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Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to know. Climate Change

Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to know.

A new report from the Venezuelan Observatory for Political Ecology (OEP) details the most pressing environmental issues facing Venezuela.They include oil spills, illegal mining, deforestation, tourism, poor waste management, water shortages and climate change.The Venezuelan government has done very little to address these problems, the report said, and has even…
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June 13, 2023
More companies setting ‘net-zero’ climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says Climate Change

More companies setting ‘net-zero’ climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says

BONN, Germany -- A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to " net zero " as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published Monday. The idea behind net…
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June 12, 2023
ExxonMobil Invest in New Technology, Canvasses Sustenance of Oil/Gas Production Climate Change

ExxonMobil Invest in New Technology, Canvasses Sustenance of Oil/Gas Production

ExxonMobil Corp’s chief executive officer (CEO), Darren Woods has said the company is investing in new technology to reduce carbon emissions and assures to continue to produce oil and gas to meet market demand. European leaders looking to tackle climate change should look to U.S. policy and ‘let the market…
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June 11, 2023
Wildfires forced this animal sanctuary out of California. But smoke found them in their new home too Climate Change

Wildfires forced this animal sanctuary out of California. But smoke found them in their new home too

WASHINGTON —  Last year, Nate Salpeter and his wife, Anna Sweet, moved their animal sanctuary from California to western New York in the hopes of dodging the regular wildfires that had threatened their safety and the health of the creatures in their care. But this week, Salpeter once again smelled smoke.…
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June 9, 2023
US$100-m help for Caribbean Climate Change

US$100-m help for Caribbean

Vice President Kamala Harris SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – United States Vice-President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the US is investing more than US$100 million in the Caribbean to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti's humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives. The announcement was made ahead…
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June 9, 2023