Tag: Climate Change
Athletes to suffer alongside Tokyoites as Japan heat soars
Japan's weather bureau issued heat-stroke alerts for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday
Pope to attend November UN climate conference in Glasgow, health permitting
On Oct. 4, the Vatican will host a gathering of world religious leaders and scientists to take a common stand ahead of the COP26 Conference
Philippine capital may go underwater in 10 years, says Greenpeace report
A Greenpeace report says up to 1.54 million people out of the city’s population of 1.78 million will be most affected by rising water levels
Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas – study
62% of these low-lying areas were located in the tropics, with a third of the total in Asia, said the study
Asia’s new coal plant plans jeopardize climate targets, report says
A report said 92% of planned coal projects in the five Asian countries would not be economical, wasting up to US$150 billion
Vatican to host ‘Faith and Science’ talks to raise stakes ahead...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher stressed that faith has a role to play in looking for solutions to the climate issue
As rising ‘heat shocks’ ruin rice crops, Bangladesh faces hunger risk
Heat stress - caused by high temperatures, low rainfall and low humidity - disrupted rice growth in Bangladesh
US envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate
John Kerry said the pope "is above politics and outside of the hurly-burly of day-to-day, national conflict"
Greenpeace says Asian Development Bank’s new draft energy policy misses mark
Greenpeace says ADB's draft police "falls short and completely misses the mark in responding to this decade’s realities"
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