‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the world A key group of leading G20 nations is committed to climate targets that would lead to disastrous global warming, scientists have warned. They say China, Russia, Brazil and Australia all have energy
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25 July 2021
Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists
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25 July 2021
Sustainable welfare: How do universal basic income and universal basic services compare?
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Publication date: November 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 189 Author(s): Milena Büchs
24 July 2021
US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ to settle over country
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Heatwave to next week roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires The most extensive heatwave of a scorching summer is set to descend upon much of America in the coming week, further roasting areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires. Related: The Guardian view on the climate summit:
23 July 2021
Toward understanding the long-term persistence of a local governance system among artisanal fishers in Chile
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An important characteristic for the persistence of social-ecological systems (SESs) over time is the adaptation of local institutions to the dynamic of the resources on which they depend, especially when communities face resources with high spatial and temporal variability. Previous studies on Territorial User Rights for Fisheries (TURF) in Chile (?reas de Manejo y Explotaci?n
23 July 2021
Violence Casts Shadow Over South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Democratic Gains
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Alex residents queued for hours to buy basic foodstuff after shops were looted. The unrest has caused a humanitarian crisis, as has not been seen since the dawn of democracy in South Africa. Credit: Dan Ingham By Kevin HumphreyJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Jul 23 2021 (IPS) Twenty-seven years after South Africa’s first democratic elections, the country
22 July 2021
Pakistanis in Italy: 22 Yards to Cultural Integration
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Roma Capannelle Cricket Ground, home ground of Emi and Zaryan’s cricket club. Photo courtesy: Italian Cricket TV By Daud Khan and Ahmed RazaROME, Jul 21 2021 (IPS-Partners) Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments about the need to promote ‘Pakistaniyat,’ a debate has been underway on what constitutes this ideology and what unites Pakistanis around the
22 July 2021
2021’s extreme weather leads to insurers’ biggest payout in 10 years
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Texas polar vortex and heatwaves across US and Canada help push insurance payouts to a 10-year high Insurers will have to pay out the largest amount of compensation in 10 years to cover the damage caused by natural disasters in the first half of 2021, including extreme freezing temperatures in the US, according to an
21 July 2021
Vaccines Delayed are Vaccines Denied
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A global system in which poor countries are unable to develop and produce their own vaccines to match their demand is not sustainable; particularly when faced by potential future pandemics. Credit: PAHO/Karen González. By Jonatan Konafino and Shubha NageshJul 20 2021 (IPS) “Vaccine equity is the challenge of our time,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of
20 July 2021
‘The climate crisis is the test of our times’: John Kerry speaks at Kew Gardens – video
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The US climate envoy, appointed by Joe Biden to spearhead the country’s international efforts to tackle the climate emergency, urged all large economies to come forward with new plans to cut emissions before the Cop26 UN climate talks in Glasgow this November. ‘While it may be unfolding in slow motion to some,’ he said, ‘this
20 July 2021
World’s feral pigs produce as much CO2 as 1.1m cars each year, study finds
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Researchers estimate the invasive species releases 4.9m metric tonnes of greenhouse gas annually by uprooting soil The climate impact of wild pigs around the world is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 1.1m cars annually, according to new research. Modelling by an international team of researchers estimates that feral pigs release 4.9m metric tonnes