Spain has declared six new marine protected areas, safeguarding 17,000 km² of ocean and bringing total marine protection to 22.45% — a major advance toward its goal of protecting 25% of national waters by the end of 2025.
Ten years after the Paris Agreement was signed, new analysis shows the world has slammed the brakes on carbon emissions growth. Annual increases have slowed fivefold to just 0.32% a year, compared with 1.7% before 2015.