December 28, 2018//-Low rates of plastic recycling capture the essence of the times we live in. That’s the conclusion of the Royal Statistical Society which has assessed 2018’s most attention-grabbing stats as part of its annual awards.
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Climate change: Why the Air You Are breathing could send you to the grave
December 27, 2018//-Climate change is the single greatest health challenge that the world faces today, because it affects all aspects of human life and threatens to undo all the improvements made in health, warns a report by the World Health Organisation.
Global Warming Has Already Raised the Risk of More Severe Droughts in Cape Town
Cape Town residents queuing for water during the water crisis. Shutterstock Mark New, University of Cape Town; Friederike Otto, University of Oxford, and Piotr Wolski, University of Cape Town December 22, 2018//-Between 2015 and 2017 South Africa’s South Western Cape region experienced three of its lowest rainfall years on record.
African Delegates at COP24: Empower Women to Help Save Africa from Climate Change
Katowice, Poland, December 14, 2018/ — That is the message from African delegates as the world prepares to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change in Katowice, Poland, this week.
AIMS Awards Grants to 6 African Researchers in Climate Change Science
Kigali, Rwanda, December 13, 2018//-The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) – today announces the first cohort of the Small Research Grants in Climate Change Science: Dr. Daniel Akinyele of Nigeria, Dr. Lindani Ncube of South Africa, Dr. Ayansina Ayanlade of Nigeria, Dr. Adanna Henri-Ukoha of Nigeria, Dr. Timothy Dube of Zimbabwe and Dr Muhire […]
Greenpeace Africa & Cameroonian Artists Launch Campaign Against Land Grabbing
Douala, Cameroon, December 11, 2018/ — Greenpeace Africa in partnership with Nsang Dilong, Freddy Kristel and Alene Menget today launched a campaign against land grabbing using videos and online petition in Cameroon.
Aurecon Report Heralds New Era for Renewables
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has today released a new report analysing the performance of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system and highlighted that the use of similar fast response systems could significantly improve the reliability, affordability and sustainability of energy across Australia.
World Bank Group Supports Ambitious Climate Action With $200 Billion
Washington DC, USA, December 4, 2018 –The World Bank Group today announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current five-year investments to around $200 billion in support for countries to take ambitious climate action.
New Calls to Cities and Investors to Deliver Sustainable Finance Growth
November 30, 2018//-Two Calls to Action to step up efforts to close the urban green investment gap by mobilising up to US$ 6 billion from public and private investors – making public funds go further and greener.
New Report: Global Food Systems Are Failing Humanity and Speeding Up Climate Change
November 28, 2018//-With COP24 starting next week – alongside meetings today on food security at the European Commission and FAO/IFPRI in Bangkok – there is now a vitally important opportunity to drive collective action worldwide to transform global food systems and mitigate climate change.