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Spanish Municipality Defies National Garbage Tax

The mayor of Leganés, Miguel Ángel Recuenco, announced the city will not collect a new national garbage tax, defying the central government's mandate due to legal ambiguities and excessive estimated costs of \$150-200 per household.

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UK's 'Flight Tax' to Hike Family Holiday Costs by £300 by 2040

The UK government's new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate, requiring airlines to use a minimum of 2% green fuel by 2025 rising to 10% by 2040, is projected to increase family holiday costs by up to £302.40 by 2040, according to government impact assessments, with airlines warning of potential ...

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Gouda's Zero-Emission Zone: Local Action, National Conflict

Starting January 1st, 2025, Gouda, Netherlands, banned most polluting commercial vehicles from its city center, causing concerns for businesses facing high replacement costs, despite national political attempts to delay the implementation. This is part of a broader initiative involving 14 Dutch citi...

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Climate Action
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Biodiversity: From Concept to Global Concern

The term "biological diversity" gained prominence in the 1980s, formalized by the 2012 creation of IPBES and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, reflecting growing international concern following the IUCN's 1964 Red List of threatened ecosystems, which highlighted the impact of human activi...

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Life on Land
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Germany adopts legally binding National Biodiversity Strategy with 2030 targets

Germany's cabinet approved a National Biodiversity Strategy, setting a 2030 goal to restore 20 percent of land and sea areas and aiming for 30 percent protection overall, although enforcement mechanisms are lacking.

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Life on Land
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Trump's Climate Rollback Plan Threatens Environmental Protections

Donald Trump's second presidential campaign promises to reverse climate policies and promote fossil fuels, potentially weakening environmental protections and jeopardizing US climate commitments, echoing the 'Project 2025' plan.

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Madrid Meets EU Air Quality Standards, But 2030 Goals Remain A Challenge

Madrid's air quality meets EU standards for a third year, but only nine of 24 monitoring stations meet stricter 2030 targets; areas like Plaza Elíptica need a 35% emission reduction to comply, while the opposition criticizes the celebratory tone given the 2,000 annual deaths attributed to pollution.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Labour's Net-Zero Levy: Risk of Increased Plastic Waste

Labour's new net-zero levy, intended to reduce waste by charging manufacturers per tonne of packaging, is criticized for potentially increasing plastic use due to its weight-based fee structure, adding £56 annually to household costs and potentially increasing landfill waste; industry leaders warn o...

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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China's Clean Air Success: Reduced PM2.5 Levels Reverse Life Expectancy Decline

China's successful air pollution control measures, costing hundreds of billions of yuan, reduced the national average PM2.5 concentration from 63 to 33 micrograms per cubic meter between 2013 and 2020, reversing a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy and significantly decreasing infant diseases linke...

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IPBES Report: Interconnected Environmental Crises Demand Transformative Action

The IPBES report reveals the critical interconnectedness of climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, food insecurity, and human health, urging governments to adopt integrated solutions and transformative changes, including approximately \$1 trillion annually for biodiversity restoration, t...

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Record High of Illegal Wolf Killings in Brandenburg Fuels Debate on Conservation

Brandenburg, Germany, recorded a record high of six illegal wolf killings in 2024, prompting a debate about lowering the wolf's protected status and managing the growing human-wildlife conflict, particularly with the highest number of wolf families in Germany residing in Brandenburg.

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