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Thursday, May 04, 2023

RT Melting #glaciers in #Alps threaten #biodiversity of invertebrates, says study | The Guardian

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/04/melting-glaciers-in-alps-threaten-biodiversity-of-invertebrates-says-study
Friday, April 07, 2023

RT New ways to recover the crucial metals in batteries could make electric vehicles more affordable. That's why #battery #recycling is one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023.

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https://twitter.com/techreview/status/1643898555625623552?s=12&t=RsZfNFyqyk0UQKy-NFpNrA
Thursday, April 06, 2023

RT Some countries have used up far more of the world's #carbon budget—the amount we can emit and still avoid more extreme #climate disruption—than others

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https://twitter.com/sciam/status/1643904951096078336?s=12&t=RsZfNFyqyk0UQKy-NFpNrA
Monday, March 20, 2023

@UN #climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster - BBC News

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UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environ...
Friday, March 03, 2023

RT #Deforestation Inc.: How 'green' firms prevent #climate action @DW

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https://www.dw.com/en/deforestation-inc-how-green-firms-prevent-climate-action/a-64851705  

RT How to save our high seas from #overfishing, #pollution @DW

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https://www.dw.com/en/international-waters-biodiversity-sewage-illegal-fishing-climate-change/a-64762504  
Thursday, January 19, 2023

RT #Trees Take 2 Billion Tons of #CO2 from Atmosphere Annually, Report Finds

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https://www.voanews.com/a/trees-take-2-billion-tons-of-co2-from-atmosphere-annually-report-finds/6924690.html
Monday, January 16, 2023

RT #Women in work: How governments and companies in #LatinAmerica are closing #gender gaps | World Economic Forum @WEForum

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https://www.weforum.org/impact/gender-gap-accelerators-latin-america/

RT Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of #plastic waste | World Economic Forum @WEForum

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https://www.weforum.org/impact/smart-shopping-consumers-fight-plastic-waste-davos2023/
Friday, January 13, 2023

ExxonMobil predicted #climate change as early as 1970s yet publicly denied it, study finds

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/exxonmobil-predicted-climate-change-early-090432979.html  
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

RT #Electric cars to power South Australian homes in new trial - Drive

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https://www.drive.com.au/news/electric-cars-power-south-australian-homes/  
Thursday, December 08, 2022

RT You're Being Lied to About #ElectricCars

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https://www.motortrend.com/features/truth-about-electric-cars-ad-why-you-are-being-lied-to/  
Sunday, November 20, 2022

RT What is #climate change? A really simple guide - @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24021772  
Friday, November 18, 2022

RT Is the world ready for mass #migration due to #climate change? @BBC Future

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221117-how-borders-might-change-to-cope-with-climate-migration
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

‘Even if you don’t care about #climate, these solutions make sense’ @SWI swissinfo.ch

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https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/sci-tech/-even-if-you-don-t-care-about-climate--these-solutions-make-sense-/48039130  
Friday, November 11, 2022

RT #Climate change: 1.5C warming threshold to be passed in 9 years as #emissions hit record high @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-11-11/climate-change-emissions-record-high-china-india-reductions/101628124  
Thursday, November 10, 2022

RT #Climate change: What do scientists want from #COP26 this week? @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59212185

RT What is #climate change? A really simple guide @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24021772
Tuesday, November 08, 2022

RT #Renewable #energy transition in 5 charts @DW

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https://www.dw.com/en/renewable-energy-transition-graphs/a-63674250  

RT Study finds billionaires emit a million times more #greenhouse gases than average | @CNN

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/world/billionaires-greenhouse-gases-climate-intl/index.html  
Monday, November 07, 2022

RT The global transition to a net-zero economy will not happen at the pace that is needed unless states embrace their proper role as a market maker and investor in public goods from Project Syndicate (@ProSyn)

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Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) tweeted at 3:29 AM on Mon, Nov 07, 2022: .@MazzucatoM: The global transition to a net-zero economy will not happ...
Saturday, November 05, 2022

RT To have a chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C, #emissions must halve by 2030 and reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050. Global emissions, however, are still rising from Chatham House (@ChathamHouse)

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Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) tweeted at 3:00 PM on Sat, Nov 05, 2022: To have a chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C, emissions must halve b...
Wednesday, November 02, 2022

RT Europe warming at twice the global average, @UN report warns | #Climate Crisis @AlJazeera

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/2/europe-warming-at-twice-the-global-average-un-report-warns  
Thursday, October 27, 2022

RT #EU set to tighten rules on deadly air #pollution @DW

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https://www.dw.com/en/eu-set-to-toughen-up-rules-on-deadly-air-pollution/a-63568598
Monday, October 24, 2022

RT 189 million people per year affected by extreme #weather in developing countries as rich countries stall on paying #climate impact costs from #Oxfam International (@newsfromoxfam)

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Oxfam International Media Team (@newsfromoxfam) tweeted at 8:12 AM on Mon, Oct 24, 2022: PRESS RELEASE: 189 million people per year affected...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

RT Often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” the #Amazon #Rainforest was long considered the world’s largest #carbon sink. But scientists say that has changed. from Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org)

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Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) tweeted at 2:46 AM on Tue, Oct 18, 2022: Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," th...
Sunday, October 09, 2022

RT Halting #deforestation and #forest degradation is critical if the increase in the global average temperature is to be kept to 1.5. from Chatham House (@ChathamHouse)

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Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) tweeted at 1:00 PM on Sun, Oct 09, 2022: Halting deforestation and forest degradation is critical if the incre...

RT #This #solar-powered #electric car cleans #carbon from the air as it drives | @CNN #Travel

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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/zero-emissions-car-tuecomotive-netherlands-climate-scn-hnk-spc-intl/index.html  
Monday, October 03, 2022

RT @Global_Witness: The #Amazon #rainforest has become the backdrop for increasing violence over land and resources, between #Brazil's powerful agricultural interests and the communities standing in their way. https://t.co/BAXGorFFEi

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https://twitter.com/Global_Witness/status/1576949468376993794

RT @ChathamHouse: The world’s tropical #forests are where indigenous peoples live. Recent studies suggest that these areas have #deforestation rates significantly lower than those found elsewhere. https://t.co/9itpvkhM2Z

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https://twitter.com/ChathamHouse/status/1576859643715911680
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

RT #Sustainable #forestry: Parliament’s work to fight #deforestation | European Parliament

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20201015STO89416/sustainable-forestry-parliament-s-work-to-fight-deforestation  ...
Friday, September 23, 2022

RT Shell, BP, Exxon: Seized emails reveal 'deceptive' #climate tactics and #greenwashing @Euronews

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https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/23/shell-bp-exxon-seized-emails-reveal-deceptive-climate-tactics-and-greenwashing  
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

RT Transparency International: Get the latest anti-corruption news and updates from #Transparency International in our weekly newsletter, The Week in #Corruption! ➡️ https://t.co/APrPPdYMIS https://t.co/P9PGy3WeAH

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https://twitter.com/anticorruption/status/1569614160840855554
Saturday, September 10, 2022

RT #Climate change: Six tipping points ‘likely’ to be crossed @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62838627
Friday, September 09, 2022

RT Big #oil companies are spending millions to appear '#green.' Their investments tell a different story, report shows | CNN Business

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/energy/big-oil-green-claims-report-climate-intl/index.html  
Wednesday, September 07, 2022

RT Donatella Rovera: #Climate #migration in #Iraq's south : What happens when the land dries up? Farmers & fishermen try to stay but 1 by 1 they reach breaking point. #Migration starts slowly, but the exodus to towns & cities soon swells, & as temperatures rise, so do tensions. https://t.co/MAVEmip8Q6

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https://twitter.com/DRovera/status/1567433546926628866
Tuesday, September 06, 2022

RT Scientists say the rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point at which the damage is irreversible from Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org)

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Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) tweeted at 6:53 PM on Tue, Sep 06, 2022: Scientists say the rain forest is approaching a critical ti...

RT How many people can #Earth handle? - BBC Future

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated  
Sunday, September 04, 2022

RT Can #carbon capture and storage help #Australia achieve net zero by 2050? @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/carbon-capture-and-storage-doubts-amid-net-zero-aim/101389616
Friday, September 02, 2022

RT Jobs summit spotlights women in the workforce as Australia's #gender pay gap increases @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-02/jobs-summit-female-workforce-gender-pay-gap-growing/101370182  
Thursday, September 01, 2022

RT Chatham House: Though African countries are feeling the impact of #climate change, reconciling the losses incurred by moving away from fossil fuels has proven difficult. https://t.co/vaRECTP9Wi

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https://twitter.com/ChathamHouse/status/1565353912013561857
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

RT Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows - CNN

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/world/greenland-ice-loss-sea-level-rise-study/index.html  
Thursday, August 25, 2022

RT Council on Foreign Relations: Scientists say the #rainforest is approaching a critical tipping point at which the damage is irreversible. https://t.co/ifpUr8IBpk

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https://twitter.com/CFR_org/status/1562842276635652098

#Humans can't help themselves but hurt the #Earth RT My best friend, the #forest @SWI swissinfo.ch

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https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/my-best-friend--the-forest/47749896?utm_campaign=teaser-in-channel&utm_content=o&utm_medium=display...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

RT Chatham House: The countries impacted by #climate change – small island states – are the least responsible for global #carbon #emissions, write @Nina_Jeffs and @_CynthiaLiao. https://t.co/8yRxiY6bDT

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https://twitter.com/ChathamHouse/status/1562469931534274560

RT Project Syndicate: We cannot solve the #biodiversity crisis without transforming the dominant model of food production, distribution, and consumption, argue @FIANista's Sofia Monsalve and the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology's Georgina Catacora-Vargas. https://t.co/8m7oPdQ5qZ

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https://twitter.com/ProSyn/status/1562309986092748802
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

RT #Plastic is a major source of #pollution, particularly in the world’s #oceans. Today, about 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced each year—a figure on pace to double by 2040. from Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org)

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Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) tweeted at 0:31 AM on Tue, Aug 23, 2022: ♻️ Plastic is a major source of pollution, particularly in ...

RT #Conservationists, farmers and cattle ranchers are working together in Chiapas, #Mexico, to bring 2.5 million hec of land into #sustainable schemes, to restore #soilhealth, store #carbon, free up #conservation land, and keep rural jobs. Me for @mongabay from Dimitri Selibas (@dselibas)

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Dimitri Selibas (@dselibas) tweeted at 7:36 PM on Mon, Aug 22, 2022: 📢 Conservationists, farmers and cattle ranchers are working together i...

RT Carbon capture doesn't represent a real solution to the #ClimateCrisis. It's an expensive and wasteful process, used by the fossil fuel industry to pump more oil. 👉 The solution already exists: we urgently need to move away from #FossilFuels from Global Witness (@Global_Witness)

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Global Witness (@Global_Witness) tweeted at 11:01 AM on Fri, Aug 19, 2022: Carbon capture doesn't represent a real solution to the #Clim...
Sunday, August 21, 2022

RT The #Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 revealed that corruption levels are at a standstill worldwide, while #HumanRights and democracy are also under attack. #CPI2021 from #Transparency International (@anticorruption)

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Transparency International (@anticorruption) tweeted at 11:45 AM on Sat, Aug 20, 2022: The Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 revealed that c...
Saturday, August 20, 2022

RT #Solar briefly overtakes #coal in #Australia as number one source of power nationally @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-20/solar-briefly-overtakes-coal-australia-number-one-source-power/101354054
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

RT Speed & Scale Tracker shows world progress on net-zero #climate goals | World Economic Forum

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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/climate-emissions-speed-scale-tracker-net-zero/
Monday, August 15, 2022

Leaders meet to try to pass a @UN treaty to protect #oceans - @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62524611  
Sunday, August 14, 2022

#Renewable #energy projects are taking off but where is the workforce? @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-14/renewable-energy-jobs-victoria/101324360
Thursday, August 04, 2022

RT Heat wave: These cities are better at enduring extreme temperatures. Here's what they're doing different - CNN

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https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/04/world/cool-cities-heat-wave-climate-cmd-intl/index.html
Monday, August 01, 2022

RT @ESG Insights | S&P Global

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https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/

RT 2022 #ESG Trends to Watch - MSCI

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https://www.msci.com/research-and-insights/2022-esg-trends-to-watch
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

RT #Climate change: When does planting #trees make sense? | #Environment | @DW

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https://www.dw.com/en/is-reforestation-the-answer-to-storing-carbon-dioxide/a-62466216
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

RT #Climate Spiral - YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jT_Zui1Am8
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

RT #Australia's #environment in 'shocking' decline, report finds @BBCNews

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62217390

RT June 2022 Global #Climate Report | National Centers for #Environmental Information (NCEI)

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https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202206  

RT Tanya Plibersek delivers State of the #Environment address following 'shocking' #climate report @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-19/tanya-plibersek-state-of-environment-address-live-updates/101249626  
Monday, July 18, 2022

RT Greener pastures: Can ancient eco-engineering help fix our degraded landscapes? @CNN

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/18/world/bunds-geoengineering-restoration-climate-scn-spc-intl/index.html  
Friday, July 15, 2022

RT What does the world think about global warming? 5 #climate change stories to read this week #Environment #ClimateChange from World Economic Forum (@wef)

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World Economic Forum (@wef) tweeted at 4:50 PM on Fri, Jul 15, 2022: What does the world think about global warming? 5 climate change storie...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

RT Tech is not the only weapon in the fight against #climate change. This is how businesses can help @Euronews

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https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/07/01/tech-is-not-the-only-weapon-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-this-is-how-businesses-can  
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

RT Franco Ronconi: Surface Area Required To Power The World With #Solar Alone 🌞 #Renewables #Sustainability #Africa https://t.co/IkJFoLnGHi

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https://twitter.com/FrRonconi/status/1538979308827553800
Sunday, June 19, 2022

The most common refrigerant used in air conditioners today is nearly 2,000 times more potent than #carbon dioxide as a global warming agent. Regulators need to address this issue from Project Syndicate (@ProSyn)

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Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) tweeted at 10:35 PM on Sat, Jun 18, 2022: The most common refrigerant used in air conditioners today is nearly 2...
Friday, June 17, 2022

RT A tiny glimmer of hope for polar bears in an #Arctic with less sea ice - @Vox

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https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23168326/polar-bears-sea-ice-glaciers-extinction-greenland  
Thursday, June 16, 2022

RT #Australia submits more ambitious 2030 #emissions target to @UN

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/australia-submits-more-ambitious-2030-013846017.html  

RT Scientists say #Yellowstone flood is a #climate change red flag (@Salon)

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Salon (@Salon) tweeted at 3:06 AM on Thu, Jun 16, 2022: Scientists say Yellowstone flood is a climate change red flag https://t.co/AHKEYH0aG...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

RT Wood 'shaped the whole of human history', says this expert, which is why we must protect trees @ABCNews

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-13/wood-shaped-human-history-professor-ennos/101120244
Monday, June 13, 2022

RT How to turn your garden into a #carbon sink - BBC Future

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220610-how-to-turn-your-garden-into-a-carbon-sink  
Friday, June 10, 2022

RT BBC Future: A world without #plastic would have drastic implications on everything from healthcare to the food we eat and the clothes we wear. https://t.co/IiPmD0RfPy

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https://twitter.com/BBC_Future/status/1535183494745231362
Thursday, June 09, 2022

RT Should we detach ourselves from #nature? - BBC Future

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220608-should-we-detach-ourselves-from-nature  
Tuesday, June 07, 2022

RT The funding needed by #UN #climate disaster appeals has soared by more than 800% in 20 years as global heating takes hold from Climate Reality Team UK (@ClimateRealUK)

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Climate Reality Team UK (@ClimateRealUK) tweeted at 9:23 AM on Tue, Jun 07, 2022: The funding needed by UN #climate disaster appeals has soa...
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