London: The latest pledges by countries to tackle global warming under the Paris Agreement are "woefully inadequate" to avert a rise in global temperatures that scientists say will worsen droughts, storms and floods, a report said on Wednesday. The 2015 pact launched at a UN global
Berlin: Germany wants the huge economic damage resulting from global warming to be discussed at this year’s United Nations climate talks, Germany’s foreign minister said. Vulnerable countries have long demanded that big polluters be held accountable for the effects that their greenhouse gas emissions are having
Dollow, Somalia: Blindness heightens the remaining senses. The thud of a toppling camel is more jarring, the feel of tightening skin more acute, the smell of death thicker after weeks and months and then years without the rain that’s needed to survive. Perhaps, as panic rose
United Nations: The UN chief Guterres warned of an upcoming "winter of global discontent" from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts as world leaders sought ways forward on Ukraine and Iran. The UN General Assembly, the annual gathering of world leaders that clogs Midtown
Washington: From record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world’s worst climate hotspots are seeing a surge in acute hunger, according to an Oxfam report that called on rich nations to drastically cut their emissions and compensate low-income countries. The analysis, "Hunger in a heating world," found
New York: The 77th session of the UN General Assembly begins on Tuesday and, as always, will bring together world leaders, civil society activists, private sector players, and young people from around the world. Running from September 13 for two weeks, delegates and attendees will partake
By Egidio Inguscio – LIPR Ambassador of Peace The Italian way of life is under threat, especially in the valley of the river Po. A record drought turned the country’s largest river into a creek, which not only affects the world-famous scenery, but also the production
Paris: Companies in the Group of Seven (G7) economies are failing to meet Paris Climate Agreement objectives, non-profit disclosure platform CDP and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said on Tuesday, based on current corporate pledges to cut emissions. Under the global 2015 Paris deal, countries agreed
Washington: “The scenes coming out of Pakistan are heartbreaking,” said the head of a US Senate panel on South Asia as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan assured Islamabad that Washington “will continue to stand by Pakistan during this tragic time”. The statements, issued by their
New York: What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. In much of Earth’s wealthy mid-latitudes, spiking temperatures and humidity that feel like 103