Publication date: February 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 204, Part A Author(s): Matthias Weitzel, Toon Vandyck, Luis Rey Los Santos, Marie Tamba, Umed Temursho, Krzysztof Wojtowicz
Publication date: February 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 204, Part A Author(s): Matthias Weitzel, Toon Vandyck, Luis Rey Los Santos, Marie Tamba, Umed Temursho, Krzysztof Wojtowicz
Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears at climate summit via video link; climate experts say US has acted ‘in bad faith’ for decades I’ve been looking at what some climate scientists on Twitter have been saying about Cop27. Here is a small selection: Dr Chandni Singh has been checking out the displays at different country pavilions, including one
In Africa only 60% of the estimated TB cases have been diagnosed. All the other infections are hidden by poverty—and so the disease continues to spread. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Morounfolu OlugbosiJOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 2022 (IPS) The news in many parts of the world is that tuberculosis (TB) is reclaiming the title of the world’s
Not wanting to be upstaged by Boris Johnson, Sunak went to Cop27 despite having nothing of value to do or say Words no Tory prime minister ever wants to hear: “I’m here in a purely supportive, foot soldier role.” When said by Boris Johnson. He has never knowingly done anything supportive for a colleague unless
A farmer in Nkayi, Zimbabwe, looks at an empty granary following a poor rainy season. Africa is experiencing massive impacts due to climate change. Credit Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani BafanaBulawayo, Nov 7 2022 (IPS) Africa is counting on COP27 to deliver it from climate change. But will it? Global leaders from more than 125 countries
Contentious opening to UN climate conference as delegates struggle to reach agreement on discussion of loss and damage The Cop27 UN climate summit has made a delayed start after delegates tussled late into Saturday night and on into Sunday morning over what should be discussed at the conference. At the heart of the disagreement was
Publication date: February 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 204, Part A Author(s): Valeria Fanghella, Corinne Faure, Marie-Charlotte Guetlein, Joachim Schleich
The two protesters did not damage the works but ‘caused their frames slight blemishes’ the Prado museum says Two climate activists have glued their hands to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at a museum in Madrid. The protest at the Prado museum, in which both protesters each glued a hand
Corals and coral reefs are found around the islands and atolls of the Pacific. In Vanuatu, the government, with the support of SPC, implemented a coral reef climate change adaptation project based on coral gardening. Photo credit: SPC By Catherine WilsonSydney, Nov 5 2022 (IPS) Today, the window of opportunity for scaled-up global climate action
A new book by Financial Times journalist Dan McCrum tells the story of Wirecard. The German company, which acted as a payment processor (an intermediary between shopper and merchant), appeared to be one of continental Europe’s relatively few successful technology start-ups. Except it wasn’t. In June 2020, Wirecard filed for insolvency. Many of its assets and reported