#climate-impact

#climate-impact

John did not want to give up beef entirely, but he feared the impact of the beef industry on the Paris agreement's limit of 1.5C of post-industrial global heating and the devastating effects of beef farming on deforestation. He compared the overconsumption of beef to the coolness of tobacco back in the day: Norms feel permanent, but norms can change and when they do it can be powerful, he said.

That same week, the facility's core product was running riot on news feeds. Musk's maverick chatbot, Grok, repeated a conspiracy theory that white genocide was taking place in South Africa when asked about topics as unrelated as baseball and scaffolding. The posts were quickly deleted but Grok has gone on to praise Hitler, push far-right ideologies and make false claims.

Most obviously, it's remarkably expensive, making it difficult to participate as a newcomer or long term fan of the sport. Ski resorts are getting more and more crowded, resort identities are fading, and the environmental impact isn't unseen. SRG Skiing broke down what they consider the 4 major paradoxes of the North American skiing scene. They begin the video by pointing out how difficult it is to come to a conclusion with these questions.

Amazon told Fortune in a statement that the claim the company has abandoned its climate commitments is "categorically false and ignores the facts." "Amazon is already committed to powering our operations even more sustainably and investing in carbon-free energy. This includes supporting two advanced nuclear energy agreements and investing in more than 600 renewable energy projects worldwide," Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser told Fortune in the statement, adding that the company is working to make operations more energy efficient, including data centers.

The UK government has withdrawn its backing for a $1.15bn (£870m) loan to a major gas development in Mozambique, citing escalating concerns over climate impact, human rights violations and the deadly insurgency that engulfed the region. Business secretary Peter Kyle confirmed on Monday that the UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency would pull its support for the long-delayed Mozambique liquified natural gas project, led by French energy giant TotalEnergies.

With so many of the exhibitions in Art & Science Collide focused on climate change, environmental justice and Indigenous knowledge systems, much of the initial impetus [for climate action] came from our partners," Joan Weinstein, the director of the Getty Foundation, tells The Art Newspaper. "It also came at a moment when Getty was embracing sustainability as an institutional priority. Once we realised that the appetite was there to address these issues as a larger community, we set about providing some of the infrastructure to make it happen.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

High temperatures this summer have been blamed for worsening already degraded road surfaces, leading to an increase in pothole-related issues and vehicle breakdowns.

In the U.S., 90% of households have AC, while Europe averages only 20%, with some countries like the UK having less than 5%.

A decade after the onset of a sea star wasting disease epidemic, researchers have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the microbial culprit responsible for the decline of sunflower sea stars.

California recorded 8,110 blazes in 2024, marking a significant increase in wildfire activity compared to other regions across the country, emphasizing the state's fire vulnerability.

Over the past 200 years, humans have stored hundreds of billions of liters of water in thousands of dams around the world, pushing Earth's geographic poles away from its axis of rotation.

The Guadalupe River flooded dramatically due to heavy rainfall linked to a tropical storm, measuring at 37.52 feet and exceeding Niagara Falls' average flow.

Greggs reported a 6.9% rise in total sales to £1.3 billion in the first half of the year, with like-for-like sales increasing by 2.6%. However, sales momentum sharply declined in June due to record-breaking heat, leading to reduced foot traffic and weaker demand for core products.

German educators are demanding nationwide regulations for heat protection in schools due to an ongoing historic heat wave, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius.

“Fifpro is calling for extra measures to protect footballers after what it describes as the wake-up call of the Club World Cup, which has been plagued by extreme temperatures.”