Australia and New Zealand Will NEVER Help Melanesian Archipelago and Peoples from Climate Disaster! Take my words! I am Wewo Kotokay, speaking the truth for our co-existence as communities of beings in our Blue Continent region. I mean it in terms of our response to global warming and climate change, that already threatening our survival…
Tag: Climate Change
Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?
Low emissions, but high exposure The 38 member states and 22 associate members that the UN has designated as Small Island Developing States or SIDS are caught in a cruel paradox: they are collectively responsible for less than one per cent of global carbon emissions, but they are suffering severely from the effects of climate change, to the…
Prince Charles’ Prince Harry Climate Change Praise Was a ‘Peace Offering’
Making amends? Prince Charles’ praise for son Prince Harry and his climate change work was a “peace offering,” royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti exclusively tells Us Weekly. The Prince of Wales, 73, made supportive comments about both Harry, 37, and Prince William in relation to their fight for a more environmentally sustainable future in a lengthy essay…
Green label plan for gas and nuclear prompts EU row
The European Commission has proposed plans to label some gas and nuclear power as green, prompting criticism from Germany.The proposal argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. But Germany’s environment minister called the plan “absolutely wrong”. It comes months after countries pledged to keep temperature rises within 1.5C at…
The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance
Editorial 17 hrs agoLike If asked to name a news story linked to environmental protest in 2021, chances are that most British people would, depending on where they live, mention either the demonstrations alongside November’s climate conference in Glasgow, or (especially if they are in the London area) Insulate Britain. By blocking roads including the M25…
COP commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific Journalistjohnny.blades@rnz.co.nz Despite a generally mixed response to what has been achieved at COP26, one of Papua New Guinea’s leading voices against illegal logging is encouraged by new commitments made in Glasgow. The global climate talks resulted in commitments on protecting rainforests by multilateral development banks and financial institutions in order to align…
No accurate data on CO2: Mori
By DALE LUMA THE country does not have accurate data on how much carbon dioxide is emitted, says Environment Conservation and Climate Change Minister Wera Mori. He told The National during the National Protected Areas Summit in Port Moresby that this was one of the agendas going forward. “That’s one of the things we are…
Historic inquest conclusion that air pollution contributed to death
In a ruling today a coroner has made legal history by concluding that air pollution was a cause of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. This is the first conclusion of its kind. The coroner also identified failures to bring air pollution below legal limits and failures to provide information about the risks of air pollution…
UN secretary general urges all countries to declare climate emergencies
Governments around the world should all declare a state of climate emergency until the world has reached net zero CO2 emissions, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has told a summit of world leaders. At least 38 countries have already declared such a state of emergency, often owing to their vulnerability to the impacts of…
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