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Scientists Warn Earth Nearing Climate Point of No Return While Belgium Fights Light Pollution, Australia Eyes Carbon Pricing — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Thu, Feb 12 2026

New research reveals Earth approaching irreversible climate tipping points that could trigger runaway heating. Meanwhile, a Belgian national park switches off streetlights to protect wildlife, and Australia sees opportunity for carbon pricing as China and India reduce coal generation. Read the full article

February 12, 2026

Us races to secure african critical minerals as china dominance sparks supply chain concerns

The United States is rapidly expanding partnerships with African nations to secure access to critical minerals essential for clean energy technologies, as concerns grow over China’s…

February 12, 2026

Sustainable fishing industries must end labor exploitation of workers at sea

The global fishing industry faces a critical paradox: while conservation efforts have long focused on protecting fish stocks and ocean ecosystems, they have largely ignored the…

February 12, 2026

Suriname races to cancel amazon rainforest deal that threatens its carbon-negative status

Suriname officials are scrambling to cancel a controversial agribusiness contract that could destroy over 280,000 acres of pristine Amazon rainforest, potentially ending the small South American…

February 12, 2026

Complexity scientist proposes $100 million global economic simulator to accelerate climate action

A groundbreaking proposal from complexity scientist Professor Doyne Farmer could revolutionize how we approach climate policy and economic forecasting. Farmer envisions creating an unprecedented “super-simulator” of…

February 12, 2026

Uk faces 40 days of rain while public support for net zero climate policies erodes

Britain is experiencing biblical-level rainfall, with some regions including Devon, Cornwall, and Worcestershire enduring an unprecedented 40 consecutive days of precipitation, according to the Met Office.…

February 12, 2026

Brazilian mining financier sentenced to 22 years for devastating illegal gold operation in amazon indigenous territory

A Brazilian federal court has delivered a landmark sentence of more than 22 years in prison to Rodrigo Martins de Mello, known as “Rodrigo Cataratas,” for…

February 12, 2026

Climate change made devastating patagonian wildfires up to three times more likely, scientists confirm

A new scientific analysis has definitively linked human-caused climate change to the catastrophic wildfires that recently ravaged Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia region, finding that global warming…

February 12, 2026

Two orcas remain stranded at closed french marine park as rescue efforts stall

In the abandoned corridors of what was once France’s premier marine attraction, two killer whales continue their lonely existence in deteriorating conditions. Wikie and Keijo, a…

February 12, 2026

Australia has golden opportunity for carbon pricing as china and india reduce coal power generation

A rare convergence of global trends and domestic political circumstances may finally give Australia’s Labor government the opening it needs to reintroduce carbon pricing—but whether the…

February 12, 2026

Scientists Warn Earth Nearing Climate Point of No Return While Belgium Fights Light Pollution, Australia Eyes Carbon Pricing — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Thu, Feb 12 2026

Scientists studying climate data showing Earth approaching dangerous tipping points for global warming

New research reveals Earth approaching irreversible climate tipping points that could trigger runaway heating. Meanwhile, a Belgian national park switches off streetlights to protect wildlife, and Australia sees opportunity for carbon pricing as China and India reduce coal generation.

February 12, 2026

Belgian national park turns off street lights to combat light pollution and protect wildlife

A groundbreaking conservation initiative in Belgium is tackling one of Europe’s most overlooked environmental problems: light pollution. A Belgian national park has begun switching off streetlights…

February 12, 2026

King cobras are accidentally hitching rides on indian trains, study finds

India’s vast railway network has an unexpected group of stowaways: king cobras. A new study published in Biotropica reveals that these massive venomous snakes may be…

February 12, 2026

Quechua women transform ancient conflict with pumas into revolutionary conservation model in peru’s andes

High in Peru’s Ayacucho region, Indigenous Quechua women are rewriting centuries of human-wildlife conflict, turning their fear of mountain cats into a groundbreaking conservation success story.…

February 12, 2026

Scientists warn earth approaching climate “point of no return” as tipping points threaten runaway heating

New research suggests our planet is dangerously close to crossing irreversible climate thresholds that could trigger catastrophic global warming beyond human control. Scientists are warning that…

February 12, 2026

Twenty-nine banks refuse funding for massive papua new guinea lng project over climate and rights concerns

A growing coalition of 29 international banks and export credit agencies has rejected financing for a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea,…

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