EnvironmentJapan steps up climate ambition with 2050 net zero emissions goal The Japanese government has said it will cut the country’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, in the latest sign of growing momentum on international climate action ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ
LifeRare plant may prevent the first lithium quarry in the US from opening Tiehm’s buckwheat is an extremely rare plant that thrives in soil containing lithium and boron. Both elements are vital for renewable energy technologies, but mining for them will destroy most of the plant's habitat ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ