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The french parliament has approved a climate change law that environmentalists say falls far short of its initial objective. most fossil fuel cars will be banned from 2030 and single—use polystyrene food containers from 2025. but the offence of ecocide — killing the environment — will be the equivalent of a misdemeanour, not a crime, as environmentalists had demanded. an expedition that will draw together israeli, arab and european scientists has set out on a mission to shed light on how c...

And single—use polystyrene food containers from 2025. but the offence of ecocide, killing the environment, will be the equivalent of a misdemeanour, not a felony, as environmentalists had demanded. an expedition that will draw together israeli, arab and european scientists has set out on a mission to shed light on how corals in the red sea are coping with global warming. studies have found that reefs in its northern waters have an unusual capacity to endure significantly higher temperatures. a...

The one thing that strikes me about scarborough shoal is how fitting the name is. shoal is old english for shallow and everywhere ive looked the last 20 minutes its been maybe chest height max. given how flat it is, its an ideal place for land reclamation, and china have a long history in doing exactly that. scarborough shoal isnt the only reef in the south china sea that china has taken an interest in. satellite images from 2012 to 2020 of mischief reef in the spratly islands reveal its slowly ...

Were shocking and wholly unacceptable, and said it was right the fine should be paid from southern waters profits, not customers�* bills. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hampshire. now on bbc news, our world — and a storm is brewing in the south china sea. there are currently more chinese vessels patrolling this area on the outskirts.- area on the outskirts. there is trouble in _ area on the outskirts. there is trouble in the _ area on the outskirts. there is trouble in the south _ area on the ...

Decision which could threaten the reefs world heritage status. the un agency says the reefs condition has deteriorated from poor to very poor, citing widespread coral bleaching, and its called for more action from the australian government to address the effects of climate change. earlier, i spoke to our reporter courtney bembridge. the environment minister susan lee said she was blindsided by the decision and it was a backflip on previous assurances that this step would not be taken. she said t...

Their— fairness and dignity for people in their dying months and years. thank ou for their dying months and years. thank you for talking _ their dying months and years. thank you for talking to _ their dying months and years. thank you for talking to us. _ their dying months and years. thank you for talking to us. thank - their dying months and years. thank you for talking to us. thank you - you for talking to us. thank you both for your time. michelle mccluskey and drew henry. michelle, we wi...

The australian government says it was blind—sided by a recommendation that the countrys great barrier reef be listed as in danger. unesco has published a draft decision which could threaten the reefs world heritage status. the un agency says the reefs condition has deteriorated from poor to very poor, citing widespread coral bleaching, and its called for more action from the australian government to address the effects of climate change. shaimaa khalil is our sydney correspondent. there has be...

Bbc news, taipei. and a little later in the programme well speak to the academic adrian zenz. his research focuses on china s ethnic policy and has provided expert testimony to the governments of germany, the united kingdom, canada, and the us. the australian government says it was blind—sided by a recommendation that the countrys great barrier reef be listed as �*in danger�*. unesco has published a draft decision which could threaten the reefs world heritage status. the un agency says the...

That we will contest this flawed approach, one that has been taken without adequate consultation. i agree that climate change is the single biggest threat to the worlds reefs, but it is wron t best managed reef in the world for endangered listing. but environmental groups have welcomed unescos proposal and some of it has to do with this kind of tension in the australian government. it is trying to save this environmental treasure but it is also a country that exports some of the most coal in the...

We might well need another hub in senegal, for example. we may also want hubs in latin america and asia. there are companies around the world with the capacity to actually make these vaccines but they so far havent because of a combination of intellectual property but also becuse of tech transfer, and so the bargain here is, who comes together, these companies are not the only ones who know how to make mrna, will scientists come together and help them make it? will the companies come together an...