Climate Change

Production Perig - stock.adobe.c $200m committed to reforestation and restoration efforts, and $100m for non-profits over the next 10 years By Brian McKenna, Business Applications Editor Published: 28 Oct 2021 15:40 On the eve of COP26 in Glasgow, Marc and Lynne Benioff have announced the donation of $200m for reforestation…

NEW DELHI — The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India’s federal environment minister said. Instead, rich countries need to acknowledge their “historic responsibility” for emissions and protect the interests of developing nations and those vulnerable to climate…

As many as 86 million Africans will be forced to migrate within their own countries by 2050 due to the effects of changing weather patterns, according to a study by the World Bank. The forced movements in areas of West Africa and the Lake Victoria basin could start in less…

Although it has slowed the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions more than any country in Asia since 2015, Taiwan is excluded from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) because of political pressure from China. Author of the article: Judy Sgro, Winston Wen-yi Chen Taiwan's President Tsai…

Responding to the climate crisis has become a race against time, and our government still dawdles at the starting line. October 26, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Thirteen thousand feet high on the…

As hosts of COP, the UK’s role is to lead by example. We spoke to Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands, and asked him if Boris Johnson’s comments that the UK does not want to support new coal mines meant that plans for a controversial mine in…

By The Canadian Press Mon., Oct. 25, 2021timer4 min. read updateArticle was updated 9 hrs ago VICTORIA - British Columbia has introduced a plan to reach its legislated target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with initiatives like slashing the number of kilometres driven by 25 per cent compared…

British high commissioner Susannah Goshko is hoping to enlist Canada's aid at the upcoming COP26 conference, countering criticism that this country's international reputation in the area has weakened. Susannah Goshko praised Canada's 'huge leadership' on climate change, despite a rise in domestic emissions. (CBC)Our planet is changing. So is our…

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A team of Queensland scientists have traded their lab coats for paddles and canoes, as they scour the Brisbane River in search of "the food of the gods". Key points:Many Pacific countries rely on the root vegetable taro as a source of food and incomeClimate change is causing increasingly saline…