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Deforestation: COP26 promises to end it by 2030

Deforestation: COP26 promises to end it by 2030

It's the big one this week.

World leaders have gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the two-week long United Nations conference on climate change, and they didn't waste any time announcing some big goals.

Most notable of those is a promise to end deforestation by 2030, which has been signed by more than 100 world leaders, including - crucially - Brazil, which is home to the Amazon rainforest, one of the largest carbon sinks on the planet. Getting Brazil on board, even at this early stage, is vital as deforestation has picked up again in the Amazon in the last few years, hitting a 12-year high last year.

A little less conversation, a little more action

All told the countries that have signed account for roughly 85% of the world's forests, suggesting good global support, although cynics will point to the last agreement from 2014, that failed to do much of anything. Hopefully this time there is more action.

For more great data on climate change and what is at stake at COP26, we recommend checking out the 11 charts from DW and the very cool "draw your own chart" from the FT, which tests how well you know some of the data behind climate change.

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Starbucks sells control of China business for $4 billion

Starbucks disclosed on Monday evening in a regulatory filing that it will sell control of its ailing China business to Boyu Capital for about $4 billion.

Under the agreement, Boyu will own a 60% stake in the China segment, which will become a joint venture between Boyu and Starbucks. The coffee chain will retain a 40% interest in the entity and will continue to own and license the brand and intellectual property.

Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the company was looking to sell its China segment. The American coffee giant has struggled to succeed in China, its second-largest market after the US.

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John Wayne Airport in Orange County tops the list of North America’s favorite airports

Despite a record year of passenger numbers, flight cancellations, and delays, a new survey has revealed that flyers have been increasingly satisfied about their experiences in North American airports. 

According to this year’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study from data analysts at J.D. Power, overall passenger satisfaction scores were up 10 points (on a 1,000-point scale), largely from “improvements in food, beverage and retail and ease of travel through the airport.” The annual survey measures overall traveler satisfaction across the region’s airports in seven categories (in order of importance): ease of travel, level of trust, terminal facilities, airport staff, airport departure experience, food and retail, and airport arrival experience.

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