Spain, Philippines, Taiwan hit by climate-induced natural disasters
By Ned Remington The last week has seen hugely destructive disasters across the world, with particular attention given to the deadly flooding of Valencia, Spain, which left cars piled up on the streets. At the same time, the Philippines grappled with Tropical Storm Tami and Typhoon Kong-rey hit the island of Taiwan. At least 158…
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Back-to-back COP Summits set to begin after dire warnings from scientists and government failings
The COP16 Biodiversity Summit in Cali, Colombia will last for two weeks from 25th October, very shortly followed by the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The stakes for both conferences has been raised significantly recently by shocking news that the world’s trees absorbed barely any carbon last year, and the failure of 85% of…
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One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ from climate change impact on natural disasters- UNSG
Writing on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlighted how natural disasters were ‘often supercharged by the climate crisis,’ leading to heightened frequency and intensity. He focused on the impact of natural disasters on children, reporting that the number of children affected by flooding worldwide has ‘reached the…
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Climate Change having ‘increasingly severe’ impact on ecosystems- WWF
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) published their 2024 Living Planet Report earlier this week, reporting a staggering 73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020. The group gives many examples in the study of how climate change is exacerbating biodiversity loss. The report also warns of a…
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China could do more to fight climate change: report
A ‘scorecard’ by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) concluded that China’s new 2035 emissions targets could and should be more ambitious than current targets, to reach a ‘strong but achievable’ target of a 30% CO2 emissions cut in the next 10 years, bringing the country in line with its Paris…
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NGO criticises Papua New Guinea PM’s claim to be sustainably managing rainforests
By Ned Remington PNG Prime Minister James Marape claimed at the recent UN General Assembly summit on the 27th September that his nation’s protection of their rainforests, comprising of 7% of global biodiversity, had been successful. However, new community-led environmental NGO ‘ACT NOW!’ criticised the PM’s speech, arguing “his government is doing nothing to stop…
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UK Update: Greenpeace welcomes end of coal power, criticises carbon-capture investment
An historic milestone occured last week, when the United Kingdom became the first major country to entirely eliminate the use of coal as part of its energy mix, disconnecting its last coal-fired power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar from the electricity grid on Monday. Days later, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tribute to Britain’s industrial plant…
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Climate activists arrested outside US VP Debate in NYC
The arrests come after millions in south-eastern states are affected by Hurricane Helene, which was made far more likely due to climate change, according to scientists. Amid the buildup to a pivotal debate between US Vice-Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, protesters from the Sunrise Movement took part in a demonstration outside the headquarters…
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UN leaders call for drastic action to limit sea-level rise, support countries affected by global warming
UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang addressed a High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise in New York last week, accompanied by yet more strong wordings from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Yang, who convened the meeting, warned delegates of member states that the situation was ‘critical.’ It is estimated, according to Yang, that sea levels…
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Experts say devastating Europe floods made twice as likely by climate change
Scientists from World Weather Attribution (WWA) calculated that the widespread flooding of Central Europe was made at least 50% more likely to occur and 7% more intense due to anthroprocentric climate change, according to a report published this weekend . In September this year, unprecedented flooding wrecked havoc across Poland, Czechia, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Germany…
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