Climate change – Page 10 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021By Editor

The world experienced a “climate emergency” in 2020, as deforestation increased 12% on the previous year, despite the global slowdown caused by the Covid pandemic, according to a newly released report by Global Forest Watch (GFW). … Read More >Netherlands-sized rainforest land destroyed in 2020 despite Covid-19 lockdowns – report

USA

After calling Putin ‘killer’ and Xi ‘autocrat,’ Biden invites them to CLIMATE summit – reports

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden has invited his Russian and Chinese counterparts Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to a climate summit scheduled for April, in hopes of speeding up global efforts to cut carbon emissions, the White House said. … Read More >After calling Putin ‘killer’ and Xi ‘autocrat,’ Biden invites them to CLIMATE summit – reports

World

Amazon rainforest now most likely warming Earth’s atmosphere, not cooling it, scientists warn

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Staggering new research by a group of over 30 scientists suggests that the Amazon Basin may become a net contributor to global warming, not cooling, in the next few years, if it hasn’t already. … Read More >Amazon rainforest now most likely warming Earth’s atmosphere, not cooling it, scientists warn

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Nearly a fifth of all food produced around the world ends up in the bin, UN report says

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

Almost one-fifth of all food that’s produced to be eaten by consumers goes to waste, the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) said in a new report, noting that most of the waste (61 percent) is actually produced by households. … Read More >Nearly a fifth of all food produced around the world ends up in the bin, UN report says

Greenpeace activists sneak onto airport tarmac & vandalize Air France jet, raising security concerns (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

An Air France jet received a partial paint job after Greenpeace activists infiltrated Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport. Social media users expressed bafflement over how such a brazen act of vandalism was possible. … Read More >Greenpeace activists sneak onto airport tarmac & vandalize Air France jet, raising security concerns (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Shows

Decent pay pays off

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

On this episode of the World According to Jesse, Governor Ventura and his co-host Brigida Santos discuss the effect of climate change on the national power grid, and education during the pandemic. Later in the show, Jesse talks about the minimum wage to Dan Price, a man who is the definition of a good boss. … Read More >Decent pay pays off

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Africa abandoned as richer countries buy up coronavirus vaccines (Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor)

Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, senior Atlantic fellow for health equity at George Washington University. He discusses the recent Ebola outbreak in Congo (DRC) and Guinea, and how Africa has been left out of the global coronavirus vaccination drive with South Africa receiving only 80,000 doses, while Nigeria has yet to see any in-country vaccinations. … Read More >Africa abandoned as richer countries buy up coronavirus vaccines (Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor)

‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021By Editor

Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. … Read More >‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

Court finds French government guilty of failing to meet climate commitments

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021By Editor

A French court ruled on Wednesday that the government is guilty of failing to fulfil its obligations to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as laid out under the Paris Climate Accord. … Read More >Court finds French government guilty of failing to meet climate commitments

USA

Biden signs flurry of executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

In his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders, starting with imposing a federal mask mandate, a commitment to ‘racial equity,’ and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement. … Read More >Biden signs flurry of executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

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