Puerto Rico is doing something really smart, @Grist writes. It's something mainland America should be doing, too, but mostly isn't, because utilities typically only do what's good for their shareholders. grist.org/solutions/puerto-r…

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Top 3 long-term global risks:
1️⃣ extreme weather events
2️⃣ critical change to Earth systems
3️⃣ biodiversity loss & ecosystem collapse
💡While the challenge is great, so too is our capacity to respond.
Explore the @WEF 2024 Global Risks Report ➡️ preventionweb.net/quick/8252…

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Over 90% of waste in low-income countries continues to be burned or openly dumped.

Discover how @IFC_ECA project in Serbia transformed a dump into a waste-to-management plant, improving lives and promoting sustainability. wrld.bg/Y6Ml50Qrv9r #LivablePlanet

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RT @guardianeco: Climate crisis to increase cancer risk for tens of millions of people in Bangladesh theguardian.com/world/2024/j…

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Snow fell across the Northeast earlier this week, breaking the nearly 2 year-long streaks of less-than-1-inch of snowfall in cities like DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and NYC.

The light blue indicates drier/newer snow, while the dark blue indicates wetter snow and mixed precip.

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RT @GreenpeaceSEA: ICYDK: January is International Zero Waste Month! 📣

Here are tips to avoid unnecessary waste like single-use plastic to help save the environment. 👆

For a Zero Waste Future, #ChooseReuse 🫶

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Thu Jan 18 0430 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for the Caribbean. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

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What book made you a reader? 📚

Jan 24 marks #EducationDay. Celebrate with us by sharing your favorite childhood book through a message, video, or photo using #StartTheStory.

Let's spark the joy of reading for all children!

Learn more: wrld.bg/zre650QrQ4k

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RT @greenpeacekorea: 한국에서도 원전 사고가 일어날 수 있다는 사실 알고 계신가요?

원자로를 보호하는 월성원전 격납건물엔 수천개의 비내진 앵커볼트가 설치돼있습니다.

지진에 대응할 수 있는 능력이 부족해 언제든 사고로 이어질 수 있다고 전문가들은 경고합니다.⚠️

자세한 내용은 동영상으로 확인해주세요.

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Major ice loss from Greenland as a result of global heating has been recorded for decades. But a new study shows the Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice... an hour. #ClimateActionNow theguardian.com/environment/…

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RT @unfoundation: "Climate change is the most pressing, genuinely global threat."

Opening the 60th Session of the @IPCC_CH, @JimSkeaIPCC stressed the urgency of delivering climate science that protects the well-being of our planet.

Watch the full speech: bit.ly/3U9IWds

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What impact does #migration have on forest areas, and how can we ensure it's positive?

Download a free @FAO publication 👉 ow.ly/K71k50QjA7C @IIED @UNMigration

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🐘 Protecting and conserving areas of importance to biodiversity
🌀 Using #NaturebasedSolutions for climate and disaster risk reduction
🌱 Investment in soil and land health

These are just some of the recommended actions from our recent #SDG report. bit.ly/3EQcUKF

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RT @MariaLenasemedo: Excited to speak at #GFFA this week to share how the #FASTPartnership can unlock #agrifood system finance, especially for vulnerable groups. @bmel @FAOclimate

How can we strengthen the quantity & quality of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems, ensuring that no one is left behind?

💡The #FASTPartnership seeks to find solutions collectively. If you missed the Inception Meeting at #COP28, check this out!

⬇️⬇️⬇️ - FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

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ICMYI: 2023 was a year of wins, pauses and losses for the climate change litigation world. #ActOnClimate greenpeace.org/international…

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A study from the international Reef Futures research project has revealed that #ClimateChange threatens the supply of vital micronutrients from fisheries in 40% of coastal countries 🐟🎣🦐

Read about their findings here ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H06_--H0

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🌱🌊 More than 1,500 coastal ecosystems will drown if we let the world warm above 2°C. A study found that most tidal marshes and mangroves could keep pace with current rates of sea level rise, around 2–4mm per year, but they can't be pushed any further 👉 ow.ly/3Z5t50PMC3u

UNDRR

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🌍 Curious about the vocabulary of nature? Explore the rich & varied language of #biodiversity! 🐝

Even if bees are the most well-known, other animals such as hoverflies, wasps, moths, bats, butterflies & more are also #pollinators. 🦋

According to @IPBES ⬇️ #ForNature

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RT @sunspeker: A week ago at @CES2024 Italy, France and UAE celebrated #DayZero, uniting the solar #SeeBeyond tecnology with #Hydrogen for global #GreenHydrogen factories, emphasizing environmental preservation and landscapes adopting also #SolarBillboard to improve business sustainability.

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RT @bio_rural: 🙌 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆: 𝑶𝒖𝒓 2𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆!

🎯 Explore the BioRural Toolkit & our knowledge-exchange and national workshops with a click: biorural.eu/the-2nd-biorural… !

Tune in for our upcoming activities! 🚀

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