World’s largest CO2 removal plant opens in Iceland & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, May 10, 2024 “All we have to do is to wake up and change.” — Greta Thunberg [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( World’s Largest CO2 Removal Plant Opens in Iceland Swiss company Climeworks has opened the biggest operational [direct air capture]( (DAC) plant in the world to pull [carbon dioxide]( from the atmosphere. The Mammoth plant, located in [Iceland]( is nearly ten times bigger than Orca, its second-largest plant. [Read More]( Related: [World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant Begins Running in Iceland]( Vermont Could Become First State to Make Biggest Emitters Pay for Climate-Related Damages Vermont’s House of Representatives has passed S.259, a state bill aimed at collecting recovery costs for climate-related damages from the biggest emitters, such as fossil fuel companies. [Read More]( Related: [Taxing Fossil Fuel Companies Could Be ‘Powerful Tool’ to Cut Emissions and Promote Climate Justice, Report Finds]( April Extends World’s Record-Breaking Temperature Streak to 11 Straight Months The planet just had its [hottest April ever recorded]( extending a streak of 11 consecutive record-setting months, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). [Read More]( Related: [Extreme Heat Stress in Europe Hit Record Levels in 2023, Report Finds]( Chimpanzees Improve Tool-Using Skills Into Adulthood, Study Finds Scientists have discovered that the highly intelligent and social [chimpanzee]( continues learning and honing the use of tools well into adulthood. This ability could be vital for the evolution of complicated and varied tool use. [Read More]( Related: [Orangutan Observed Treating a Wound With a Medicinal Plant for the First Time]( Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know Coral reefs consist of hundreds of thousands of coral polyps — marine animal [invertebrates]( with hard calcium carbonate exoskeletons. Different species grow to form a variety of measurements and shapes — from the size of a pinhead to [as large as a foot in diameter](. [Read More]( Related: [Ocean Cleanup 101: Everything You Need to Know]( 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](