Taiwanese Minister says EU is “leading the way” on tackling climate change
By Martin Banks Taiwan’s environment minister has hailed the EU as a “world leader” in tackling climate change.
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ENVIRONMENT
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April 22, 2024 2023 European State of the Climate Report confirms alarming trend of climate change impacts on our continent
By Martin Banks The EU Copernicus Climate Change Service has published jointly with the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) its state of the climate report.
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EUROPE
April 10, 2024 King appeals for “unity” in fight against climate change
By Martin Banks The King of Belgium has highlighted Europe’s role as a “geo-ecological actor”, and called for the defence of democracy in the face of autocratic trends.
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ENVIRONMENT
November 10, 2023 World faces “triple crisis” of climate change, biodiversity loss and water scarcity
By Martin Banks A relatively “small switch” to eating more plant proteins has “outsized benefits” for climate, nature and water. That is the claim of new research by consultancy Profundo and commissioned by environmental group Madre Brava.
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HISTORY
July 30, 2023 How Climate Change Weakened the Ottoman Empire
By Andrea Duffy* In the late 16th century, hundreds of bandits on horseback stormed through the countryside of Ottoman Anatolia raiding villages, inciting violence, and destabilizing the sultan’s grip on power.
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ENVIRONMENT
July 18, 2023 Climate Change Threatens Supercomputers
Climate change is beginning to have an enormously negative effect on technology. Intense heat waves, wildfires and droughts are becoming increasingly common and supercomputers have now apparently become part of the collateral damage.
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EUROPE
December 1, 2022 EU Global Health Strategy lacks ambition on climate change, says expert
Giving climate change a more clear role in the EU Global Health Strategy is necessary to plan for future health threats, Alan Dangour, director of climate and health at the Wellcome Trust said.
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CYPRUS
June 17, 2022 Cyprus susceptible to desertification, drought, water shortage and repercussions from climate change
Cyprus susceptible to desertification, drought, water shortage and repercussions from climate change, says Department of Environment.
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EUROPE
April 15, 2022 Germany’s global hydrogen plans could accelerate climate change
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck plans to import hydrogen from all over the world to satisfy Germany’s hunger for energy despite a new study questioning the climate-friendliness of hydrogen transport. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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ENVIRONMENT
December 16, 2021 To fight climate change and hit net zero targets, we will need miners
For investment managers who put a lot of store by their assumed environmental responsibilities, Britain’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares looks ever more like a no-go zone. Few other indices are as top heavy with leading oil and mining finance stocks as Britain’s unloved FTSE, with six of the world’s biggest.
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