US says climate change threatens wolverines with extinction | Wildlife News

US says climate change threatens wolverines with extinction | Wildlife News

The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal released on Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the rare species’ snowy mountain refuges. Across most of the United States, wolverines were wiped out by the early 1900s from…

Mozambique to present new $80bn energy transition plan at COP28 | Climate Crisis News

Mozambique to present new $80bn energy transition plan at COP28 | Climate Crisis News

President Nyusi is expected to officially present the energy strategy to the international community during COP28. Mozambique has approved an ambitious new energy transition plan until 2050, hoping to attract investments of some $80bn to boost renewable energy capacity and increase electricity availability, a senior energy official said on Monday….

Africa Will Not Cope with Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition — Global Issues

Africa Will Not Cope with Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition — Global Issues

Thandile Chinyavanhu by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, November 24, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 24 (IPS) – A just transition should be viewed as an opportunity to rectify some of the wrongs where women are not prioritised in the energy mix, yet their experience of the impact of climate change…

Can COP 28 Deliver for Cities and Climate Migrants? — Global Issues

Can COP 28 Deliver for Cities and Climate Migrants? — Global Issues

Climate migrants tend to move to cities in their own countries where they often end up in urban slums characterized by sub-standard housing. Credit: Donatas Dabravolskas/Shutterstock Opinion by Jin-ho Chung (oxford, england) Friday, November 24, 2023 Inter Press Service OXFORD, England, Nov 24 (IPS) – The impacts of climate change on…

A Reinvigorated Regional Commitment to Tsunami Preparedness in Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

A Reinvigorated Regional Commitment to Tsunami Preparedness in Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

Source: UNESCO-IOC (The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.?) Opinion by Temily Baker, Juliette de Charry (bangkok, thailand) Friday, November 24, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 24 (IPS) – Between 1970 and 2022,…

Strengthen Climate Resilience in Small and Vulnerable Countries — Global Issues

Strengthen Climate Resilience in Small and Vulnerable Countries — Global Issues

Unnikrishnan Nair, Head of Climate Change in the Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development Directorate. Credit: LinkedIn by Umar Manzoor Shah (karnataka, india) Thursday, November 23, 2023 Inter Press Service KARNATAKA, INDIA, Nov 23 (IPS) – With a focus on strengthening the resilience of small and vulnerable member countries, Unnikrishnan Nair says…

Innovative Gender Bond Series Uplifts Rural Women to Drive Climate Action in Asia — Global Issues

Innovative Gender Bond Series Uplifts Rural Women to Drive Climate Action in Asia — Global Issues

Opinion by Christina Margaret Morrison, Natasha Garcha (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 22 (IPS) – Rural women across Asia play a key role producing, processing, and trading agricultural products, and are often the primary users and managers of natural resources. Despite this, discriminatory practices…