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Climate Change
158 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island, a significant recovery effort by the Galapagos National Park Directorate following their disappearance in the 19th century. This release is part of a phased return strategy, laying the groundwork for future species reintroductions.
Industry leaders, including EUROFER President Henrik Adam, demanded urgent EU action to lower high electricity prices, which threaten competitiveness and investment in energy-intensive sectors. They seek costs around €50/MWh to support decarbonisation and restore industrial capacity amid rising global competition.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) report warns the EU risks failing to diversify its supply of critical raw materials crucial for energy transition by 2030, with ECA’s Keit Pentus-Rosimannus citing dangerous dependence on China for key minerals.
Society already has difficulty responding to one kind of natural disaster like drought, researchers say. Now we suddenly have floods too.
Dubai’s ‘second airport’ could handle up to 250 million passengers a year by 2050.
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Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU’s agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.
A small percentage of leaves on trees in tropical forests may be approaching the maximum temperature threshold for photosynthesis to work.
One of their lawyers says there have been “extremely positive” signals from the court so far, ahead of the hearing next month.
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