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  • Budget 2020: UK pledges cash to tackle coronavirus and climate change

    Budget 2020: UK pledges cash to tackle coronavirus and climate change

    UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £30 billion package of measures to offset the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak, along with more funds for green measures
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    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237128-budget-2020-uk-pledges-cash-to-tackle-coronavirus-and-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

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  • Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal

    Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal

    Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac led the 2015 Paris climate negotiations. They tell us why they’re hopeful for the future, and explain how fighting climate change is “the most exciting experiment in history”
    Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal
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    https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532730-200-optimism-can-avert-climate-disaster-say-duo-who-brokered-paris-deal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

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  • Water and Climate Change

    World Water Day 2020 is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked. This year’s campaign shows how our use of water will help reduce floods, droughts, scarcity and pollution, and will help fight climate change itself. By adapting to the water effects of climate change, we will protect health and save lives. And, by using water more efficiently, we will reduce greenhouse gases. Our key messages are clear:

    • We cannot afford to wait. Climate policy makers must put water at the heart of action plans.
    • Climate change effects water supplies and human health.
    • Health systems need to prepare for more water-related disease associated with climate change.
    • Water can help fight climate change and protect health. There are sustainable, affordable and scalable water and sanitation solutions.
    • Everyone has a role to play. In our daily lives, there are surprisingly easy steps we can all take to address climate change, and protect health.

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    https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-03-2020-water-and-climate-change

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  • ‘Right to repair’ rules for electronics included in EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan

    ‘Right to repair’ rules for electronics included in EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan

    The European Commission, a group, appointed by governments of the European Union, has adopted what it calls the Circular Economy Action Plan as part of an effort to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Included among the measures are “right to repair” rules for electronic devices.

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  • Global gathering of ministers determines road safety agenda to 2030

    The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety convened 1700 delegates from around 140 countries, including more than 70 ministers and vice-ministers and heads of international agencies, civil society organizations, foundations and private companies. Hosted at the request of the UN General Assembly by the Government of Sweden in collaboration with WHO, the theme was “Achieving Global Goals 2030”, highlighting the connections between road safety and achievement of other Sustainable Development Goal targets.

    Through its 6 high-level panels and 18 parallel sessions, the Ministerial Conference addressed a range of topics, from building effective leadership for road safety to promoting sustainable cities and communities, mitigating climate change through road safety, and ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. The gathering was instrumental in reviewing progress in the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and defining ways to accelerate action on proven strategies to save lives. Among many pre-events, the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety hosted by YOURS: Youth for Road Safety and co-hosted by WHO, brought 200 young leaders together proclaiming “Enough is enough!” and claiming their space at the decision-making table for sustainable mobility.

    The Ministerial Conference culminated in the forward-looking “Stockholm Declaration”, which calls for a new global target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030. In addition, it invites strengthened efforts on activities in all five pillars of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action: better road safety management; safer roads, vehicles and people; and enhanced post-crash care. It also calls for speeding up the shift to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable modes of transport like walking, cycling and public transport. WHO is asked to continue to produce the series of global status reports, as a means of monitoring progress towards achievement of the 12 Global Road Safety Performance Targets.

    Today, around 1.35 million people lose their lives on the world’s roads every year, and as many as 50 million are injured. More than one quarter of those killed and injured are pedestrians and cyclists. Road traffic injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years. Given the enormous human suffering and major economic losses for families and societies, road traffic deaths remain an unacceptable price to pay for mobility.

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    https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/20-02-2020-global-gathering-of-ministers-determines-road-safety-agenda-to-2030

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  • VW ditches natural gas to focus on e-cars

    VW ditches natural gas to focus on e-cars

    Volkswagen on Monday said it will stop developing natural gas-fuelled cars as the German auto giant bets on electric engines in the battle to woo climate-conscious drivers.

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  • Light, efficient, affordable – the shape of things to come in components

    Light, efficient, affordable – the shape of things to come in components

    Lightweight technology has long been and is sure to remain a mainstay of automotive and aerospace engineering, shipbuilding and a host of other industries. Lighter materials and components could also help cut emissions that drive climate change. But lighter options are pricier, and the relatively steep cost has impeded their adoption. That is about to change thanks to the efforts of a consortium of automakers, suppliers and research institutes. Called ALLIANCE and coordinated by Daimler and the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF, this project has some good news for designers: As it turns out, it is entirely possible to build components that are up to 33 percent lighter at an added cost of less than three euros per kilogram-saved.

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  • Climate campaigners win appeal to prevent new Heathrow runway

    Climate campaigners win appeal to prevent new Heathrow runway

    Britain’s Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of environmental campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport, Europe’s busiest.

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  • Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3800-km cable

    Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3800-km cable

    Australia is the world’s third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily reliant on coal and gas export revenues, these fuels create substantial greenhouse gas emissions when burned overseas.

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