António Guterres said money raised should be diverted to vulnerable nations suffering losses caused by climate crisis Countries should impose windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies and divert the money to vulnerable nations suffering worsening losses from the climate crisis, the United Nations secretary general has urged. António Guterres said that “polluters must pay” for
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21 September 2022
‘Polluters must pay’: UN chief calls for windfall tax on fossil fuel companies
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20 September 2022
UN Agencies Call to Commit to Transforming Education in Crises
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Mary Maker chairing a session on “Education in Crisis Situations – A Partnership for Transformative Actions for Learners” on the final day of the Transforming Education Summit. Credit: UN By Naureen HossainUnited Nations, Sep 20 2022 (IPS) Refugee youth advocate, Mary Maker, called on UN member states to honor their commitments to transform education from
19 September 2022
Mexico’s Electric Mobility, Stuck in Fossil Fuel Traffic
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The Mexico City government is increasing the number of electric buses in its fleet, such as the trolleybuses pictured here on a street in the south of the capital. But their energy source is still fossil fuels and the deployment of electric cars remains slow in the country. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPS By Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY,
19 September 2022
Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
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Poor nations exhort UN to consider ‘climate-related and justice-based’ tax on big fossil fuel users and air travel The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance – potentially including new taxes on fossil fuels or flying – for the irrecoverable losses they are suffering
19 September 2022
Joe Biden latest world leader to witness Queen’s lying in state
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US president follows Jacinda Ardern, Emmanuel Macron and many others in paying respects in Westminster Hall Death of the Queen and King Charles’s accession – latest updates The US president, Joe Biden, joined world leaders arriving in London to pay their respects to the Queen on Sunday, crossing himself as he witnessed her coffin lying
18 September 2022
UN and Partners Called to Act Urgently with Education in Emergencies at Summit
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Aisha Khurram, a youth advocate from Afghanistan, told the Transforming Education Summit that despite suicide bombings and terrorist attacks, she continued her education. She reminded delegates that education was important as food, water, and shelter to young people. By Naureen HossainUnited Nations, Sep 18 2022 (IPS) Suicide bombings shattered Aisha Khurram’s school, and her university
17 September 2022
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
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Fury as ‘explosive’ files reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists Criticism in the US of the oil industry’s obfuscation over the climate crisis is intensifying after internal documents showed companies attempted to distance themselves from agreed climate goals, admitted “gaslighting” the public over purported efforts to go green,
17 September 2022
Transforming Education, Transforming The World
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By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Sep 16 2022 (IPS-Partners) Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General’s Transforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that threatens to derail decades of development gains and is depriving millions of girls across the world of their inherent human right to access a quality education.
16 September 2022
Sedentarization as an adaptation to socio-environmental changes? Everyday herding practices in pastoralist communities in southern Ethiopia
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Research, part of a special feature on Everyday Adaptations to Climate Change ABSTRACT As humanity is faced with various changes in social-environmental systems, adaptation efforts have become increasingly important. Significant effort and resources have been spent on devising overarching, large-scale strategies in response to climate change and associated socioeconomic challenges. However, the mechanisms of adaptation
15 September 2022
Australia is funding just one-tenth of its fair share of global climate action, study finds
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Wealthy high-polluting countries to face growing calls from poorer nations to help cover cost of extreme weather and sea-level rises Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Australia is being urged to increase its investment in climate action with a new report estimating the country is funding just one-tenth of