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Al Gore and Pablo Isla, among the speakers confirmed for South Summit Madrid 2022
Madrid: South Summit, co-organized by IE University, the leading meeting of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, will be held in Madrid between June 8-10. The inauguration of the 10th South Summit will be attended by Al Gore,…
Erratic temperatures causing more deaths than heatwaves: study
A Monash-led study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, has revealed that from 2000 to 2019, an average of 1.75 million deaths each year were associated with temperature variability (unstable temperatures).
The study, using data…
First ever net zero transatlantic flight to take to the skies in 2023
World’s first net-zero emissions transatlantic flight could be delivered by the UK government and industry as early as next year, ushering in a new era of guilt-free flying in the coming decades.
The pioneering flight, on an aircraft…
MIT Climate “Plug-In” highlights first year of progress on MIT’s climate plan
In a combined in-person and virtual event on Monday, members of the three working groups established last year under MIT’s “Fast Forward” climate action plan reported on the work they’ve been doing to meet the plan’s goals, including…
Union Environment Minister delivers the National Statement at the 15th Session of the Conference of…
Union Minister, for Environment, Forest and Climate Chnage, Shri Bhupender Yadav delivered National Statementat the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of UNCCD today. He was addressing the United Nations Convention to Combat…
University of Texas at Austin: Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise…
Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings. That would answer!-->…
Monash University and Fiji National University launch Climate Change Research Centre
SUVA: The Fiji National University (FNU) and Monash University launched a partnership formalising the establishment of the Monash-FNU Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC).
The CCRC, which will be jointly…
UN calls for urgent action on cascading food, fuel, and financial crises
Washington —Governments and international financial institutions must act boldly and urgently to address multiple, mounting crises that threaten to push hundreds of millions more people into hunger and poverty, United Nations Development…
Unchecked global emissions on track to initiate mass extinction of marine life
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to a recent…
Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture Nets Support from Boeing
This week Boeing announced its support of Yale University’s ambitious research efforts in the field of natural carbon sequestration. The $10 million contribution from the aerospace leader will support the Yale Center for…