Nearly 25% of major fashion brands lack a decarbonization plan, report finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, August 2, 2024 “We live our comfortable lives in the shadow of a disaster of our own making. That disaster is being brought about by the very things that allow us to live our comfortable lives.” ― Sir David Attenborough [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Risk of Tipping Points From Exceeding 1.5°C Can Be Minimized if Global Heating Quickly Reversed, Researchers Say Current [climate policies]( are putting the world at a high risk of critical Earth system components reaching tipping points, even if global temperatures return to less than [1.5 degrees Celsius]( above the pre-industrial average following a period of overshoot. However, a new [study]( has found that, if [global heating]( is quickly reversed, these risks could be minimized. [Read More]( Related: [2024 on Track to Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded as Global Average Temperature Rises Above 1.5°C for 12 Consecutive Months]( Rare Seafaring Birds Follow Tropical Cyclones to Find Better Feeding Opportunities A new [study]( has found that a rare and wide-ranging North [Atlantic]( seabird — Desertas petrel (Pterodroma deserta) — demonstrates unique foraging behaviors that involve following tropical cyclones during [hurricane]( season in order to exploit the storms’ dynamic conditions. [Read More]( Related: [Koalas Can Predict the Hottest Summer Days and Lower Their Body Temperatures Accordingly, Study Finds]( Death Toll From Landslides in India’s Kerala Rises to 167, Many Still Missing The death toll in [India]( Kerala state has risen to 167, with nearly 200 people still missing, after two consecutive landslides swept away hundreds of homes in the Wayanad district. [Read More]( Related: [Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 85 People in Brazil as Climate Change Forms ‘Disastrous Cocktail’ With Severe Storms]( Nearly 25% of Major Fashion Brands Lack a Decarbonization Plan, Report Finds A new report by Fashion Revolution — [What Fuels Fashion? 2024 Edition]( — has found that nearly a quarter of the biggest fashion brands in the world — like DKNY, Tom Ford and Reebok — have no public decarbonization plan. [Read More]( Related: [Only 22 Companies Out of 147 Are on Track to Meet Their Plastic Waste Reduction Targets, Report Finds]( COAL + ICE: An Expansive Climate Breakdown Exhibit “Coal is the heart and soul of modernity.” Orville Schell is talking about the long history of coal mining, as represented in a major section of the exhibit “COAL + ICE” on view in New York City through August 11. Schell is vice president of the Asia Society, where the exhibit is mounted, and coal was the exhibition’s catalyst. [Read More]( Related: [Museum Exhibit Draws Parallels Between ‘Little Ice Age’ Resiliency and Modern Climate Crisis]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](