Sun 14 November 2021: The COP26 has come to an end, with all participating countries agreeing to a new climate accord. The pact, approved by nearly 200 nations on Saturday, won applause for keeping alive the hope of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), but disappointed many with a last-minute change […]
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Thu 11 November 2021: Greta Thunberg, a teen Swedish climate activist, has urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to designate the climate problem a level three global emergency, the highest level on the UN scale, to match the response to the COVID-19 epidemic. “We are filing a legal petition to the UN secretary-general urging him to declare […]
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Wed 10 November 2021: On Wednesday, a draft declaration being negotiated at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow urged developed countries to “scale up” their contributions to the climate fund, expressing “serious concern” that current finance are insufficient to help developing countries respond and adapt to “worsening climate change impact.” Rich countries agreed to channel […]
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Tue 09 November 2021: If global temperatures rise above 2 degrees Celsius, one billion people might be affected by high heat stress, a potentially fatal mix of heat and humidity, according to a new scientific report released on Tuesday by the UK Meteorological Office. At the new temperature – according to new figures and a […]
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Tue 09 November 2021: According to a recent study published by PNAS found over 25,000 tons of pandemic-related plastic garbage have been leaked into the water, while 8 million tons of plastic waste have been produced globally, compounding an already out-of-control global crisis. According to the experts, the majority of the plastic came from medical […]
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Mon 08 November 2021: A prominent human rights organization reported on Monday that more than 500 lobbyists associated with fossil fuel industries were permitted access to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, far outnumbering any national delegation. The news comes as a number of groups throughout the world, many […]
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Sat 06 November 2021: A thick blanket of toxic smog gripped Delhi and nearby cities for a second consecutive day today as the national capital region continued to suffer from a post-Diwali hangover. At 8 am Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was 449, which puts it in the ‘severe’ category. The AQI in the adjoining areas of Noida, […]
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Sat 06 November 2021: On Friday during the COP26 climate summit, twenty-three countries made national climate education pledges, including net-zero schools and putting climate at the center of national curriculums. Young climate leaders gathered in Glasgow alongside negotiators, authorities, and ministers from all over the world to demand that disastrous climate threads be avoided. Ministers […]
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Fri 05 November 2021: Alarm bells are ringing at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow over the perilous fate of the planet. The threat of a “doomsday” scenario was echoed in the speeches of world leaders taking part, warning of the “existential threat to human existence”. The message could not be clearer or starker: “We […]
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Thu 04 November 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to take “bold action” in accelerating decarbonisation of energy systems. The President made the call in a message he delivered vitually at the COP26 Energy Session on Thursday. In his message, the President acknowledged that climate change undoubtedly presented a critical and urgent […]
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