[email protected]

Tag: Climate change

Tag Archives: Climate change

26Jan/22

BRAIN-CONTROLLED SMART ASSISTANTS, DISEASE-DETECTING MIRRORS AND DIGITALLY-CONNECTED TREES TO BECOME MAINSTREAM BY 2030, ACCORDING TO NEW VODAFONE STUDY

January 26, 2022InnovationAgeing, Articles, Climate change, Companies, Demography, Population ageing, Vodafone, Vodafone Australia, Vodafone Egyptsmbale

Connectivity and smart technology will fundamentally transform our experience of the world within the next decade, according to a new report launched today by Vodafone. The Connected Consumer 2030 (CC2030) report explores five key trends that will drive the future of connectivity, challenging head-on the impact of climate change, depleting natural resources and ageing populations. Continue reading

20Jan/22

One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future

January 20, 2022SpaceArticles, Biden family, Climate change, Democrats United States), Federal government of the United States, Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration, Joe Biden, NASA, Presidency of Joe Biden, Time 100, Time Person of the Yearsmbale

Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations. Continue reading

08Nov/21

Call for climate protection for smallholders that produce one third of global food

November 8, 2021EnvironmentArticles, CGIAR, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate change and agriculture, Climate change policy, Humans, Organizations, Rockefeller Foundation, Smallholding, Sustainable agriculture, World Banksmbale

CGIAR urged global leaders today to ensure the 500 million smallholder farmers responsible for up to a third of global food production can adapt to climate change-induced loss and damage. Innovations are needed that can both reduce the contribution of global agriculture to climate change, and adapt to its increasingly evident consequences while also supporting livelihoods, nutrition and equality. Continue reading

29Oct/21

GSMA Urges Industry Leaders to Scale Existing Smart Tech in The Race to Net Zero

October 29, 2021MobileAnthropocene, Articles, Carbon neutrality, Climate change, Environmental Issues, GSMA, Human impact on the environment, Natural environment, Renewable energysmbale

The GSMA calls on business leaders and policymakers to harness the potential of mobile connectivity and smart technology to achieve net zero by 2050 and limit global heating to within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Continue reading

30Sep/21

New Energy Transitions Commission Briefing Paper – Six Actions to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

September 30, 2021EnvironmentAnthropocene, Climate change, Climate change mitigation, Countries, Energy policy, Energy transition, Environment, Foreign relations, Government, Human impact on the environment, Paris, Paris Agreement, Politics of climate changesmbale

The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) today set out the actions which nations and companies could take during the 2020s to deliver the Paris agreement and limit global warming to 1.5°C. Continue reading

06Nov/17

Headwinds for climate change conference

November 6, 2017EnvironmentAmerican people of German descent, Bonn, Business, China, City: Paris, Climate change, Climate change skepticism and denial, Donald Trump, Economy of the United States, Environment, Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration, Global warming, IPCC Third Assessment Report, Laura Frykberg, Law by country, Natural environment, New York, Paris, Paris Agreement, Petteri, Petteri Taalas, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, president, Suva, The Apprentice, Trump, U.S. Federal Government, United Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United States, United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

A UN-led climate conference in Bonn begins this week with President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement potentially an awkward sticking point. Laura Frykberg reports. Continue reading →

15Jun/17

NASA data predicts a rainier future than expected

June 15, 2017SpaceArticles, Climate, Climate change, Climate forcing agents, Climate history, Climatology, Cloud, Effects of global warming, Environment, Exploration of Uranus, Global warming, Hadley cell, Hui Su, Meteorology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nature, NEXT MEDIA, Physical geography, Physical impacts of climate change, Precipitation, Rain, Tropical meteorology, Weathersmbale

A new study prepared by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the amount of rain in tropical regions may increase in the future due to global warming.
Continue reading →

14Nov/16

2016 set to be hottest on record, stoked by man-made warming – WMO

November 14, 2016EnvironmentAustralia, Canada, China, Climate, Climate change, Climate history, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Fort McMurray, Global warming, Greenland, Haiti, Instrumental temperature record, International Meteorological Organization, Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco, Meteorology, Morocco, Natural environment, Nature, Paris, Petteri Taalas, Physical geography, South Africa, Thailand, Triple J Hottest 100, United Nations, United Nations Development Group, United States, Weather, World Meteorological Organizationsmbale

The world is set to have its hottest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

Continue reading →

10Nov/16

Morocco climate change conference sheds bright light on Africa

November 10, 2016EnvironmentAl Haite, Ban Ki-moon, China, City: Paris, Climate change, Climate change policy, Climate governance, Climate history, Climatology, Continent: Africa, Countries, Country: Morocco, Environment, France, Global warming, Hakima Al Haite, Hakima El Haite, James Murombedzi, Law by country, Marrakesh, Morocco, Paris, Paris Agreement, Physical geography, Politics of climate change, Ségolène Royal, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Statessmbale

Governments meeting in Morocco are expected to produce action plans on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to slow global warming and one of them is the need to develop Africa, a continent that continues to pay the price for the industries of developed nations. In Paris, they spoke about the need to electrify African countries among other actions but this conference is expected to show how they will do that despite the funding and technical challenges behind implementation.

Continue reading →

14Apr/16

Asia study warns of severe water shortages

April 14, 2016EnvironmentADAM SCHLOSSER, Articles, Beijing, Ben Gruber, Cambridge, China, China and India, Climate change, Company: Reuters, Country: China and India, Economic growth, Effects of global warming, Environment, Environmental Issues, Futurology, Global warming, India, MIT, Natural environment, Nature, Shanghai, Sustainability, United States, Water resources, Water scarcity, Water supply, Water treatmentsmbale

A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Ben Gruber reports.
Continue reading →