At UN, Pacific Island leaders sound alarm on climate crisis, call for urgent action

At UN, Pacific Island leaders sound alarm on climate crisis, call for urgent action

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Presidents of Kiribati, Timor-Leste, Micronesia and Nauru called for accelerated climate action, urging major emitters worldwide to commit to substantial reductions in emissions by 2030. These nations, while contributing negligibly to global emissions, highlighted bold ambitions to curb their own carbon footprints, exemplified by Micronesia’s pledge to reduce…

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Now plastic particles can be removed from water thanks to sound

Now plastic particles can be removed from water thanks to sound

Japanese experts have developed a technology to filter microscopic plastic using sound waves. Photo: File Tokyo: Japanese experts have successfully demonstrated that using sound waves to agglomerate microscopic plastic particles in water could help solve this long-standing problem. Microplastics are now everywhere and are getting into our food and water. Now, Chinese experts have come…

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