Tag: climate
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Global ‘loss and damage’ climate talks end in failure ahead of COP28
[ad_1] A crucial meeting on climate “loss and damages” ahead of COP28 ended in failure on Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. The agreement to set up a dedicated fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate “loss and damage”…
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MoCCAE promotes innovation in food systems, agriculture in cooperation with World Food Programme, Food Tech Valley – Climate – COP28
[ad_1] The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food Tech Valley signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen innovation in food systems and agriculture. The MoU was signed during the UAE year of sustainability and as part of the Ministry’s preparations for the Conference of the Parties…
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Varcoe: Suncor CEO defends climate commitments on hot seat in Ottawa
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links PoliticsEnergyColumnistsBusiness MPs invited and took turns grilling — or backing — Suncor Energy CEO Rich Kruger during an hour-long session to discuss climate policy Get the latest from Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Oct 16, 2023 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 5 minute read…
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Gitxsan scientist looks to old ways for climate resilience
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Janna Wale believes that including Indigenous peoples in climate planning and adaptation makes for better plans Author of the article: Local Journalism Initiative Aaron Hemens Published Oct 14, 2023 • 4 minute read Janna Wale, who is Gitxsan and Cree-Métis, now resides in Snuneymuxw territories (central Vancouver Island)…
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U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe
[ad_1] For the past two years, the United States and the European Union have been working toward a deal that would encourage trade in steel and aluminum made in more environmentally friendly ways to combat climate change. But longstanding differences on the way governments should treat trade and regulation have cropped up, preventing the allies…
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As climate change risks loom over businesses, Moody’s feels India’s chip dreams could be headed for troubled waters | Business News
[ad_1] Even as India moves to build out a domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem to reduce its reliance on imports, the country’s ambition could be headed for troubled waters – it faces an overall doubling in the risk from flooding, as a consequence of climate change, in the next three decades or so. According to Moody’s…
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Almost half of flowering plants at risk of extinction due to climate crisis | Nature | News
[ad_1] Nearly half of flowering plants could be at risk of extinction because of habitat loss, scientists have warned. Conservation analyst Dr Matilda Brown said climate change is “certainly on the horizon” but it is much harder to measure it as a threat. She said: “We’re looking at over 100,000 species that are threatened – that’s…
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In Provence, Winemakers Confront Climate Change
[ad_1] “You can taste the climate change.” Frédéric Chaudière, a third-generation winemaker in the French village of Mormoiron, took a sip of white wine and set down his glass. The tastes of centuries-old varieties are being altered by spiking temperatures, scant rainfall, snap frosts and unpredictable bouts of extreme weather. The hellish summer was the…
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Centering Climate Change in the China-US Competition – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Advertisement The world is at a strategic inflection point between devil-may-care industrialization and sustainable survivability. The same era that led humanity to previously unimaginable heights and technological advancements beyond our forebears’ wildest imaginings have come at a cost: post-industrial age climate change. Nowhere in the world is that cost more existential than in the…
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Japan, South Korea among top donors to replenish Green Climate Fund — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The U.N.-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) secured over US$9 billion for 2024-2027, falling short of expectations, with global pressures mounting on the world’s top emitter China, to start contributing to the international climate finance mechanism. At the replenishment conference held Thursday in Bonn, Germany, 25 donor nations pledged $9.32 billion, with at least five…
