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Small Island Developing States need further facilitation to renewable energy solutions

Brew Admin   Wed 06 Oct 2021    

DUBAI: A lively debate on transforming energy in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and how the developed world should do more to aid this transition, took place recently as part of Expo 2020’s Climate and Biodiversity Week. The ministerial-level event […]

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#Earth Day: UN chief and climate activists appeal to end the war on nature

Shaneer N. Siddiqui   Thu 22 Apr 2021    

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International Mother Earth Day, celebrated annually on 22 April.  This year’s observation is taking place as the planet […]

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In a year of losses, the Earth reaps some wins — but is it enough?

Brew Admin   Thu 10 Dec 2020    

A year of turbulence, of tragedy, a year that tested resolve and grit, that pushed nations and their people to take a knee before its overwhelming onslaught. The buckling challenges of pandemic aside, the world has been lashed with natural […]

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Fuel-heavy Japan set to ban petrol-run cars by 2030s

Brew Admin   Thu 03 Dec 2020    

Japan wants to ban sales of new petrol cars in around 15 years’ time as part of efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, reports said Thursday. The new policy could be announced as soon as next week, building on […]

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#ClimateAction: New Zealand vows shift to carbon neutrality by 2025

Brew Admin   Wed 02 Dec 2020    

New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said needed to be backed with greater actions to reduce emissions. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern […]

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US, among top toxic emitters worldwide, formally exits Paris Climate Agreement

Brew Admin   Wed 04 Nov 2020    

The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change. The move, long threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump and triggered by his administration a year […]

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Final Presidential Debate 2020 Recap: Trump

Brew Admin   Sun 25 Oct 2020    

Climate plan an ‘economic disaster, drafted under AOC plus three’, loss of jobs resulting in a move to defunct fracking, ‘big man’ allegation over Hunter Biden corruption scandal, 1994’s ‘racist’ Crime Bill, and dissent over ‘poor job’ in office over […]

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A wrap: ‘Cases, climate, and crime’ at final Presidential Debate 2020

Brew Admin   Sun 25 Oct 2020    

Last week, at the campaign’s closing debates, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden took up their final stances, shelving the chaos that presided over their previous face-off in favour of a more substantive exchange that highlighted vastly different […]

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Delhi air quality to take a steep dive to ‘very poor’ this week, says Ministry

Brew Admin   Mon 19 Oct 2020    

Pollution levels in Delhi dipped slightly on Monday but the air quality stayed in the ‘poor’ category, with government agencies saying the average air quality index (AQI) was likely to slip to ‘very poor’ in the next few days due […]

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Larger-than-life voices roar ‘green’ at live TED event, ‘Earth not an orange to squeeze the life from: Pope

Brew Admin   Sun 18 Oct 2020    

Celebrities from filmmaker Ava DuVernay to Britain’s Prince William to the Pope himself issued powerful calls last week calling for people to mobilise and unify to confront the climate crisis. Joining the panel of hosts at the live-streamed, TED Countdown […]

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Britain eyes food industry’s impact on environment, penalties for heavy burdens on dying tropics

Brew Admin   Mon 05 Oct 2020    

Supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact urged Britain on Monday to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy. With the food […]

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