Every rise in global warming matters; time to act now – Gulf Times
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns indicate climate change, which can affect our health, ability to grow food, housing, safety and livelihood. Some of us are already more vulnerable to climate impacts, such as those living in small island…
Australian climate action rated Highly Insufficient by Climate Action Tracker
The Climate Action Tracker, in a new report, has highlighted that Australia, in the leadup to the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow (COP26), is one of the climate action emission reduction and policy laggards. It categorised Australia in the Highly…
Joint US-EU Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge – Whitehouse.gov
The United States and European Union announced today the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November in Glasgow. President Biden and European Commission President…
Blue Carbon Can Help Climate Change “Code Red” – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Guest blog written by Tareen R. Haque. Tareen is an undergraduate student at Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York (CUNY), majoring in Environmental Earth Systems Science. This summer, she worked closely with NRDC’s Latin America team and…
The planet is on a ‘catastrophic’ global warming path, UN report shows – Henry Herald
The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — far above what scientists say the world should be targeting — according to a report on global emissions targets by the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
FLOP26: U.N. Chief Warns Climate Summit At Risk Of Failure
As Europe’s Net-Zero agenda is causing industrial havoc and energy prices are going through the roof, the UN chief has warned that COP26 is heading for the rocks. Warnings about a Cop-flop are no news to interested observers who have…
Our Last Best Chance to Stop Global Warming – Santa Barbara Independent
If you’re confused about the two infrastructure bills now pending in the Congress, you’re not alone. Together they address everything from updating roads, bridges, railroads, and airports to cleaning up Superfund sites; pre-kindergarten expansion; lowering the price of prescription drugs;…
The West’s Twin Failures: Afghanistan And Climate Change
The West’s humiliation in Afghanistan has an older brother: climate change. As siblings, the two share characteristics, most obviously an inability to confront unwelcome facts. In Afghanistan, there was a large constituency led by the Pentagon invested in the mantra…
COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed climate change: UN
Unless urgent climate action is taken, the world could be in for catastrophic changes, according to a UN report
World weather groups forecast a year of global warming of 1.5C before 2025 – Financial Times
Climate change updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Climate change news. The world is likely to temporarily exceed 1.5C of warming since pre-industrial times within the next five years, according to a…
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