Tag: CLR

Former President Trump Promises to Roll Back Environmental Policies, Seeks $1 Billion in Donations for Presidential Campaign

Former President Trump, who is certain to be the Republican nominee for the US presidential election, announced in a meeting with the leaders of US oil companies that he would remove many of the environmental regulations and policies of the Biden administration, and pledged $1 billion to his own presidential campaign. It turns out they […]

UNFCCC Secretary-General Warns Global Warming Off Politicians’ Agenda, Urges Urgent Action

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretary-General Simon Still (pictured) said on the 10th that global warming had fallen off the politicians’ agenda, adding that governments and businesses were the key to avoid a significant worsening of climate change. The executive committee said the development bank had two years left. The photo was […]

Farmed Insects to Tackle Jakarta’s Trash Problem

A man is trying to solve the large amount of garbage that has plagued Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, which has a population of over 10 million people, in recent years by starting a garbage treatment business that uses farm insects. The picture shows a man picking up rubbish covering the coast. Photo taken in Jakarta in […]

COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference: Big Success or Circus?

28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention Veers from its Original Purpose December 4th, 2023, Dubai, UAE – The ongoing 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has garnered comparisons to an extravagant trade show or circus, rather than a solemn gathering […]

International Outcry at COP28 Over Israel’s Actions in Gaza

Countries Criticize Israel at United Nations Climate Change Conference The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates saw some countries criticizing Israel for its recent attack on Gaza, the Palestinian autonomous region. The Turkish President Erdogan was also in attendance for this […]

Four Major Banks Withdraw from SBTi Over Fossil Fuel Financing Concerns

Major Banks Withdraw from SBTi, Citing Concerns Over Fossil Fuel Funding (2023 Reuters/Anna Gordon/File Photo) Leading banks including British Standard Chartered, HSBC, Société Générale, and ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), an international effort to assess and scrutinize the greenhouse gas reduction targets set […]

Populist Far-right Party Expected to Become Largest Party in Dutch General Election

Dutch General Election: Populist Far-Right Party Expected to Win In the recent Dutch general election, the Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Wilders, a populist far-right politician with anti-immigration and anti-European Union (EU) policies, is anticipated to emerge as the largest party, according to exit polls. The PVV is projected to win 35 seats in […]

President Biden Urges Two-State Solution in Conflict Between Israel and Palestine

US President Biden Urges Two-State Solution to Israel-Palestine Conflict Woodside, California – May 15, 2023 During a recent announcement, US President Biden made it clear that he had conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his belief that the only viable solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine is the coexistence of two states. […]

Climate Change-Induced Agriculture Failures Could Cost Global Insurance Market Trillions

Lloyd’s of London, a prominent global insurance market, has raised concerns about the potential economic consequences of climate change-induced abnormal weather. According to the company, if such weather events lead to agricultural crop failures and food and drink shortages, the insurance market could face significant losses, estimated to be around a trillion dollars. This assessment […]