Tag: Climate change

Greek PM Vows For “Restart” After Criticism Over Handling Of Fires, Floods

September 17, 2023 admin

The floods devastated the fertile Thessaly plain in central Greece in early September Athens: Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the “climate war”. The promises could reinvigorate the image of…

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California Sues 5 Major Oil Companies Over Climate Risks Deception

September 16, 2023 admin

The US state of California sued five of the world’s largest oil companies on Friday. (Representational) Los Angeles: The US state of California sued five of the world’s largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimising the risks from fossil fuels, according to…

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Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossils fuels as the Earth heats up

September 15, 2023 admin

Environmental activists take part in a protest calling for the government to take immediate action against climate change in Cape Town, South Africa. File | Photo Credit: AP Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming…

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Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’, says UN rights chief

September 11, 2023 admin

Furniture piled up on a sofa in a flooded house in Larissa, central Greece on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said on Monday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who “plunder our environment”. Speaking before the…

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Hitch In Climate Change Talks At G20 As China, Saudi Harden Stance

September 8, 2023 admin

New Delhi: With just hours left for the G20 Summit to begin, climate change is already turning to be a contentious point among the leaders, sources said. The group has been divided on commitments to phasing down fossil-fuel use, increasing renewable energy targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China and Saudi Arabia are opposing drastic…

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Hitch In Climate Change Talks At G20 As China, Saudi Harden Stance

September 8, 2023 admin

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This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

September 6, 2023 admin

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind…

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India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years – here are the results

September 5, 2023 admin

Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for reducing planet-heating carbon in the atmosphere while also boosting biodiversity, the benefits ecosystems offer and even the fruitfulness of livelihoods. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for…

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Hong Kong Logs Hottest Summer On Record In 2023

September 4, 2023 admin

The top three warmest years in Hong Kong’s history were all recorded after 2018. (File) Hong Kong: Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with the city seeing “record-breaking” temperatures, the government said Monday, the latest region to experience the impact of a warming planet. Climate change has fuelled searing temperatures across…

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Explained | The global push to make ecocide a crime

September 4, 2023 admin

The story so far: Mexico’s Maya train project has earned a contradictory reputation. Some describe it as a “Pharaonic project”, the train route covers 1,525 km (about the distance from Florida to New York City), connects tourists in the Caribbean with historic Maya sites and costs $20 billion (almost four times India’s Great Nicobar Project)….

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