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Activists pushing Interior for emergency protections for gray wolves
Indigenous activists are pushing Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandWhy Congress must investigate crimes and abuses at Indian boarding schools The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Budget negotiators: 72 hours and counting The Hill's
French fishing row: Environment Secretary George Eustice disputes the licences of vessels in Jerse..
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Small island nations at biggest threat from climate change, India doing its bit: PM Modi in Glasgow
Modi said the launch of Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) initiative gave new hope, confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countries in the world. PM Narendra Modi speaks at the event in Glasgow.(ANI) Copy Link
Wildlife teams to check owl sacrifice during Diwali in UP
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) With just two days left for Diwali, forest officials and wildlife activists have stepped up efforts to check owl sacrifice which is rampant in Uttar Pradesh during the festival. According
COP26: UK apology after Israeli minister unable to access venue in wheelchair
George Eustice says the government apologised to the Israeli minister who could not attend the summit.
Queen Elizabeth calls for world leaders to work together to tackle climate change
Monarch paid tribute to late Duke of Edinburgh's environmental work ...
UAE step closer to hosting Cop28 in 2023 with UN Asia-Pacific group endorsement
The member states of the UN's Asia-Pacific Group have announced their support for the UAE's bid to host Cop28 in 2023. The move brings Abu Dhabi a step closer to official selection to host the world's next major climate summit. Sheikh
Taoiseach describes climate change as "existential crisis" after arriving at COP26
Taoiseach said that it was "essential" that every nation plays its part in the fight against climate change calling for action. ...
No One Untouched By Effects Of Climate Change: PM Modi At Climate Summit
PM Modi on Tuesday launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) for developing infrastructure of small island nations, saying it gives a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction... ...
Finance, Gender Equality, & Small Island Adaptation To Be Prioritized By Un General Assembly President ...
The President of the UN General Assembly joins world leaders in
African CSOs demand real action as over 700 groups reject net zero at COP26
Climate justice civil society groups in Africa
Climate change in 11 charts
With COP26 underway, the climate crisis is in the spotlight. Here are the most important facts relating to how our planet has been changing. ...
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP on whether COP26 pledge to end deforestation is achievable
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UK Consumers Think Businesses Need to Act Now on Climate Change | Fashion Capital
With COP26 (31st October – 12th November) in the media spotlight sustainability charity WRAP reveals new research that UK consumers want businesses to more to tackle climate change More than 60 per cent of the UK want business to take immediate action to
White House Takes Dramatic Steps To Limit Methane Emissions In Major Climate Policy
Methane is the second most common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. ...
Cop26 live news: Biden pledges to slash global methane emissions
All the latest news and developments from the UN climate talks in Glasgow See all our Cop26 coverage The White House continues to have a mixed summit. After the confusion between Edinburgh and Glasgow yesterday, it has emerged today that plans to fly US
We are in Glasgow to demand justice for those most affected by the climate crisis ...
The Rainbow Warrior has brought us to Cop26 to speak up for the sidelined citizens of the global south. We can’t be ignored The writers are members of the climate action group Fridays for Future MAPA How can you hold climate talks without including the most
Cop26 activists demand Biden declare climate emergency at protest held by Indigenous leaders – video
American activists from the group Build Back Fossil Free gathered outside the Cop26 entrance in Glasgow as Joe Biden arrived on Monday, to demand he take executive action to block fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency. The group included black
Climate change: 'I created the global-warming-stripes graphic'
From the catwalk to the side of a Tesla, the graphic has become a symbol of our warming planet.
Climate change activists gather outside Scots offices of world's largest fossil fuel financier
JP Morgan has financed �232 trillion in fossil fuels over the last four years alone. ...
Severe weather hits East Perthshire and highlights Ecomuseum's message of climate change
Alyth's main street was awash with water and at Bridge of Cally a family had to abandon their car when water swept away a bridge parapet. ...
Ghana, four others to present resolution on Animal welfare to UNEP
He indicated that the resolution developed in collaboration with Burkina-Faso, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and South Sudan, was aimed at mainstreaming animal welfare into the global sustainable development agenda. Dr Afriyie, who was
Biden to take actions on methane emissions, forest protection on Day 2 of COP26 climate summit
GLASGOW, Scotland – The Biden administration announced new rules Tuesday to limit methane emissions from oil and gas drilling as well as actions aimed at protecting forests globally, part of a series of measures unveiled by the White House while President Joe
Casale and H2U to collaborate on developing green ammonia projects
World Fertilizer | 2021-11-02, 10:08
The agreement cements the
We need a change of mindset – the climate crisis could make Covid feel like ...
Climate summits like Cop26 are a test of leaders’ mettle. As a former head of state and a UN climate envoy, I know the pressure they will be under in Glasgow, but also the power they have to make lasting, positive
Faith groups fight against climate change ahead of UN summit
Springfield News-Sun | 2021-11-02, 09:59
POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — On a boat ride along a bayou that shares the name of his Native American tribe, Donald Dardar points to a cross marking his ancestors’ south Louisiana burial ground — a place he fears will disappear. He points to the partly
Tiny seedlings of giant sequoias rise from ashes of wildfire
Ashtyn Perry was barely as tall as the shovel she stomped into barren ground where a wildfire last year ravaged the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature behemoth trees. The 13-year-old with a broad smile and a
Reinventing steelmaking for a green revolution
In a gleaming new building in the northern Swedish town of Lulea, steelmaker SSAB is using a new manufacturing method that could revolutionise the highly-polluting industry by eliminating nearly all its CO2 emissions. But making the method work at scale poses
China eases power crunch with boost to coal production
China said it has increased daily coal production by over one million tonnes, easing its energy shortage as world leaders gather in Britain for climate talks billed as one of the last chances to avert catastrophic global warming. The world's biggest coal
Canada lynx to keep species protections under legal deal
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to keep federal protections in place for the snow-loving Canada lynx, under a court settlement approved Monday by a judge in Montana. The settlement by the U.S. Interior Department comes after wildlife advocates sued to
Brazil pledges higher greenhouse emissions cuts
The government of Brazil, much criticized for its environmental policies, said Monday it would cut 2005-level greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030—up from a previous pledge of 43 percent. It also vowed to eliminate illegal deforestation by 2028, two years
'Greenwashing' or genuine?: Behind big business' climate promises
As warnings have intensified about the massive damage that climate change will have on the world in the coming decades, big business has started to make commitments to reduce carbon emissions. But are these companies making a genuine attempt to fight global
At COP26, over 100 countries pledge to end deforestation
GLASGOW: More than 100 countries were set to pledge on Tuesday to end deforestation, which scientists say is a major driver of climate change. Britain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the UN climate conference in Glasgow. But campaigners
Arab youth back climate action with over half saying they will boycott brands that damage the environment: 13th ASDA'A BCW Arab Youth Survey
DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of young Arabs (56%) said they are concerned about climate change, and a similar number will boycott a brand seen to be operating in a way that damaged the environment. This compelling sentiment, which
Kendrion N.V., - Kendrion continues revenue and profitability growth in a volatile market environment (Kendrion NV)
) K E N D R I O N N . V . P R E S S R E L E A S E 2 N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 1 Kendrion continues revenue and profitability growth in a volatile market environment Revenue increased by 15% to EUR 113.2 million compared with EUR 98.6 million in Q3 2020 Growth
Leard Forest Precinct Environmental Trust – funding opportunity – (Whitehaven Coal Limited)
) Environmental Improvement Funding Opportunities Available If you have thought about improving the natural environment nearby, but just didn't have the money, have you thought about approaching the Leard Forest Precinct Environmental Trust? Who is the Trust?
Worsening drought and conflict drives extreme food needs in Horn of Africa, warns IRC
Download logo The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is concerned that multiple seasons of drought plus ongoing conflict in parts of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan will likely result in extreme hunger in the coming months, similar to the drought of 2016.
Joanna Lumley blasted for ‘hypocrisy overload’ in new climate change documentary urging people not to travel
JOANNA Lumley has been blasted for 'hypocrisy overload' in a new climate change documentary urging people not to travel. The 75-year-old's one-off programme saw her meet the
Almost half of adults don’t care about the impact of ‘fast fashion’ on the environment, ...
NEARLY half of adults (45 per cent) have admitted they don't care about the impact of purchasing fast fashion - despite 71 per cent agreeing its one of the largest contributors to the current climate crisis. Shocking new research
Logging to help the climate? Gabon turns to its rainforests
MAYUMBA, Gabon, Nov 2 (Reuters) - With its oil reserves in decline, Gabon is betting that careful logging can safeguard the vast wealth of its forests, halving carbon emissions associated with the industry while producing more timber. How Central African
'Put a price on carbon, nature cannot pay': EU urges COP26
GLASGOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Countries must put a price on the carbon dioxide emissions causing climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the United Nations COP26 summit on Monday. Von der Leyen joined leaders from more than 100
U.S. EPA to draft power plant emissions rules despite court ruling
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will continue to draft rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants despite a surprise Supreme Court decision last week to review its authority to do so, its administrator
U.S. unveils crackdown on methane, starting with oil and gas rules
Nov 2 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil a plan to slash emissions of the greenhouse gas methane across the country, starting with oil and gas wells, pipelines and other infrastructure as part of its broader strategy to crack down on
Moscow sees forestry projects, nuclear energy as important tools to combat climate change
MOSCOW, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 02nd Nov, 2021) Russia is calling on the global community to take coordinated action against the climate change and believes that nuclear energy and forestry projects can serve as effective tools and will raise
Is Allegra Stratton right to be positive about India’s 2070 net zero target?
The UK’s Cop26 spokeswoman Allegra Stratton told Newsnight last night that the pledge made earlier that day by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his country to reach net-zero emissions by 2070 was “positive” and “more than we thought” the
Fighting climate change is a priority for Asians but some still support fossil fuel use, ...
Asians want more information on climate change and believe that tackling it
Climate Change Conference: Focusing on the impact of climate change on security
Storms, drought, floods – climate change has devastating consequences. Human-induced global warming not only affects the environment but also has a huge impact on security. COP26 is therefore also focusing on the risks of climate change for peace and
Global Methane Pledge to be unveiled at COP26 heaps more pressure on LNG fuel proponents
Proponents of LNG as shipping’s interim future fuel will face another barrage today with the White House the latest institution to go on the attack. President Joe Biden is to unveil plans today at COP26, the major international climate summit taking place in
World leaders call for concrete actions to address climate change at COP26
© Provided by Xinhua "This COP must be a moment of solidarity. The 100 billion U.S. dollars a year climate finance commitment in support of developing countries must become a 100 billion dollars climate finance reality," said UN Secretary-General Antonio
Britain wants to de-escalate fishing row with France, says environment minister, as Paris releases detained trawler
The British environment minister has welcomed France’s decision to release a Scottish scallop trawler after Paris demanded London grant more fishing licences to French fishermen in an ongoing post-Brexit row. Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday, UK Environment
Corporate Climate Pledges Often Ignore a Key Component: Supply Chains
Many companies do not account for the emissions from their supply chains, which can be a significant majority of their contributions to greenhouse gases. ...
To Stop Climate Change, Electrify Everything—Now
For too long, the climate solutions conversation has been dominated by the supply-side view of the energy system: What will replace coal plants? Will natural gas be a bridge fuel? Can hydrogen power industry? These are all important questions, but, crucially,
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA committed to contribute to global climate change effort
The extreme weather events that we are experiencing as a result of climate change affect the health, lives and livelihoods of people in every country, including SA, the president said in his weekly newsletter. ...
Human activities pose threat to nation’s forests, reserves
The country’s forests and reserves are under threat due to encroachment and other human activities, including farming and estate development. An environmental economist, Prof. Anthony Amoah, has, therefore, called for immediate measures to stem the tide. He
COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests
GLASGOW: World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs. According to
The billionaire and the Bolivian train cemetery: bold epic Rare Earth Mettle
Playwright Al Smith discusses his continent-hopping new work about the climate crisis, inspired by rusting locomotives and the Lithium Triangle in the Andes There was a worry that when theatres reopened after months of pandemic-enforced closure, programming
Minister who uses wheelchair denied entry to Cop26 venue
Israeli minister hits out at ‘outrageous’ treatment after having to wait for two hours An Israeli minister has described how she was denied entry to the Cop26 summit because as a wheelchair user she was unable to access the Glasgow venue, criticising the
US rejoins coalition to achieve 1.5C goal at UN climate talks
Exclusive: Boost for attempts to focus Glasgow Cop26 summit on limiting temperature rise The US has rejoined the High Ambition Coalition at the UN climate talks, the group of developed and developing countries that ensured the 1.5C goal was a key plank of the
The communities under threat within the Isles of Scilly due to rising sea levels
Play video Watch Max Walsh's report For the next couple of weeks, world leaders will gather in Glasgow to discuss how to prevent potential future catastrophic consequences of climate
Initiative to save endangered whooping cranes takes off at Jacksonville-area wildlife refuge
The Florida Times Union | 2021-11-02, 09:13
A project intended to help save endangered whooping cranes is taking flight at White Oak Conservation, an internationally respected wildlife refuge in Nassau County. White Oak is building a 25-acre whooping crane breeding center. It will expand the
MoTIV (Uganda) and Kozjansko Park Public Institute (Slovenia) win UNESCO prizes in the field of culture (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
) MoTIV, a Uganda-based integrated creative studio was named the winner of the first edition of the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy. Kozjansko Park Public Institute of Podsreda, Slovenia, was
UK Environment Secretary Says France Released Detained UK Fishing Trawler
UK Environment Secretary George Eustice said that France released the previously detained UK vessel fishing off the French coast LONDON
'Climate change will catch up with us', Taoiseach warns
The Taoiseach has said Ireland has an opportunity to work with the farming sector to make sure there is a sustainable future for young farmers, but said that everyone must also deal with the realities of climate change and "how much the land can
Peta Credlin: Most of the world don’t think climate change ‘is the biggest challenge they face’
Sky News host Peta Credlin says the G20 summit in Rome demonstrated most of the world do not think climate change is “the
COP26: ADB plan to phase out coal plants is ‘blah, blah, blah’, warn climate change ...
More than 60 civil society organisations (CSOs) have written an open letter
Growing coalition of nations demand zero emissions targets for shipping
Denmark, the United States and 12 other countries on Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow backed a goal to reduce shipping emissions to zero by 2050, something that will come up for discussion later in the month at the International Maritime
Brazil announces more ambitious emission cuts and deforestation targets
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We are presenting a
Agribusiness is part of the solution for climate change – Brazil Agriculture Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the
UNFCCC Flaws Will Defeat The Great Aspirations Of The Glasgow Leaders Declaration On Forests And ...
COP 26 must shift the world from
Explore 7 Climate Change Solutions
In this lesson, students will use a jigsaw activity to learn about some of the most effective strategies and technologies that can help head off the worst effects of global warming. ...
BBC earns £300,000 from Saudi oil firm despite net-zero pledge
Fossil fuel advertising on overseas output jars with DG’s call to ‘dial up the focus on sustainability’ The BBC received about £300,000 in advertising revenue last year from Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, despite BBC director general Tim Davie
Zac Goldsmith hails ‘unprecedented’ deal at Cop26 to save world’s forests
More than 100 leaders to commit to halting and reversing deforestation and land degradation by 2030 Saving the world’s forests will be one of the cornerstone achievements of the Cop26 climate summit, the UK environment minister Zac Goldsmith has said, with
Toyota announces the bZ4X: the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric vehicle
New vehicle a change for Toyota, which has to date relied heavily on hybrid technology Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Toyota has released details about its first mass-produced electric vehicle in a significant step for the world’s
Gujarat schools to register for board exams after vacation
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) announced on Monday that the registration process for schools to take part in the board exams will commence after Diwali vacation.
9 wildlife refuges closed at Lake Between the Lakes
The Dispatch | 2021-11-02, 08:22
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Nine wildlife refuges at Lake Between the Lakes National Recreation Area have closed until next year, officials said. Signs or buoys mark
Back to the land: Thai forest draws young green farmers
A small but growing back-to-the-land movement is luring young, ecofriendly farmers away from the city. ...
Coronation Street features Emmerdale reference in climate change crossover
Coronation Street featured a reference to rival Emmerdale as the soaps joined forces to raise awareness of climate change. EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Casualty, Doctors and Holby City filmed scenes highlighting environmental issues
Korea vows to take leading role in fighting climate change
President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech on Seoul's efforts to fight climate change at the 26th Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday (local time). Yonhap Seoul comes with ambitious package against climate crisis By Kang Seung-woo South Korea,
World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26
GLASGOW, Scotland, November 1, 2021 (ENS)
Climate change: Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
Climate change: Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions ...
TMID Editorial: Climate change – One minute to midnight
October has been one of the wettest on record. Heavy rains characterised long stretches of the month, and on one particular day the amount of rain that fell on the Maltese Islands was normally what we would get on average for the whole month. This has followed
Schools plan offline classes on alternate days for I to VIII
COIMBATORE: With the reopening of schools for classes 1 to 8 on Monday, many schools in the district have planned offline classes on alternate days to avoid congestion. Some schools have also planned to have half a day classes for the first few days for
Ecopunk: Dungeons and dragons versus the environment
When Liam Hevey started to experience climate anxiety he wanted a way to make other people care for the environment as much as he did. So the autistic designer created a role-play game to save the planet in the hope players might continue the battle in the
Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project - P163742 (World Bank Group)
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Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project - P158522 (World Bank Group)
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Sport must accept its role in the climate crisis and change its game
The industry’s response to climate change faces a series of problems – now, at COP26, it must resolve them David Goldblatt 2 November 2021, 12.00am View of the flooded cricket ground at Worcester | Pete MacKenzie / Alamy Stock Photo Share via Share on Twitter
Attorney-General owns land 'across the road' from forest impacted by port decision, committee hears
A former managing director of the company behind a proposed port on Kangaroo Island tells a parliamentary inquiry Attorney-General Vickie Chapman should have excused herself from the decision-making process. ...
What does the future hold for us in the scope of near-future climate change?
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COP26 live updates: Methane and deforestation pledges highlight Day 2 of the summit
The Washington Post | 2021-11-02, 07:51
Day two of the COP26 will feature more statements by world leaders and pledges to curb deforestation. ...
