Climate

    Climate-led famine and drought hit Madagascar: people eat cactuses
    02 Nov 2021

    Prolonged heat has ruined agriculture and dried up rivers in Madagascar. The starving population feeds on cacti and livestock feed, The Independent states. Such a drought on the island happened for the first time in the last 40 years. In the south of Madagascar, some people died of hunger. The UN named them the first […]

    “Enough of brutalizing biodiversity”: World leaders take center stage at CO26 climate talks
    02 Nov 2021

    Media indicate that the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-26) is the most prominent summit of its kind since the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, which resulted in the Paris Climate Agreement. What happened at Cop26 On November 1 – day one at a glance Let’s take […]

    Extreme heat takes toll on Egypt’s archaeological heritage
    01 Nov 2021

    Extreme heat, in addition to rising sea levels, is having an impact on antiquities and cities overlooking the Mediterranean in Egypt. Egyptian archaeologists are sounding the alarm over the threat climate change and pollution are posing to the country’s unique ancient heritage, with an increasing number of wildfires and rising sea levels presenting a risk […]

    G20 pledge to take climate action criticized for ‘lacking ambition’
    01 Nov 2021

    Alok Sharma, the president of the Cop26 climate summit, has called on global leaders to “banish ghosts of the past” and step up with new pledges to lower emissions as the world is running out of time to keep warming below 1.5° C. As leaders prepared to fly in for the conference in Glasgow, Sharma […]

    Dubai charts strategy, roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions
    31 Oct 2021

    Dubai has developed a roadmap and unveiled a practical path to transform itself into a carbon-neutral economy by 2050, GDN online states. For this, Dubai Future Council on Energy has conducted an in-depth study on how the Emirate of Dubai can achieve carbon neutrality (Net-Zero Emissions) by 2050, a WAM report said. The study was […]

    Climate talks in Glasgow: what countries will announce
    31 Oct 2021

    In Scotland, protesters gathered on October 29 near the site of next week’s COP26 summit, demanding countries take real action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Dylan Hamilton said Democracy now: “We have to try and remind world leaders what’s happening with the crisis. The world is literally on fire, and it’s […]

    G20 in Italy: eco-activists protests and climate alarm
    31 Oct 2021

    The protest rally took place in Rome on October 20 against the backdrop of the G20 summit. Fridays for Future climate activists and anti-globalization activists call on G20 leaders to pay attention to global environmental issues. What the man highlights of the day? According to Reuters, this is: Rich nations sound climate alarm as calls […]

    Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE aim to reach net-zero carbon emissions in 2060
    30 Oct 2021

    On October 24, Bahrain’s Cabinet announced the intention to bring carbon emissions to net-zero by 2060 to help tackle climate change and protect the environment, the state news agency (BNA) reported. The Kingdom has already reduced emissions while growing the national economy by placing clean, green, and sustainable growth at the heart of Bahrain Economic […]

    Route to net-zero emissions will cost the global economy $5 tr annually: BofA
    30 Oct 2021

    Bank of America’s report has warned that reaching net-zero will cost the global economy $5 trillion annually for the next 30 years. On the eve of the UN’s COP26 environmental conference in Scotland this month, where countries who signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions will review their progress and outline policies to […]

    G20 leaders summit to focus on climate, pandemic recovery: Italy’s Draghi
    28 Oct 2021

    The Rome summit is seen as particularly important because it comes just before the United Nations COP26 climate change conference. The G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will be held in Rome on October 30th and 31st 2021, with the participation of the G20 Heads of State and Government, of their counterparts from invited […]