Category Archives: World

31Jul/22

Every Briton should plant 650 trees to offset their yearly CO2 emissions, estimated at 8 tonnes

July 31, 2022EnvironmentArticles, Carbon dioxide, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutrality, Climate forcing, Climate variability and change, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Greenhouse gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Natural environment, Renewable energyadmin

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the main cause of climate change, evidenced these days in record high temperatures, forest fires and persistent drought across Europe. Reducing these emissions is imperative to stop this progress, and this is what the UN’s Net Zero strategy pursues. According to estimates by Tribaldata, each UK citizen emits, on average, 8 tonnes of CO2e per year, so the commitment to reducing carbon footprint should not only come from governments and companies, but also from citizens, where each should plant 650 trees to fully offset their environmental impact. Continue reading

28Jul/22

Revealed: untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service

July 28, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Aldrich Ames, Ben de Jong, Berlin, Braat, Budapest, Bulgaria, China, Creative Commons, Denmark, Eleni Braat, Gerber, Germany, Handcuffs, Heinz Nötzelmann, Herr, Hohenschönhausen, Iain Masterton, Israel, John Gittinger, Leiden, Leipzig, M’s, Markus Wolf, Netherlands, Physical restraint, Russia, SHUTTERSTOCK, Stasi, United States, Utrecht University, Volvo, West Germany, Wolfgang Koch, Yugoslaviaadmin

Eleni Braat, Utrecht University and Ben de Jong, Leiden University

I was naked, tied to a hard chair with handcuffs. Three or four burly fellows in uniform are standing around me, one of them behind me with a truncheon… ‘Sie sind ein Verräter! [You are a traitor!],’ they snap.

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25Jul/22

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Polling shows party members want her – but the wider voting public would choose him

July 25, 2022PoliticsBoris Johnson, British MPs, Colleges of the University of Oxford, Conservative Party, Creative Commons, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, Margaret Thatcher, Paul Whiteley, Rishi Sunak, THE BANK OF ENGLAND, Toryism, Ukraine, United Kingdom, University of Essex, YOUGOVadmin

Paul Whiteley, University of Essex

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are the final two candidates chosen to go head-to-head in the battle to become the next leader of the Conservative party and, therefore, the next prime minister of the UK.

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22Jul/22

Debunking the myth of the ‘evil people smuggler’

July 22, 2022PoliticsAftermath of war, Asylum seeker, Canada, Corey Robinson, Creative Commons, Cultural globalization, Demography, Dover, Durham University, Forced displacement, Forced migration, Human rights, Human rights abuses, Humans, Kigali, Lorena Gazzotti, Peter Tinti, Population, Priti Patel, Refugee, Refugees, Reitano, Right of asylum, Rwanda, Rwanda asylum plan, Smuggling, Social issues, the un refugee agency, Theresa May, Ukraine, United Kingdom, York University, Yvonne Suadmin

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada and Corey Robinson, Durham University

In 2022, the number of forcibly displaced people surpassed 100 million worldwide. Nearly 1.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2022, but less than one per cent of refugees will be resettled.

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20Jul/22

U.S. House passes bill protecting marriage equality

July 20, 2022Politicsadmin

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade imperiled similar precedents that protected rights to same-sex relations and contraception.
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18Jul/22

OPINION: Why is it so hot? Climate change is here

July 18, 2022EnvironmentBob Ward, British Isles heat wave, Climate change, Extreme weather, Heat wave, Indian heat wave, Natural environment, Nature, Physical geography, Torridness, Urban heat island, Weather hazardsadmin

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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18Jul/22

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

July 18, 2022EnvironmentClimate of Adelaide, Contemporary history, European heat wave, Kerry, Nature, Seasons, Stephen Burt, Tropical night, University of Readingadmin

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

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08Jul/22

OPINION: Europe classifying gas and nuclear power as green is greenwashing

July 8, 2022Environmentche

Esther Bollendorff and Olivier Vardakoulias are policy experts with Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

Earlier this week, the European Parliament adopted the Delegated Act on Taxonomy classifying fossil gas and nuclear as “green” activities for private investors.

This highly controversial act developed by the European Commission, pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron, and supported in early stages by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz illustrates how politics can overrule science.
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07Jul/22

Boris Johnson: a terminal case of hubris syndrome

July 7, 2022PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Boris Johnson, British MPs, British people, Conservative Party, Creative Commons, David Owen, English people, Government of the United Kingdom, International Democrat Union, Labour Party, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Flinders, Politics by country, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tom Bower, United Kingdom, university of sheffieldche

As Boris Johnson barricades himself in Number 10, apparently unwilling or unable to listen to the advice of close party colleagues who are calling on him to resign, how can we understand this bizarre melodrama?

As I watched Johnson’s appearance in front of the House of Commons Liaison Committee on the afternoon before his showdown with key members of his cabinet, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a deeper malady at play. It was as if an existential disconnect had settled across the comfortingly boring committee room.

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04Jul/22

First Mode to combine with Anglo American’s nuGen™ to accelerate decarbonization across mining and heavy industry

July 4, 2022EnvironmentANGLO AMERICAN, Anglo American plc, Articles, Companies of the United Kingdom, Energy economics, Engie, First Mode, Natural environment, Nature, NuGeneration, Toshiba, Zero-energy buildingche

Building on their recent joint success introducing the world’s largest zero-emission haul truck, creative engineering company First Mode and Anglo American have agreed to combine First Mode and Anglo American’s nuGen™ Zero Emissions Haulage Solution (“ZEHS”) under the First Mode name to accelerate the further development and commercialization of nuGen™ ZEHS. Continue reading

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