The UN climate negotiations are heading for failure and need a major redesign if they are to succeed, scientists say. The pledges that individual countries are offering ahead of the Paris climate summit in December are too entrenched in self…
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Great role ahead is identifying solutions to climate change, Prof Lee
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change – has elected South Korean economist Prof Hoesung Lee as its new chair. Lee will lead the organisation into its next…
‘Climate change threatens global financial crisis’
A warning that climate change might make the world’s stock markets and banks unstable and lead to a financial crash has come from Mark Carney, chairman of the G20 countries’ Financial Stability Board. Carney, who is also Governor of the…
UN battle looms over finance as nations submit climate plans
By Matt McGrath Divisions over money between rich and poor countries re-emerged as nations submitted their plans for tackling climate change to the UN. India, the last big emitter to publish its contribution, said it would need $2.5 trillion to…
Building climate trust
Rachel Kyte Washington DC – In less than 80 days, world leaders will have the opportunity to strike a once-in-a-generation agreement in the fight against climate change. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December could mark a…
UN adopts global goals to combat poverty, inequality and climate change
World leaders on Friday adopted the most sweeping agenda ever of global goals to combat poverty, inequality and climate change, described by the United Nations secretary-general as “a to-do list for people and planet”.
Greens for roadmap to Paris climate summit
Several green groups on Wednesday demanded a roadmap towards preparation and process of Paris climate conference, which should be inclusive, participatory and transparent. They also urged the Prime Minister to take lead in CoP (Conference of Parties) 21 Paris climate…
Amphibious architecture to tackle rising sea levels
As global warming causes water levels around the world to rise, an old architectural form, floating architecture, is being updated to enable living in flood-prone areas. Floating architecture has been around for centuries, particularly in low-lying parts of Europe such…
Climate change shrinking Uganda’s lakes and fish
By Wambi Michael KAMPALA, Aug 22 2015 (IPS) – Climate change is reducing the size of several species of fish on lakes in Uganda and its neighbouring East African countries, with a negative impact on the livelihoods of millions people…
Mobilising against climate change
Billions of Muslims around the world have been called on to take action against climate change. In an event co-hosted by Islamic Relief Worldwide in Istanbul this week, religious leaders presented The Islamic Declaration on Climate Change and called on…
Lack of education hampers climate awareness
People in Africa and Asia are more likely to consider global warming a personal threat if they notice changes in the local temperature, according to an analysis based on a survey of 195,000 people from 119 countries. Subsistence farmers in…
Text of resolution for adoption at the post-2015 Summit
THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR THE UN SUMMIT TO ADOPT THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA TEXT FOR ADOPTION Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal…
In a contest between extremism and global warming, we all lose
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody haven’t turned out to be exactly helpful poster children for the “be afraid, be very afraid” school of thought in the interminable arguments Canadians like to have with one another about terrorism. The ongoing trials…
UN’s Post-2015 Development Agenda under fire
UN, Jul (IPS) – The U.N.’s highly ambitious post-2015 development agenda, which is expected to be finalised shortly, has come fire even before it could get off the ground. A global network of civil society organisations (CSOs), under the banner…
In B’desh, coastal villagers pay price for climate change
Stephan Uttom, Satkhira and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Since 2010, Seeta Rani Mohaldar and her husband have lived like refugees. Her home now is a small, one-room structure with no electricity or running water. Seeta treks kilometers into the forest…
Global warming’s record-breaking trend continues
Detailed update by hundreds of scientists on climate indicators in 2014 reveals highest recorded rises in temperatures, sea levels and greenhouse gases. Forget talk of a slowdown in global warming. Scientists say the climate is heading smartly in the opposite…
Act on climate change now, top British institutions tell govts
Joint letter by 24 scientific, medical and engineering bodies say mitigation will also bring economic and health benefits An unprecedented coalition of the UK’s most eminent scientific, medical and engineering bodies says immediate action must be taken by governments to…
Seas could rise 20ft even if governments curb warming: study
Sea levels could rise by at least 20 feet (6 metres) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study published on Thursday.
Seas could rise 6 meters even if govts curb warming: study
OSLO – Sea levels could rise by at least 6 meters (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, a study published Thursday said. Tracts of…
Poor allocations for climate issues protested
Green activists In Dhaka on Saturday expressed their disappointment that the climate change issues got poor attention in the proposed national budget for FY 2015-16 and the 7th Five-Year Plan. They came up with the observation at a press conference…
Swift action to make binding low-carbon acccord in Paris urged
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Tuesday said the year 2015 is a decisive year for climate negotiations mentioning that the quick act together will ensure maximum benefit. “Serious risks are associated to climate…
Differences re-emerge on rocky climate-talk road to Paris
Kimlee Choy A new climate change agreement is to be adopted in Paris in December, but there are big differences on how to reach a fair deal, and the negotiations are tough. Bonn, 8 June (Martin Khor) – The UN…
21 climate change fighters
Danielle Nierenberg Recent reports from both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and theNational Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have confirmed 2014 as the hottest year on record. Average global temperatures and sea levels are on the rise, and…
EU Climate Diplomacy Day photo contest in Dhaka June 16
The European Union is organising the celebration of Climate Diplomacy Day on 16th June in Bangladesh. This grand event aims to generate momentum towards the global Climate change deal in December in Paris. This photography contest will make a visual…
US CO2 emissions falls to lowest level since 1994
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the United States during 2012 fell to the lowest level since 1994, finds a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a branch of the Department of Energy.
Tropical rainfall patterns
Andy Soos, ENN
Global warming impacts on tropical forests
Tropical forests may be less sensitive to global warming than previously thought, argues a new study published in Nature Geoscience.
How warm it was once upon a time
From: Andy Soos, ENN How warm or cold is on Earth as compared to earlier times? Of course, going back far enough and one can find all sorts of extremes.
Global warming to open arctic shipping routes
Who said the effects of global warming are all negative? According to new research conducted by UCLA, melting sea ice during the late summer will make Arctic shipping channels much more accessible.
Volcanic eruptions slowed recent Earth warming
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected between 2000 and 2010 now thinks the culprits are hiding in plain sight — dozens of volcanoes…