate-crisis-poll

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Greenpeace activists put black fabric on Rishi Sunak's mansion in oil protest – video.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2023/aug/03/greenpeace-activists-black-fabric-rishi-sunak-mansion-oil-protest-video

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Earth Overshoot Day: Humanity burns through planet's yearly resources by 2 August.


https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/02/earth-overshoot-day-humanity-burns-through-planets-yearly-resources-by-2-august

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Climate change made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth: study.

More than 80 percent of people on earth experienced hotter temperatures in July than they would have without the impacts of climate change, according to research released Wednesday by Climate Central.


https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4133070-climate-change-made-july-hotter-for-four-out-of-five-people-on-earth-study/

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Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?

Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets.


https://grist.org/regulation/carbon-offsets-are-riddled-with-fraud-can-new-voluntary-guidelines-fix-that/

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The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress Should Trump Win in 2024.

The proposal, called Project 2025, would gut environmental spending, stymie clean energy development and fundamentally shift how federal agencies regulate U.S. industries.


https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082023/far-right-battle-plan-to-undo-climate-progress-trump-win-2024/

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A massive fire that is burning in California and Nevada is creating “fire whirls” as fire crews continue to battle the flames.

The York Fire that started in California’s Mojave National Preserve on Friday is more than 80,000 acres wide and crossed into Nevada on Sunday. The Mojave National Preserve said that the fire was about 23 percent contained as of Tuesday morning.


https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4131331-huge-fire-burning-in-california-and-nevada-creating-fire-whirls/

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before the UK opened new North Sea licences for Oil and Gas drilling.

The CEO of Shell also joined Rishi Sunak's new business council two weeks ago.


https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/

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The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.

The goal is to address an “anticipated tsunami” of waste and keep it out of landfills.


https://apnews.com/article/recycle-solar-panel-circular-economy-sustainability-dc7284bab2180b5bd86ff5cb5c847652

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Billionaire investor threatens to pull out of UK amid global outcry at new oil rush.

Australian mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest criticises ‘clickbait’ fossil fuel plans as others say Britain has lost credibility.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/01/billionaire-investor-threatens-pull-out-uk-global-outcry-oil-rush-andrew-forrest

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Exxon Mobil in talks with Tesla, Ford to supply lithium, Bloomberg Law reports.

Oil major Exxon Mobil is in talks with Tesla, Ford Motor, Volkswagen and other automakers to supply lithium for electric vehicle batteries, Bloomberg Law reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.


https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/exxon-mobil-talks-with-tesla-ford-supply-lithium-bloomberg-law-2023-07-31/

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Electric trucks could reduce air pollution, improve health.

Each year, diesel-burning trucks carry billions of tons of cargo across the country, spewing pollution that warms the climate and harms people’s health.

In the U.S. Low-income Black and Brown communities bear the brunt of freight pollution because they’re often located near highways, ports, and shipping hubs.


https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/07/electric-trucks-could-reduce-air-pollution-improve-health/

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'Selfish': UK to grant 100 new licenses for North Sea oil and gas exploration.

Britain's government says the move will improve energy security, while new carbon capture and storage projects will create tens of thousands of jobs.

The British government is set to grant at least a hundred new licenses for oil and gas exploration and production in the North Sea, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges to take "pragmatic and proportionate" action against global warming.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/31/selfish-uk-to-grant-100-new-licenses-for-north-sea-oil-and-gas-exploration

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