Biodiversity

• [New] The project, which is nearly 98% completed after construction began a decade ago, will roughly double Russia's capacity to transport natural gas directly to Germany, bypassing Central and Eastern European countries. / DW.COM
• [New] Increasing Military Capabilities Venezuela is only the latest Latin American state to take on an order-breaker role, and given that the post-Cold War period is generally thought of as a period of U.S. hegemony, it is not surprising that Venezuela would perceive the U.S. as a significant threat. / dokumen.pub
• [New] If the price of oil were to falter, a former Minister of Planning cautions, Venezuela would have no alternative industries that could expand to take its role in generating foreign exchange. / dokumen.pub
• [New] While Australia, Germany, Hawaii or California may be distinct outliers today, the trend towards self-generation, most likely to be followed by distributed storage, is likely to become not only feasible but profitable in other parts of the world. / Energy Post
• [New] Major insights into the inner workings of nature have come from particle accelerators and astronomical observatories but precision measurements using cold atoms in space will play an increasingly important role. / First Post
• [New] While it is possible that part of the decline seen in 2020 was temporary and related to the coronavirus pandemic, continued decline in future decades seems inevitable, given the much lower levels of religiosity and church membership among US younger versus older generations of adults. / Gallup.com
• [New] China will soon publish a roadmap on how it intends to meet its carbon neutral target, with carbon trading and nature-based solutions to play important roles. / the weekly ledger
• [New] SAF production in the UK could generate between £0.7 billion and £1.66 billion annually and create 11,000 green jobs by 2040. / Climate Action Programme
• [New] The Digital Dairy Value-Chain, led by Scotland's Rural College, could generate an additional £60m a year for a region which yeilds nearly two billion litres of milk annually. / FutureScot
• [New] Native white Europeans are being replaced in their countries by non-white immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, and the end result will be the extinction of the white race. / Anti-Defamation League
• [New] As of now, stablecoins as a technology are in their initial phase and it is also predicted that the year 2021 will be the year when blockchain stablecoins will achieve their all-time high value. / www.driipa.io
• [New] All Australian Federal, State and Territory Governments maintain a list of species and ecological communities threatened with extinction. / Wildlife Land Trust
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• [New] The anti-pipeline movement nationwide is ultimately about pushing to avert the climate emergency, which is generating conditions for a sixth mass extinction, by eliminating projects that exploit communities with fewer resources and lead to the release of greenhouse gases. / Truthout
• [New] Major areas in the Caribbean will lose species in the future, although in the coast of Africa some species may expand their current range. / ANI News
• [New] The amount of data in the world will grow 10 times by 2025 to 163 zettabytes, up from 16.1 zettabytes of data generated in 2016. / roboticstomorrow
• [New] The UK is working to prevent global temperatures rising above 1.5 C and to protect the planet and people from the intensifying impacts of climate change, which unchecked will lead to further catastrophic flooding, bush fires, extreme weather and the mass extinction of species. / GOV.UK
• [New] The World Heritage Committee's failure to officially declare the Great Barrier Reef in danger is a missed opportunity to shine a light on the Australian Government's neglect of a natural wonder that remains at great risk due to the impacts of climate change. / Scoop
• [New] Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong eco-system for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country that will drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. / A2Z Taxcorp LLP
• [New] Physical climate risks, such as natural disasters, have long concerned real estate investors, but as the global economy seeks to decarbonize, low-carbon policies and emissions targets can also impact net operating income and exit values of real estate investments. / Morgan Stanley
• Initial and projected projects include working with The Nature Conservancy to help plan and engage in projects in Brazil, India and the United States that are primarily focused upstream on improving, repairing, and strengthening primary water sources that communities depend on. / CSR Wire
• Battery events kept coming, along with announcements of a planned rollout of some 100 new EV models by 2025: General Motors promoted its Ultium Battery, and longtime laggard Ford its Ion Boost batteries. / The Information

Last updated: 28 July 2021