ENVIRONMENT What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America? 13-08-2021 22:49 Regional temperatures will continue to increase at rates greater than global average and extreme weather events will further accelerate, new climate change report warns by Fermin Koop
ENVIRONMENT UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’ 13-08-2021 22:46 Climate scientists reach ‘unequivocal’ consensus on human-made warming in landmark IPCC report.
ENVIRONMENT Argentina plans to host Latin America climate summit next month 06-08-2021 16:07 President Alberto Fernández’s government plans to host a summit as soon as September to bring together leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean, in an effort to build a united regional strategy ahead of the COP26 conference in November.
Climate Change Progressive climate policy can reduce extreme poverty, says study 27-04-2021 13:07 Researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have found that ambitious climate policies could reduce extreme poverty in developing countries if governments opted for robust taxes on emitters that were then fairly distributed to help the poor.
As I see it Going green will be anything but easy 24-04-2021 10:00 Shutting down much of industry, replacing oil and coal with solar panels, wind turbines and devices that have yet to be invented may appeal to the wealthy, but the same cannot be said for those who will continue to depend on old-fashioned sources of energy. by James Neilson
EARTH DAY SUMMIT President reiterates ‘debt swaps for climate action’ call 24-04-2021 01:52 Alberto Fernández pledges Argentina’s commitment to tackling climate change,saying he has “put climate and environmental action at the centre of his government’s convictions.”
CLIMATE CHANGE Biden summit brings new hope on climate but hard path ahead 24-04-2021 01:48 US president hosts Earth Day summit bringing together world leaders, but is this action too little, too late?