Major polluters U.S. and China not invited to speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, September 21, 2023 “Here we are, arguably the most intelligent being that’s ever walked planet Earth, with this extraordinary brain, yet we’re destroying the only home we have.” — Jane Goodall Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit in New York today brings together what UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the “first movers and doers” of the [climate crisis]( with the goal of speeding up action on [climate change]( by governments, local authorities, business and finance leaders and civil society ahead of November’s COP28 Climate Change Conference. [Read More]( Related: [‘Era of Global Boiling’ Has Arrived, UN Chief Says]( California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop Drawing From Natural Springs Needed for Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Protection The California State Water Resources Control Board has ordered Arrowhead [bottled water]( parent company BlueTriton to significantly reduce the amount of [water]( it takes from natural springs in the San Bernardino National Forest. The company has been drawing water from the Strawberry Creek watershed, which provides protection from [wildfires]( and serves as an important wildlife [habitat]( for over a century. [Read More]( Related: [Newsom to Sign Major California Corporate Climate Disclosure Bill]( ‘The Greatest Mistake of His Premiership’: UK’s Sunak Rolls Back Net Zero Plans UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced changes to Britain’s plans for addressing the [climate crisis]( that effectively water down earlier commitments by delaying targets and relaxing the energy transition timeline. [Read More]( Related: [Plant-Based Shrimp and Calamari Coming to UK Grocery Stores]( Pro Sports Reduces Its Climate Footprint Inches at a Time Fall in the U.S. is when three major sports leagues – football, basketball and hockey – start their seasons. Baseball also continues, and in the UK and Europe, some of the major soccer leagues like the Premier League have started their seasons as well. Additionally, college sports with larger budgets, like American football and basketball, have teams that travel by air. With major sports comes major travel. And air travel is still a heavy contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, with some data saying it constitutes up to 12% of total global travel emissions. According to the International Energy Agency, air travel is heading in the [wrong direction]( related to the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 goal. [Read More]( Related: [These Sports Stadiums Are Leading the Charge in Solar Energy]( Light Pollution Linked to Shrinking Eye Size in Birds In a new study, researchers have linked light pollution in urban areas to smaller eye sizes found in two common songbird species. Researchers studied the northern cardinal and Carolina wren that live year-round in San Antonio, Texas, a city with an estimated population of about [1,472,900 people]( and compared these birds to the same two species that lived outside of the city. The team also analyzed the eye size of two migratory bird species, the painted bunting and white-eyed vireo, which do not remain in the city for the full year. [Read More]( Related: [Superior Vocal Learning in Birds Linked to Better Problem Solving and Bigger Brain Size]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 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](