Climate Change

The source of natural disasters, according to U.S. President Joe Biden, is climate change which has produced global warming. After three weeks of deadly atmospheric river storms caused California, a state long plagued by drought and wildfires, to experience floods and mudslides, he visited some parts of California. Biden remarked at Seacliff State Beach on …

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While difficult to secure and not included in the current negotiations, Zambia received a “debt-for-nature swap” proposal. It is a part of its $13 billion restructuring discussions. This plan might create an environmentally favorable precedent for other debt crises if included. Zambia has become a test case for the G20-led “Common Framework” restructuring vehicle introduced …

Zambia accepted a $13 billion restructuring “debt-for-nature” plan from WWF Read More »

According to projections released this week by research organization Rhodium, greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly from the previous year in 2022 by 1.3%. It still keeps the U.S. just 15.5% below 2005 levels and off track to reach its global commitment to decrease emissions 50-52% by 2030. The group’s early projections show that emissions will …

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According to scientists from the European Union, 2022 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe as a result of record-breaking weather extremes brought on by climate change that reduced food yields, dried out rivers, and resulted in thousands of fatalities. By a narrow margin, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2022 …

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Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, called on Monday on wealthy countries to provide sufficient assistance to low-income countries that are susceptible to climate change-caused disasters. Guterres stated that there is a biased international financial system to benefit wealthier countries. Thus, according to Guterres, it should undergo modifications to provide a fairer distribution …

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Throughout the course of the new year, parts of Europe experienced record-high winter temperatures, sparking calls for swifter action against climate change while giving governments struggling with high gas prices a little reprieve. From Switzerland to Poland to Hungary, which recorded its warmest Christmas Eve in Budapest and saw temperatures rise to 18.9 degrees Celsius …

Climate change: Summer in winter in Europe, temperature records surpassed Read More »

According to a government report released this week, the number of polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay has decreased 27% in just five years. It is a clear demonstration of how climate change has an effect on animals. Every autumn, as they make their way back to the sea ice, the bears that live …

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To prevent the auction of oil and gas drilling rights off the coast of Alaska that is slated to take place next week, environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Wednesday. They brought the lawsuit before an Alaskan federal court at the same time as the Interior Department was getting ready to …

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Every five years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) publishes reports that represent the consensus of the world’s scientists on climate change, its causes, and its effects. The report from the previous year focused on the key causes of global warming and the fundamental concepts of climate science. Two significant reports followed this year: …

Are we vanishing yet? What U.N. scientists say about climate change Read More »

Bill Gates considers himself a realist when it comes to climate change. Even if that means conceding the world has little chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Given the whole size of the overall industrial sector, according to Gates, staying below 2 degrees would require mind-boggling labor. But what about the 1.5C target …

Bill Gates: Climate goal 1.5C warming? Mission impossible, but still… Read More »