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WHAT'S NEXT:? Our natural environment is under ever-increasing threat. Landscape and ocean adaptation plus stabilizing biodiversity strategies will play an important role in maintaining global food productivity as climate changes. Evidence is mounting that any economic strategy that ignores carbon pollution will impose tremendous costs on the global economy and will result in fewer jobs and less economic growth over the long term. The global market for commercial "Earth observation" data is expected to hit $3.5 billion by 2024. Battles over environmental regulation could become particularly pointed in the coming years.

[New] With end-user spending in public cloud services in India expected to hit $3.4 BN in 2020, and hybrid cloud computing still occupying a minor part in IT operating models today, the hybrid cloud computing is an innovative space that will reinvent processes in 2021. / Polestarsolutions
[New] The sustainable pathway gives a global net saving of $10 billion per year by 2040 from reduced coal transportation costs, on top of the economic savings from reduced air pollution and health consequences. / ScienceDaily
[New] Peatlands store large amounts of terrestrial carbon and any changes to their carbon balance could cause large changes in the greenhouse gas balance of the Earth's atmosphere. / Science Direct
[New] CT Environmental will provide a environmental specialty services to clients throughout the U.S., including asbestos, lead, mold, bacteria, sewage, and soot assessments, and indoor air quality testing to meet the unique needs of the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors. / Insurance Journal
[New] In addition to the huge challenge of whether China can meet its domestic goals of carbon neutrality, its international Belt and Road investments into fossil fuels could be making it harder for the planet as a whole to curb climate change. / New Security Beat
[New] Creating an infrastructure of sensors that allows tracking the lag time between environmental changes and reactions of societies is the only practical way in which we can hope to add some level of self-awareness to Gaia's self-regulation. / Transport Times
[New] A UK green taxonomy will provide better data on the environmental impact of firms, supporting investors, businesses and consumers to make green financial decisions and accelerating the transition to net zero. / FinExtra
[New] Significant improvements are needed to embed nature and environmental sustainability in Europe's economic rebuild - a no-regrets opportunity to deliver short-term economic benefits as well as long-term impact. / Club of Rome
[New] Around the world, NATO states maintain an intricate network of military bases and military installations, which violate national sovereignty and cause environmental damage and social disruption. / No To Nato
[New] Several car manufacturers and local and regional governments have declared ambitious targets for EV deployment in the next 10-15 years, but achieving LDV decarbonization on a large scale will be a formidable task. / T&D World
[New] If Singaporeans can reduce their use of cash, it will help to reduce the environmental impact of currency operations, and ultimately the carbon footprint of Singapore. / INTL-FCStone
[New] In the interest of preserving the marine environment, IMO's initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas will reduce total emissions from international shipping at least 50% by 2050. / Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
[New] All UN bodies and agencies including the World Health Organization have a role and responsibility in supporting civil society participation, protecting civil society actors from threats and attacks, and promoting an enabling environment for their work at national and international level. / policydialogues2021
[New] Ocean plastics are a major threat to the health and well-being of all living species on Earth. / EcoWatch
[New] India has committed to achieve 15% share of natural gas in the primary energy mix by 2030 for a more sustainable energy use which will help reduce environmental pollution, fulfill India's commitment to 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP - 21. / ANI News
[New] The astounding number of satellites set to be eventually launched by projects from Starlink, Amazon and Telesat, etc., will outnumber the total number of objects orbiting the Earth today and form shells around the planet in low Earth orbit up to about 750 km altitude. / GoGeomatics
[New] Resource extraction, agricultural production and pollution are driving what some scientists believe is the sixth mass extinction of life on Earth, with 1 million species at risk of disappearing largely as the result of human activity. / The Guardian
[New] The hostile environment created by the established Chinese organisations makes Hong Kong people worried about approaching established Chinese organisations, for fear that their personal details may get passed on to the Chinese embassy or the CCP. / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
[New] In the United States, Human Rights Watch has documented the public health threat posed by mountaintop removal coal mining as a result of air and water pollution from mining processes. / Human Rights Watch
[New] Africa's great apes could lose more than 90% of their habitat within the next 30 years due to the combined pressures of human population growth, resource extraction and the climate crisis. / EcoWatch
[New] Based Infrared System with a primary mission of missile warning, will consist of three geosynchronous earth orbit satellites and two polar coverage highly elliptical orbit satellites. / US General Accounting Office
[New] Anglian Water faces some immediate and longer-term challenges, such as climate change, environmental protection, population growth and risk of drought. / Mott MacDonald

Last updated: 12 June 2021

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