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Ming Chun Tang

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ABOUT THE WRITER

Ming Chun Tang is the senior editor of ThinkLandscape. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, he holds a bachelor’s degree in world politics from Hamilton College and a master’s in sustainable resource management from the Technical University of Munich. He has a special passion for sustainable transport and urbanism, geography trivia and grassroots music.

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Elephant names, river rights and the climate cost of AI

In this news roundup: EU passes landmark nature restoration law, Google emissions soar due to AI, and extreme heat threatens Paris Olympics.

 

What will forests look like in 2050?

From AI to the circular bioeconomy, here are five predictions for the future of forests by speakers at the 26th IUFRO World Congress.

 
Forest in Sweden

What do forests mean to you?

Forests provide us with countless resources. But what do they mean to us, really? We asked participants at IUFRO Stockholm 2024.

 

Meth-addicted fish, menacing microplastics and… the end of carbon offsets?

In this news roundup: Half of mangroves at risk of collapse, EU elections deal blow to climate action, and Total executives face criminal case

 
Viru Bog, Lahemaa Nature Reserve, Estonia

5 things you should know about peatlands

At GLF Peatlands 2024, we gathered 1,200 people to explore innovative ways to protect the climate solution we forgot: peatlands.

 
Scotland

Our top 10 reads on peatlands

On World Peatlands Day, brush up on your peatland knowledge with these 10 articles on our most oft-forgotten climate solution.

 

Self-digesting plastic, forever chemicals and nature becomes a musician

In this news roundup: PFAS causes cardiovascular disease, nature arrives on Spotify, and why cloud seeding didn’t cause Dubai floods

 

Super corals, smuggling greenhouse gases and the world’s worst hunger crisis

In this news roundup: more climate records fall, ECHR deems climate inaction a human rights violation and wartime hunger soars in Sudan

 

Smart sea sponges, plastic-eating proteins and the great Anthropocene argument

In this news roundup: Scientists vote against Anthropocene, Panama Canal drought pushes shipping ashore, and why the Earth is turning greener

 
Trees

Vandana Shiva: “We must give up the monoculture of the mind”

In this exclusive interview, Vandana Shiva explains why Indian farmers are protesting again – and how India can regain its food sovereignty.

 
COP28

Young people react to COP28

Last month, COP28 saw a historic agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels. But what does that mean for humanity’s future?

 

Killer cats, dimming the sun and a first taste of 1.5 degrees

In this news roundup: Azerbaijan ex-oil baron to lead COP29, global warming set to hit 1.5°C in 2024, and how solar geoengineering could work

 
Baku

The 2024 climate event guide

Looking to attend climate events in 2024? Check out our list of this year’s biggest environmental conferences, summits and more.

 
Micronesia

COP28: “We’ve let down the small island states”

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of the Club of Rome, shares her reaction to a disappointing agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.

 
Maldives mangroves

Hydrogen hype, mighty mangroves and a look behind the scenes at COP28

In this news roundup: Countries agree loss and damage funding, fossil fuel controversy at COP28, and the green promise of white hydrogen

 
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