COP27: 18 countries join group on cryosphere loss, see it as major contributor to sea-level rise

Melting glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost will impact polar, mountain countries & low-lying countries alike, delcaration says

Vanessa Nakate Condemns Fossil Fuel Lobbying at U.N. Climate Talks as Global Warming Devastates Africa – Democracy Now!

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, as we broadcast live from the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh,…

Australia’s methane emissions, the Global Methane Pledge and COP27

Image: KarryosMethane inventories in select fossil fuel basins (size of bubble = Mt CH4/yr), coverage of satellite data (x-axis, relative to total country emissions) and annual trend rate since 2019 (y-axis). A report on global methane emissions by Karryos shows…

African Nations To COP27: We Need Fossil Fuels To Tackle Poverty

African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks. Pressure…

Crisis on the Nile: Global warming and overuse threaten Africa’s longest river – FRANCE 24 English

Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear…

Two-thirds of US money for fossil fuel pours into Africa despite climate goals

Joe Biden will head to Egypt next week to tout America’s re-emergence as a leader on the climate crisis at the Cop27 talks. But he will be landing in a continent that the US continues to pour billions of dollars…

Global Warming Puts Arabica Coffee at Risk, and We’re Barreling Towards a Crucial Threshold – Daily Coffee News

Coffee may be a major casualty of a hotter planet. Even if currently declared commitments to reduce emissions are met, our new research suggests coffee production will still rapidly decline in countries accounting for 75% of the world’s Arabica coffee supply. Arabica…

Global warming puts Arabica coffee at risk, and we’re barrelling towards a crucial threshold – The Conversation

Coffee may be a major casualty of a hotter planet. Even if currently declared commitments to reduce emissions are met, our new research suggests coffee production will still rapidly decline in countries accounting for 75% of the world’s Arabica coffee…

Tanzania: Micro-Forests Project Launched to Lessen Global Warming Impacts – AllAfrica – Top Africa News

Volunteers from the Ismaili Community have teamed up with technical staff from the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to establish microforest in Dar es Salaam, an initiative geared to slow down effects of climate change. The project will also be implemented…

World population projected to reach 8 billion in late 2022

A UN report issued on World Population Day estimates that human population will reach the 8 billion mark on November 15, 2022.

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