2030 nature targets agreed in December may already be slipping out of reach: A plate-billed toucan, native to the humid mountain forests of the Andes in South America. Dagmara Ksandrova/Shutterstock As recently as December 2022, 196 countries signed an agreement promising to “live in harmony with nature” by 2050 and to “halt and reverse biodiversity …
Countries agreed to ban ozone-depleting chemicals in the 1980s – but we found five CFCs increasing to record levels in the atmosphere: Despite a global ban in place since 2010, atmospheric concentrations of five ozone-depleting chemicals have reached a record high. Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, are entirely man-made gases used in a variety of applications, including …
COP26 agreed rules on trading carbon emissions – but they’re fatally flawed: Humphery/Shutterstock One surprise from COP26 – the latest UN climate change conference in Glasgow – was an agreement between world leaders on a new set of rules for regulating carbon markets. This would allow countries to trade the right to emit greenhouse gases. …
South Africa in the news: Savosolar has agreed on a 30 per cent top guarantee in connection with the Warrant Plan 2-2020: This release or the information contained therein shall not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa or the United States.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Nukes Removed: How South Africa Agreed to Surrender the Ultimate Weapon: Why did South Africa decide to build nukes, how did it build them and why did it decide to give them up? The answers are largely idiosyncratic, although they may hold some lessons for the future of …: “South …
Leadership of unionists and loyalists that agreed peace in Northern Ireland is sadly lacking today: A loyalist mural in Belfast. Punchyy/flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND The ongoing failure to restore devolved power-sharing in Northern Ireland has highlighted for many the pressing issue of leadership – or perceived lack of it within Ulster unionism and loyalism. For this …
South Africa in the news: Programs agreed at G20 to benefit Africa: Zuma: CAPE TOWN, July 9 (Xinhua) — The just-concluded G20 Summit managed to discuss and agree on various developmental matters that would be of advantage to South Africa and the African continent, South African President Jacob Zuma said Sunday. These included …: “South …