What's behind oil companies' advocacy for climate change technology

The oil industry appears to be doing well by most accounts. The demand for oil and gas is still very strong, and the industry made remarkable profits last year. But the industry is also feeling the heat to solve the climate crisis, and it wants a piece of the federal government's massive pie ...

As a platform, Twitter has long been a hub for spreading false information on climate change.

As a platform, Twitter has long been a hub for spreading false information on climate change. A study of climate-related chats conducted under new owner Elon Musk and released exclusively with USA TODAY found that misinformation about the warming globe was spreading at a rapid pace. Similar findi...

According to a survey, 69 percent of Indians are experiencing serious repercussions from climate change

A recent study for the World Economic Forum found that almost two-thirds of Indians believe that climate change has already had a significant impact on the locations where they live and that it is possible that their families will be uprooted within the next 25 years. Between July 22 and August 5...

MEP believes discussing climate change shouldn't exclude health

Sara Cerdas, a socialist MEP, argues that the conversation on how climate change affects health needs to be expanded since, if we do nothing, society would incur unthinkable health expenditures.

The health (ENVI) and COVID-19 committees of the European Parliament are both served by soci...

The silence on climate change is deafening in Australia's election campaign

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered its third and final report on the IPCC's evaluation of climate science the week before the election, indicating the chance of temperatures climbing 1.5C (probably likely) and 2C over pre-industrial levels. It was rather upsetting ...

The EU has announced a €55 million budget for climate change monitoring

The EU announced a total of 44 pledges for the 2020-2022 period at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau. The Commission will fund greater maritime environmental monitoring through Copernicus over two years.

Copernicus investigates the global and regional scales of the maritime enviro...

The world must prioritise public health: climate change and natural disasters must be addressed urgently

Public health as an agenda has grown in prominence over the last two decades and is unquestionably poised to define the present and future risk-scape. Prudence suggests that incorporating public health into all policies may benefit the Asia Pacific Region in addressing the adaptation gap caused b...

18 countries have gone green on climate, and they have reaped the benefits

Clean energy advocates and think tanks have long claimed that it is feasible to cut emissions while maintaining economic growth. According to the most recent study from the world's top climate scientists, 18 nations have done just that, sustaining emissions reductions "for at least a dec...

Covestro Thailand’s Goal of Being Fully Circular

Covestro is a leading producer of high-tech polymer materials across the world. The Managing Director of the Thai unit of Covestro, Timo Slawinski, says that the world needs to play a better role in creating a circular economy.

Awareness regarding climate change has caused the global cl...

BANK OF JAPAN TO INVEST FUND TO BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE

Highlights

• As per the statement, the Bank of Japan will he releasing a preliminary outline of its plan at its upcoming policy-setting meeting scheduled in July

According to a statement issued by the Bank of Japan on June 18, it has decided to invest a fund in order to h...

BECAUSE PM MODI COMMITTED TO DEPLOY 450 GW RENEWABLE ENERGY, US PARTNERED WITH INDIA: KERRY

Highlights

• The US has joined hands with India on climate change in order to help it meet its commitment to deploy 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy said Kerry

• When asked about China and its emissions, Kerry said the Asian country produces more emissions as c...

US PRESIDENT BIDEN ORDERS TO SET UP CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT OFFICE (CCSO)

Highlights

• The CCSO has been established within the State Department as a temporary organisation in accordance with section 3161 of title 5 of United States Code

• It will support the US Department of State and other executive departments and agencies in taking for...

FOSSIL FUEL TO PLAY LESS DOMINANT ROLE IN ENERGY MIX IN CHINA

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• Fossil fuel to play less dominant role in energy mix in China.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged at last week's climate summit to not use coal on a wide scale.
• China’s new coal power plants are said to be unl...

CHINA TO ATTEND, MAKE A SPEECH IN UPCOMING CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT

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• China to attend, make a speech in upcoming climate change summit.
• Japanese Prime Minister and Russian President are also set to attend the summit.
• China’s President Xi has pledged to make the nation carbon neutral b...

U.S & CHINA RELEASES JOINT STATEMENT TO COOPERATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

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• U.S & China releases joint statement to cooperate on climate change.
• U.S & China are also expected to cooperate with other countries to tackle the matter.
• U.S & China will discuss concrete actions to reduce ca...

CHINA AND U.S TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

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• China and U.S to exchange views on the UN Climate Change conference.
• China’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, will meet with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry.
• Kerry has been invited by the Chinese ministry of ecol...

US SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE JOHN KERRY SAYS U.S. WILL FACILITATE ACCESS TO GREEN TECH

Highlights

• The US envoy and the Indian Prime Minister have discussed several issues related to the upcoming virtual leader’s summit scheduled April 22-23

• On the other hand, Kerry on his visit to India also held separate meetings with finance minister Nirmal...

SOCIAL ALPHA FOUNDATION AUCTIONING NFTS DONATED BY ARTISTS; PROCEEDS TO GO TO OPEN EARTH FOUNDATION

Highlights:

• NFT auction for the good of the environment

• Carbon footprints to be offset by Render Network

Climate change is real and a fight to save it is critical. One of the allegations that the cryptocurrency domain faces ...

UN CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN APPOINTS BLACKPINK AS ITS ADVOCATES TO RAISE AWARNESS

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• UN Climate Change campaign appoints BLACKPINK as its advocates to raise awareness.
• The k-pop girl group received a personal letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
• The group has been invited to serve as advocate...

UNITED NATIONS WARN COUNTRIES TO MEET FOSSIL FUEL EMISSION TARGETS OF 2030, 2050

HIGHLIGHTS

• United Nations warned of climate change as plans on creating coal, oil, and gas till 2030 double of what it is producing now

The biggest fossil fuel creator nations include Australia, China, Canada, and the United States.

U...