SC prepares application case against stinky stationery

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Climate activists go to court to block the proliferation of…

Two groups of civil society activists are going head-to-head against state power giant Eskom and the national environment ministry in a historic climate challenge that will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria later this year. The court case, brought by the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) and environmental justice watchdog groundWork,... Read More

Nigeria’s Farmer Loan Scheme Faces Repayment Crisis

In 2015, the Nigerian government of Muhammadu Buhari launched a major program to support farmers across the country with loans with the aim of boosting productivity as one of its flagship agricultural policies. But now the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has accused some farmers who collected loans through the Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP)... Read More

Powell River mayor appalled by paper mill’s decision to register company with real estate company

Powell River Mayor Dave Formosa said he was ‘fundamentally shocked’ to learn that Paper Excellence, owner of the local Catalyst Tis’kwat pulp and paper mill, has listed the property with the real estate company Colliers, after enthusiastically collaborating with the community for months in search of a climate-friendly successor. “We are concerned about climate... Read More

African heritage sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea level rise accelerates

A global team of climate risk and heritage experts, including Dr Nicholas Simpson from the Africa Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) was one of the key contributors , provided the first comprehensive assessment of the exposure of cultural and natural heritage sites to extreme sea levels and... Read More

RBI Joins NGFS as India Actively Contributes to Global Green Finance Efforts

Affirming that India is actively contributing to the global efforts towards green finance, the 2021-22 economic survey indicates that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has joined the network of central banks and supervisors for greening the system financial (NGFS) as a member. Financial risks related to climate change pose both micro and macroprudential... Read More

Quick lessons from one of today’s hottest climate unions

Many venture capitalists today view climate as a high-impact, high-return sector. “The world’s first billionaire will be created in climate change”, tweeted investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Yet the shadow of the climate investment of the early 2000s can hang for a long time. So how do we learn from others to capitalize on a potentially... Read More

Sebi seeks to evolve ESG rating framework

Two people with knowledge of the matter said, on condition of anonymity, that the market regulator is expected to publish a discussion paper soon outlining regulatory and oversight approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. The paper will seek to address two fundamental issues: reaching a standard definition of ESG factors and rating... Read More

Economists blame technology more for rising inequality

But subsequently, many workers began to fall behind. There was a steady progression of crucial automation technologies – robots and computerized machines in factories and specialized software in offices. To stay ahead, workers needed new skills. Yet the technological shift evolved as the growth of post-secondary education slowed and companies began to spend less... Read More

WA lawmakers brace for long list of climate change bills

Other climate related bills Blaming climate change, Inslee declared a drought emergency last July for the entire state except Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, which have solid municipal water supplies. The measure prompted the state to scramble to find money to help local governments and boards of directors buy or divert water or tackle other... Read More

How scientists can identify rare animals by sucking in air

Scientists have found a way to identify animals that have passed by and have already left or are hiding too well to be found – by sucking their DNA fingerprints in the air. Environmental DNA or “eDNA” is released by organisms into their environment from dead skin cells or feces. It has already... Read More

Chad: “If the rain abandons us again, we don’t know what we’ll do” – Chad

Khadidja Iba sits on a colorful carpet in the waiting room of a therapeutic feeding center that Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up in a health center in Massakory, a small town in ChadSahelian belt. The mother of six walked for two hours to bring her youngest child, Sara, nine months old,... Read More

how ‘securitization’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a generation

2001 was the last year of the Howard government’s second term. It started with the government on the political defensive, scoring poorly in opinion polls, but ended with a third straight victory in November. Two epic political events – the ‘Tampa Crisis’, in which the government ordered Australian troops to board a foreign... Read More

New vehicle mileage standards will have a mandatory 40 mpg by 2026

December 20, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) – In a major step to tackle climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions that warm the planet, reversing a setback in the era Trump who relaxed energy efficiency standards. A final rule released on Monday... Read More

Parrott: The POWER of art | Opinion

On December 27, 2016, The Aspen Times ran an op-ed written by SkiCo CEO Mike Kaplan titled “We’re Still Here”. The entire play is succinct and superb, and if I had to choose one line of thesis it would be this: “I believe this election was more about dissatisfaction with the government than about... Read More

FCDO Launches New Approach to Improve Global Health

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) today released (December 14) two documents reaffirming the UK’s commitment to improving global health through development, diplomacy and research. The approach paper on ending preventable deaths explains how the UK will work with its partners to address the fact that every six seconds a pregnant woman,... Read More

PhD Candidates attending the GSA Research Day

On November 30, guest speakers, faculty judges, and student researchers gathered in the Campus Center ballroom and gallery for the Graduate Student Association’s annual Research Day. Held annually since 2004 (except 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions), the event has featured presentations from 38 PhDs. applicants and a master’s student. The day began with greetings... Read More

Biodiversity Research Institute Announces Publication of New Scientific Paper on Benefits of Savannah Fire Management in Africa

Newswise – Portland, ME — Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), Announces Publication of Scientific Article Management of savannah fires can generate enough carbon revenue to help restore African rangelands and fill funding gaps for protected areas in the December issue of the journal A land. The new study builds on a history of collaborative... Read More

Bill Nemitz: What to take away from COP26? Goodbye, gas leaf blower

Call it a macro-micro collision. The more I read this month about the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change – also known as COP26 – the more I became obsessed with my leaf blower. The Glasgow, Scotland conference, which ended last weekend, resulted in a loose deal that will... Read More

Senior Emory Ahmed Aljohani Receives Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship | Emory University

Ahmed Aljohani, senior at Emory University, received the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship 2022, which covers all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Aljohani, a biology graduate from Emory College of Arts and Sciences and originally from Saudi Arabia, is part of an international group of Rhodes... Read More

Letters to the Editor | The Economist

20 November 2021 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the item . Enjoy more audio and podcasts on ios Where Android. Letters are welcome by e-mail at Vaccine passports Your article on vaccine passports mentioned a paper “yellow card” that the World Health Organization has been publishing for 30... Read More

Does modern irrigation save water? Professor NMSU’s research says no.

Carlos Andres Lopez | New Mexico State University A team of scientists, including a professor at New Mexico State University, suggests in a recently published article that the use of modern irrigation technologies as a strategy for water use efficiency is a “zombie idea” – an idea that persists regardless of the amount... Read More

EPA Extends Comment Period As Meeker Avenue Plumes Considered For Superfund • Brooklyn Paper

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York The Greenpointers have a little more time to let the Environmental Protection Agency know what they think about making Meeker Avenue Plumes a Superfund site after the federal... Read More

Biden’s big bill on the verge of House votes, but the fighting lags | Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats look close to getting President Joe Biden, now $ 1.85 trillion and growing domestic policy package alongside a $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill in what would be a dramatic political achievement – if they can push it through. The House prepared Thursday night for now probable votes on... Read More

Carbon Copy: Long queues to enter COP26 site, frustrating delegates, World News & Top Stories

GLASGOW – The glow of the sun in Glasgow on Monday morning (November 1) did not lift the spirits of COP26 delegates, many of whom had to queue for around an hour just to enter the conference venue. Spirits have ignited as queues formed outside the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow where the... Read More

Scientific agreement on man-made climate change reaches over 99%, study finds

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Whether humans are responsible for climate change is a question on which the scientific community has broadly agreed, but new data suggests the agreement has become almost unanimous. A 2013 study found that there was a 97.1% scientific consensus that climate change was caused by humans. The study looked at... Read More

US delays global plan to provide $ 100 billion in climate finance

The United States is delaying a process to determine how the world’s richest nations will provide the poorest countries with billions of dollars to fight global warming, people familiar with the talks say. One of the main sticking points is whether the United States and other countries should close the deficits if they... Read More

Global South suffers gap in climate change research as rich countries lead agenda, studies find

Developing countries suffer from a significant gap in terms of scientific research related to climate change, according to a new study, even if they contain the communities and people most vulnerable to extreme weather events, to the rise in the level of the sea and other serious impacts of climate change. “There is... Read More

Meet 2022 NFL Draft Hope Jacob Birmelin, WR, Princeton University

Jacob Birmelin, the wide receiver at Princeton University, recently spoke with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot. Name: Jacob Birmelin Position: slot receiver College: Princeton University Height: 5’9 ″ Weight: 175 lbs Twitter: @jakebirmelin Instagram: @jakebirmelin What makes you a top prospect in your 2022 NFL Draft? I think my lateral quickness and understanding... Read More

Business Highlights: Pandora Papers, Facebook Outage

___ The “Pandora Papers” launch new calls for a close scrutiny of tax havens WASHINGTON (AP) – Calls are mounting to end financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. The outcry came after a report released... Read More

The terror of consumption: why capitalism is blamed for everything

Before the emergence of capitalism, a majority of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. In 1820, this applied to 90% of the planet’s population; today it is less than 10 percent. And most remarkable: in the past decades, since the end of communism in China and other countries, the decline of poverty... Read More

Pennsylvania tested waterways contaminated with microplastics – CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Plastic bags are everywhere, including in our homes and stores. The deputy director of PennEnvironment said that they are also in our water and on our streets. The organization tested 53 popular streams in the state, including the three rivers in Pittsburgh, and found the streams were contaminated with microplastics,... Read More

Protected too late: US authorities report more than 20 extinctions

The ivory-billed woodpecker, which bird watchers have searched for in the Arkansas bayous, is gone forever, federal officials say. The same is true of Bachman’s Warbler, a yellow-breasted songbird that once migrated between the southeastern United States and Cuba. The song of the Kauai O’o, a Hawaiian forest bird, exists only on recordings.... Read More

Stanford reveals potential for overlooked solution to climate change

Zeolite, a crystalline material composed primarily of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen, could essentially act as a sponge to absorb methane. The analyzes lay out a plan to accelerate the development of atmospheric removal and model how the approach could improve human health and have a disproportionate effect on reducing future maximum temperatures. Earlier... Read More

New York Fed researchers develop weather stress test for banks

A man walks past the New York Federal Reserve building in New York, United States, April 26, 2021. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton / File Photo September 24 (Reuters) – Researchers at the New York Federal Reserve have developed an approach to measure banks’ exposure to climate-related risks, a possible first step in assessing... Read More

Biden administration to write rules on heat hazards in the workplace

WASHINGTON – Biden administration works to tackle the effects of heat on health, including the first-ever labor standard to protect workers from extreme heat, as part of growing recognition of the dangers posed by the warming of temperatures caused by the climate. cash. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Ministry... Read More

India Can Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target By 2065-2070: Study | Latest India News

New Delhi India can achieve “net zero” carbon emissions by 2065-2070, as its greenhouse emissions will peak by 2035 and if it caps coal use over the next 10 years, according to a new study co-authored by former vice-chairman of the former Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia. But he said it will also... Read More

Biden to host World Leaders Climate Forum

WASHINGTON – President Biden announced on Friday that the United States and Europe have pledged to work to reduce global methane emissions by a third over the next decade and urged other countries to join their efforts to combat a powerful greenhouse gas that warms the planet. In a virtual meeting hosted by the... Read More

Paleooceanographer Michèle LaVigne acquires a new skill: influencing policies

Reconsider the role of scientists When LaVigne was at a graduate school of paleoceanography, she discerned an unspoken understanding that serious scientists, in their quest to uncover empirical truths, should focus only on their research and on publishing their findings in highly academic journals. renowned but specialized. Contributing to politics or public education... Read More

New Haven educator wins 2020 National History Teacher of the Year award

NEW HAVEN – The commitment of a social studies teacher at a New Haven public school to anti-racist education helped her win the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year award. Nataliya Braginsky, who teaches at the Metropolitan Business Academy, has peaked at 8,510 teachers and will receive the award and a $ 10,000... Read More

Valley News – Forum, August 24: Have your say on climate change locally

Have your say on climate change locally The recent climate assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change unequivocally stated that the weather events we see around the world – forest fires, floods, more intense storms, heat waves and droughts – are only the beginning of the effects of the climate induced... Read More

RC44 Asia-Pacific Conference 2022

Appointment: June 27-29, 2022Place: Online via Zoom Call for Papers The call for contributions is now open. If you would like to join us, please submit your article summary (150 words) or panel proposal (X words) here before November 30, 2021. About the conference The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the risks inherent in... Read More

Can a large volcanic eruption slow global warming? Here’s what the latest IPCC report says

Before the end of the century, there will be at least one large volcanic eruption, scientists predict Amid grim predictions from the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there is a silver lining: a major volcanic eruption may thwart anthropogenic global warming to a small extent. All claims of global... Read More

You should be worried – POLITICO

Send tips and ideas to or follow Ryan on Twitter. POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE HAPPENS SLOWER THAN EXPECTED It is a strange world where we need a scientific report instead of our eyes and ears to tell us what is already evident: that our increasingly extreme climate is in grave danger of destabilization.... Read More

Budget reconciliation instructions likely to incur deficits

This means they wouldn’t have to pass a debt limit increase with only Democratic votes, but it’s risky because it gives the GOP leverage on other issues like appropriation bills for fiscal year 2022 which will have to be negotiated this fall. And that could put more pressure on the interim financing bill... Read More