Tag Archives: ClimateChange

[ad_1] Get the latest from Ask Umbra every week Subscribe to Ask Umbra Q. Dear Umbra, Is “overkill” a suitable name for the environmental crimes leading to irreversible climate change and the total extinction of life on our planet? — Pondering Over Every Term A. Dear POET, I’m not going …

[ad_1] ¿Quién conoce Glaciar La Paloma? ???????????????????? . “Cuanta admiración por estos gigantes, como la mayoría de los glaciares este también se encuentra en retroceso. Fue una linda travesía donde pasamos por bosque esclerofilo andino y la estepa alto andina, altitud máxima alcanzada 3.900 msnm” . . . ???? Autor: …

[ad_1] For Immediate Release:  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Tuesday the California Senate introduced two bills to address the growing contamination crisis of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. One bill would ban the chemicals in firefighting foam – one of the largest sources of PFAS contamination …

[ad_1] Earlier this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos vowed to mitigate the impact of climate change by establishing the Bezos Earth Fund. He’s committed $10 billion to start the fund, making it one of the largest charitable pledges to date. The fund has earmarked delivery of grants for this summer …

[ad_1] India’s Coal and Mines minister Pralhad Joshi has revealed India will stop importing thermal coal from financial year 2023-24. The media reports gave little other detail about the proposal, which would have serious implications for Australian coal sales, with some commentators suggesting it could even mean an end to …

[ad_1] In a precedent-setting ruling, Judge Kate Savage on Monday declared that South African municipalities must take climate change and water scarcity into account when making planning decisions. The Western Cape High Court ruling states that the rezone permission and environmental authorisations for the development known as Oaklands City are …

[ad_1] Antarctica temperature crosses 20 degrees Celsius for first time in history. Antarctica recorded 20.75 degrees Celsius (69,35 Fahrenheita) a week after another temperature record of 18.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in the continent. Penguin colonies in some parts of the Antarctic have declined by more than 75% over the …

[ad_1] The government has announced plans to spend £90m to reduce carbon emissions for households and businesses.  In an announcement made today (February 18), Kwasi Kwarteng, minister for business, energy and clean growth, has revealed plans to create two of Europe’s first-ever low-carbon hydrogen production plants. This will help to …

[ad_1] New study finds that Canada should do more to ensure MPAs are effective well into the future   By Aurelie Cosandey-Godin A few weeks ago, delegates from around the world gathered in Montreal to discuss how the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will shape global biodiversity protection past 2020. …

[ad_1] In response to BP’s announcement [1] of their new ‘ambitions’ today, Charlie Kronick, Oil Advisor from Greenpeace UK, said – “BP’s ‘ambitions’ and ‘aims’ all seem to apply to Looney’s successors, and leave the urgent questions unanswered. How will they reach net zero? Will it be through offsetting? When …