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Air travel down 60 per cent, as airline industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO
A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international air travel due to COVID-19, of around 60…
As Big Energy Gains, Can Europe’s Community Renewables Compete?
In the old medieval market town of Heilbronn, perched on the Neckar River in southwestern Germany, the zeal of the city’s award-winning renewable energy cooperative…
Tomra equips Borealis European recycling effort
Austria-based plastics producer Borealis and European sorting equipment maker Tomra have opened what they call a “state-of-the-art” plant for postconsumer plastic scrap sorting and mechanical…
As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism’
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each…
Human-Induced Climate Change Caused the Northwestern Pacific Warming Record in August 2020
August 2020 set new record high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and around the Japan coasts. August 2020 set new record…
Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
Members of an international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China, on Thursday, the head of the World…
Amnesty International and Advocacy Assembly launch new online courses on open source human rights investigations
Human rights researchers, activists and journalists are among those who will benefit from two new free online courses developed by Amnesty International and hosted by…
Climate chaos batters global insurance industry
The climate crisis is exacting a rising price from the worldwide insurance industry, a relief and development agency says. The economic cost of the climate…
Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions
A team of researchers led by engineers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering and Stanford University’s Program on Water, Health and Development have developed a…
Upper Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High in 2020
Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking…
Fewer protections, lower wages, and higher health risks: Homeworking in the COVID era
The UN’s labour agency (ILO) called on Wednesday for greater recognition and protection for the hundreds of millions of people who work from home, accounting…
More than half of COVID-19 health care workers at risk for mental health problems
The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk…
A Bucket of Water can Reveal Climate Change Impacts on Marine Life in the Arctic
Climate changes prompt many important questions. Not least how it affects animals and plants: Do they adapts, gradually migrate to different areas or become extinct?…
EU clears ’safe and effective’ Moderna vaccine against COVID-19
The EU Commission granted conditional marketing authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US firm Moderna Wednesday, making it the second COVID-19 vaccine authorised in…
Children cannot afford another year of school disruption
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore : As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as cases continue to soar around the world,…
Brussels consults on EU targets to restore Europe’s biodiversity
The EU Commission made a bid Monday to restore Europe’s damaged ecosystems and help tackle climate change, as it launched a public consultation on legally…
Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges
There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19,…
Norway’s comprehensive climate action plan
Norway is committed to achieving its emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement. Today, the Government is presenting a white paper describing its action plan…
Commentary: Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in medicine
Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in health care to address its harmful effects on people’s health, argue authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…
Dangerously hotter cities await 2100’s residents
Tomorrow’s metropolises will feel the heat: by the close of the century, assuming that nations act on vows to drastically reduce fossil fuel use, hotter…
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