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For decades, seals have suffered from over-hunting and effects of industrial pollution in the Caspian Sea. Dec 15, 2020 16:36:14 IST Russian authorities said Friday they were investigating the mysterious death of nearly 300 endangered seals that had been discovered washed up on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Between Sunday and Thursday, 272 dead Caspian seals had been found at a number of locations in the southern region of Dagestan including its regional capital Makhachkala and Derbent, anothe...

Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose NAIROBI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua)-- Ren Xiaoyuan, a 29-year-old female Chinese environmentalist, is among seven winners of the 2020 UN Champions of the Earth Award thanks to her pioneering innovations to boost water quality in rural areas. Ren, founder of MyH20, a digital platform that facilitates civic engagement to improve water quality and bridge access to the commodity in rural China, will benefit from mentorship and funding to scale up her work. Ren...

December 15, 2020 Advertisement Five years ago this week, the gavel came down on the Paris Agreement – a landmark deal to combat climate change – after the global community reached a monumental consensus on how to move forward on the issue, after decades of tough negotiation. This historic moment may never have happened if not for the determination and leadership from countries in Asia and the Pacific. At that time, China and the United States presented a joint climate agreement that spurre...

“Paris promised to limit temperature rise to as close to 1.5 degrees as possible. But the commitments made in Paris were far from enough to get there. And even those commitments are not being met,” Guterres said. “Carbon dioxide levels are at record highs. Today, we are 1.2 degrees hotter than before the industrial revolution. If we don’t change course, we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century.” “Can anybody still deny that we are faci...

Print The COVID-19 pandemic reduced global greenhouse gas emissions by a record 7% this year, according to new estimates released Thursday by an international group of scientists. “We have never registered such a large change,” said Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in England who is part of the research team behind the Global Carbon Project. But the reductions are probably a short-lived effect of stay-at-home orders and the resulting...

expert reaction to The Global Carbon Budget 2020 The Global Carbon Project 2020, the annual update on global carbon emissions and carbon sinks, has been released and is published in Earth System Science Data. This Roundup accompanied an SMC Briefing.   Dr Joeri Rogelj, Director of Research and Lecturer in Climate Change and the Environment, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, said: “The update highlights important consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic that have ...

Whats happened since the Paris Agreement? CO2 emissions still going up "Back in 2015 there was a lot of hope that this would be a real turning point, but we have certainly fallen short of sharply bending that global emissions curve," said Cleetus. "And meanwhile, were watching climate impacts unfold around us in terrifying ways." The most recent Climate Change Performance Index, which assesses the climate protection performance of the 57 countries responsible for 90% of the worlds CO2 emissions...

Russian authorities said Friday they were investigating the mysterious death of nearly 300 endangered seals that had been discovered washed up on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap: UNEP ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Dec 11 2020 12:27 IST | ​ 3 Views UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.. Image Source: IANS News Nairobi, Dec 11 : The UN Environment Program (UNEP) said that a green coronavirus pandemic recovery could cut 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the two degrees Celsius goal outlined in the 2015 Paris climate deal. According to UN...

UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award winners Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose NAIROBI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN Environment Program (UNEP) on Friday announced six winners of the 2020 Champions of the Earth Award for their pioneering initiatives aimed at healing the planet amid natural and man-made threats. According to UNEP, the six individuals bagged the prestigious award for demonstrating commitment to restore the health of ecosystems and advance sustainable dev...