#Similar to air #pollution & lead, #plastics' harms can be mitigated cost-effectively by evidence-based, transparently tracked, effectively implemented, & adequately financed laws & policies. To address plastics' harms globally, #UN member states unanimously resolved in 2022 to develop a comprehensive, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, namely the Global #PlasticsTreaty covering the full lifecycle of #plastic.
Labor was in a climate crouch. It now has the chance to stand up to News Corp and put the national interest first
Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions?
Jusqu'à 25% d'augmentation: les installateurs et distributeurs de systèmes de climatisation débordés en plein mois d’août
Face à l’intensification des vagues de chaleur, avec des pics de température de plus en plus extrêmes, les installateurs et distributeurs de climatiseurs sont débordés par une demande toujours plus forte au Québec, même en plein cœur de l’été
Un pesticide interdit à Montréal utilisé par le CN dans des secteurs résidentiels
Des citoyens de Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ont reçu de la Ville de Montréal un « avis important » leur demandant de garder portes et fenêtres fermées, mais aussi de limiter les sorties de leurs animaux domestiques non loin des voies ferrées du Canadien National (CN)
Retrofits Outshine New Builds in Climate Fight, Says New Report
A new paper titled “Radical Retrofit – Adapting Cities for a Resilient Future” outlines how retrofitting existing structures has more climate benefits over new builds
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have long operated behind the scenes—but a new study brings them into the climate spotlight. These facilities emit not only methane and nitrous oxide, but also fossil carbon dioxide, a source often excluded from global climate inventories
Environmentalists target biogas as ‘false’ climate solution
In California and New Mexico, environmental groups are ramping up their efforts to slash the strong scores that farm biogas receives through clean fuels programs
Disclosure Dividend: How acting on climate disclosure data can improve corporate bottom lines
New research from CDP has found that companies that identify, disclose and act on climate mitigation efforts can generate up to $21 for every $1 invested
The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from international negotiations is bad news for the climate. But it is even worse news for US national security. Climate diplomacy is a big part of soft power and influence, and Washington is rapidly losing out to Beijing
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/08/the-cost-of-ceding-the-field-to-china-on-climate-change/
Killing EPA climate rule could backfire on industry
A repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding may open the door to more lawsuits against companies that emit planet-warming pollution, legal experts say
https://www.eenews.net/articles/killing-epa-climate-rule-could-backfire-on-industry/
New report: Climate change is causing a home insurance crisis. Big Oil should pay.
State leaders can protect their constituents from insurance rate hikes by holding fossil fuel companies accountable
Does Climate Fiction Actually Help Us?
A combination of the two (hope and fear) will most likely result in heightened concerns matched with beliefs that one has power, individually and collectively, to address them
Repeated exposure to these topics can lead to longer-lasting change, so authors of the genre still have a chance to turn that negative narrative around & encourage readers instead
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/climate-fiction-solutions-storytelling/824741
Plastic Pollution: Either we Fix or we all Lose https://peq42.com/blog/plastic-pollution-either-we-fix-or-we-all-lose/
#pollution #globalwarming #unitednations
L’été 2025, ou l’été le plus enfumé jamais recensé à Winnipeg
Jusqu'à présent, 306 heures passées sous la fumée ont été recensées à Winnipeg cette année
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2183739/fumee-winnipeg-record-feux-manitoba
Chlordécone : dans une tribune publiée par France-Antilles, une trentaine d’élus, de chercheurs, d’avocats et d’associations exhortent l’État à reconnaître enfin sa responsabilité dans le scandale du #chlordecone https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guadeloupe/chlordecone-des-scientifiques-revelent-une-persistance-pouvant-durer-11-000-ans-dans-les-sols-1580324.html Ils proposent un levier juridique peu utilisé jusqu’ici : la reconnaissance du préjudice écologique, inscrit dans le Code civil depuis 2016. https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guadeloupe/chlordecone-une-tribune-collective-appelle-l-etat-a-reconnaitre-le-prejudice-ecologique-1611078.html
Proposition de loi https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/293225-chlordecone-antilles-responsabilite-de-letat-proposition-de-loi
Buvez le #plomb jusqu'à la lie.
Loi #Poison.
"Vous vous rendez compte à quel point le lobby contrôle les politiques?
Parmi les 53 personnalités auditionnées pour la loi #Duplomb, il n'y a aucun scientifiques : pas de médecin, de toxicologue, d’épidémiologiste…
Et on parle d’une loi qui autorise l’utilisation de pesticides"
+ Xavier Jamet, lobbyiste de la FNSEA, nommé directeur de cabinet de la porte-parole Sophie Primas.
Canadian wildfires fueled by climate change, experts say
https://www.wcax.com/2025/08/05/canadian-wildfires-fueled-by-climate-change-experts-say/
Reindeer suffer as Finland swelters in record heatwave
Youth climate activists under the umbrella body End Fossil Occupy Uganda have expressed frustration with the government's response to their campaign against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which continues to move forward despite their concerns
The activists staged a demonstration in Kampala on August 5, highlighting the project's potential impact on the environment and local communities
Extreme heat across the Southwest and Mexico strongly linked to climate change
https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/SouthwestUS-Mexico-August-2025
