Etiket: Climate
Climate change, a multiple and growing threat to human health
Extreme heat, air pollution, infectious diseases or mental health: climate change is a multiple and growing threat to human health, to the point that COP28, which opens Thursday, will dedicate…
28th United Nations Climate Conference | The “COP of truth” to confront the world with its contradictions
Exit from fossil fuels, increased financing, assessment of actions taken; COP28 must “move the needle” in the fight against global warming. Overview of the functioning, contradictions and issues on the…
Texas | The teaching of climate change in the sights of the conservatives
(Houston) School textbooks discarded, climate-skeptical booklets sent to teachers… In Texas as in other American states, conservatives are trying to influence the teaching of climate change in classes, yet another…
Three climate activists
Hallvard Hauge Hallvard Hauge joined the ranks of Eco-Agents (Miljoagentene) — an environmental organization through which tens of thousands of Norwegian children have been made aware of climate and environmental…
Swedish activist exempted from fine due to ‘climate emergency’
A Stockholm court found an environmental activist guilty of disobeying law enforcement but exempted him from a fine due to the “climate emergency”. The Swedish Prosecuting Authority said on Friday…
climate change-resistant crops to be developed at 14th CGIAR research center
To fight hunger and malnutrition in the world, London announced, during a world summit on food security on Monday November 20, the creation of a 14th CGIAR center dedicated to…
Helping young people with climate anxiety
This text is taken from Courrier de la planete. Click here to subscribe. Explain ecoanxiety to us: why is the concept a bit misnamed since it differs from other types…
Climate skeptics on the offensive, before COP28
Climate skeptic theories are flourishing on social media, with influencers joining the front of climate misinformation while scientists are harassed online. Overview of this information war, eight days before COP28,…
who are the new climate activists?
“Ecoterrorists”, “Khmer Greens” or even “hydrofurious”: so many expressions to try to designate the new activists of the environmentalist cause. L’Oeil du 20h wanted to know more about their motivations…
Climate: 2°C of warming exceeded for the first time in one day
For the first time, the global average temperature was more than 2°C higher on Friday than the seasonal average in the pre-industrial era, i.e. above the upper limit of the…
the impact of the climate crisis on health deciphered by François Gemenne
Every Saturday we decipher climate issues with François Gemenne, professor at HEC, president of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Nature and Man and member of the IPCC. Saturday…
the impact of the climate crisis on health deciphered by François Gemenne
Every Saturday we decipher climate issues with François Gemenne, professor at HEC, president of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Nature and Man and member of the IPCC. Saturday…
Quebecers fear the climate crisis and want more action, according to a survey
A large majority of Quebecers, 77%, believe that climate change threatens the survival of our civilization and 68% are of the opinion that governments must force changes in individual behavior…
Do the climate COPs still have a reason to exist?
Every Thursday, we return to a significant subject in the world, thanks to the perspective and expertise of a researcher from the Center for International Studies and Research, the University…
Rich countries’ promise of financial aid for climate is ‘probably’ fulfilled
Rich countries have “probably” achieved their promise of annual climate financing of $100 billion for poorer countries in 2022, according to the OECD, two years late which have permanently damaged…
Climate change: Concentrations of greenhouse gases have reached a level never seen before in 2022
Concentrations of greenhouse gases, responsible for climate change, have broken records in 2022, a trend which is not likely to be reversed, the UN warned on Wednesday, calling for an…
Climate | The China-United States declaration, “a significant moment before COP28”
(Paris) The joint China-United States declaration on the climate is “a significant moment before COP28”, welcomed the president of the latter on Wednesday, with experts regretting the lack of concrete…
Beijing and Washington launch joint climate working group
(Beijing) China and the United States announced on Wednesday the launch of a joint climate working group, the two countries strengthening their coordination a few hours before a meeting between…
Climate change: The UN insists on the importance of taking “giant steps” at COP28
Two weeks before the most important COP since the Paris Agreement, humanity continues to go “off track”: according to the UN, countries’ current commitments lead to a 2% reduction in…
The Trudeau government must put an end to climate carelessness
Five reports filed in one salvo is several potential slaps on the cheek for a single government. Although he has noted progress, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development…