US stakes competing claims to Pacific seabed mining areas, challenging UN authority

A recent Mongabay investigation by Elizabeth Claire Alberts and Andrés Alegría reveals that the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, a swath of deep sea regulated by the International Seabed…

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‘You need strong willpower’: IUCN’s Kazi Zenifar Azmiri on being a woman wildlife biologist

For more than a decade, Kazi Zenifar Azmiri has played a crucial part in protecting wildlife in Bangladesh. Zenifar is a program associate at the International Union for Conservation of…

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Japan urged to ditch fossil fuel support to maximise clean-tech exports

Japan's exports of clean energy technologies could more than double by 2035 as Asia accelerates its electrification, according to energy think-tank Ember, but it urged the government to abandon policies…

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COP31 Bulletin Day 2: Momentum builds on electrification and fossil fuel transition

Energy and Transport Day at COP31 ironically saw a second morning of horrible traffic jams and over-crowded buses and trams, meaning early events at the venue had to be hastily…

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What makes Amazon’s new sustainability tech accelerator unique

Three-quarters of large companies support startup investments that further their strategic goals. What differentiates Amazon’s new “deep tech” initiative is how the company involves line-of-business teams in finding new technologies…

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