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Protests Of Farmers Rise In EU; They Target Climate Change And Neoliberal Agri-Policies
As the protests of farmers resume in India, a sweeping wave of agitations from European farmers are also making global headlines.
These protests whether local or global, highlight significant fault lines in agricultural governance on a…
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EU Underprepared As Climate Change Risks Mount, Draft Report Says
Europe is in urgent need of stronger measures to prepare healthcare systems, farming and critical infrastructure for increasingly severe climate change, a draft report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) said.
As the hotter planet…
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The Planet Just Shattered Heat Records For The Ninth Month In A Row
Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth month in a row that global records tumbled, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service.
February was 1.77 degrees Celsius…
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations’ food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
Scientists say the effects of rising…
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Climate Change: EU Wants Fossil Fuel Industry To Help Pay Poorer Countries
The European Union is set to call for the fossil fuel industry to help pay for fighting climate change in poorer countries under a United Nations target, a draft document shows, as nations prepare for talks this year on a global finance…
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Darjeeling Among Fragile Himalayan Cities At High Risk From Climate Change
Darjeeling, Bengal’s much-loved hill town, has become increasingly vulnerable over the last two decades because of rapid “development”.
Close to half of India’s disasters between 2013 and 2022 occurred in the Himalayas with floods,…
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Guterres Calls For Greater Support For Small Islands Fighting Climate Change
More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Mr. Guterres visited a project that is…
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Safety Fears Stall U.N. Bid To Examine Sun-Blocking Climate Change Tech
U.N. delegates on Thursday withdrew a motion calling for more research into technologies that aim to fight climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, amid concerns about health and environmental risks.
Some who opposed…
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Climate Change Is Pushing Butterflies And Moths To Their Limits
In any competition, there are winners and losers. In the race to adjust to a changing climate, some butterflies seem to be doing well. But others, less so.
The brown hairstreak has been reported to be doing well around London and the UK…
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Climate Change Reducing Fish Weight In Oceans, Study Finds
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan has revealed that climate change may be causing a reduction in the weight of fish in the western North Pacific Ocean.
The study, published in the journal Fish and…
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