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WEBCOP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate. 19 September 2024. News Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives.
Mia Mottley: the 'fearless' leader pushing a global settlement for …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Barbados’ prime minister Mia Amor Mottley made her mark on the Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow with a rip-roaring speech telling the leaders of the world’s largest economies to “try harder” to avert catastrophic climate change. A 2C overheated world “is a death sentence,” she said. The first female leader of her country, Mottley is ...
Fog catchers: improving Mexico’s climate resilience using …
WEBJun 24, 2022 · A Mexican climate resilience project is adopting the traditional practice of fog catching to address the impacts of water scarcity. Using fine mesh that has a high capacity for moisture absorption, the structure retains water particles during foggy nights which, when condensed, falls into a central trough connected to a reservoir container.
Mia Mottley builds global coalition to make financial system fit for ...
WEBSep 23, 2022 · Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley is building a global coalition of nations committed to overhaul the financial system and unleash trillions of dollars of investments to the climate frontlines. The leader of one of the world’s smallest nations is working to deliver a new global finance compact for vulnerable countries trapped between ...
South African ministry uses opaque modelling to justify weak …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The South African energy ministry has suggested that the country should scale back its climate ambitions, looking to use more gas and less renewables than previously planned. The ministry, led by pro-coal minister Gwede Mantatashe, released its draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on Thursday. Energy analysts complained that it …
Marshall Islands 18-year-old thanks UN for climate pact
WEBDec 14, 2015 · Marshall Islands 18-year-old thanks UN for climate pact. Selina Leem delivers emotional message from family and friends on tiny Pacific state, as 195 countries agree new pact to slow global warming. By Selina Leem. My name is Selina Leem and I am a small island girl with big dreams from the island of Majuro in the Marshall Islands.
Turkey ratifies the Paris Agreement after approving a 2053 net …
WEBJun 10, 2021 · By Joe Lo and Chloé Farand. Turkey’s parliament ratified the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, more than five year after it signed the treaty. The move comes days after the government’s cabinet approved a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2053. Ozlem Katisoz from Climate Action Network Europe told Climate Home News: “A …
Ireland forced to strengthen climate plan, in supreme court win for ...
WEBJul 31, 2020 · The Irish government has been ordered to take more aggressive action on climate change, following a ruling by the country’s top judges. In a judgment published today, the supreme court said Ireland’s existing emission cutting plans fell “well short” of what was required to meet its climate commitments and must be replaced with a more ambitious strategy.
Egypt is stifling climate activism ahead of Cop27, human rights …
WEBDec 9, 2022 · Cairo, Egypt (Pic: Andria Piciau/Flickr) By Associated Press. An international human rights group called Monday on the United Nations to ensure that countries hosting its climate conference commit to meeting human rights standards after it documented instances of repression against environmental groups in …
Indian lawmaker submits private bill to achieve net zero emissions …
WEBMar 18, 2021 · An Indian lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party has submitted a private member’s bill to parliament for India to commit to net zero emissions by 2050. Jayant Sinha, a lawmaker representing the coal producing Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand, north east India, submitted the bill to the Lok Sabha, parliament’s lower ...