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Russia Vulnerable to Climate Change, Causing Expensive Natural Disasters By Olga Tanas and Dina Khrennikova | April 14, 2021 The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements. “Please stay at home unless absolutely necessary,” Governor Igor Kobzev pleaded on Instagram. With the cold ca...

Climate Change Threatens Russia With Billions in Annual Costs Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Dina Khrennikova and Olga Tanas (Bloomberg) -- The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements. “Please stay at home unless absolutely necessary,” Governor Igor Kobzev pleaded on Instagram. With the cold came the heav...

(Bloomberg) -- The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements.

In Asia, John Kerry urges bold action on climate to avoid global ‘suicide pact’ By Joanna Slater and Brady Dennis The Washington Post,Updated April 8, 2021, 7:26 p.m. Email to a Friend US climate envoy John Kerry gestured as he left the Ministry of Finance after a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi this week.PREM SINGH/AFP via Getty Images NEW DELHI — More than 7,000 miles from Washington, John Kerry arrived in yet another major capital to deliv...

Argentina Is Torn Between Its Shale Dream and Climate Goals Mar 11 2021, 7:49 PM March 10 2021, 3:30 PM March 11 2021, 7:49 PM (Bloomberg) -- President Alberto Fernandez took to a makeshift stage in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit in October to announce the nation was doubling down on fossil fuels. “Today we are relaunching the oil and gas economy,” he declared, starting with $5 billion of government subsidies. (Bloomberg) -- President Alberto Fernandez took to a makeshi...

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India faces a huge financing gap to tackle climate change and the SDGs India faces a huge financing gap to tackle climate change and the SDGs Solar panels in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India © Allison Joyce/Getty Images 16 march 2021,  India’s GDP could fall by 90 per cent by 2100 if climate finance isn’t improved. As the country tackles Covid, it mustn’t lose sight of sustainability. India’s GDP could fall by 90 per cent by 2100 if current climate financing policies aren’t im...

Russia’s carbon-dependent economy challenges a clean energy shift By Marc Champion and Natasha Doff on 3/15/2021 Drilling the Sakhalin field LONDON (Bloomberg) --As the man in charge of developing Russia’s vast Arctic north, Aleksey Chekunkov faces more climate-related challenges than most, from permafrost sink holes to the emergence of West Nile fever in frozen tundra. Yet he’s no eco-warrior when it comes to fossil fuels. “We have to be real...

Bidens Entry Back Into Paris Climate Accord Will Require US Emission Reduction By 50% In The Next 9 Years

U.S. must slash emissions by at least 57% to meet Paris climate target: report