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Media Release: IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment | Summary for Policymakers
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Title: Nature IS the Economy: A Message for the Global Business Community "Nature is not in opposition to the economy, it is the economy." At #IPBES12, Ruth Davis OBE (UK Special Representative for Nature) delivered a powerful reminder of the fundamental link between our…

"Nature is not in opposition to the economy, it is the economy."
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To Go Far, Go Together Multilateralism is the cornerstone of IPBES’s work and its existence. Bringing its 150 member states together to share ideas, research and reports is the engine that drives it forward. This final…

🎙️To Go Far, Go Together
This final episode in this series of ‘Nature Insight’, covers IPBES’s latest Plenary session which brought together government representatives, multilateral organizations and others.
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Newly constructed wetland in Thi Qar benefits 30,000 people, supports climate adaptation
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Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable If the systems sending our food to market are just overseen by machines, then there’s going to be issues that could result in a food crisis.

Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable
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#Agriculture #Artificialintelligence #FoodSecurity #Farming

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be Nets used in the Irish fishing industry could be replaced by other types of fishing to preserve marine life.

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be
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#Sharks #Dolphins #Marine conservation #fishing nets

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
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The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
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Guest post: The challenges in projecting future global sea levels - Carbon Brief In this article, two scientists unpack some of the reasons why projecting the speed and scale of future sea level rise is difficult.

Guest post: The challenges in projecting future global sea levels
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"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said it is “virtually certain” that sea level will continue to rise during the current century and beyond."

The Carbon Brief Interview: Head of UK "mission" for clean power, Chris Stark The economics of clean energy “just get better and better”, leaving opponents of the transition looking like “King Canute”, says Chris Stark. Stark is head of the UK government’s “mission” to…

The Carbon Brief Interview: Head of UK "mission" for clean power, Chris Stark
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IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy - Carbon Brief The "undervaluing" of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report.

The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report.
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#Biodiversity #NatureGoals #Mitigation #ExtremeWeather

Carl Sagan on Military Spending and Climate Change Carl Sagan on the double standard of justifying spending money on military, but not on climate action. The same applies to not spending on public health. (Excerpt from Carl Sagan's address at the…

"Carl Sagan on the double standard of justifying spending money on military, but not on climate action. The same applies to not spending on public health."
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Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI

"Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power, and it is deeply unclear whether our social, political, and technological systems possess the maturity to wield it."
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Food Security - Professor Paul Behrens | National Emergency Briefing On Thursday 27th November 2025 a National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature was held in Westminster Central Hall, London, UK. Nine experts presented an up-to-date summary of their specialist…

"“I'll be open and honest. I don't know how we'll get through next year. If I get one more bad year, that's it. We're gone” says a fourth generation arable farmer in Lincolnshire.

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Jorge & the Giant Forest | A Restor Story In the latest short film by Restor, we follow Jorge, who has spent his whole life in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. He knows the plants by name, the paths by memory, and the stories by heart. 🍃 This is…

"In the latest short film by Restor, we follow Jorge, who has spent his whole life in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. He knows the plants by name, the paths by memory, and the stories by heart." 🍃
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Animation: The fastest glacier retreat in modern history Hektoria Glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50 percent of the glacier disintegrated. A new CIRES-led…

“When we flew over Hektoria in early 2024, I couldn’t believe the vastness of the area that had collapsed,” said Naomi Ochwat, lead author and CIRES postdoctoral researcher.
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Why are Europe and the Arctic heating up faster than the rest of the world? As the planet continues to warm, not all regions are heating up at the same pace.  Over the last thirty years, the global average temperature has increased by around 0.26°C per decade. But in Europe…

"Over the last thirty years, the global average temperature has increased by around 0.26°C per decade. But in Europe and the Arctic, the rate of warming is more than double the global average."
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UN report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining - Carbon Brief The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, says a UN report.

"More than half of the world’s forested area is located in just five countries: Russia, Brazil, Canada, the US and China. The map above shows that, overall, more forest is lost than gained each year around the world."
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Why electricity costs so much in the UK (it’s not all about the weather) Many countries in Europe pay much less for their energy.

"Geography gives us wind, not sunshine. Policy has delivered world-class renewables, but also a grid struggling to carry their power."
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Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy Daily life for people living in Europe is already becoming unpredictable due to the consequences of extreme weather.

"But climate change isn’t just about extreme weather. It damages ecosystems, infrastructure and economies, plus people’s resilience and prosperity, meaning the European way of life is at risk."
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A new online game helps imagine life on Earth in 2100 Serious games go beyond entertainment to connect with real-world problems.

🌍"We all need to play for the planet!"
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The Hardest Lesson | Climate Courage Schools | Launch Event "The one lesson he's afraid to teach." Chaired by Caroline Lucas. No teacher can prepare a generation for a future they don't know how to talk about. On 27th January 2026, we brought together…

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The Hardest Lesson | Climate Courage Schools | Launch Event "The one lesson he's afraid to teach." Chaired by Caroline Lucas. No teacher can prepare a generation for a future they don't know how to talk about. On 27th January 2026, we brought together…

In what ways are we failing our students by sticking to "business as usual"? Watch "The Hardest Lesson" and join the conversation on how we build #ClimateCourageSchools

BBC World Service - More or Less, Does a single AI query use a bottle of water? We investigate how much water and power are used by artificial intelligence

Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?
🚰 Ten responses is equivalent to a small bottle of water
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The Climate Game — Can you reach net zero? See if you can save the planet from the worst effects of climate change

The Climate Game: Can you reach net zero by 2050?
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Diet change to address climate change and biodiversity extinction Newsletter for the Collective for Climate Action and the Cross Goverrnment Climate Hub

Veganuary & the Future of Food
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