By Kagondu Njagi
NAIROBI, July 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A sculpture of a giant tap spewing plastic waste greeted delegates at U.N. environment talks in Kenya earlier this year – a reminder of the urgent need for them to agree a global pact to curb plastic pollution.
Bob Ward is policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Heatwaves are growing in frequency and intensity around the world due to climate change.
Scientists have been warning for some time that the rise in global average temperature, as greenhouse gas levels mount in the atmosphere, is causing an increase in the risks of hot weather.
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People around the world are facing increasing pressures on their day-to-day lives. Food, energy bills and living costs are rocketing as inflation reaches record levels due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and rising global instability.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has spoken to people living in 18 countries around the world in an attempt to gauge the human impact of the crisis.
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Stephen Burt, University of Reading
Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common, the nights can be sweltering, with no cooling breeze to relieve the discomfort. At least you can trust your senses – nights really are getting hotter
Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) is investing in its global Edge network and expanding its Edge Computing Solutions into Europe, providing the low latency platform businesses need to extend their high-bandwidth, data-intensive applications out to the cloud edge. This expansion is part of Lumen’s continued investment in next-generation solutions that transform digital experiences and meet the demands of today’s global businesses. Continue reading
As a relatively small Company established on the 9th November 2015, Rockland real estate company ltd embarked on a business journey with a Mission to be recognized as professionals in the provision of value added property management services by both the public and private sectors.
In its visionary quest to be a leading and most preferred Property investment and management company,it entered into the GOOGLE ARENA as part of its advancement strategy and this move paid dividends.
Google platform has not only energized the company but it has also opened more business opportunities. The company will therefore continue to ride on the GOOGLE BRAND,PRODUCTS and any of it`s new IT BUSINESS INNOVATIONS and SOLUTIONS.
THE COMPANY IS HEREBY FORMALLY WORKING WITH GOOGLE CLOUD to support it’s Business operations. .
DOUGLAS MWEWA
CHAIRMAN /CEO
https://rockproperties.co.zm
[email protected]
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Emerging intelligent technologies, represented by information technology and artificial intelligence, are expected to play a bigger role in promoting industrial upgrading and a new wave of globalization, and more efforts should be made to bolster international cooperation in science and technology, according to speakers at the 24th Vision China event on Friday. Continue reading
Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that Kahoot! has been selected as a Euronext Tech Leader, Euronext’s new initiative to highlight high-growth and leading companies in the European tech space which have been selected by meeting a specific set of financial and non-financial criteria. Kahoot! is included as one of only nine featured companies in the software sector. Continue reading
Today 3D Cloud™ by Marxent, the leader in 3D e-commerce for furniture and home improvement, announced the launch of the all-new 3D Sectional Sofa Configurator for E-commerce, the company’s newest 3D visual configuration app for online and hybrid furniture retailers. Continue reading
Tata Chemicals Europe (“TCE”) today officially opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant, signalling a key milestone in the race to meet the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading