Latest in Tag: climate Highlight
Latest in Tag: climate
Fair climate policy could help reduce extreme poverty
This could be achieved via combining emission pricing with progressive redistribution of revenues, says Bjoern Soergel
India to participate in Leaders’ Summit on Climate
Summit comes in run up to 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in November
CIB 1st bank to support climate-related financial disclosures task force in Egypt
Step comes in line with bank’s efforts to support local and global practices to mitigate climate change risks in short, medium, long term
Environment Minister highlights Egypt’s climate efforts at regional meeting
Egypt has taken real steps to change policies to address climate change, says Yasmine Fouad
IMF places climate change at heart of its work: Managing Director
Combining steadily rising carbon prices with green infrastructure push can boost global GDP over next 15 years by about 0.7%: Kristalina Georgieva
NBE, AFD sign €100m credit facility agreement to finance climate conservation projects
Chairperson of the NBE, Hisham Okasha, said that the new agreement will allow directing finance and support to the projects compatible with SDGs
GACIC-AHK members express optimism in Egypt business climate
The outlook towards 2021 is rather optimistic, and despite the ongoing global crisis, 82% of the participants stated that their current business development is good or satisfying.
AFD, AfreximBank sign €150m sustainable, climate finance agreement
The AFD has made a €500,000 grant available as part of the financing programme, with which it will carry out a technical assistance programme supporting the Afreximbank in developing the sustainable finance strategy.
Egypt Environment Minister extends support to Cyprus climate initiative
Egypt is one of initiative’s main supporters, says Ambassador Homer Mavrommatis
Environment Minister represents Egypt at Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Meeting, which is taking place online, addressed environmental, social and economic impacts of coronavirus
Egypt’s Environment Minister stresses Africa’s rights to development, climate finance
“It is time for developed countries to fulfil their obligations towards Africa,” says Fouad
Time for rich countries to pay their climate debts
The problem is that climate change economic impact took its toll on poorer countries. Oxfam, a globally renowned aid and development charity, estimates that between 1998 and 2017, low-income countries reported climate-related disaster losses of $21bn, or an average of 1.8% of GDP.
A Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold
Climate chaos is playing out in real time from California to the Caribbean, and from Africa to the Arctic and beyond
Imagining both utopian and dystopian climate futures is crucial – which is why cli-fi is so important
Society often looks to culture to try and make some sense of the world’s problems. Climate change challenges us to look ahead, past our own lives, to consider how the future might look for generations to come – and our part in this. This responsibility requires imagination.
“How dare you?!” Greta Thunberg Attacks World Leaders at UN Climate Summit
Trump unexpectedly attends 15 minutes of summit
‘United in Science’ report urges world leaders to save the planet
Report comes along with UN Climate Action Summit, includes data on state of climate
From streets to halls of UN: youth demand climate action
Summit kicks off at UN headquarters with participation of hundreds of youth
Climate change increases risk of armed conflicts
Climate affects drivers of conflict, such as socioeconomic development or inequalities among groups
US billionaires call for new ‘wealth tax’ to fight climate change
Twenty of wealthiest people in US urged next president to impose taxes on rich to combat climate change, increase access to health care
Environment Minister highlights Egypt’s efforts to combat climate change
Yasmine Fouad discussed climate change, marine plastic pollution, waste management with WB delegate
Eutrophication, dark side of ‘greenness’
Lake greenness increases methane emissions by 30% to 90% over next 100 years
MIIC’s 4-year strategy focuses on more structure reforms for investment ‘climate’ improvements
Nasr participates in meeting for supervising economic progress at WEF meetings
Arctic's record warming propelling 'broad change' in climate: study
US scientists have warned that higher temperatures in the Arctic could be fueling extreme weather in the US and Europe. The NOAA report said 2018 was the second-warmest year on record in the Arctic since 1900.The warming of the Arctic is occurring at a record pace and having a significant impact across the planet, the …
Climate protection: Germany falls farther behind
A decade ago, Germany was a pioneer in fighting climate change via the expansion of renewable energies. But now, like many G20 nations, its climate protection is stagnating as global emissions rise again.As greenhouse gas emissions increase, the Climate Change Performance Index 2019 shows that only a handful of nations have implemented strategies to limit …
Egypt hosts meeting of Group of 77, China climate negotiators
Egypt will host 14th meeting of COP14 on 17 November
Opinion: 1.5 degrees — do we want climate catastrophe or not?
A new global warming report shows it’s still not too late to avert the worst impacts of climate change. It just boils down to whether we can muster the will to do so, thinks DW’s Sonya Diehn.The IPCC report is pretty clear: Half a degree makes a huge difference. We've already warmed the world about …
Germany’s farmers feel the heat of climate change
German farmers are no strangers to the elements, but this summer has brought home the realities of climate change, and the need to start adapting. How can farmers adapt to the changing conditions?Carved into a block of wood and given pride of place in the parlor of an old farmhouse 100 or so kilometers (around …
Marine heat waves increase: climate researchers
Researchers connect data to show accelerating trend for marine heat waves in our oceans
Cities, businesses aim to fill Trump climate void
Under the slogan “We Are Still In,” local governments, businesses and universities representing 120 million Americans say they will carry forward the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Can they fill the gap?The US federal government may be pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, but states, cities and organizations say that doesn’t mean they …
Trump’s climate jobs talk unfounded
US President Donald Trump says he’s pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate stabilization because it would hurt the US economy and cost jobs to stay in. But is that true? DW’s Nils Zimmermann takes a look.Tony Seba doesn’t think so. Seba is the author of “Clean Disruption,” a book about the …