Posts Tagged ‘Climate’
‘Like A Waterfall’: Italy Storms Kill 10, Spark Climate Debate
More than 400 millimetres (16 inches) of rain fell over a few hours on Thursday evening At least 10 people died and four were missing after heavy rain sparked major flooding in central Italy, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections. Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed the toll before…
Read MoreClimate Change Likely Made Pakistan’s Extreme Rainfall More Intense -study
Residents use a boat while others wade through the rising floodwater, following rains and floods during the monsoon season on the outskirts of Bhan Syedabad, Pakistan September 8, 2022. The torrential monsoon that has submerged more than a third of Pakistan was a one in a hundred-year event likely made more intense by climate change,…
Read MoreYvon Chouinard: Patagonia Founder Donates His $3 Billion Company To Battle Climate Change
Russian Su-25 crashes moments after take-off; causes enormous explosion A businessman is giving away his billions of dollars of company to fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia, has left the ownership of the company. The ownership of the 50-year-old company has been transferred to a non profit organization.…
Read MoreU.S. Senate To Grill SEC’s Gensler Over Climate, China And Crypto
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2021. An aggressive regulator is critical to maintaining the United States as the “gold standard” for capital markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
Read MorePatagonia Donates Its Entire $3 Billion Worth To Fighting Climate Change ‘Reimagining Capitalism’
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia announced Wednesday that all of its profits will now be donated to fight climate change. The founder, Yvon Chouinard, and his family, are giving up their ownership in the name of “reimagining capitalism.” Its annual funds and $3 billion worth will be put into a special trust and given to a…
Read MoreClimate Impacts Heading To ‘Uncharted Territories Of Destruction’ -UN Chief
A firefighter works to contain a grass fire during a heatwave in Snodland, near Maidstone, Britain, August 14, 2022. The impacts of climate change are “heading into uncharted territories of destruction”, U.N. secretary-general Ant?nio Guterres warned on Tuesday on the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject. The report…
Read MoreEgypt Climate Champion Calls For New Metric On Climate Finance
General view of hotels, banks and office buildings by the Nile River as Egypt prepares to host the COP27 summit in Egypt, September 12, 2022. Developing country climate financing needs should start being reframed at the U.N. climate summit in November, in order to move beyond the outdated – and unfulfilled – $100 billion that…
Read MoreAfrican Nations Push For More Climate Finance Ahead Of COP
Nigerian Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed attends the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, U.S. April 13, 2019. African ministers meeting in Cairo two months ahead of the COP27 climate summit called on Friday for a sharp expansion of climate financing for their continent while pushing back against an abrupt move away…
Read MoreTackling Inequality Key To Climate Fight – Study
A view of a slum is seen along a seashore in Mumbai, India, November 28, 2019. Picture taken November 28, 2019. Tackling inequality is key to securing the public support needed to overhaul the global economy and reverse climate change, an update to the landmark 50-year-old computer simulation of environmental stress has found. Based on…
Read MoreBiden Revamps White House Climate Team, Podesta And Zaidi Take On New Roles
Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi speaks to reporters during media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden revamped his climate change team on Friday, announcing that longtime political operative and climate advocate John Podesta would join the White House and Ali Zaidi would take over for…
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