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Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report 30/8/2022
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. ...more
African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27 30/8/2022
African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27 African countries on Monday called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming. ...more
Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ 30/8/2022
Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ Major sea-level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice cap is now inevitable, scientists have found, even if the fossil fuel burning that is driving the climate crisis were to end overnight. ...more
Brazil's Lula asks EU for help to support Amazon biodiversity 30/8/2022
Brazil's Lula asks EU for help to support Amazon biodiversity The European Union needs to help develop the economic potential of the Amazon's biodiversity, Brazil's former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and candidate in this year's presidential race told Members of the European Parliament on Monday. ...more
Efforts to pass global ocean protection treaty fail 29/8/2022
Efforts to pass global ocean protection treaty fail A fifth effort to pass a global agreement to protect the world's oceans and marine life has failed. ...more
Biden administration to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous substances 29/8/2022
Biden administration to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous substances The Biden administration said on Friday it will propose designating certain "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the nation's Superfund program, in a bid to spark cleanup of countless sites that have been found contaminated by the toxic industrial compounds. ...more
Horn of Africa on track for 5th failed rainy season: WMO 29/8/2022
Horn of Africa on track for 5th failed rainy season: WMO The worst drought in the Horn of Africa in more than 40 years looks almost certain to persist after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that forecasts for October-December show a high chance of drier-than-average conditions. ...more
India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog 29/8/2022
India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog As India's capital of New Delhi prepares for winter - and the accompanying season of acrid smog - the government is promoting a motorcycle helmet fitted with filters and a fan at the back that it says can remove 80% of pollutants. ...more
Scientists find new bird species at South America's edge 29/8/2022
Scientists find new bird species at South America's edge In a sparse, windswept pasture at the frigid tip of South America lives a tiny bird whose quiet life is shedding light on the importance of studying the world's most remote places. ...more
EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit -draft 26/8/2022
EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit -draft The European Union will urge the world's biggest economies to improve their targets to fight climate change ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit and warn that states' current efforts fall short, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. ...more
 
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