Tag: Climate change

Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 15:57 UTC
Pre COP 28 summit exposes deep differences and frustrations

Diplomats from around the globe are meeting in the German city of Bonn this week to level out plans that are key to global efforts to stop the planet heating and to adapt to violent weather conditions.
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Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:11 UTC
EU farmers refuse to accept plans to restore drained peat-lands, taken over by agriculture

European Union farmers and conservative lawmakers are up in arms against landmark nature legislation meant to bolster the bloc's green transition and prevent vital ecosystems and species from being wiped out due to climate change.
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Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
China and Brazil reaffirm stronger partnership, Brazilian envoy in Beijing

Brazil and China are set to embrace a higher state of solid partnership, and the two sides have shown a strong commitment to bolstering bilateral trade, cooperation in aviation and high-tech sectors, and response to climate change, said the country's top envoy to Beijing.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide drying up, Science magazine

Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide are consistently losing water content, according to an international research team that published their findings in the journal Science. Allegedly global warming and human activity are the chief culprits.
Saturday, May 6th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Latin America needs to take climate change seriously, says Moody's

According to a Moody's Analytics report published this week, Latin America will lose productivity to climate change if it does not take swift action. The document titled “Latin America under the risk of climate change” explained that governments, companies, and financial institutions should adopt preventive measures to reduce carbon emissions, in order to mitigate eventual damages caused by climate change.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Latin America lost over 39 million hectares of forests

Agriculture has taken its toll on Latin American forests, particularly in South America's two largest countries. Argentina reached 444,535 hectares deforested to prioritize crops and cattle feeding.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Shortage of rain water threatens Panama Canal crossings forcing ships to reduce their draft and cargoes

Insufficient rainfall has once again forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships crossing through the inter-oceanic route – another episode of the water supply crisis that threatens the future of the maritime course that handles 6% of global maritime trade
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
IEA insists increasing fossil fuel production contradicts goals to stop global warming

Fatih Birol, head of the powerful International Energy Agency, (IEA),, the Paris-based organization led by the energy ministers of mostly rich countries, has warned that companies that increase fossil fuel production are contradicting goals to stop the planet warming.
Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil launches platform to spot climate vulnerable terrain

Brazil's Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR) and Microsoft do Brasil Monday launched the ClimaAdapt platform, a tool that uses public data from different environmental agencies to identify regions nationwide particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
UN meeting on climate change kicks off in Chile

Experts from all over the world convened in Santiago, Chile, Monday for the opening day of a United Nations (UN) week of adaptation to climate change to address impacts and challenges, it was reported.