Parisians vote for higher parking fees for SUVs & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, February 6, 2024 "The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will." — Theodore Roosevelt Parisians Vote for Higher Parking Fees for SUVs Voters in Paris approved an increase in parking fees for SUVs In a referendum on February 4. Vehicles weighing over 1.6 metric tons will have hourly parking fees tripled as the city seeks to become a more bikeable and pedestrian-friendly. The passed proposal also comes ahead of the 2024 Olympics to be held in Paris. [Read More]( Related: [Paris Plans an Urban Forest for a Busy Roundabout]( Sea Otters Restore Degraded California Estuary, Slowing Erosion by 90% Sea otters started recolonizing their former [habitat]( in a central [California]( coastal [estuary]( several decades ago, and erosion has since slowed by as much as 90 percent, according to a new [study](. [Read More]( Related: [Sea Otters Helped Minimize Kelp Forest Loss in California, Study Finds]( Climate Change Will Harm Older Elephants the Most, With Major Impacts on Ecosystems, Study Finds A first-of-its-kind [study]( by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) has found that [older elephants]( will have less chance of survival as the climate warms, and this will reverberate throughout the surrounding [landscape](. [Read More]( Related: [The Best Way to Keep Elephant Populations Stable Over Time Is to Allow Them to Roam Freely, Scientists Find]( Sequestering Carbon in Soils Isn’t Enough to Offset Livestock Industry Emissions, Study Finds A new study highlights the risk of depending on soil carbon sequestration as a way to offset the emissions produced from raising livestock. The study found that offsetting the methane and nitrous oxide emissions from the global livestock industry would require 135 gigatonnes (135 billion metric tons) of carbon stocks. According to the authors, that amount is nearly double the carbon stored in managed grasslands globally. Some regions would require an increase in carbon sequestration in the soil of up to 2,000% to match livestock emissions. The findings were [published]( in the journal Nature Communications. [Read More]( Related: [Carbon Sequestration 101: Everything You Need to Know]( 4 Must-Read Graphic Nonfiction Books About the Environment As hurricanes, drought and the other symptoms of our climate crisis become increasingly present in our daily lives, many of us are looking for ways to learn more about our changing world. The following beautiful and entertaining works of graphic nonfiction also grapple with difficult issues regarding [climate change]( [fossil fuel extraction]( and the loss of once-natural spaces, for readers of all ages. [Read More]( Related: [10 Eco-Minded Books to Read in 2023]( 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](