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On World No Tobacco Day, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Highlights Efforts to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Tobacco

The Foundation is Supporting Initiatives to Help Smallholder Farmers Transition Away from Tobacco to More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Alternatives and Livelihoods NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — More than one billion individuals still smoke combustible cigarettes, with dire consequences for individual health and our global environment. More needs to be done to address this …

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‘Green Nobel’ winner warns oil majors may abandon Nigeria on pollution cleanup

‘Green Nobel’ winner warns oil majors may abandon Nigeria on pollution cleanup

(Bloomberg) — A Nigerian lawyer awarded a top prize for grassroots environmental activism has warned that international oil companies divesting from the West African country will abandon their obligations to compensate and clean up communities polluted by decades of crude production.  Multinationals such as Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE have been selling onshore and shallow …

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‘Renewable energy superpower’: Australia votes for climate action

‘Renewable energy superpower’: Australia votes for climate action

The choosing of politicians running to tackle climate change is a remarkable shift for Australia, one of the world’s biggest per-capita carbon emitters and top coal and gas exporters. Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions. The election result, with the pivotal role …

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Nina Van Dijk marched alongside hundreds of activists to take part in the Caravan for Climate Justice in PortugalJoao Esteves

Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice

SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. When António Assunção and Nina Van Dijk came across an open post inviting school students to join them on Friday, 25th March …

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Declines in Air Pollution Have Made Hurricanes Stronger

Without the cooling effect of aerosols, warmer oceans have provided more fuel to storms CLIMATEWIRE | Hurricane activity is shifting worldwide in large part because of climate change. Cyclones are getting stronger, intensifying faster, dumping more rain and migrating into different regions of the oceans. But global warming isn’t the only human activity at play. Air …

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