Publication date: January 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 191 Author(s): Sandrine Allain, Nicolas Salliou
Publication date: January 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 191 Author(s): Sandrine Allain, Nicolas Salliou
Monarch urges MSPs to build ‘fairer and greener future’ as she opens parliament ahead of Cop26 The Queen has urged Scotland’s MSPs to tackle climate change and “help create a better, healthier future” in a speech ahead of the Cop26 climate conference. The Queen also reflected on the “deep and abiding affection” and happy memories
By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Oct 1 2021 (IPS) The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining fertility and increasing longevity; the result of advances in social and economic development. This demographic transition is taking place against the backdrop of the accelerating Fourth Industrial Revolution. But
Experts say state and territory commitments put net zero within reach whereas the federal target is nowhere near it Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Australian states could deliver at least a 34% cut in national greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 based on existing pledges, prompting calls for the Morrison government
By External SourceSep 29 2021 (IPS-Partners) More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governments to respect the needs and contributions of the world’s most vulnerable groups, in the lead up to global climate talks in Glasgow in November. The Commonwealth Youth Statement on Climate Change, released today, appeals
Publication date: January 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 191 Author(s): Florian Egli, David Schärer, Bjarne Steffen
By an IPS CorrespondentUNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 2021 (IPS) Chakravarthi Raghavan, who passed away early this week, was a prolific writer and a distinguished journalist who covered the United Nations both in New York and Geneva for several decades. A proponent of development journalism, Raghavan’s voluminous reporting and writings were sharply focused on the global
The Berejiklian government commitment is backed by Liberals and Nationals in state cabinet while their federal counterparts remain split Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Scott Morrison faces escalating pressure to set a more ambitious national climate target for 2030 after the New South Wales Coalition state government promised to cut
By External SourceNEW YORK, Sep 27 2021 (IPS-Partners) – On the sidelines of this year’s United Nations General Assembly, public, private and philanthropic donors announced a total of US$138.1 million in new contributions to Education Cannot Wait (ECW). The new contributions come from: Germany (€50 million; approx. US$58.6 million); United States of America (US$37 million);
Angus Taylor has floated the possibility of the government agreeing to a roadmap but not the target Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Liberal MPs in metropolitan seats have declared the Morrison government needs to adopt both a net zero target, and a roadmap demonstrating how that commitment will be met,