Latest in Tag: climate change Highlight
Latest in Tag: climate change
What will all the hot air in Paris actually do?
Negotiators and activists are getting increasingly serious about the prospects of finalising a carbon-cutting deal here in Paris. No doubt if they are successful, we will see much back-slapping and exhortations of āsuccessā in seven days. But the bonhomie will hide a rather inconvenient truth: even if itās successful, any deal negotiated in Paris is …
A day in COĀ²e emissions
How much does a Monday in winter speed up #climatechange? Are you ready for an inconvenient truth of Christmas cookies and greasy cheeseburgers? Here’s a day’s worth of carbon emissions. You may not have given much thought to the idea of how much or how little carbon your lifestyle releases into the universe and ultimately …
5 best climate change articles for the layperson
Covering economy, society, science and industry, these essays represent some of the best ways to become an expert, quickly. It’s a rare feat to untangle the complexities of climate change and make them into something that is not just readable, but enjoyable. Plenty of writing about climate is overwrought, emotional, angry, preachy or just plain …
What would it take for Paris to succeed?
Thereās a lot of focus now on the politics of Paris. Will poor countries get the “climate aid” they want? Will China agree to reduce its growth, leaving millions more in poverty, by committing to far-reaching carbon cuts? What will be the wording of the treaty that emerges? It is easy to become cynical. Let …
Sieren’s China: The UN seeks better air for everybody
If Beijing invests in clean energy, this is not only good for the Chinese population but for the whole world. China could be a driving force on the matter of climate change, DW’s Frank Sieren writes. The Beijing smog is right on cue for the climate change conference in Paris: Over 650 on the air …
Climate protesters in Paris form human chain amid demo ban
Hundreds of thousands of people across the world have joined in events to urge action on climate change, a day ahead of a landmark climate summit. In Paris, protesters were forced to be inventive amid a marching ban. Organizers said more than 2,000 events were planned worldwide on Sunday as normal citizens joined forces to …
Pope: Failure at COP21 in Paris would be ‘catastrophic’
Before warning of the devastating effects of climate change in a speech at the United Nations office in Nairobi, Pope Francis had already gotten a taste of them
What you need to know about climate change
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today – and it is set to have a huge impact on generations to come. But what is it, and why is it important?
UN: 2015 on track to be the hottest year ever
The UN weather agency has said that this year will likely be the warmest on record and 2016 only looks hotter. It has called for action to curb the extreme effects of human-induced global warming. This year is likely to be the hottest individual year on record, with 2011-2015 becoming the hottest five-year period, according …
Canadian hydropower utility builds in response to warming world
Climate change is likely to cause water shortages – around the world and especially on the continent of North America. This will also affect energy supply from hydropower – but one Canadian utility is already responding. Recent research has shown that greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise. This wakeup call rings loudly in northern …
Climate change could pummel stocks: study
Environmentalists aren’t the only ones fretting over climate change. A new study has calculated the risk to financial markets if temperatures are allowed to rise uninhibited. Inaction, it said, would be a bad investment. A fresh study by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership has put a price tag on climate change mitigation. Investment portfolios …
Obama talks climate change in first Facebook post
The US president has joined the world’s largest social media platform with a call to action on climate change. The move follows a UN statement that emissions have hit an 800,000-year high. US President Barack Obama announced Monday his entry to social media platform Facebook with a personal page. “Hello, Facebook! I finally got my …
World Bank: Climate change could push millions more people into poverty
“Without rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, together with emissions-reductions efforts that protect the poor, there could be more than 100 million additional people in poverty by 2030,” the Bank said in a report.
Simplicity is key to protecting highland Peruvian biodiversity
After hundreds of years living with nature, some indigenous communities in Peru are feeling the heat of climate change. They are using simple methods to continue their traditional existence and prevent biodiversity loss. Project Aim: To strengthen communities in mountain regions of Peru, Nepal and Uganda through ecosystem-based adaptation Project partners: Nepal: Ministry of Environment, …
In Paris, top officials warn climate change poses major security threat
Ahead of December’s climate change conference, experts have warned about the effects of climate change on world security – and how fighting global warming can help foster peace. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Paris. Encroaching desert and Boko Haram extremists. A punishing drought in Syria, pushing 1 million people to flee the countryside to cities already …
Climate change among top issues to be discussed during UN week: Fahmy
Egypt has presented two important initiatives for Africa in terms of climate change, Environment Minister says
Climate change could displace up to 0.25 billion people
As Germany grapples with an ongoing refugee crisis, delegates from around the world are also meeting in Bonn to negotiate a new climate treaty
Torrential rains, prolonged drought – climate change causing more extreme weather
Climate change is also affecting accelerating desertification in North Africa’s Sahel, as rising temperatures allow the desert to desert spread, stripping away people’s livelihood. “In the middle of Sahel, you are a long way from the nearest sea,” meteorologist Roger Brugge said – and that’s why the region sees different weather systems than Europe.
Hottest July ever, US scientists say
Amid fears about the speed of climate change, scientists say July was the warmest in 135 years. This year is likely to be the hottest year since records began, surpassing an already hot 2015. The world broke new heat records in July, becoming the hottest month in history, a US scientific agency revealed on Thursday. …
3 more die from heat stroke across Egypt
Heat wave death toll exceeds 100 deaths since early August
8 more die from heat stroke across Egypt
Death toll from heat wave exceeds 100 since early August
‘The future is grim for coral reefs’
Coral reefs are among the world’s richest ecosystems – and they will disappear from the face of the Earth before this century is over if we don’t make serious changes, ecologist Peter Sale told DW
Paris ā the Arab worldĀ“s last chance
In December 2015, delegates from all countries of the world will meet at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris. The hope is that the global community will achieve an agreement which would assure future global warming does not exceed 2 Ā°C compared to the pre-industrial era. Nothing against high level talks. Unfortunately, …
Heat wave death toll rises to 40 in 2 days
Deaths include detainees and psychiatric health patients
Obama climate plan derided by Republicans, hailed by green groups
US President Barack Obama’s plan to cut carbon emissions from US power plants has been hailed as visionary by the UN, EU and environmental groups. Republicans have vowed to do whatever it takes to halt the measures.
‘National Council on Climate Change’ to be formed
Council is set up to channel national efforts into a comprehensive strategy
Joining forces to meet the challenge of climate change
By James Moran, EU Ambassador in Egypt Climate action day was on 17 June. Voltaire said āMen argue. Nature acts.ā When it comes to climate change, now more than ever we need to take a leaf out of nature’s book and act together. The international community is working for a new global climate deal in …
Environmental talk considers effect of rising seas levels on Egypt
Egyptās population and industry typically live by water; threats are more severe
Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa
By Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews Climate change comes with never-before-experienced impacts. For example, crop yields and growing seasons will decrease even as changing rain patterns will worsen peopleās access to water. Yet Africaās population is projected to reach 2 billion in less than 37 years, and in 86 years three out of every four …
Almost one-third of Nile Delta to sink by 2030, say experts
Climate change and the rise in Mediterranean Sea levels due to global warming are the major challenges facing Egypt in the coming era, they say