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A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades. Thats according to a U.N. report released Wednesday that says

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, reports the UNs Environment Program in Nairobi, Kenya.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a U.N. report being released on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

Fast fashion has been called the second dirtiest industry in the world, next to big oil, and how we color our clothes is a large part of the problem. Now, Colorifix, a UK biotech company founded by Cambridge University scientists, has developed a new way to dye clothes, using biotechnology and bacteria, that doesn't harm the planet.

The eruption of wildfires that has escalated against a backdrop of climate change, urban noise pollution and alteration of lifecycle presents existential threat to realization of a green future, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Thursday, according

There are an estimated 350,000 different manufactured chemicals on the market and large volumes of them end up in the environment.

A toxic chemical commonly used in plastic products and sunscreen could soon be banned under international law following a landmark UN decision that lays the groundwork for stricter rules on microplastic and other plastic pollution. 

A tax credit for companies that invest in carbon capture technology would divert financing away from cheaper and safer climate solutions.