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Iran dominates West Asia’s renewable power capacity
Apr 07, 2020 11:03Iran dominated the West Asia’s renewable production capacity which rose 13 percent to 22,710 megawatts (MW) last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says.
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Climate change will still be a threat after Covid-19
Mar 23, 2020 14:54The UN has repeatedly stressed that 2020 is a pivotal year in our battle to curb climate change. Hopes are high for COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, which is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. More than 30,000 delegates from around the world are due to fly in to attend the event, at which nations are expected to unveil concrete plans for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
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On World Water Day, UN urges globe to use resources wisely
Mar 22, 2020 06:11Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change - a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognized, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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Amid coronavirus pandemic, global digital mobilization to mark 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Mar 21, 2020 09:11"Whether it be coronavirus or our global climate crisis, we cannot shut down. Instead, we must shift our energies and efforts to new ways to mobilize the world to action", says Jessica Corbett, staff writer for the Common Dreams website in an article titled: Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Digital Mobilization to Mark 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.
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Economic experts warn climate crisis could spur financial crash like 2008 in US
Mar 18, 2020 15:09With markets currently in turmoil due to the coronavirus pandemic, US experts testified on Thursday that there is high risk for an even larger economic crisis absent urgent climate policy. A panel of economic experts brought this message to a handful of senators on Capitol Hill during a March 12 hearing convened by the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis.
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Women shouldering burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches
Mar 15, 2020 18:53While climate change threatens livelihoods and security around the world, it is women who are bearing the brunt. Women predominate in the workforces of many sectors that are most vulnerable to climate change such as agriculture, livestock and fishing. To make things worse, inequalities mean women are more likely to suffer dislocation to their lives as a result of flooding and drought.
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Report finds climate crisis is disrupting life for millions
Mar 15, 2020 18:49Climate variability is one of the key contributors to increase in global disruptions due to food insecurity, displacement, and deaths from disasters. Food supplies in some of the most vulnerable regions in the world are being directly affected by impacts such as crop failures and locust swarms. Exceptional drought followed by extremely heavy rainfall markedly decreased the seasonal crop yield in the Horn of Africa during 2019.
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Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green
Feb 23, 2020 16:14Paul Stein, Chief Technology Officer for engine maker Rolls-Royce, told AFP “Aviation is under significant pressure to improve its sustainability image,” adding, airlines are “working with us to find pathways to increase the availability of sustainable fuels, look at how electrification can impact them... and also looking to more and more efficient engines and airframes.”
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Wildfires threaten North American water supplies
Feb 19, 2020 14:05In Canada and the United States, one large and severe wildfire might increase drinking water production costs by US$10 million to US$100 million. In southern California, mudslides from heavy rainfall after wildfires caused 23 deaths and produced more than US$100 million of structural damage in 2018.
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Record-breaking temperature of nearly 65ºF logged in Antarctica as scientists sound alarm over rapid ice melt
Feb 12, 2020 16:46Climate scientists have recently revealed the latest troubling new observation in Antarctica, illustrating the consequences of the rapid warming of the area brought on by the manmade climate crisis. The Antarctic Peninsula was warmer than the United Kingdom when the temperature was recorded. The peninsula has warmed by about 5.4º Fahrenheit over the past 50 years. The latest reading broke the previous record of 63.5º Fahrenheit (17.5º Celsius), which was recorded in March 2015.