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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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Empty space left in the Peruvian rainforest after the logging of Brazil nut trees. Marco Simola, CIFOR

The Amazon rainforest is nearing its tipping point – but what does that mean?

The Amazon is the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest – but deforestation could push it past a climate tipping point by 2040.

 
Iceland now contains the world’s largest direct air capture carbon removal plant. Yuan, Flickr

The world’s largest carbon capture facility opens amid calls to postpone COP 26

In this news roundup: Amazon rainforest reach a tipping point, activists want COP26 postponed, and world’s largest carbon capture plant opens

 
One of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, where the Uros people have lived for over 4000 years. Sandro Ayalo, Unsplash

Floating cities, climate-resistant coffee and – could the Gulf Stream shut down?

In this news roundup: the hottest day ever, an Indigenous superfood makes a comeback, and electric cars take over Far East Russia

 
The Olympic Rings in the Japanese pottery art style of Kintsugi. Charis Tsevis, Flickr

The climate truth of the Olympics, remote working woes, and NYC’s mollusk heroes

In this news roundup: Earth approaching climate tipping points, DHL orders electric aircraft, and why remote working isn’t as green as you might think

 
A 2020 launch of a SpaceX rocket in the night sky. Katie Darby, Flickr

Greenland’s untouched oil, the emissions of the space race, and China’s new carbon market

In this roundup of recent climate news, updates on heatwaves, sustainable investment, Earth-friendly athletic wear and more.

 
Dubai's desert, where SOURCE Global is combining solar energy with existing water harvesting techniques to produce potable water from the air. Tim de Groot, Unsplash

Summer heat, South Africa’s ‘black mermaid,’ and a new way to harvest water in the desert

In the news: hundreds dead in Canada heatwave, cow stomachs break down plastic, and how cities can restore the planet’s biodiversity.

 
In many Classic Maya cities, agricultural fields were located among urban areas. Craig James, Flickr

AI firefighting, tips from ancient cities, and Brazil’s ‘highway of death’

In this news roundup: Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger,’ Belgium violating human rights on climate, and why seagulls are settling in cities

 
Bonn cherry blossoms

How Bonn was reinvented for the 21st century

Once West Germany’s capital, now a global hub for sustainability: Here’s how Bonn reinvented itself to stay relevant in a changing world.

 
Great ape habitats in Africa are disappearing due to lowlands warming beyond the species' tolerance. Adam Bignell, Flickr

‘Fossil fascism,’ homeless great apes and a landmark ruling against Big Oil

In the news: homeless great apes, climate change causing 37% of heat deaths, and why we need to talk about eco-anxiety

 

The 100 riskiest cities, 5 new reasons to limit global warming, and the future of African drylands

In the news: Leonardo DiCaprio leads $43m Galápagos pledge, US embraces offshore wind, and the environmental challenges facing Asia’s cities

 
Aerial views of Ribangkadeng village, nestled in the tropical forests of West Kalimantan. Nanang Sujana, CIFOR

Hydrogen trains, a vaccine for malaria and the powerful new coalition seeking to save tropical forests

In the news: Brazilian Amazon now a net carbon emitter, California officials face off with Nestlé, and the world’s groundwater drying up.

 
Acacia nurseries in Yanonge, Democratic Republic of Congo. Fiston Wasanga, CIFOR

Countdown to extinction, or destination restoration?

Digital forum focuses on how to achieve restoration through local approaches, green jobs and links to climate and biodiversity.

 
The U.S. government under President Biden has made combating climate change a priority. quickps, Unsplash

Biden’s climate summit, a rare West African coffee and the staggering emissions of the superrich

Carbon emissions to rebound by 5%, big countries make bigger climate commitments, and how the super-rich are driving the climate crisis

 
The Sinai Peninsula, which connects African and Asia, has a hot desert climate. nanebbb, Unsplash

Wildlife rangers go virtual, carbon dioxide’s new high and a ‘green wall’ for Sinai

In the news: Brazil military surrenders to loggers, banks lend trillions to fossil fuels and how to make greener cryptocurrency investments

 

Google, Microsoft, Dell join in new alliance for circular electronics

The Circular Electronics Partnership brings together leading tech and electronics firms to create a circular economy for electronics by 2030.

 
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