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Tag: Climate change

  • Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:52 UTC

    UN message on International Mother Earth Day

    Climate change is one of the largest threats to sustainable development globally and is just one of many imbalances caused by the unsustainable actions of humankind

    Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:25 UTC

    Easter Sunday with record temperature in the UK

    The good weather brought people in droves to beaches, parks and other outdoor attractions, while people queued to reach the top of Snowdon and Pen y Fan

    Three of the UK's nations have recorded their highest ever Easter Sunday temperatures, the Met Office has said. Scotland's peak was 23.4C (74F), in Edinburgh, while that same temperature was also the high point in Wales - coming in Cardiff. Northern Ireland beat a 95-year-old record when the mercury hit 21C at Helen's Bay near Bangor.

  • Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 11:40 UTC

    Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London

    “Our planet is in serious trouble,” Thompson said amid a crowd of 300 activists. She addressed them from a pink boat in the middle of London's Oxford Circus. (Pic EPA)

    Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in a central London shopping district on Friday to read poetry praising Earth's bounties, part of five days of protests which clogged the British capital with transport snarl-ups.

  • Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

    England and France top bankers warn of financial risks associated to climate change

    Bank of England Carney and his French counterpart Villeroy de Galhau argue that climate change is already having an impact on the planet

    The heads of two major central banks have written a stark warning about the financial risks of climate change. Bank of England governor Mark Carney and France's François Villeroy de Galhau set out the dangers to the global economy in an open letter.

  • Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:23 UTC

    In a broadcast 124m below sea level, Seychelles president calls for better protection of oceans

    Danny Faure said that a healthy ocean was “crucial for the survival of humanity” in a broadcast made 124m (406ft) below sea level

    The Seychelles president has gone below the surface of the Indian Ocean to call for better protection for the world's seas. Danny Faure said that a healthy ocean was “crucial for the survival of humanity” in a broadcast made 124m (406ft) below sea level. He had joined a British-led expedition exploring the ocean's depths.

  • Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

    New president says World Bank urgent challenges are addressing poverty and climate change

    The “clear mission and focus” of the World Bank is “alleviating and eliminating extreme poverty,” as well as boosting “shared prosperity,” Malpass said

    Newly-installed World Bank President David Malpass spent his first day at the global lender on Tuesday hammering home the message that the most urgent issue facing the bank is addressing global poverty. President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the bank appeared eager to distance himself from his past attacks on the institution and stressed the support he has received from developing nations and from staff.

  • Monday, April 8th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

    Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into force

    Most vehicles which are not compliant will have to pay £12.50 for entering the area each day, in addition to the congestion charge

    The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has come into force in central London. Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are being charged to enter the congestion zone area at any time. Transport for London (TfL) hopes the move will reduce the number of polluting cars in the capital, and estimates that about 40,000 vehicles will be affected every day.

  • Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

    Dutch campaigners hand Shell a lawsuit forcing it to meet Paris climate accords

    Dozens of chanting activists went to the Anglo-Dutch firm's base in The Hague, where they delivered a legal summons with a court date set for Apr 17.

    Climate campaigners marched to Shell's headquarters in the Netherlands on Friday and handed the oil giant a lawsuit aimed at forcing it to meet targets in the Paris accord. Dozens of chanting activists went to the Anglo-Dutch firm's base in The Hague, where they delivered a legal summons with a court date set for Apr 17.

  • Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 08:04 UTC

    EU bans use of plastic cutlery and cottons buds by 2021

    Growing concerns about plastic pollution in oceans and stories of dead whales with plastic in their stomachs have prompted the EU to take more drastic steps

    Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in the European Union by 2021 following a vote by EU lawmakers last Wednesday as the bloc pushes manufacturers to step up their recycling efforts. 

  • Monday, March 25th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

    Bolsonaro: Brazil owes nothing to the world regarding the environment

    Bolsonaro thanked Sebastian Piñera for agreeing to host in December 2019 the 25th U.N. Conference on Climate Change (COP25), originally planned in Brazil.

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his country “does not owe the world anything” when it comes to the environment. The far-right leader, who is critical of the Paris climate change accord, was speaking in Chile following Friday’s launch of the Forum for the Progress of South America (PROSUR), a conservative-minded group of South American leaders.