Does sunny South Africa really have an ideal climate for tourism?: Climate change could affect South Africa's tourism. Shutterstock South Africa’s climate is perfect for tempting tourists. Sunny skies are common. The average temperature is just right for long days on the beach and early morning game drives. Even scientific indices that measure the weather’s …
Dumb, angry and unhealthy: The weird, lesser-known effects of climate change: CLIMATE change has been in the headlines a lot recently and for very good reason – it feels like the world is burning. Consider the extreme weather events we've witnessed in just the last couple of months – a heatwave across the northern hemisphere; …
South Africa in the news: Three reasons why South Africa should pass its Climate Change Bill: South Africa has a solid climate change policy – the National Climate Change Response White Paper adopted in 2011 – but it is a truism that setting up a policy in this country is no guarantee of its i…: …
3rd Annual Summit on School Climate and Culture – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-08-13 07:00:00 in United States Complete event information available at http://sscc.dmschools.org/ The Des Moines Public Schools is determined to improve School Climate and Culture through professional development, skill building and the application of best practices and research. Experts within the …
Why blaming conflicts in Africa on climate change is misguided: Drought conditions can foster conflict but this is rare. Shutterstock The role of water crises in conflicts in places like Syria, Nigeria and Iran often feature in media and policy outlets. Many believe that climate change could spark future conflicts. But research shows that most …
Poorest households hit hardest by UK climate change levy despite using least energy: Shutterstock The UK is one of the leading countries in addressing climate change. As well as signing international agreements, the country has its own target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. And as part of the …
Two Canaries of Climate Change Conference – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-02-14 09:00:00 in Australia The Two Canaries Conference marks the 20th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, the pioneering international treaty on greenhouse gas emissions to which, in December 1997, 192 nations put their signatures. It is the first official conference of the re-envisioned …
Green finance? Why global banks are pledging billions to fight climate change: Jordan Tan / shutterstock Banking giant HSBC has pledged US$ 100 billion (£76 billion) to “fight climate change”, to be spent on sustainable finance and investment over the next eight years. It also commits to increasing its own use of renewable energy and …
South Africa in the news: Pres Zuma: South African Govt Works On Improving Investment Climate: “We have indicated that we will build a better South Africa for all, through radical socio-economic transformation, ensuring that the ownership, control and management of the economy is de-racialised and is not in the hands of white compatriots only,” Zuma …
Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster – blame society: Weather and climate don’t cause disasters – vulnerability does. Perhaps counter-intuitively, this means that the widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change or not becomes a dangerous distraction. The hurricane was born off the coast of …
Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations 0 trillion in debt: 24Novembers / shutterstock By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of up to US$ 535 trillion. This would be the cost of the “negative emissions” technologies required to remove CO? from …
Why calling for a new climate deal isn’t such a bad idea: A floating school in a Lagos Lagoon fishing community is threatened by climate change. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord was greeted with consternation in the rest of the world. Both the United Nations and former President …
GOP congressman: God will ‘take care of’ climate change: Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg insisted during a town hall meeting that although he believes in climate change, he thinks it's up to God to solve it. “I believe there's climate change. : Weird News Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies: Ugandan women water seedlings at a small farm outside Lira town in northern Uganda. Reuters/Hudson Apunyo Climate change is negatively affecting many regions of the world. The impact is more pronounced in regions with limited economic resources to adapt and highly reliant on natural resources. …
Climate change threatens to wash away couple’s history: Seventy years ago, on the day Wenceslaus and Denicia Billiot got married, their wedding party danced along a road that ran from one end of Isle de Jean Charles to the other. Today, that road is nearly gone. : Weird News Mouse delays flight from London to …
Coastal Cultures Conference 2017: Sustaining Cultural Heritage as the Climate Changes – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-04-22 10:00:00 in United States The Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank invites you to bring out the family for a day of interactive environmental engagement to protect cultural heritage. Advance registration is required and the event is …
Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard: President-elect Donald Trump's stance on climate change is very different to Barack Obama's. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, publicly questions the existence of climate change. He, and presumably Trump himself, opposes President Barack Obama’s …
Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans: Warmer temperatures are likely to cause heat stress in cattle raised on natural pastures and in feedlots. Shutterstock It is expected that temperatures in southern Africa will rise to between 1.5°C and 3°C due to climate change by the year 2050. This is …