Weekly Environmental Report: Nov. 2-8
Hi, y’all! Welcome to my Weekly Environmental Report!
There was some good news last week, but quite a bit more bad news, including the U.S. decision to leave the Paris climate agreement, and Category 4 Storm Eta hitting Nicaragua, killing more than 100 people. Meanwhile, Bentley plans to go fully electric by 2030, Nevada voters approve a measure to require at least 50% renewable energy by 2030 and New South Wales reveals a $32 billion renewable energy plan.
Good news:
-China set to retrieve first moon rocks in 40 years.
-Australia will build the largest battery in the Southern Hemisphere as part of its transition to renewable energy.
-Bentley plans to go fully electric by 2030.
-White shark populations rise off the California coast.
-Nevada voters approve a measure to require at least 50% renewable energy by 2030.
-Colorado voters approve reintroducing wolves.
-Vladimir Putin orders the Russian government to meet the Paris climate goals.
-The Northeast Passage in the Arctic Ocean freezes shut after being open for a record of 112 days.
-New South Wales reveals a $32 billion renewable energy plan. Renewable energy can increase from 16% in 2020 to more than 60%. by 2030.
-California delays the start of its commercial crab season to prevent migrating whales from getting tangled in fishing gear.
Bad news:
-An Arctic time capsule from 2018 has already washed up in Ireland, as polar ice continues to melt.
-Farming and food waste contributes to a third of greenhouse gas production.
-Denmark will kill all of its farmed minks, up to 17 million, after a mutation of the new coronavirus spread from the animals back to humans.
-Face masks and gloves have been found on 30% of UK beaches by beach-cleaning volunteers.
-Raw sewage has been dumped into English and Welsh beaches 2,900 times in 2020.
-The U.S. officially withdraws from the Paris climate agreement.
-Category 4 Storm Eta hits Nicaragua, killing more than 100 people.
-A new study finds the U.S. leads the world in plastic pollution.
-Wind-blown dust is melting Himalayan snow at a quicker rate.
-World’s largest iceberg could collide with an island home to many penguins and seals.
-A small rise in people’s exposure to air pollution could lead to an 11% increase in deaths from COVID-19.
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