Qatar says it’s hosting the world’s first carbon-neutral World Cup, but do the facts stack up?
In this Landscape News round-up, we scrutinize the 500 daily flights shuttling football fans in and out of Doha, marvel at Japan’s recyclable houses, and assess the world’s latest disease outbreak.
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Qatar has one of the world’s largest per capita carbon footprints – and the World Cup host country is facing some worrying climate impacts already.
Speaking of which, this summer’s European heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 excess deaths across the continent.
COP27 was a missed opportunity to phase out fossil fuels, delegates say. And despite the largest climate finance deal yet, the world will need another USD 1 trillion to adapt to the climate crisis.
That funding may come too late for nomadic herders in Mongolia and rural communities in Chile, who face a seemingly endless series of droughts.
Could this 300-year-old wheat in a London museum solve the global hunger crisis? Scientists are looking into whether the ancient grain might be better suited to today’s hotter world.
Air pollution is one of the main causes of stillbirths, accounting for nearly almost a million each year across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Climate lawsuits are heating up: Greta Thunberg and 600 other young people are now suing Sweden’s new government for climate inaction.
What if you could pack up your house and bring it with you? Here’s what Japan’s “recyclable” wooden houses can teach us about making our buildings more sustainable.
One virus, millions dead. Sound familiar? Here’s all you need to know as the world goes through its worst-ever bird flu outbreak.
The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of World Heritage Sites in danger, says a new report from UNESCO. Australia disagrees.
In a major win for Native American communities, the U.S. has approved the world’s largest dam demolition and river restoration project, which will create hundreds of kilometers of new salmon habitat.
From Velcro to bullet trains, there’s a long list of inventions inspired by the natural world. Here are five of them for the future.
China’s USD 300 billion green bond market is one of the world’s largest, but where is the money really being invested?
Solar-powered cars are starting to hit the road, but they’ll do little to alleviate the world’s lithium shortages or protect Indonesia’s rainforests from nickel mining.
Patagonia is now donating all of its profits to combat the climate crisis. Here’s how the company is setting an example for the future of capitalism.
Next week, world leaders and scientists will descend on Montreal for the COP15 biodiversity summit. As the sixth mass extinction beckons, the pressure is on for them to finally set in motion a new framework for protecting Earth’s species.
Canada has announced its first-ever national climate adaptation strategy, while Brazil is seeking help from the U.S., U.K., France and other rich countries to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Big polluters have received EUR 98.5 billion in free carbon permits from the E.U. over the past nine years – more than the amount they paid for their emissions.
South Korea recycles all of its food waste. What lessons can it teach the rest of the world?
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