‘Ever since red and processed meat was linked to an increased risk of cancer a decade ago, people have been advised to limit their daily consumption of these to a maximum of 70g.’ Photograph: Alamy
Despite their country's agricultural potential, 7 million South Sudanese are food insecure. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is trying to turn this situation around over the next six years by…
In its pomp during the 1970s, Ardersier port near Inverness was a behemoth of Scottish industry. During the North Sea oil and gas boom, thousands worked on one of the largest rig construction sites…
Sir Keir Starmer’s legislative plan to green Britain has arrived not a moment too soon. Last week, the government’s advisers warned that only a third of the carbon reductions required by law would be…
For all the many televised encounters between party leaders, one huge subject has largely flown under the radar during this underwhelming election campaign. In 2019, at a time when the Brexit crisis…
Following the European parliament elections of 2019, the newly elected president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told MEPs: “If there is one area where the world needs our…
While Britons don jumpers and complain about the unseasonable cold, much of the world has been reeling due to excessive temperatures. India has been in the grip of its longest heatwave in recorded…
As climate change exacts a mounting toll on California, who should pay for the damage from rising sea levels and increasingly ferocious wildfires, floods and heat waves?
First, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency. We know what needs to be done, and should be confident that we will…
Theresa May and Boris Johnson both argued for levelling up and for a state-supported green transition undergirded by an industrial strategy. Neither delivered and their successor, Rishi Sunak, has…
Two apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta…
Last month, a survey of public opinion in Germany, France and Poland found that a majority in each country would support more ambitious policies to tackle the climate emergency.
Organization:Agora Energiewende
Position:Project Manager Coal Regions Just Transition
Duty Station:Berlin/Germany OR Bangkok/Thailand
Deadline for Application:8 August 2021
Experience…
«Μπλόκαραν» το δημοψήφισμα που είχε υποσχεθεί ο Μακρόν
Η γαλλική Γερουσία ενέκρινε το «μπλοκάρισμα» δημοψηφίσματος που είχε υποσχεθεί ο Εμανουέλ Μακρόν για το αν θα κατοχυρωθεί στο σύνταγμα η μάχη…
Σήμερα πάλι, όπως πολλές Παρασκευές (#fridayforfuture #climatestrike), τα παιδιά μας απεργούν από τα σχολεία τους και διαδηλώνουν, ζητώντας από τους ενήλικες (εμάς δηλαδή) την λήψη μέτρων για να…
Μετά το Κατοβίτσε και το COP24, είχα την χαρά να βρεθώ σε μια ακόμη μεγάλη κι επιτυχημένη συνδιάσκεψη των Ηνωμένων Εθνών στο Ναϊρόμπι της Κένυα, στην 4η Περιβαλλοντική Σύνοδο των Η.Ε.
Νέο ρεκόρ…
Ελπίζω να έχετε «κουραστεί» να διαβάζετε για την κλιματική αλλαγή και τους κινδύνους που αντιμετωπίζετε και θα αντιμετωπίσετε εξ αιτίας της επιδείνωσης της έντασης και της συχνότητας των ακραίων…