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#microplastiques la face cachée d’une pollution globale

Les fleuves constituent le principal vecteur d’acheminement des déchets d’origine humaine vers l’Océan. Chaque année, ils déversent la quantité stupéfiante de 8 à 12 millions de tonnes de débris #plastiques qui s’accumulent dans tous les #ecosystemes du monde et représentent un risque pour la #biodiversite fondationtaraocean.org/actuali

More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN. Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced.

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UNBy Damian Carrington

An accord reached in London under the International #Maritime Organization [#IMO], a #UN agency, would require every ship that ferries goods across the oceans to lower their #GreenhouseGas #emissions or pay a fee.

The targets fall short of what many had hoped. Still, it’s the first time a global industry would face a price on its #climate #pollution no matter where in the world it operates. The proceeds would be used mainly to help the industry move to cleaner fuels.

nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate

The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.
The New York Times · New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a FeeBy Somini Sengupta

‘Scotland’s on fire’: Lorna Slater sounds climate change alarm over wildfires

THE Scottish Greens have sounded the alarm over the increasing amount of wildfires Scotland has experienced in the past few weeks

thenational.scot/news/25083707

The National · Lorna Slater sounds climate change alarm over Scottish wildfiresBy James Walker

Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

As the federal government moves to eliminate U.S. climate rules, companies still face pressure to be better stewards of the planet from their customers, investors, employees, local communities, lenders, insurers, global trading partners and many states

newstimes.com/news/article/com

While Ukraine has made significant progress in climate action since the 2010s, and undertaken efforts to align its environmental strategy with EU standards, Russia's invasion in 2022 has contributed to environmental devastation due to the release of potentially toxic elements resulting from military activities. The war has also hampered the country's ability to monitor and respond to changes in the environment

phys.org/news/2025-04-war-wors

Phys.org · War worsens climate and environmental challenges in UkraineBy European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)