Month: November 2022
Pakistan seeks compensation for damage caused by climate-induced floods
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday sought compensation for the unprecedented destruction that was caused in the country in summer when climate-induced flooding killed 1,739 people and affected 33 million and displacing hundreds of thousands.
Read MoreWhy the Associated Press hasn’t called control of Congress yet
Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate.
Read MoreThe U.S. Is Giving Way Less Than Its Fair Share of Climate Aid
At COP27, the first U.N. climate conference hosted in Africa in six years, developing countries are channeling more attention than ever before to the failure of wealthy countries to deliver a long-promised $100 billion in annual climate aid. A data
Read MoreWhy are Russian elite soldiers serving in Ukraine angry?
Soldiers from the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, an elite corps of the Russian army, published an open letter on Sunday denouncing their superiors for using them as cannon fodder in Ukraine. The criticism dominated Russian media so much that it
Read MoreU.S. Plan to Ramp Up Carbon Credits Faces Doubts at COP27
Climate envoy John Kerry outlined a carbon-credit plan that aims to pump billions of dollars into developing countries’ energy transition, while some businesses expressed caution over investing in the program.
Read MoreRussia says it’s withdrawing from the key city of Kherson, but Ukraine is skeptical
Russia announced a withdrawal from Kherson, Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said there’s “no signs” Russian forces left without a fight. (Image credit: Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Read MoreCalifornia Voters Uphold Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
California became the largest U.S. state to ban flavored tobacco products on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports, with voters upholding a law that restricts the sale of products including menthol cigarettes and fruit-flavored vaping liquids. As of Wednesday morning, 41%
Read MoreFormer Vice President Gore announces new inventory of fossil fuel emissions at UN climate summit
A detailed inventory of the top known sources of greenhouse gas emitters launched by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Wednesday found that the top 14 individual polluters are all gas and
Read MoreNew Twitter owner Elon Musk sells almost $4 billion in Tesla stock
Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings.
Read MoreRussia orders troops to abandon key city of Kherson
Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the city of Kherson and surrounding areas in the south of Ukraine.
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