Climate change, insects and lower yield have emerged as top three big challenges that global cotton sector would have to battle for in the coming decade. Researchers and experts from …
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The US experienced a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2020. Twenty-two disasters cost the US a cumulative $95 billion last year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
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My home state was the epicenter of the 2020 political earthquake. The two Senate races on January 5th determined the leadership balance of the United States Senate. While runoffs are …
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A gallows erected by Trump-supporting violent extremists in front of the Capitol.Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP (Getty Images) The Capitol has a police force with a $500 million budget, and yet it …
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Whichever side of the subjective city-versus-rural debate you’re on, the objective laws of thermodynamics dictate that cities lose on at least one front: They tend to get insufferably hotter, more …
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Laurence Tubiana, France’s top diplomat at the talks, said another key innovation was what she termed “360-degree diplomacy.” That means not just working through the standard government channels, with ministerial …
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While a lot of our career, personal, and travel plans have been put on hold this year, there’s one thing we as a society cannot afford to put on hold: …
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Democrats have won control of the Senate, thanks to two tight Tuesday runoff races in Georgia. With the Senate question largely resolved, President-elect Joe Biden can now start to focus …
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a Fridays For Future protest at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm, Sweden on October 9, 2020. (Jessica Gow /TT News Agency/via REUTERS) Greta …
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UK Business Minister Alok Sharma offered to resign from his ministerial position in order to take on a full-time role preparing for the country’s chairmanship of United Nations COP26 climate …
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Massive amounts of public money are being mobilized to kickstart economies out of COVID-induced recessions. Many countries are allocating parts of their stimulus packages towards ensuring the recovery is green. …
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President-elect Joe Biden has assembled what environmentalists are calling an “all-star” team to lead his government’s efforts to curb climate change and reverse the Trump administration’s astoundingly pro-polluter legacy. Rep. …
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Inspired by a wave of climate activism, national leaders were expected to come up with new, more ambitious plans for how to cut emissions over the next decade. The COP26 …
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2020 will go down in history as the year of major uncertainties and upheavals. While the coronavirus pandemic upended ‘business as usual’ and saddled global economies with massive setbacks, climate …
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By: AP | Wilmington | December 20, 2020 11:59:12 am President-elect Joe Biden announces his climate and energy team nominees and appointees at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday, …
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Just as the United States has needed a unified, national response to COVID-19, it needs one for dealing with climate change, President-elect Joe Biden said Saturday …
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The approach is a shift from Donald Trump’s presidency, which has been marked by efforts to boost oil and gas production while rolling back government efforts intended to safeguard the …
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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | December 19, 2020 10:11:11 am Lenain was speaking at an event organised by the French Embassy to mark the fifth anniversary of …
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Bhumi Pednekar partners with global citizen initiative ‘Count Us In’ as Climate Champion in India : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama
Bhumi Pednekar has become a very powerful voice in India who is bringing constant attention towards climate change. An environmentally conscious citizen, Bhumi launched a much-lauded online and offline initiative …
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Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind. Jeon Heon-Kyun | Getty Images LONDON — Artificial intelligence (AI) lab DeepMind has shifted its focus from climate change to …
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By: Bloomberg | December 16, 2020 2:08:05 pm Former governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm is expected to lead the Energy Department. (Image: Bloomberg) US President-elect Joe Biden has begun to …
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By: AP | Paris | December 15, 2020 11:53:21 am French president Emmanuel Macron French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the …
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Wilmington, Delaware: President-elect Joe Biden is considering appointing Gina McCarthy, who headed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under former President Barack Obama, as domestic “climate czar” in charge of coordinating …
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By: Reuters | London | December 13, 2020 1:03:47 pm United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US, …
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India and Europe have decided to fight climate change together. To this end, lawmakers and experts from both regions have begun discussing solutions for the climate crisis. In the run …
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LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on every country to declare a “climate emergency” on Saturday, as world leaders marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord …