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global average temperature increased past year shortterm trend temperature sea ice seem odds need research uk met office hadley center said report long shortterm climate trend hadley center found several factor indicate warming world said one warmest year record report drew work institution worldwide used range measurement satellite weather balloon weather station ocean buoy ship field survey report showed increase air temperature land sea increase water temperature humidity sea level rise shrinking arctic sea ice average temperature first decade st century significantly warmer preceding decade instrumental record stretching back year report said despite variability year year year warmer others cooler clear trend increasing global temperature seen late onwards degree per decade report said clear observational evidence across wide range indicator world warming said matt palmer ocean observation specialist met office well clear increase air temperature observed land sea see observation consistent increasing greenhouse gas added however shortterm trend temperature sea ice seem odds rate temperature increase slowed past year level sea ice increased climate model suggest internal variability climate system may responsible recent decrease rate warming report said change solar activity water vapor increased aerosol emission asia change way sea surface temperature measured past decade could contributed artificial cooling report said expect warming increase next year however future external factor volcanic eruption change solar activity could prolong current reduction warming report said research needed factor influence shortterm climate trend fully understood represented climate model,1
lawsuit activist age said federal official violated right due process u constitution failing adequately address carbon pollution emission burning fossil fuel lawsuit filed former president barack obama government agency federal court oregon ruling judge allowed case proceed prompting government appeal trump administration inheriting case asked lawsuit thrown put hold brief unsigned order said trump administration request premature court however note claim made ambitious lawsuit striking question whether considered jury present substantial ground difference opinion lower court take concern account handling case order said high court move followed jul decision san franciscobased th u circuit court appeal refused throw lawsuit high court action case could last official act justice anthony kennedy announced last month would retire effective tuesday trump nominated conservative u appeal court judge brett kavanaugh replace kennedy,1
show includes mindbending beautiful work view end may collective emerged serve longerterm radical goal tap legacy black collective earlier era ida well frederick douglas joined publish reason colored american world columbian exposition seven year later e du bois booker washington thomas calloway organized display chart photograph african american experience counter depiction black american world fair paris necessary response system cultural exclusion time erased demeaned denied blackness wake black power movement variety black artist collective coalesced among spiral included norman lewis romare bearden amiri baraka black art movement africobra chicagobased black artist commune responsibility beyond exhibition beyond u amanda williams chicagobased architect artist one member black reconstruction collective summed group thinking moma show organised sean anderson associate curator museum mabel wilson architect columbia university professor author among much else white design describes modern failure display collect work black architect designer reconstruction proceeds question construct blackness architect enlisted answer question multigenerational mix including familiar name nearly run small solo practice project occupy room modern dedicated philip johnson new york power broker architect founding director momas architecture department died member collective petitioned museum remove johnson name wall history racism nazi sympathy museum declined manifesting statement textile collective temporarily cover name work show remap los angeles according black settlement pattern picture milelong stretch oakland rebuilt according principle outlined black panther point programme contemplate black people might navigate way free space take form open sea outer space project also recall kinloch missouri thrived generation incorporated black town kinloch ended victim urbicide authority neighboring st louis converted town land build airport project reimagine architecture perspective black people mission collective first modern museum hasnt devoted exhibition african american architect nothing permanent collection major black architect like paul revere williams max bond jr vertner woodson tandy amaza lee meredith since moma opened door acquired two work black designer since neither strictly architecture one charles harrison viewmaster model series photograph amanda williams say modern partly necessitated black reconstruction collective group address bigger question blackness construct america four member gathered zoom day talk collective impetus goal amanda williams emanuel admassu yolande daniel mitch mcewen four chosen representative member sekou cooke germane barnes felecia davis mario gooden walter hood olalekan jeyifous following edited condensed version conversation michael kimmelman idea collective come amanda williams partly born lack awareness moma meant invite black predominantly solo practitioner show like given insufficient stipend make fullscale onetoone object real cost sort thing may mean much big firm like oma diller scofidio renfro whove moma show may marketing budget single competition dont know reflected fundamental misunderstanding took u produce work calibre capable there often attitude black people enter certain space despite pedigree credential like high schoolers getting special chance early started talking asking pooled resource yolande daniel also think assumption discussion exhibition advisory board project supposed solve social problem thats black architect community housing still way thinking african american practitioner doesnt afford u luxury speculative kind work white architect automatically afforded wasnt brief moma affordable housing emanuel admassu whenever group black people predominantly white institution idea responsibility fix racism williams dont worry word inclusion make skin crawl context like implies tolerance tolerating black people tolerating monolithic idea blackness instead inclusion prefer collectivity sharing thing power vision access typical mindset institution like moma people position privilege power tend straight white male black architect artist realised became involved show form collective whether liked black people every profession place collective ahead individual ultimately little choice also realised could use opportunity forming collective could project radical gesture goal admassu exhibition passing event research weve done amazing conversation reconstruction architecture race advisory committee mabel sean put together museum didnt seem agenda going forward asked possibility endowing curatorial position focus race architecture whether longterm plan address history exclusion answer museum committed longterm program around environment sustainability come last year colonisation subjugation black people different story mitch mcewen thats understatement moma created effectively white architecture archive department design engaging issue context primarily white institution emotionally draining rife conflict number u board various national architecture organization whose origin tend go back group privileged architect sharing european drawing technique travel sketch weve seen inside need radical shift role architecture play civil society whether around issue like climate change inequality cant afford keep waiting old model adapt need begin different kind work daniel spent long hour establishing collective independent nonprofit pursue liberation practice raise money provide platform african american architect including student remember felt like columbia student year ago isolated felt black woman last year course putting moma show together collective organised talk columbia harvard mit heard back black student said talk really helped deal sense isolation moving said liberation practice daniel begin asking question like architecture reconstruction imagine architecture reparation might architecture black futurity admassu redefine architecture mean daniel constituted architecture reject blackness within field architecture certain term theory involving autonomy critical distance term basically support whiteness rejecting devaluing form experience especially minority experience experience abstract theyre subjective went lecture fernando lara brazilian architect professor university texas austin daniel right talking abstraction colonialism thing tied together effect make tool kit modern architect architectural theory involving autonomy critical distance basically support whiteness rejecting form experience black experience native american experience experience abstract theyre subjective mcewen status quo depends backward concept architecture expensive luxurious elite pseudo avantgarde whereas think architecture cheap temporary flexible admassu agree mitch mabel wilson make distinction building architecture architecture capital implies academic infrastructure discourse knowledge production tied europe whereas building made world part collective want reclaim larger civic promise architecture williams ive stopped worrying architecture capital talking spatial practice black people move space way selfdetermined ultimately designing freedom space freedom freedom mcewen terminology complicated four year ago workshop detroit reparation activist showed got excited started talking building reparation lexicon black politics build talk someone say want build mean want engage politics want build movement said meant actually building folk suddenly seemed deflated talking literally built environment negated rhetoric empowerment said going build joy going build sharing going build art together like thats great also start put parametres around much going reimagine built environment thought missing nuance think thats architecture sense architecture building community exploiting people like u there widespread misperception rich people museum academic whats hgtv admassu let add im black immigrant moved united state teenager continent africa cross midatlantic ridge basically planetary scar dividing africa america west become black east youre yoruba amhara whatever part goal collective thinking space considered architecture come imbued meaning black people occupy expand conversation around black spatial practice beyond united state project moma focus atlanta emanuel space like highway strip mall parking lot mitch conjure alternate new orleans failed uprising slave owner succeeded ask remarkable question architecture would black people already invented truly free last year mcewen discipline architecture involves lot speculative work allows u picture country might look like reparation might look like williams folk go moma show expect find next great black architect next paul williams vertner tandy think going solve gentrification problem understand personally well didnt create wont find need next paul williams also need create condition change thats goal collective williams empower architecture vehicle liberation 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financing help rural people reducing poverty creating new livelihood opportunity world bank said statement saturday fund also help local community cox bazar hosting rohingyas fled violence myanmar said three project create opportunity rural population especially help vulnerable people come poverty said qimiao fan world bank country director bangladesh bhutan nepal time improve country resilience climate change according world bank million sustainable forest livelihood project help improve forest cover collaborative forest management approach involving local community plant tree hectare forest including coastal green belt helping increase climate change resilience statement said project support increasing income household coastal hill central district bangladesh said madhavi pillai world bank senior natural resource management specialist adding include cox bazar became shelter nearly one million rohingya people project develop implement protected area management plan protected forest area involvement community member world bank say million sustainable coastal marine fishery project help improve fishery management expand mariculture strengthen aquaculture biosecurity productivity coastal district also empower female worker alternative livelihood support skill development nutrition awareness project help improve fishery management system infrastructure value chain investment result better productivity availability fish said milen dyoulgerov world bank senior environment specialist task team leader project finally million additional financing second rural transport improvement project help rehabilitate rural road district damaged last year heavy rainfall flood ongoing project improved repaired km rural road helped million people access market hospital school financing factor climateresilience planning technical design implementation maintenance road,0
japanese engineer put dye radioactive water monday check managed stop leak one reactor crippled fukushima nuclear plant one official warned would month crisis control face japan biggest crisis since world war two one newspaper poll said nearly twothirds voter want government form coalition major opposition party work together recover massive damage mar earthquake tsunami underlining concern impact world third largest economy central bank survey showed big manufacturer expect business condition worsen significantly next three month though quite pessimistic analyst expected aide embattled prime minister naoto kan said sunday government priority stop radiation leak fukushima nuclear plant km north tokyo situation somewhat stabilised long take achieve goal stopping radiation leak think several month would one target said goshi hosono ruling party lawmaker aide kan engineer plant operator tokyo electric power co tepco scrambling find anything help stop leak prevent reactor overheating mixed sawdust newspaper polymer cement try seal crack concrete pit reactor radioactive water seeping sea hoping polymer would function like diaper yet see visible effect said hidehiko nishiyama deputy director general nuclear industrial safety agency nishiyama said three six reactor generally stable tepco said scrap least four reactor control could take year even decade japan crisis rocked nuclear industry european union said sunday affect fight climate change energy policy reviewed germany switzerland said shut older reactor suspend approval china suspended approval new plant taiwan studying cutting nuclear output japan may review pledge cut greenhouse gas emission percent level wake fukushima nuclear power plant crisis japanese medium quoted senior environment ministry official saying true reduction target affected significantly hideki minamikawa vice minister global environmental affair quoted yomiuri newspaper saying pm pressure magnitude quake tsunami left nearly people dead missing japan northeast coast splintered wreck disaster hit economic production left damage bill may top billion prime minister kan intense pressure steer japan crisis three week many japanese angry humanitarian disaster seems taken back seat nuclear crisis though criticised crisis management voter support kans government rose percent yomiuri newspaper poll percent survey conducted quake almost percent respondent however believed kan exercising leadership percent wanting step soon talk kans ruling democratic party japan join force main political opponent liberal democratic party ldp far sign two close deal kan last month invited ldp head sadakazu tanigaki join cabinet deputy premier disaster relief declined move stop power blackout people living shelter people evacuated km nogo zone area nuclear plant another people living km told leave stay indoors government estimate damage earthquake tsunami trillion trillion yen billion billion top estimate would make world costliest natural disaster manufacturing slumped twoyear low result power outage quake damage hitting supply chain production bank japan tankan business sentiment survey although negative grim analyst expected suggesting result reliable think many firm filled survey quake sent quake reading may misleading gauge impact quake said masamichi adachi senior economist jpmorgan security japan general electric helped build fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant help tepco supply electricity coming month demand soar demand power jump japan summer due heavy use air conditioner household north still without electricity tsunami government said restrict maximum power use company hotter month effort avoid blackout japan health ministry said sunday detected radioactive substance higher legal limit mushroom iwaki fukushima said kyodo grown fukushima become warning label nervous radiation already found vegetable close nuclear plant,1
asteroid big enough cause catastrophic damage hit earth orbiting relatively nearby nasa survey show project known spaceguard u space agency ordered congress find percent object near earth km mile diameter larger survey complete percent object accounted astronomer amy mainzer nasa jet propulsion laboratory pasadena california said american geophysical union conference san francisco tuesday using nasa recently retired widefield infrared survey explorer wise telescope scientist also found smaller asteroid near earth previous study estimated object diameter meter yard could still pack quite punch mainzer told reuters adding impact likely event major asteroid strike could happened asteroid comet km mile diameter believed smashed earth million year ago triggering global climate change led extinction dinosaur animal know something big could wipe mostly life earth mainzer said scientist using archived wise observation home potentially hazardous object whose orbit come within million mile million km earth far plan asteroid discovered collision course earth,0
interior minister mart helme leader farright estonian conservative people party made comment marin sunday morning radio talk show part larger tirade centreleft government finland said trying destroy country within see sale girl become prime minister street activist uneducated person also become member government helme said according translation finland state broadcaster yle claimed finland led red desperately trying liquidate finland making europrovince marin spoken pride workingclass root rise lowincome household become world youngest national leader monday responded indirectly twitter helmes comment extremely proud finland wrote child poor family get educated achieve many thing life cashier shop become prime minister insult drew immediate response others within estonian government scrambled control fallout president kersti kaljulaid called finnish counterpart apologise remark monday according finnish state broadcaster prime minister juri ratas estonia wrote facebook called marin apologise finland estonia share close cultural linguistic tie also share common neighbour russia whose influence worked oppose region kaljulaid said interview postimees estonian newspaper felt helme threat country security feared comment could alienate important partner region affect security network said survival small country especially geopolitically active region depends much kind partner ally see u similar different ratas lead centreright coalition government wrote facebook post shared respect agreement two nation need put behind u move forward important issue estonian finnish government country european union added several member opposition called helme step government attempted vote confidence minister tuesday though effort ultimately failed mart helmes statement undermine estonia international reputation kaja kallas head reform party leader opposition said statement according country state broadcaster longer internal political fight rather situation shaming estonia general added helme offered apology sort maintained word misinterpreted state broadcaster reported specific sentence finnish prime minister interpreted demeaning helme said reporter government meeting monday actually interpreted complimentary recognition someone work way low social standing peak politics marin became world youngest prime minister last week social democratic party chose head coalition government led woman four five woman serving top government post including marin marin selected turbulent time saw prime minister antti rinne resign criticism within coalition handling postal worker strike shift leadership thrust marin international spotlight waved away focus age instead emphasised policy plan rinne remains leader social democratic party finland marin expected challenge party leadership convention summer first entered parliament previously served minister transport communication seen leftleaning even within party human right climate change social welfare top political agenda many left applauded appointment prime minister symbol growing gender age equity finnish politics come especially polarised time country election april social democrat narrowly edged rightwing populist finn party new york time news service,1
bumpy start relation two men incentive improve tie macron hoping elevate france role global affair trump seemingly isolated among world leader needing friend overseas trump come france beset allegation russian interference u election email released tuesday suggest eldest son welcomed russian help father democratic rival hillary clinton week macron hosted russian president vladimir putin palace versailles trump bask trapping bastille day military parade friday commemoration entry year ago u troop world war one talk focus shared diplomatic military endeavor elysee official said macron would shy away trickier issue trump made friend europe rejection paris accord climate change america first trade stance macron aide say want trump feel backed corner emmanuel macron want bring trump back circle united state remains world number one power excluded french government spokesman christophe castaner told bfm tv arrival paris trump headed straight u ambassador residence lunch top u military brass meeting macron hotel de invalides grand th century complex napoleon bonaparte war hero buried later dine wife restaurant second floor paris eiffel tower elysee official said symbolism clear paris still paris u election campaign trump declared wave militant attack showed france longer france urging french get tough immigration jihadist year july celebration come year tunisian man loyal islamic state plowed truck crowd reveler seafront promenade riviera city nice killing people white house official tuesday said trump macron would discus civil war syria islamic state defending last major urban stronghold raqqa counterterrorism macron france youngest leader since napoleon two century ago visit chance use soft diplomacy win trump confidence set influencing u foreign policy european leader say lack direction doubt president talk state military action syria talk future elysee official said macron said military action enough plan development stabilization beyond syria middle east elysee said macron would also press trump support financing new west african military force battle islamic militant sahel france want wind troop presence bringing trump paris macron stolen march britain embattled prime minister theresa may london offer state visit trump met fierce criticism warning would greeted mass protest elabe poll showed percent french people approved macron decision invite trump,1
brisbane mon nov bdnews comreuters australian prime minister john howard made lastditch appeal family voter monday poll showed conservative government facing nearcertain election defeat november wake interest rate hike howard standing front australian flag go growth slogan formally launched campaign promise full employment despite gathering international storm cloud due rocketing oil price u subprime mortgage meltdown election future great nation past yearold veteran told cheering conservative faithful storm cloud hung howard campaign fortnight election key newspoll australian newspaper showed opposition labor party widening yearlong lead following last week central bank interest rate hike sixth three year labor opened point lead howard coalition ruled since opposition lead percent percent preference distributed two main party confirmed ballot box labor would sweep power seat seat lower house present conservative rank would decimated losing leading election analyst antony green said labor leader kevin rudd need gain seat win government officially launch campaign wednesday rate hike compounding threat howard key pledge better economic management central bank monday lifted forecast underlying inflation percent comfort zone suggesting interest hike way nation home ownership near obsession howard looking tired fighting cold said reelected conservative government would offer taxfree account first homebuyers combat soaring house price soaking percent average home income top already promised tax break worth billion billion government would also grant refund education expense upfront payment childcare fee howard said love loathe australian people know stand believe said sustained applause outside protester ignored rain demonstrate government labor procoal environment policy campaign marred accusation copycat policy theft rudd accused government stale said howard rebadged key labor plan see new idea future climate change see new idea future critical infrastructure challenge mr howard run idea future government gone stale rudd said howard fighting overturn mood among voter change despite country straight year economic expansion unemployment year low also fighting accusation spending promise fuel inflation trigger interest rate rise expected economist soon next month betting firmed behind labor victory centrebet placing odds rudd prime ministership howard,1
day event bloomberg made blunt comment interview new york time expressing scepticism metoo movement questioning sexual misconduct allegation charlie rose disgraced news anchor senior emilys list official seriously debated withdrawing bloombergs invitation according three people familiar deliberation spoke condition anonymity end group concluded could risk alienating bloomberg addressed luncheon sept bloomberg demonstrated putting money supporting woman candidate cycle individual ever declared file former new york city mayor michael bloomberg democratic presidential candidate new york jan former mayor philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause calla kesslerthe new york time idle pledge bloomberg spent million helping democrat take control house representative midterm election newly elected lawmaker supported personal super political action committee six woman file former new york city mayor michael bloomberg democratic presidential candidate new york jan former mayor philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause calla kesslerthe new york time decision emilys list mute misgiving embrace bloomberg mighty ally foreshadowed choice bloomberg asking democrat make anointing presidential nominee numerous dimension bloombergs persona record give democrat pause former republican joined democratic party bloomberg long mingled support progressive cause conservative position law enforcement business regulation school choice often given voice view liberal find troubling yet primary campaign defined democrat hunger defeat president donald trump bloomberg also offering person singularly equipped figure unique standing resource powerful set alliance fearsome political machine draw political rise become test impact one man wealth applies political system driving sophistication le three month candidate bloomberg poured million rapidly counting campaign figure pale comparison spent prior year positioning national leader presidential ambition time examination bloombergs philanthropic political spending year leading presidential bid illustrates developed national infrastructure influence imagemaking unspoken suasion helped transform former republican mayor new york city plausible contender democratic nomination michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause since leaving city hall end bloomberg become single important political donor democratic party cause personal fortune built financial information news company estimated billion fuel advocacy network directed policy dozen state city mobilised movement take gun violence climate change rewritten election law health regulation elected score politician office modest school board lofty senate michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause clearly last several election important donor democratic party michael bloomberg said former gov terry mcauliffe virginia chaired democratic national committee led gun led climate change involved race bloomberg spent least billion charitable political pursuit vast majority gone philanthropy cause reflect personal interest passion including billion alma mater john hopkins university time examination based review year campaign nonprofit tax filing well interview people benefited support illustrates deeply philanthropy entwined bloombergs political preoccupation fact year declared presidential candidacy bloombergs charitable giving soared billion previous five year combined simply goodwill bloomberg built political philanthropic spending also secured allegiance cooperation powerful institution leader within democratic party might take issue part record reliant largesse interview time one described threatened coerced bloomberg money many said wealth inescapable consideration gravitational force powerful enough make coercion unnecessary michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause philanthropy flood michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause early second term mayor bloomberg bought sixstory beauxarts mansion upper east side manhattan outfitted partcharity partgovernance laboratory become hub empire headquarters bloomberg philanthropy recently seat political operation year city hall bloomberg wrote playbook propping ally coopting opponent mix political charitable giving even spent million three campaign made million campaign contribution others philanthropy gave away billion much civic cultural group around new york philanthropy actually comprises three separate stream money one bloomberg family foundation publicly accounted time examination found billion dollar donation bloomberg philanthropy umbrella previously disclosed itemised corporate giving company bloomberg lp personal checkbook accounting bloomberg given away nearly billion since annual rate increased hundredfold year announced president spent nearly million last year billion figure probably included billion donation alma mater john hopkins university announced november even without charitable giving roughly doubled spending electoral politics also steadily increased million final year mayor million midterm fund flow bloomberg philanthropy bloombergs super pac independence usa array advocacy group rely donation ten million dollar number cornerstone liberal politics including sierra club one country influential environmental group planned parenthood everytown gun safety file protester demonstration organised everytown gun safety outside capitol washington sept michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause anna moneymakerthe new york time foundation along bloombergs entity become something talent stable people admires public official business leader political strategist among others foundation board look almost like shadow administration including luminary like former sen sam nunn georgia former treasury secretary henry paulson well current former executive company including american express disney morgan stanley file protester demonstration organised everytown gun safety outside capitol washington sept michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause anna moneymakerthe new york time much charitable giving focused area like art higher education global public health sometimes overlapped political agenda tying closely powerful progressive interest group amassing reservoir gratitude admiration influence across country howard wolfson senior adviser bloomberg said former mayor tended approach largescale cause seeking trusted partner political leader organisation using various part operation support identify strong effective leader view invest said range reach bloombergs spending expert said play advantage presidential race fact call favor country normal person cant said adav noti chief staff campaign legal center normal person never able file former new york city mayor michael bloomberg democratic presidential candidate speaks heritage christian center aurora colo dec former mayor philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause chet strangethe new york time policy bloomberg way file former new york city mayor michael bloomberg democratic presidential candidate speaks heritage christian center aurora colo dec former mayor philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause chet strangethe new york time national level arguably issue closely associated bloomberg gun control new year day bloomberg declared saw urgent duty rid street gun punish posse traffic instrument death april convened gracie mansion summit mayor across country marking beginning mayor illegal gun within short month included civic leader state soon enough bloomberg ramped spending politics beyond new york frustrated flow firearm virginia state lax gun law bloomberg tried buoy candidate state election shared view leaving office december bloomberg began expanding advocacy operation founded new group everytown gun safety since spent ten million dollar pushing gun control measure considerable success swing state organisation came existence almost corporatestyle merger bloomberg already gun control group mayor illegal gun needed grassroots army compete national rifle association joined force existing activist group mom demand action gun sense america form everytown mom demand action sprung facebook massacre sandy hook elementary school newtown connecticut volunteer organised local chapter held protest lobbied legislation year working long hour compensation many volunteer running fume well aware organisation needed money bloomberg promised infuse movement million bringing mayor group mom demand action everytown umbrella according spokesman bloomberg underwritten gun control movement total million since backing came stark shift culture one left activist feeling pawn people involved group described forced communicate exclusively canned talking point member greatly appreciated new direction everytown mass shooting last year walmart el paso texas group organised protest pressure retailer change policy mom member discouraged attending told show affiliation goal always get result sometimes mean playing outside game sometimes requires playing inside game working partner shown amenable change said maxwell young chief public affair everytown bloomberg insisted strategy bipartisanship frustrating activist saw republican party unalterably opposed goal spent nearly million reelect sen pat toomey pennsylvania republican supportive background check strongly conservative nearly everything else even bloomberg spending nine figure defeat congressional republican everytown backed another pennsylvania republican rep brian fitzpatrick reelection number local volunteer said assured everytown plan support fitzpatrick quit form gun control organisation least halfdozen former everytown mom demand action official joined bloomberg campaign including senior political legal strategist deputy director survivor network bloomberg spent roughly million super bowl commercial month chose focus second spot entirely gun control michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause powerful alliance michael bloombergs philanthropy boon progressive cause earning support democrat nationwide even part record give pause presidential race bloomberg activated sprawling network ally great effect drawing foundation beneficiary build campaign staff calling politician supported past endorsement network much raw force campaign spending propelled bloomberg contention democratic race climbed top rank contender even catching former vice president joe biden national poll since start campaign employee bloomberg philanthropy moved across town time square campaign headquarters paid staff member including foundation chief executive patricia harris former new york deputy mayor james anderson previously foundation head government innovation overnight harris anderson went providing city around country grant contacting mayor support dozen current former mayor since endorsed bloomberg including leader major city like houston memphis tennessee tampa florida washington bloomberg promised spend aggressively defeat trump matter nominee adviser bloomberg acknowledged scale focus spending would differ depending whether democratic standardbearer mike bloomberg nominee ensure democratic party greatest funding history wolfson said bloomberg nominated wolfson suggested narrower focus youre trying defeat donald trump youre ballot youre going focus battleground state said place bloombergs past spending left lesshelpful mark campaign pennsylvania may one since democrat still resent past support toomey place ventured candidate bloombergs many year largesse helped earn warm reception week iowa caucus toured california former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa bloomberg spent million gubernatorial race san jose mayor sam liccardo beneficiary bloomberg foundation grant got endorsement rep mikie sherrill new jersey bloombergs super pac spent million last midterm election biggest endorsement come city focal point philanthropy bay area bloombergs foundation distributed dozen grant museum dance company climate organisation political donation funded school board candidate referendum tax soda ban electronic cigarette san franciscos mayor london breed endorsed bloomberg last month wolfson said promise made bloombergs endorser could expect line havent single conversation anyone suggested implied future support anyone ask said 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deputy secretary state william burn hosted productive lunch meeting indian ambassador jaishankar side affirmed importance usindia strategic partnership discussed initial preparation range upcoming bilateral meeting exchange statement u state department saidthey agreed past several week challenging affirmed committed moving forward resume cooperation broad range bilateral issue statement saidthe two official also discussed matter raised foreign ministry dispute including alleged issue american embassy school statement said burn said washington took concern seriously continue address via appropriate diplomatic channelsthe statement said burn jaishankar affirmed shared commitment continue joint usindia work issue clean energy climate change defense economic trade engagement counterterrorism civil nuclear developmenton saturday india blamed united state called mini crisis arrest strip search deputy consul general new york last month said work needed repair tiesthe diplomat devyani khobragade arrested december charge visa fraud lying u authority paid housekeeper treatment provoked protest india dealt serious blow u effort strengthen tiestit tatindia sharply curbed privilege offered u diplomat retaliation asked washington friday withdraw diplomat new delhi response khobragades effective expulsion united state last weekas part measure india last week ordered u embassy close club expatriate american new delhi government source said also preparing take step embassy school suspected may employing staff violation visa requirementsthe dispute also led postponement two highlevel visit u official including one energy secretary ernest monizon tuesday lawyer khobragade asked u judge throw charge arguing diplomatic status granted state department last week part deal saw leave country gave absolute immunity prosecution even incident allegedly occurred accreditationif judge shira scheindlin dismiss indictment would presumably permit khobragade whose husband child u citizen travel freely united state state department official said believe immunity retroactiveforeign minister salman khurshid said weekend united state warned senior official visiting washington day khobragades arrest added however core usindian relationship strong expect lasting damage turned biggest rift yearsthe two country cooperate wide range issue including counterterrorism regional security defense india also major market u weapon,1
puja began tuesday famous durgabari temple located front yearold ujjayanta palace eastern india biggest sucha part fortress mansion continues abode former princely ruler remaining served tripura assembly turned northeast india biggest museum conserving history life culture northeast indiatripura indian state state government ruled left nonleft party forefront funding hindu religious festival tradition going since tripuras merger indian union communist rule state panna lal roy writer historian told iansat end year rule king oct erstwhile princely state came control indian government merger agreement signed kanchan prabha devi regent maharani indian governor generalthe merger agreement made mandatory tripura government continue sponsorship temple run hindu princely ruler continues even six andahalf decadesa fullfledged division debarchan vibhag district magistrate four tripuras eight district bear responsibility entire expenditure several temple including durgabaribefore starting fiveday long worshiping durga four child procession led head priest escorted tripura police go palace seek consent former royal family begin puja deity durgabari said nagendra debbarma senior official west districthe said many ancient tradition followed nowadaysa young buffalo several goat pigeon sacrificed fiveday festival durgabari presence thousand devotee government expense debbarma told ianspeople animal pfa chairperson maneka gandhi currently union minister woman child development letter district magistrate asked stop cruel killing animal temple religious festivitiesthe district magistrate west tripura earlier report writing preparation durgabari former royal family submit final report completion mega puja practice discontinueddulal bhattacharjee octogenarian chief priest durgabari temple said final day dashami real splendour festival come forethe idol durgabari lead dashami procession first immersed dashamighat full state honour police band playing national songhistorian roy wrote many book history royal era said yearold durga puja unique sense prasad holy offering includes meat fish egg course fruitsthough durgabari temple durga puja celebration remains main attraction due numerous reason community pujas organised club family also vie much attentiontraditional theme prevailing issue event continue dominate pandals indian temple historical happening forming part decorationsindias mission mar climate change come alive pandals colourful lightingglobal warming protection environment crime woman ancient india epic folk traditional life culture hindu bengali tribals conventional handicraft work tripuras royal palace kolkata birla planetarium guwahatis kamakhya temple konaraks sun temple kashmir snowcapped hill dal lake bombay high buddhist temple china also depicted puja marqueesaccording tripura police community family pujas organised across tripura bordering bangladeshof urban area rural area around pujas held around agartala alone,1
bloc world fastest growing carbon emitter seen key global deal climate change appears first time willing discus future kyoto protocol get united state board kyoto bind rich nation cut emission developing country want tougher second commitment period demand opposed many developed nation want jettison kyoto include emerging market like india china next week meeting environment minister brazil south africa india china socalled basic nation look way bridge trust deficit rich nation according agenda copy obtained reuters long kyoto protocol survive could envisage shorter second commitment period designed solely secure carbon market said agenda meeting held south africa april second commitment period would replace kyoto another question listed agenda unmitigated distrust rich poorer nation much stalled negotiation global deal fight climate change official say le hopeful broader deal mexico november willingness part basic nation soften stand kyoto protocol could help break negotiation logjam bring board united state never ratified protocol indian negotiator said agenda realistic aimed exploring option get good deal basic meeting agenda also said would consider element copenhagen accord political pact bloc helped broker last year along united state could included current negotiating process copenhagen accord set nonbinding goal limiting global warming degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time goal billion aid also list step dozen nation including top greenhouse gas emitter either cut curb growth emission copenhagen conference originally meant agree outline broader global pact succeed kyoto protocol south africa meeting agenda also consider whether basic bloc nation could expanded whether smaller group powerful nation bloc nation major economy forum could useful platform negotiation poorer nation want negotiation continue two track one working successor kyoto looking longer term action fight climate change nation,1
trudeau betting high vaccination rate virus postpandemic economic rebound help prolong strengthen grip power newlyreleased data show country eligible population fully vaccinated election come pivotal consequential moment canada trudeau said taking decision last coming month coming decade canadian deserve say thats exactly going give told reporter trudeau spoke visiting governor general mary simon representative head state queen elizabeth formally request dissolution parliament poll suggest liberal win third consecutive election may regain majority seat house common trudeau currently minority seat leaving reliant party govern nationally liberal would win vote compared conservative leftleaning new democrat leger marketing poll showed aug factbox main party leader click liberal spent heavily subsidy business individual limit damage covid sending national debt budget deficit record high conservative new democrat recent day condemned idea early election saying need describing call power grab really important moment trudeau said asked repeatedly calling election pandemic said conservative legislator described tyrannical government push make vaccination mandatory federally regulated industry answer tyranny election said rightofcenter conservative liberal biggest rival say spending increase trudeau win leaving generation canadian hobbled debt parliamentary majority trudeau would free hand follow stated policy priority fighting climate change supporting suffered pandemic planet future stake need alongside fight said sunday nanos research pollster nik nanos said liberal choice go poll noting longer wait risk face fourth wave coronavirus see window theyre going shoot window bad news come there another variant bill show full cost fighting pandemic said interview bank canada last month painted optimistic picture growth heading second half year bond market already signaling pace canada economic growth could slow delta variant case rise united state largest trading partner major export market risky situation trudeau son longtime former prime minister pierre trudeau first majority election decadesold black face picture surfaced came short majority another minority administration would leave likely relying new democrat favor even heavier spending social program would also raise question trudeaus future leader party trudeau repeatedly refused say sunday would resign leader secure majority vote without strong opponent rail election main opposition conservative struggle liberal fear vote may fragment hand yet another minority government liberal question need early election saying although trudeau complained obstructionism opposition party managed pas legislation liberal proposed risky situation go poll dont said peter donolo political strategist hillknowlton strategy communication director former liberal prime minister jean chretien,1
madonna red hot chili pepper among act expected perform live earth concert london july raise awareness climate change organizer said tuesday built model bob geldof used antipoverty live concert live earth held johannesburg london rio de janeiro shanghai sydney tokyo u venue yet finalized environmental campaigner al gore face republican opposition holding one seven gig washington attracting audience billion hope live earth launch global campaign giving critical mass people around world tool need help solve climate crisis gore said statement gore whose climate change documentary inconvenient truth oscar year spearheading effort recruit world pop music cause also due appear wembley stadium beastie boy black eyed pea corinne bailey rae duran duran genesis james blunt snow patrol registration ticket london concert open april web site wwwlivenationcoukliveearth organizer hoping attract audience two billion people,1
invaded ukraine deployed troop compliant belarus russia suddenly extended military power border several nato country including baltic nation russia succeeds taking ukraine keeping base belarus many expert expect force extend border baltic poland slovakia hungary northern romania making significantly harder nato defend eastern flank thin corridor mile long lithuania poland separate russian force belarus kaliningrad russian territory baltic sea stuffed missile easily capable flinging conventional nuclear warhead heart europe level risk nato simply suddenly increased enormously said ian lesser former american official head brussels office german marshall fund possibility conflict russian force europe elsewhere like black sea sahel libya syria could dangerous issue year come change everything nato said ian bond former british diplomat head foreign policy centre european reform russia aim extinguish ukraine sovereign country europe need worry everything need get serious nato already responded small way russian buildup sending extra troop aircraft member state closest russia thursday nato decided unspecified deployment serious discussion finally scrapping natorussia founding act put limit nato deployment eastern member russia violated eight year ago invaded ukraine annexed crimea russia action pose serious threat euroatlantic security geostrategic consequence said nato secretarygeneral jens stoltenberg deploying additional defensive land air force eastern part alliance well additional maritime asset discussion moscow redrawing europe security architecture take different cast russian troop deployed nato eastern flank even military spending go considerably response new russian invasion modestly russia took crimea new permanent deployment force equipment plane even missile major blow past year relative peace prosperity complacency alliance nato focused important fashionable thing little core responsibility like climate cyber lesser said forgot ruthless people foreign policy blood sport nato already rewriting yearold strategic concept debating replacement stoltenberg leaf office oct task become ever pressing nato already mode think broadly purpose lesser said serious effort deter newly aggressive russia simple said benjamin hodges former commander u force europe centre european policy analysis moving troop equipment around postcold war europe become far cumbersome bridge railway longer able handle heavy armour political leader surprised long take move stuff given eu road regulation without special priority german rail system hodges said nato also lack significant air missile defence modern air war ukraine start hitting significant infrastructure like airport road rail said protect large u air base ramstein southwestern germany would take entire battalion patriot missile said one patriot battalion europe thats fulda gap germany worry cold war strategist heavily defended u troop prevent warsaw pact rushing tank east germany rhine river concern suwalki corridor narrow gap connects poland lithuania captured would cut three baltic nation rest nato corridor separate belarus kaliningrad headquarters russian baltic fleet isolated russia soviet union imploded emboldened putin might well demand direct access belarus kaliningrad suggested robert kagan brookings institution column washington post even would one piece sure new russian strategy delink baltic nato demonstrating alliance longer hope protect country wrote threat poland becomes acute said bond recommending united state quickly put two heavy battalion poland start deployment three baltic state also need beefed said nato agreed put battalion poland baltic nation first time known enhanced forward presence consist soldier combatready small like tripwires anything could slow russian advance long nato also established high readiness joint task force currently command turkey supposed deploy short notice threat nato sovereignty consists land brigade numbering around troop supported air sea special force reinforcement able deployed within day smaller force essentially untested larger response force spearhead onequarter size russian invasion force ukraine larger force created meant rapidly deployable member based home country gathering slow exercise also question vow nato member send weapon ukraine fight russian help mount insurgency effort supply arm ukraine air rail road could intercepted obstructed russian military hodges said even shipment delivered contractor nato soldier country going dare support insurgency knowing russian military side border general chance accidental confrontation leading escalation ruled tense atmosphere analyst point way turkey shot russian fighter plane near syriaturkey border didnt escalate today well could lesser said time arm control agreement tried keep cold war cold nearly defunct raising new threat deployment conventional force mediumrange missile russia also extremely active cyberwarfare hacking german parliament interfering last french election issuing mound locallanguage disinformation social medium altogether new threat reinforce logic stronger european union nato cooperation defense lesser said knock lot politics theology relationship coordinating eu area strength like economic sanction cyber resilience energy security information warfare help organisation said given eu member already belong nato others like sweden finland closely allied need american bond said drop idea european autonomy selfreliance doubt europe whether president joe biden run win worry former president donald trump republican tune isolationist americafirst credo take office europe exposed must increase military spending efficiency filling real capability need bond said becomes vital bunch nice idea new york time company,0
president george bush sought calm american fear economy monday charting course hope keep relevant final year office specter recession supplanting iraq war top u concern bush acknowledged final state union address growth slowing insisted country longterm economic fundamental sound prodded congress act quickly billion economic stimulus package laid last week resist temptation load plan additional provision long run american confident economic growth short run see growth slowing bush said globally televised speech u congress politically weakened unpopular war iraq eclipsed race choose successor scrambling stave lameduck status bush presented bold new idea bush urged american patient mission iraq almost five year usled invasion touted security gain iraq ascribed troop buildup ordered last january gave hint troop reduction asserting decision would depend commander recommendation calling iran come clean nuclear program issued stern warning tehran branded part axis evil state union speech know america confront threaten troop stand ally defend vital interest persian gulf bush said year go bush seventh state union speech chance set tone waning month white house try salvage frayed legacy leaf office january sandwiched saturday democratic presidential primary south carolina tuesday republican contest florida bush struggle make heard growing din election campaign top speech agenda push congressional passage stimulus package meant avert recession economy suffering high oil price housing slump kitchen table across country concern economic future bush said acknowledging rising food gas price increasing unemployment trying head attempt senate democrat expand plan beyond tax rebate business investment incentive agreed house representative leader last week impetus compromise one least unpopular president nearing end watch want blamed economic meltdown november election economist say stimulus measure may buy time enough solve woe roiled global financial market temporary fix delivering democratic response bush kansa gov kathleen sebelius called plan temporary fix urged democrat republican work together wont wait new president restore america role world iraq bush better position year ago implored skeptical american embrace plan send thousand troop iraq enemy iraq hit hard said defeated still expect tough fighting ahead announced new troop reduction despite continuing call democrat withdrawal timetable something poll show american want well taking aim iran bush pressed tehran nuclear program cease support terror abroad bush ability rally international support iran diminished u intelligence report tehran abandoned nuclear weapon program bush latecomer fight global warming also committed billion new international fund promote clean energy technology combat climate change faced international criticism repeatedly rejecting cap greenhouse gas emission united state world biggest polluter,1
group eight leader set tuesday take important step forward fighting global warming stickiest issue summit european union source said european union japan pressing statement go beyond summit pledge last year seriously consider goal halving global carbon emission midcentury refers need interim target well senior official met late night japan thrash wording would allow president george bush put aside deep misgiving sign longterm global goal eu source said asking named official reached tentative agreement statement according eu source japanese government source neither would give detail pact bush insisted washington agree binding target unless big polluter china india commit reining emission greenhouse gas cause global warming european commission confident optimistic outcome mean important step compared heiligendamm eu source told reuters referring last year summit germany know european commission president idea success briefed morning smile face agreement expected unveiled later tuesday german chancellor angela merkel said tuesday morning meeting u president george bush satisfied work issue climate change well soaring food oil price also high agenda bush mention issue brief comment bilateral talk statement climate change expected highlight agreement develop new technology provide fund help poor country limit greenhouse gas emission activist wary prospect real progress new u president take office next year little bit kabuki play said alden meyer director strategy policy union concerned scientist everyone waiting next president see change thing soaring food fuel price global warming tie big theme threeday meeting plush mountaintop hotel northern japanese island hokkaido police mobilized un secretarygeneral ban kimoon attended talk monday african leader said drive reach eight millennium development goal mdgs set un general assembly reduce world poverty directly hampered global warming urged send strong political signal setting longterm goal halving greenhouse gas emission backed intermediate target would set market force train reduce energy consumption set position climate change aid africa rising food price global economy raft statement due issued later tuesday japan yomiuri newspaper said monday leader communique would highlight downside risk world economy label rising food oil price serious threat higher price oil hit record high barrel last week taking particularly heavy toll world poor world bank study issued last week said million people could drop poverty line due leap food price including million africa respond double jeopardy soaring food oil price test global system commitment help vulnerable world bank president robert zoellick said monday test afford fail told reporter help cushion blow official said would unveil series measure help africa especially farmer would affirm commitment double aid give billion extra aid half go world poorest continent summit wrap wednesday major economy meeting comprising eight big greenhouse gasemitting country including india china australia,1
quote tonight spoken leader opposition incoming prime minister anthony albanese ive congratulated election victory evening morrison said adding stepping leader party think people enough division want come together nation intend lead albanese said mathematically possible win kooyong definitely difficult treasurer josh frydenberg poised become one highestranking cabinet minister ever voted parliament next prime minister albanese pragmatic leader workingclass background pledged end division country parliament house representative seat needed majority form government vote counted labor seat coalition independent green held australian broadcasting corp projected seat remained doubt senate seat six state two two territory seat election six state four territory seat economy challenge ahead winner include inflation twodecade high picking pace interest rate started rising first time year pandemic spending portends massive budget deficit year ahead unemployment lowest almost year global price australian commodity skyhigh climate major party tricky path people say want action climate always keen pay election cost living central issue retail power price factor foreign policy foreign policy became unlikely election issue morrison sought trumpet national security credential claim labor job undercut solomon island signing security pact china character morrison promised change style governing conceding bit bulldozer personality became electoral liability albanese offered alternative based workingclass root pragmatic style,0
mumbai thu nov bdnews comreuters firm india one world worst polluter yet plan impact climate change business measure emission deadline curb study said thursday however many indian company aware commercial opportunity presented global warming according survey carbon disclosure project cdp global agency working towards lowcarbon economy third top company polled responded survey sought information opportunity risk climate change emission level strategy cut pollution among issue cdp report said climate change would hurt company respond likely many riskmanagement strategy place enormous amount work still need done indian company catch global peer said paul simpson senior cdp official survey finding provide case effort towards awareness building training greenhouse gas accounting indian company contrast global corporation providing risk opportunity presented climate change factoring planning project said booming economy china india criticised west refusing commit emission target despite among world top polluter india contributes percent global greenhouse gas emission consumption fossil fuel rise official estimate say still percent global emission percapita emission expected lower average developed country report said indian firm enthusiastic business opportunity climate change including carbon trading research development new product technology indicative indian company appreciation commercial potential rather depth engaged climate change challenge said india refused commit emission target saying must use energy lift million poverty government say something rich nation burnt fossil fuel unhindered century understand india greenhouse gas emission largely accounted power steel cement chemical sector new delhi working national plan tackle global warming end year indian expert say country already achieved substantial energy efficiency,1
majority leader mitch mcconnell said senate hold hearing vote nominee replace longserving conservative justice antonin scalia next president take office next january scalia died feb mcconnell republican nemesis obama president seven year office said even would refuse standard courtesy meeting whomever obama chooses u constitution senate power confirm reject president supreme court selection u presidential election looming nov republican aiming allow next president fill scalias vacancy hoping republican elected nomination determined whoever win presidency fall mcconnell said adding overwhelming view senate republican vacancy filled lameduck president obamas nominee could tip court left first time decade scalias death left court four liberal four conservative since contentious nomination republican president robert bork clarence thomas intense fight supreme court vacancy obama yet announce pick mitch mcconnell white house senate democrat condemned mcconnells stance senate democratic leader harry reid called obstruction steroid adding gone day levelheadedness compromise mitch mcconnell mcconnell congressional republican sought block numerous obama initiative including signature healthcare law iran nuclear deal immigration policy effort battle climate change mcconnell invoked past statement obamas vice president joe biden help justify supreme court inaction mcconnell noted biden senate judiciary committee chairman argued postponing action supreme court nominee election year biden since said speaking hypothetically supreme court vacancy time mcconnell made announcement chairman chuck grassley republican member judiciary committee sent letter saying panel would hold confirmation hearing grassley previously left open possibility convening hearing full robust debate alluding nov presidential election republican senator told mcconnell letter wanted ensure american people deprived opportunity engage full robust debate type jurist wish decide critical issue time senate consider nominee new president take office would unlikely supreme court would full complement nine justice sooner early would mean court would shorthanded year hampering ability decide case case end ruling lowercourt decision stand national precedent set reid said republican strategy driven republican party right wing donald trump ted cruz want reid said referring two republican presidential candidate reid said senate democrat would become obstruct caucus block legislation appropriation bill retaliation republican inaction white house spokesman josh earnest said blocking hearing obamas nominee would unprecedented would subject supreme court kind politics theyve insulated two century since president nominee never denied hearing unless president later withdrew nomination earnest said remark senate floor mcconnell said president right nominate senate constitutional right provide withhold consent case senate withhold chuck schumer member senate democratic leadership predicted republican position would crumble voter put pressure vulnerable republican senate incumbent seeking reelection consider obamas nominee risky strategy wrong strategy going fail schumer said senate republican senator orrin hatch republican judiciary committee member countered im concerned public pressure standing principle next president ought resolve problem democrat badly outnumbered member senate falling far short vote needed advance controversial legislation much le supreme court nomination counting two independent caucus democrat control seat remaining held republican,1
un secretarygeneral ban kimoon made th hour appeal saturday nation conference bali end deadlock plan launch talk new un treaty disappointed lack progress ban told delegate making unscheduled return visit east timor dec talk ran day time work yet everybody able make compromise said dispute developing nation demand rich help poor cope climate change dispute resolved meeting would launch two year talk sweeping new worldwide treaty succeed un kyoto protocol beyond link outsider including united state developing nation hand ability deliver people world successul outcome said indonesian president susilo bambang yudhoyono also made appeal delegate without effective road map may never reach destination envision said worst thing project crumble cant find right wording said world watching anxiously beg let,1
growing global movement environmentalist trying new legal route protect planet vesting river reef threatened habitat right nature override longheld human right harm supporter say starting notch victory see momentum growing particularly rising effect climate change spur openness untried strategy critic call effort unwieldy ineffective illegal take toledo lake city u midwest whose citizen worried quality water since toxic algae seeped lake erie city system five year ago stymied resident fed lack action took matter hand year voted give local water source massive lake erie right stay clean saying lake erie legal right exist thats right get defend said resident markie miller miller said algae outbreak world thbiggest lake left half million people safe water three stifling summer day turned similar outbreak gone unchecked year product agricultural runoff said bothered weve watching tracking problem anything miller told thomson reuters foundation phone considering whole health ecosystem burden people official little said organiser heard idea eventually went voter recognising lake erie legal entity whose behalf citizen could sue working system isnt designed allow u win designed regulate allow harm said idea behind wanted change system ultimately lake erie bill right voter approved february would amend toledo city charter state lake erie right exist flourish naturally evolve free violation effort received support city miller said tied legal wrangling ever since lawyer local farmer mark drewes called unconstitutional unlawful assault fundamental right family farm gave people toledo authority nearly million ohio resident spokesman toledo mayor office declined comment citing ongoing litigation ohio community since tried similar move july state legislator outlawed action saying nature ecosystem standing participate bring action court common plea thriving western law idea nature right date legal scholar christopher stone published touchstone article cited supreme court case lay largely dormant past decade notion regained currency united state beyond certainly effect internationally said jay pendergrass vice president environmental law institute washington think tank accelerated term country place saying important legal principle theyre going act bolivia ecuador model right nature law issue even latter constitution india recognised right ganges yamuna river new zealand similar agreement whanganui river july bangladesh recognised river country legal right advocate want use right law address world worst case environmental destruction decaying great barrier reef melting himalayan glacier seven country right nature law said shannon biggs cofounder global alliance right nature run tribunal judge hear case fracking indigenous land right ecosystem regenerating thriving benchmark said tribunal decision also upends longheld idea right come land title biggs said property ownership isnt permission slip destroy ecosystem tribunal decision binding biggs point recent case said helped halt construction proposed highway bolivian rainforest proponent say word spreading far wide influencing distant court guiding country lack law mari margil associate director community environmental legal defense fund celdf player several key push win right nature pointed colombian suit amazon case point environmental law werent able offer protection margil said court sought outside precedent first time declared ecosystem colombia right said without right nature law indigenous impetus although novel west idea long root indigenous community ecuador bolivia u area including tribal community similar law said biggs lived within natural law generation ago said casey camphorinek councilwoman ponca tribe oklahoma didnt separate nature today camphorinek said tribe feel threat energy industry hit water pollution health problem thousand small earthquake link nearby fracking sense u law failed offer protection camphorinek said tribe created right nature statute resolved prosecute ponca court dishonour right tribal territory december white earth band ojibwe minnesota established legal right landscape product declining landscape wild rice grain central tribal identity need clean water grow susceptible lot thing environment believe decline poor maintenance said tribal attorney frank bibeau step tool symbol celdfs margil compared securing right nature sweeping social movement ending slavery securing woman right vote began locally yet achievement thin said mihnea tanasescu fellow political science vrije university brussels know two case ecuador suggested right nature used suited government also criticised many law broad declarative result nobody pinned action punished early say whether right nature law achieving thing couldnt otherwise tanasescu said email said must specific possible succeed law lacking specific penalty risk failing agreed kieran suckling founder center biological diversity u advocacy group suckling said like idea giving nature right want litigation defines right real prescriptive many case limiting law doesnt prescribe limit symbolic,1
trump used annual address united nation attack iran corrupt dictatorship praise last year bogeyman north korea lay defiant message reject globalism protect american interest much minute address aimed squarely iran united state accuses harboring nuclear ambition fomenting instability middle east support militant group syria lebanon yemen iran leader sow chaos death destruction trump told gathering greenmarbled hall respect neighbor border sovereign right nation rouhani addressing assembled world leader later sharply criticised trump decision withdraw international nuclear deal iran said need photo opportunity trump suggested u president pull back global institution character defect confronting multilateralism sign strength rather symptom weakness intellect betrays inability understanding complex interconnected world said trump address met largely silence world leader still comfortable goitalone view strained u relationship traditional ally worldwide speech delivered lowkey fashion nonetheless thunderous recitation america first policy disrupted world order withdrawing united state nuclear deal paris climate accord threatened punish nato nation paying common defense never surrender america sovereignty unelected unaccountable global bureaucracy trump said language popular political base america governed american reject ideology globalism embrace doctrine patriotism besides calling iran trump also criticized china trade practice made mention russia interference syria war suspected meddling u election rouhani defiant speech world body iran say clear war sanction threat bullying acting according law fulfillment obligation rouhani said macron alternative view offering alternative view turn podium french president emmanuel macron told delegate law survival fittest protectionism isolationism would lead heightened tension defending multilateralism collective action said nationalism would lead failure country stopped defending basic principle global war would return accept erosion multilateralism dont accept history unraveling macron told assembly time raising voice child watching macron citing example iran said unilateralism push would lead directly conflict trump begin political rally boast economic record le two year office used rhetoric crowd world leader diplomat telling accomplished almost previous u president remark led murmuring laughter crowd taking president slightly aback didnt expect reaction thats ok said trump attempted drive wedge iran leadership people day attack southwestern iran military parade killed people unsettled country remark reporter way speech trump said would meet iranian change tune though held possibility better relationship future made clear economic pressure iran would abate trump national security adviser john bolton addressing group called united nuclear iran called accord worst diplomatic debacle american history warning mullah tehran cross u ally partner harm citizen continue lie cheat deceive yes indeed hell pay said may republican trump withdrew united state deal put curb iran nuclear program exchange easing sanction france britain germany russia china european union part accord iran foe decade washington tehran increasingly odds since may accord opec member iran negotiated democratic u president barack obama additional sanction resume november th follow working country import iranian crude oil cut purchase substantially trump said said united state would help create regional strategic alliance gulf nation jordan egypt move united state see bulwark iran trump compared u relation iran called improved tie north korean leader kim jong un trump met singapore june part stillunfulfilled drive get pyongyang give nuclear weapon address last year un trump insulted kim rocket man bent nuclear destruction tuesday trump praised kim halting nuclear missile test releasing american held prisoner returning remains u soldier killed korean war two leader trying arrange second summit trump said sanction north korea would remain delivering harsh message opec member trump called stop raising oil price pay military protection threatened limit u aid country friendly united state anwar gargash uae minister state foreign affair said oil price driven market supply demand thing manipulated decision said gargash whose country opec member crude oil price shot fouryear high tuesday catapulted imminent u sanction iranian crude export apparent reluctance opec russia raise output offset potential hit global supply,0
five month later garcia daughter still mexican border city nogales found work restaurant waiting patiently u open said recent day filling order breaded chicken enchilada taco isilda side room making collage magazine cutout mother worked san juan bosco shelter nogales two staying hosted many migrant five six even month said maria antonia diaz longtime volunteer among ten thousand migrant lingering mexican outpost taken job rented apartment waiting day expected soon united state fully open door asylumseekers situation southern border reaching critical stage according federal state official must accommodate incoming migrant even scheduled lifting next week title public health rule allowed government swiftly expel nearly million migrant past two year u border patrol agent encountering nearrecord number people either crossed allowed enter various title exemption total migrant crossed southern border april topping march year high including record cuba ukraine lifting title could send even bigger surge migrant day administration official say though federal court could temporarily halt lifting public health order postponing day reckoning key challenge biden administration coming month finding way deter thousand migrant head united state imminent threat violence persecution threat united state legally morally obligated address search job better future official intent title originally put place trump administration slow transmission coronavirus across border quickly became powerful tool slow immigration never public health justification using title authority battle contain covid said wayne cornelius director emeritus center comparative immigration study university california san diego group migrant cross rio grande near eagle pas texas may tamir kalifathe new york time obscure rule said part multipronged effort curb immigration u group migrant cross rio grande near eagle pas texas may tamir kalifathe new york time biden administration faced pressure progressive halt expulsion offer refuge migrant legitimate claim persecution home country announced april order would lifted may steppedup plan handle new arrival large number migrant predicted cross week order lifted given pause even democrat advocating goslow approach whether policy terminated next week united state likely see large number people border foreseeable future turmoil around globe pushing migrant venezuela colombia nicaragua costa rica everywhere near far united state job plentiful prosperity security seem within reach despite charge policy place global regional force going lead continuation migration said eileen daz mcconnell professor global migration arizona state university force said include climate change economic political upheaval organised crime domestic abuse well fallout global health crisis handle expected surge homeland security department unveiled plan focus new resource border alejandro mayorkas agency chief vowed people without legal basis entering country face detention deportation consequence frozen title new programme adjudicate border asylum case within one year rather backlogged immigration court often take six eight year aim discourage family weak claim journeying north elevating enforcement consequence bring bear individual dont qualify remain united state law mayorkas said visit rio grande valley texas tuesday u effort prevent overwhelming influx depend well country throughout region especially mexico guatemala manage border migrant around world travel country en route united state mexico also play crucial role deciding migrant take back expulsion united state april border encounter agent migrant country beyond mexico central america northern triangle unprecedented share many allowed enter united state despite title excluded migrant crossed border since took effect recent day three busload packed male migrant mainly india senegal georgia arrived casa alitas shelter tucson arizona within threehour span spent day detention released ankle monitor order report court later deportation hearing among standing line assistance booking ticket destination across country bassir flown senegal brazil began trek land reach mexicoarizona border said traversed darien gap lawless stretch jungle near border colombia panama bandit put pistol head stole watch intercepted border agent spending day detention finally looking chance get job united state wondering aloud long keep thing foot bustling market may piedras negras mexico border town many migrant waiting cross texas tamir kalifathe new york time yearold man named preet singh headed los angeles said parent india paid guide ferried europe mexico united state bustling market may piedras negras mexico border town many migrant waiting cross texas tamir kalifathe new york time number u border reflect escalating range global tumult increasingly ended america door said adam isacson scholar washington office latin america started studying border world cratered pandemic isacson said internationalisation crossers intensified trend unlikely reverse little reason think world become stable peaceful prosperous next year said rapid expulsion title enabled many single adult make repeated try succeed eluding u border authority administration official predicted total number encounter agent could decline title rescinded despite expected arrival thousand new asylumseekers waiting side deterring large number people arriving dubious asylum claim one central challenge month title lifted even many claim quickly rejected administration new fasttrack policy take time word get back people denied protection deported messaging u government compete sophisticated smuggling industry adapts quickly shifting policy individual migrant system responds policy change said daz mcconnell arizona state certainty longer take title lifted migrant amass mexican side creating bottleneck raise potential overcrowding disruption ultimately end mexican woman named betzaida three child among hundred displaced family guerrero mexican state convulsed cartel violence waiting nogales title end family renting apartment receiving assistance kino border initiative nonprofit provides meal clothes legal service migrant never considered leaving mexico stable life said betzaida want last name published fear safety changed said gang member determined seize property kidnapped beat husband unconscious want disappear mexico cant find u said similar scene playing mexican border town pacific coast gulf mexico magdala jean husband came haiti waiting thousand migrant cartelcontrolled border city reynosa across mcallen texas portauprince said felt unsafe amid spate shootout gang control broad swath capital also could find job camping mexico best option said want wait turned back said mile away small town piedras negras mexico men woman child tattered clothes trickled primera iglesia bautista shelter nondescript building block international bridge leading eagle pas texas said many people behind israel rodriguez pastor shelter said people arriving past week also coming different country past people continue coming oldest story said crossed mountain lake river going turn back law lifted added nothing stop new york time company,1
people prove face right sort danger meet host country condition staying country obligated welcome ideal never perfectly observed even origin world war ii seen moral practical imperative rebuild shattered society common good western power championed compact steadily eroding recent year chipping away therefore world obligation toward responsibility characterised crucial global stability assault expert say reached new extreme last week britain government announced new plan thousand foreign citizen country applied asylum rather hear claim would ship rwanda faraway quasi dictatorship never set foot become someone el problem britain invent practice shutting refugee asylumseekers faraway facility european government paying foreign despot warlord country like sudan libya detain migrant behalf year australia outsources work string island nation sometimes described gulag archipelago united state effectively pioneered practice diverted boat full haitian guantnamo bay cuba rise rightwing populist politics backlash europe surge migration coronavirus pandemic accelerated practice others like wall armed patrol deterrence policy deliberately make journey dangerous result exactly global refugee system dead european government taking million ukrainian displaced russia invasion example rather britain policy highlight system held universal legally binding obligation treated effectively voluntary pretty bold within month offer housing ukrainian announce youre sending migrant mile away said stephanie schwartz scholar migration politics university pennsylvania brazenness double standard seems like implicit announcement schwartz added government take refugee want dont dont consequence shift many way already arrived likely accelerate coming month amid expected significant summertime rise refugee arrival along perhaps backlash animated clampdown like britain eroding ideal world commitment refugee asylumseekers always conditional selfinterested presented year world war ii even western leader pledged resettle europe refugee would safe forcibly returned million soviet citizen soviet union many one five subsequently executed sent gulag according estimate historian tony judt still cold war hardened western government increasingly emphasized respect refugee right pressured ally way position bloc superior communist government sometimes barred citizen fleeing western compliance remained spotty privileging refugee communist country others offered political gain real shift came cold war end western country lost political incentive global refugee population soared early million according one united nation metric nearly nine time many world formally enshrined refugee rule convention u policy diverting haitian refugee began kind loophole refugee arrive u shore united state technically obligated hear claim though one fooled kept washington compliance u law written match international obligation many country year later came another surge refugee worldwide million figure risen slightly since though remains smaller share global population peak current refugee crisis almost certainly smaller one following world war ii forced ten million home across europe asia devastated whole society forcing world power act refugee outflow rose mostly poorer country response different united state applied similar policy people central america haitian negotiating deal government particularly mexico prevent refugee migrant reaching border europe australia pursued similar strategy result concentric ring detention centre notorious brutality beyond border world richest country along refugee path near border hoped reach allowing government fig leaf compliance britain new proposal shipping people far reach another continent take step underscoring new system really work argue enshrining new international agreement scrapping old one altogether might sustainably distribute global responsibility particularly rise climate refugee scramble boundary economic migrant political refugee world leader though expressed little interest plan problem government want refugee made take replacing one halfignored agreement another would change little emerging order europe seeming double standard government welcome ukrainian continue going extraordinary length keep migrant middle east laid unwritten norm new refugee system especially bare increasingly government apply ostensibly universal refugee right selectively often basis demographic group expected meet domestic political approval even britain announced expulsion asylumseekers already country instance apologised bringing ukrainian revulsion president donald trump statement office united state welcome arrival country like norway bar population considered undesirable sentiment reflects increasingly common practice biden administration last week granted protected status cameroonian citizen united state meaning return cameroon amid country civil war last month united state extended protected status ukrainian time administration divided whether maintain trumpera rule allows country public health ground outright reject refugee arrive border though rule set lifted may many administration fought keep pandemic schwartz said broke seal thing considered extreme like neartotal border closure result restriction might seemed shocking feel normal easing government way government also learned long hold one another account breaking international norm one citizen stop citizen often demand policy rightwing populist party saw support surge past decade part championing backlash immigration portraying refugee rule plot dilute traditional national identity establishment party pushed back germany welcomed million refugee amid rise country far right others concluded curtailing nonwhite immigration necessary save party maybe democracy wouldbe refugee fleeing war famine made pay price hardly founding intention global refugee compact cyclebycycle domestic politics would determine family displaced disaster found new life abroad condemned squalid camp mass graf still british public response prime minister boris johnson proposal unusually brazen defiance compact may prove revealing inhumane morally reprehensible probably unlawful may well unworkable david normington previously top civil servant britain home office told bbc whether plan truly workable eye british government others may ultimately depend le law morality british public tolerate new york time company,0
european union verge deal boost renewable energy resolving battle controversial issue biofuels thursday italy demand review prevented final agreement agreement everything except deletion review clause european parliament lead negotiator claude turmes told reuters closeddoor negotiation european commission originates eu law proposed january percent road transport fuel come renewable source mindful climate change violent storm rising sea level expected bring much percent would come biofuels creating huge potential market coveted exporter brazil indonesia well eu farming nation environmentalist charged biofuels made grain oilseed pushing food price forcing subsistence farmer expand agricultural land hacking rainforest draining wetland known indirect landuse change standoff biofuels ended agreement almost third eu percent goal would met electric car train european commission come forward proposal limit indirect landuse change biofuels nonfood source promoted double bonus scheme provisional deal need approval european parliament european union nation becoming law expected change much,1
facility earned bp plc million profit according financial filing reviewed reuters yet oil major agreed sell third majority stake project earlier year deal exemplifies larger strategy liquidate fossilfuel asset raise cash investment renewableenergy project bp concedes wont make money year bps big bet emblematic hard choice confronting big oil oil major face mounting pressure regulator investor worldwide develop cleaner energy divest fossil fuel primary source greenhousegas emission cause global warming scrutiny increased since early august united nation panel climate change warned landmark report rising temperature could soon spiral control bp chief executive bernard looney took office february gambling bp make cleanenergy transition much faster peer last year became first major oil ceo announce would purposely cut future production aim slash bps output million barrel per day amount equal uk entire daily output time bp would boost capacity generate electricity renewable source gigawatts fold increase equivalent power produced u nuclear plant hit target looney plan billion fossilfuel asset sale thats equivalent company total fixed asset end watch bp already sold legacy project worth billion addition oman deal looney unloaded oil gas field alaska north sea sold bps entire petrochemical operation produced million profit two bps key renewables investment contrast losing ten million dollar according reuters review financial filing company house britain corporate registry bp owns half lightsource solar energy company lost combined million pound million last year data available company ukbased electricvehicle charging firm bp pulse lost combined million pound million two year performance figure asset recently bought sold bp available like oil major usually disclose financials individual project performance number two renewable project oman unit previously reported bp give reuters updated financials project others beyond company acknowledged fastgrowing cleanenergy business including solar evcharging wind venture continues lose money bp expect profit business least loss slowing looney spending renewable energy aim boost annual investment billion fold increase bp pulse mean operating charging point lightsource meanwhile recently completed million solar farm rural north texas separately acquired u solar company million bp also moving aggressively offshore wind power paying high cost entry relative company got established business earlier launched transition looney slashed job cutting employee workforce inherited bps share price meanwhile fallen since looney arrived worst performance oil major period interview reuters bp chief financial officer murray auchincloss dismissed importance company recent share performance said bp investor weather rapid transformation declining oilandgas revenue decade offset part higher expected revenue gasoline station attached convenience store said station increasingly offer electric vehicle charging business auchincloss said growing much faster bp expected especially europe plan automaker including bmw daimler ag parent company mercedesbenz introduce electric model electrification growing much faster pace ever could dreamed auchincloss said bps wind solar investment start returning healthy profit auchincloss said return lower bp expects oil gas far stable said compared super volatile oil business price rise fall dramatically company also plan boost profit energytrading operation one world largest benefit bps new focus generating electricity auchincloss said seven current former bp executive spoke reuters condition anonymity shared view looney transition plan executive generally supported direction expressed varying level concern looney moving fast trading highquality oil asset speculative renewableenergy investment worried particular selling higherquality oil asset could leave bp mostly lowerquality asset become harder unload later entire industry look transition cleaner energy source recent attempted sale illustrates increasing challenge selling oil asset bp tried sell two stake north sea field premier oil slashed price twothirds negotiation million see deal collapse entirely late last year premier hit financial difficulty one former senior bp executive said looney may erred setting specific target renewablepower capacity one would difficult meet also hitting profit target meeting two conflicting goal become harder industry competition acquire renewable asset heat said former executive recently left bp missing either mark go well investor executive said current senior bp executive countered looney backed company director taken bold reasonable strategy tackle vexing challenge facing industry board know cant please everybody executive said worst thing take stand bp spokesman david nicholas said company strictly disciplined choosing renewable investment meet certain financial criterion allow looney continue hitting corporate profit target looney face steep challenge convincing shareholder come along promise wild ride bp said rus mould investment director aj bell one uk largest consumerinvesting platform serving people bp still looking sell asset time demand great recycle cash renewableenergy asset competition fierce mould said august note investor sound like potential recipe selling low buying high destroying shareholder value along way beyond petroleum redux looney yearold irishman grew family farm county kerry four sibling joined bp drilling engineer rose rank oilandgas exploration production division upstream industry parlance becoming head confident charismatic looney set ambition reinventing bp greenenergy provider took ceo job bob dudley looney transition may unnerve shareholder recall bps late foray renewables ultimately abandoned effort rebrand bp beyond petroleum thenceo john browne first oil major chief publicly acknowledge fossil fuel contributed climate change invested billion dollar wind solar project see fail next decade browne respond request comment time bp going beyond investing renewables unloading core oil gas asset oman project among world largest naturalgas field bp reported company house field earned return capital deployed bp expanded oman project october boost gas output looney called central bps strategy said envisions natural gas lower emission atmospherewarming carbon crude oil coal longterm revenue source finance company metamorphosis late last year however looney faced rising pressure steady ship amid coronavirus crisis sapped global fuel demand crushed oil gas price bp ended year billion net debt level concerned executive including looney according one senior bp executive knowledge internal deliberation debt become problematic company falling value increased debttoequity ratio jeopardised credit rating concern executive said also stemmed difficulty convincing banker investor bps growing renewableenergy business could make money early looney called meeting bps top leadership told urgently find way cut debt billion executive said soon february bp announced agreement sell part stake oman gas field billion thailand ptt exploration production bp gave third ownership whole project deal sale others helped bp cut debt billion end march effort also aided rising oil natural gas price three current former bp executive told reuters company decided sell stake profitable project struggled find buyer asset pandemic left firm appetite acquisition bp spokesman nicholas said bp started planning sell stake oman project looney launched drive cut debt brief interview company announcement april looney told reuters happy price oman stake didnt sell duress panic looney said rush net debt much control anish kapadia head energy investor advisory service palissy advisor said price oman stake relatively low compared comparable sale naturalgas asset based project earnings kapadia said would expected value higher bp also might made substantially money kapadia said waiting oilandgas industry rebounded theyre selling profitable longlife longreserve business kapadia said bp theyre selling using proceeds fund alternative business arent going generate free cash flow best part decade several month oman deal june bp sold petrochemical business billion chemical giant ineos business generated bps total annual profit major contrast targeted petrochemical growth area hedge expected longterm decline oil demand royal dutch shell exxon mobil recent year invested heavily petrochemical supply industry including plastic bp spokesperson nicholas said company long ago sold bigger piece petrochemical business ineos retained two specialist operation integrated rest bp sold good price said company could integrate business looney often delighted taking different path especially recently company reported strong secondquarter profit billion strength recovering oilandgas business looney indicated however fresh influx cash make want sell bps oil asset faster fetch higher price finance renewable investment understand question investor mind see compelling proposition deliver competitive return renewable energy looney told investor august earnings call mould aj bell investment director said looney strategy may prove least bad option facing bp oil firm pressure overhaul business investor buy bp share current beatendown price said could see strong longterm return loss leader bps fossilfuel footprint shrink face steep challenge filling financial void profit cleanenergy venture bps renewable project taking loss firm bought bp pulse electricvehicle charging firm named chargemaster june million pound million oil major hope boost firm fortune part installing thousand fast ev charger alongside gas pump large servicestation network station attached convenience store key profit driver bp betting ev driver shop snack charging car take longer gasoline fillup bp announced deal acquire stake lightsource december million owns firm operates solar farm country tripled capacity since gigawatts dev sanyal chief bps naturalgas renewables business said solarpower business start delivering profit quickly offshore wind development take much longer solar initially delivers lower return wind lightsource bp ceo nick boyle said filing reviewed reuters return increase gradually part solar lower maintenance cost wind facility bp week announced appointment anjaisabel dotzenrath veteran renewables power sector executive new head natural gas renewables replacing sanyal move seen sign looney drive diversify away oil gas read pricey wind project bp moved aggressively offshore wind october bought stake norwegian energy giant equinor two project u east coast billion offshore project industry next frontier far complex capitalintensive onshore project use newer technology many top oil company experience operating deepwater oil gas field made similar push shell equinor started offshore wind venture several year ago utility spain iberdrola denmark orsted also well established stiff competition mean bp paying hefty price entry rival say privately february bp partner energie badenwrttemberg ag paid million pound billion right build two project irish sea britain offshore wind licensing round bps sanyal acknowledged high cost entry said prospect longterm powersupply contract make return reliable dont high low oil gas sanyal said year investor know outcome looney wager renewables still even bps relatively fast transformation doesnt go far enough reducing climate damage said kim fustier oilandgas analyst hsbc bank expects bps earnings renewables lowcarbon business represent total earnings middle decade nowhere near enough investor start thinking company part solution fustier said,1
according study led archaeologist david meltzer southern methodist university dallas texas nearly sediment layer purported ice age site north america three continent actually either much younger much oldermeltzer coauthor found three site commonly referenced support cosmicimpact theory actually date window time ice agethe supposed impact marker undated significantly older younger year ago either many impact supposed including one recently five century ago far likely extraterrestrial impact marker meltzer notedscientists agree brief episode end ice age officially known younger dryas flower flourished time sparked widespread cooling earth year ago cool period lasted yearsbut theory cause abrupt climate change numerousthey range change ocean circulation pattern caused glacial meltwater entering ocean cosmicimpact theorymeltzer colleague sorted site availability radiometric numeric age type age control available whether age control securethe researcher found three site lack absolute age controlthe remaining site radiometric potential numeric age three date younger dryas boundary layer meltzer addedthe finding reported journal proceeding national academy science,1
back hanoi summit north korea collapsed cloud grown darker trump muchhyped meeting north korea kim jong un broke disagreement sanction linked pyongyang nuclear weapon program testimony former lawyer michael cohen accused breaking law office represented potentially damaging development president home trump faced challenge front sensitive talk china trade deal slowrolling crisis venezuela tension india pakistan attempt congress kill emergency declaration aimed securing funding wall border mexico u special counsel robert mueller may also end probe russia meddling presidential election matter day ensuring speculation role trump campaign keep making headline trump left vietnam privately complained democrat would go ahead cohen testimony violating unwritten rule attacking president overseas also wished mueller report finished unhappy holding hearing overseas said one person present asked remain unnamed also unhappy mueller investigation concluded left felt cloud hanging summit trump cut talk north korea denuclearization short two side gave conflicting account happened raising doubt future one trump signature initiative white house included signing ceremony deal trump public schedule hanoi abruptly canceled trump secretary state mike pompeo complained reporter obsessed tried dismiss process said radically uninformed yall shouldnt get hung thing like pompeo told reporter traveling summit unfolded trump kept date cohens testimony suite hanoi hotel despite hour time difference conclusion among trump inner circle president came week okay feeling much new cohens testimony trump getting credit walking away potentially bad deal north korean surprise week said christopher ruddy conservative medium mogul close friend president knew north korea tough nut crack michael cohen going say lot nasty stuff end day dont think change political climate president trump ruddy told reuters cohen testimony raised question among trump ally reelection campaign ability organize proper response wheres defense president former new jersey governor chris christie trump friend told abc week program wednesday trump friendly audience saturday address annual meeting conservative political action conference maryland suburb washington cpac event thursday republican national committee chair ronna mcdaniel quick defend trump handling vietnam summit walked away rightly said going take away sanction going denuclearize said applause,0
action came first day possible accord complex rule withdrawal begin yearlong countdown u exit concerted effort preserve paris agreement nearly nation pledged cut greenhouse emission help poor country cope worst effect already warming planet secretary state mike pompeo announced notification twitter issued statement saying accord would imposed intolerable burden u economy trump long held accord would cripple growth intrude american sovereignty u approach incorporates reality global energy mix us energy source technology cleanly efficiently including fossil fuel nuclear energy renewable energy pompeo said added united state still maintain voice international discussion global warming continue work global partner enhance resilience impact climate change prepare respond natural disaster past united state continue research innovate grow economy reducing emission extending helping hand friend partner around globe said though american participation paris agreement ultimately determined outcome election supporter pact say plan future without american cooperation diplomat fear trump mocked climate science hoax begin actively working global effort move away planetwarming fossil fuel like coal oil natural gas keeping pressure kind economic change necessary stave worse effect planetary warming much harder without world superpower yes conversation would crazy laurence tubiana served france climate change ambassador paris negotiation said new york recently adding preparing plan negotiator spent early month trump presidency debating strategy salvaging american support accord trump proved immovable shift diplomatic strategy already begun making accord work without united state require major polluter like china india step china largest emitter planetwarming pollutant made significant promise beijing ability deliver still question un rule china india considered developing country obligated curb emission agreed part paris agreement large part united state taking action united state industrialized nation press emerging power european union held highlevel meeting last year beijing confirm paris commitment european bloc china also provided million dollar aid chinese emissionscontrol effort worked canada country coordinate standard trillion dollar private public financial investment clean energy technology far china resisted pledging speed initial emissionscontrol target foresee greenhouse gas emission rising europe divided far scale back coal power may clout win new concession eu front line thats obvious president finland sauli niinisto said recent interview question others listen europe nation considering punitive measure france germany year proposed european carbon tax impose country le stringent climate protection policy fact may find first conflict could come united state think something desirable anyone said teresa ribera minister ecological transition spain hosting un climate talk december european tax good imported united state would certain exacerbate trade tension trump administration european company concerned face unfair competition country le rigid climate protection united state withdraws paris agreement europe threatening tax year far followed meantime trump administration rolled back obamaera regulation aimed curbing greenhouse gas power plant oil gas well automobile tailpipe also issued rule making easier old coalfired power plant operate longer new plant come online action come amid warning un scientist unless country drastically reduce emission next decade world exceed degree celsius global warming midcentury leading food shortage worsening wildfire threat civilisation nation followed trump lead left paris agreement indeed country joined toughening emissionsreduction target analyst attributed absence pressure united state warned trump administration antagonism toward climate action could dampen future ambition effort strategize possibility second trump administration occurring home abroad community caught flatfooted want position prepared time said elan strait former climate negotiator obama administration worked paris agreement work world wildlife fund united state environmentalist pressing state city business cut emission move renewable energy source like solar wind power hundred local government business made emission pledge movement called still hope show world american behind paris agreement even administration socalled subnational government pledge voluntary agreedupon way calculate far effort collectively getting toward president barack obamas pledge cut emission level paul bodnar managing director clean energy think tank rocky mountain institute said organisation finishing model analyse progress toward obamas paris pledge said preliminary result offered encouraging picture hoped would buoy worried international community city state business havent formal place negotiating table paris agreement succeeded large part voice heard keep u moving forward president confront climate crisis put public health safety first michael bloomberg billionaire philanthropist former mayor new york city said statement bloomberg started america pledge initiative track effort u city state business reduce greenhouse gas emission monday also announced mayor governor chief executive officer environmental leader host u climate action centre next round climate negotiation assume role american delegation would played effort expanding internationally paris agreement focused national government tubiana said action state province business others driving concrete change challenge said would devising way turn pledge system chip away global emission whatever happens united state side even democratic candidate would elected prepare structure said letter united nation monday would allow trump officially pull united state paris agreement day presidential election united state would still allowed attend negotiation weigh proceeding would downgraded observer status former vice president joe biden monday said tweet trump withdrawal paris shameful abandonment america international leadership along nearly every democratic presidential candidate promised elected reentering paris accord top priority notification withdrawal ensured climate change would major issue coming campaign least voter analyst cautioned even united state elect democrat reentry necessarily go smoothly paris agreement second global climate change pact united state joined democrat abandoned republican george bush withdrew united state kyoto protocol jonathan pershing served obama administration state department special envoy climate change said democrat rejoining paris agreement would likely expected deliver specific suite policy showing united state intended move away fossil fuel even said country would rightly wary pendulum support climate action could swing back another election cycle united state live lingering mistrust pershing said united state written many case partner said cant count new york time company,1
chinese negotiator achieved goal copenhagen climate talk ensuring financial aid developing nation linked external review china environmental plan top climate envoy said saturday britain sweden country accused china obstructing climate summit ended last month nonbinding accord set target limiting global warming maximum degree celsius scant detail china would never accept outside check plan slow greenhouse gas emission could make promise increasing transparency xie zhenhua deputy head powerful national development reform commission said forum developed nation promise billion financial aid help poorer country adapt climate change offered good stepping stone negotiation said next time talk pay money much country pay said xie also said china well track meeting goal cutting energy intensity amount energy consumed produce dollar national income percent five year already made percent cut end last year said long continue make effort likely achieve targeted percent cut year said xie added china drafting tough guideline reducing carbon intensity growth next fiveyear plan economic development cover period china pledged cut amount carbon dioxide produced unit economic growth percent compared level,1
chairman un science panel head new yale climate energy institute university said tuesday rajendra pachauri chaired un intergovernmental panel climate change since work university center halftime continue head ipcc energy resource institute based india pachauri accepted nobel peace prize behalf ipcc shared prize former u vice president al gore ipcc beginning work fifth assessment climate change first issued nearly yale scientist social scientist policy expert joined form university new climate center provide seed grant foster research topic atmospheric science public policy yale said initial project focus economics carbon storage forecasting climate impact water supply disease,1
police alert monday climate protester set tent camp field next london heathrow airport world busiest international air transport hub protester plan week activity say culminate sunday hour direct action bid force government halt planned expansion airport argue adding global warming protest come height holiday season three month blazing jeep used attack glasgow airport year police thwarted said plan bomb airliner flying heathrow united state expansion airport run completely face everything know climate change said activist tom james camp bringing totally unacceptable risk future generation people around world banner urging halt airport expansion fluttered marquee tent erected site supply fruit vegetable brought organiser declined say direct action midday sunday would entail say would target british airway airport operator baa owned spain ferrovial local resident tom creeden said fighting losing battle progress needed got bigger airport might well anywhere else scientist say air transport contributes heavily global warming noting carbon dioxide water vapour emitted altitude four time potent sea level british government committed tackling climate change cutting co emission also back rapid expansion air travel set double next year police said around protester already arrived camp north airport directly path proposed third runway close baa headquarters said site quiet baa said airport functioning normally organiser expect around people join camp even though torrential rain forecast week police said extra officer drafted deal anticipated protest weekend heathrow baa say world busiest international airport handle average almost one flight minute opened year ago designed cater million passenger year already see close million august busiest month holidaymaker packing four terminal fifth terminal due open next year around million passenger due pas heathrow week climate camp many family summer holiday baa spokesman said responsibility ensure everything guarantee safety comfort spokeswoman prime minister gordon brown said peaceful protest legitimate right action disrupt operation heathrow would unacceptable,1
hundred thousand native australian animal koala kangaroo killed bushfires burnt across southeast australia past two week wildlife official said monday bushfires still burning three eastern state big intense wildlife official fear specie may become extinct fire destroy large swathe animal habitat fire devastating moving quickly animal dont chance get way said pat obrien president wildlife protection association heat fireball happening animal bursting flame killed even fire get hot obrien told reuters monday koala possum instinctively climb treetop safety would chance escaping blaze kangaroo bush bird would unable outrun fastburning fire said meant real threat seeing specie unique burntout area frog bird becoming extinct obrien said fire directly contribute extinction number specie wont know full effect another year said take year animal move back area there available move back case glider rare endangered anyway may never come back theyll go extinction fire victoria tasmania new south wale state burnt hectare million acre worst fire victoria firefighter battling four large blaze blackened hectare police say home far razed firefighter said monday cooler condition eased bushfire threat three eastern state fire still burning control western australia fire already destroyed hectare blazing unchecked wildlife official said major factor high animal death toll predominance eucalyptus tree burning bushland oil tree explodes flame soon get hot eucalypt oil catch fire go like steam train said hugh wirth president victoria royal society prevention cruelty animal rspca youve got crown fire word fire going treetop fire move extremely rapidly animal cant outrun even kangaroo wirth said believed close percent animal path victorian blaze destroyed wildlife rescuer reporting survivor surviving wildlife usually come hiding within three four day fire going area unfortunately getting report survivor far said wildlife official fear animal death toll rise even animal survive fire may starve death charred landscape even survive fire there starvation issue beyond another nail coffin specie may survived otherwise said obrien australia face extreme fire danger summer due drought bushfires regular feature summer past year killed people scientist fear climate change bring frequent higher temperature le rainfall,1
major industrialised country expected create multibilliondollar fund later year help developing country cut greenhouse gas emission world bank president robert zoellick quoted saying interview japan asahi newspaper published thursday zoellick said fund would likely finalised group eight summit held japan northern island hokkaido july fund important contribution climate change issue one need support un negotiation framework succeed kyoto protocol zoellick said quoting unspecified source asahi said country expected set aside billion fund environment minister rich nation agreed earlier week ensuring fund help developing country adapt climate change cut greenhouse gas emission vital tokyo washington called donor country join fund want set apart united state britain japan zoellick quoted saying would expect australia canada european country take part scheme cant say today exact sum exact country sign getting positive zoellick quoted saying united state britain pledged contribute billion million pound billion respectively asahi reported tokyo expected contribute billion yen million added united state britain japan expect new financing mechanism encourage developing country india china take part un negotiation postkyoto protocol framework asahi reported nation agreed negotiate end successor treaty kyoto protocol bind advanced nation cut emission average percent level wide gap exist inside rich poorer nation share burden fighting climate change cause drought rising sea severe storm,1
collapse squaremile conger ice shelf part continent called wilkes land occurred midmarch first spotted scientist australian bureau meteorology appeared satellite image taken march according national ice center united state ice shelf floating tongue ice end glacier antarctica serve outlet continent massive ice sheet stress cause crack floating ice meltwater factor cause fissure erode grow point shelf disintegrates rapidly according national ice center largest fragment conger shelf collapse iceberg named square mile size loss shelf allow faster movement glacier behind lead rapid ice sheet loss thus greater sea level rise ice shelf loss major concern west antarctica warming related climate change greater effect east several large glacier west antarctica already flowing faster ice shelf collapse completely sea level could rise order foot century two glacier behind conger sheet small even accelerate would minimal effect sea level order fraction inch century two said ted scambos senior researcher earth science observation center university colorado boulder ice shelf collapsed west antarctica notably much larger larsen conger collapse first observed east antarctica since era satellite imagery began said catherine walker glaciologist wood hole oceanographic institution massachusetts walker monitoring ice shelf month said retreating several year unhealthy little ice shelf begin said appeared become stabilised said mainland small island collapse complete surprise occurred sooner expected said scambos agreed recent weather part antarctica may played role midmarch atmospheric river plume air heavy water vapor swept east antarctica ocean north resulted recordsetting warmth location temperature much degree fahrenheit higher normal time year warmth could led surface melting conger ice shelf helping erode fissure hastening collapse scambos said likely windy condition resulting atmospheric river combined recordlow sea ice around antarctica season played larger role sea ice serf buffer damping swell roll coast southern ocean little ice wind stirring ocean even floating shelf flexed normally would flexing probably weakened fixed part ice held shelf together scambos said warm pulse probably didnt lot said wind event warm temperature air ocean certainly dont help ice shelf stability east antarctica considered stable region antarctica le warming even ice gain area collapse conger ice shelf really change view walker said dont see indication going happen rest east antarctica anytime soon said scambos study atrisk ice shelf glacier west antarctica said interesting see happens glacier behind conger every time one thing happens said tell u little bit bigger part antarctica going respond bigger event occur new york time company,1
new delhi sep bdnews comreuters india could allow monitoring green project built international finance technology prove rich nation commitment fight climate change environment minister said friday developing nation pressure accountable step taken fight climate change united nation refers measureable reportable verifiable action wherever take mitigation project problem subjecting project international monitoring international technology finance involved jairam ramesh told industry lobby meeting said let also say india take mitigation responsibility necessarily dependant international finance responsibility people said india could make emission mitigation offer trying double share renewable energy country power basket percent india say taking step adapt climate change also limit reduce planetwarming emission take binding target need burn energy lift million poverty global negotiation new un agreement climate change copenhagen december stuck question much cash technology rich nation provide poorer country fight climate change difference also remain emission cut target ramesh argued country india left fortify voluntary unilateral climate action domestic legislation rather signing internationally binding target india already announced several step fight global warming ramping solar power investment expanding forest cover bringing domestic energy efficiency trading,1
weary firefighter rescuer pulled remains dozen people charred building monday death toll rose australia deadliest bushfires police believe fire razed rural town near country second biggest city melbourne deliberately lit word describe mass murder prime minister kevin rudd told local television number dead numbing fear rise added toll climbed hour one massive bushfire tore several town saturday night destroying everything path many people died car trying flee inferno others killed huddled home yet escaped taking cover swimming pool farm reservoir hiding cellar inferno tall four storey building one stage sparking spot fire km ahead strong wind blew hot ember path going look like hiroshima tell going look like nuclear bomb animal dead road survivor chris harvey told local medium house destroyed people serious burn injury hospital many patient burn percent body injury worse bali bombing said doctor de villiers smit hospital emergency department wildfire natural annual event australia year combination scorching weather drought tinderdry bush created prime condition fire major flood queensland north put pressure rudd due deliver new climate policy may green politician citing extreme weather back tougher climate policy scientist say australia harsh environment set one nation affected nation climate change continued increase greenhouse gas lead warming drier condition southern australia fire risk likely slightly worse said kevin hennessy commonwealth scientific industrial research centre csiro victorian bushfire tragedy worst natural disaster australia year cyclone mahina struck australia northern cape york killing plea missing thousand firefighter continued monday battle fire score blaze across southern state victoria well fire neighbouring new south wale state cooler le windy condition helped firefighter major fire remained control victoria fire burnt ha mostly bushland victoria number vineyard yarra valley also destroyed insurance council australia said early estimate total bill number claim fire really need look early warning system whether adequate whether enhanced national basis said attorneygeneral robert mcclelland dawn broke town whittlesea near kinglake people died shocked resident wandered street cry searching loved one still missing last anyone saw kid running house blocked house cried sam gent heard wife tina three young child aged since inferno swept kinglake let mountain know go try find gent sobbed authority sealed kinglake body still recovered handwritten note pinned board whittlesea evacuation centre told sad story desperate plea people missing family friend contact rudd said would take year rebuild devastated town announced million million aid package also called army help erect emergency shelter previous worst bushfire tragedy australia people killed,1
emerging giant china india among world top greenhouse gas producer could undermine effort secure new global climate change accord unless granted special treatment top international official said neither country face obligation current un kyoto protocol carbon emission british prime minister tony blair said ought replaced radical deal includes major country world told world economic forum saturday successor kyoto lack binding commitment china india would ineffectual fight global warming without biggest economy part framework reduce carbon dependence earthly hope success told gathering political business elite china blistering growth made number two global carbon emitter behind united state india fourth place according world resource institute data sheer size developing economy heavy consumption carbonemitting coal mean make increasing share global emission coming year said jim leape head conservation group wwf said rich world accept responsibility confronting global warming coping effect given heattrapping carbon gas atmosphere came car factory new climate change treaty must respect right emerging economy grow develop recognising unrestricted emission china india could intensify ecological pressure already severe leape told reuters interview davos ultimately succeed find way emerging country meet development need aspiration lower carbon footprint said challenge fashion agreement includes emerging economy way common differentiated term responsibility cant effective solution without including emerging economy way developing country leader insisted davos open using renewable clean energy would seek adopt emissionssaving technology possible could accept strict cap could threaten growth achim steiner head nairobibased un environment programme said matter fairness developing country get slack emission limit new international treaty need accelerate way deal decarbonising economy radically faster move process quicker developing country able enter process well told reuters davos without dualspeed carbon restriction said would difficult convince china india join new climate treaty could turn make harder draw united state opted original kyoto deal blair davos speech said would madness major power sidestep fight worst effect climate change scientist believe could cause huge sealevel rise drought flood storm disease outbreak america china even reason relationship would need one simply alone said,1
pledge would mark first commitment quit coalfuelled power use need decrease world avoid worst impact climate change concrete declaration agreement expansion renewable energy also example phasing coal lemke said final communique threeday meeting berlin week would also include strong emphasis protecting biodiversity fighting plastic pollution said lemke speaking germany hosted energy climate environment minister talk held backdrop spiralling energy cost fuel supply worry sparked war ukraine conflict triggered scramble among country buy nonrussian fossil fuel burn coal cut reliance russian supply raising fear crisis could undermine effort fight climate change germany said finding alternative fossil fuel would come expense environmental goal final communique published later friday,1
un carbonpayment scheme aimed saving forest poorer nation could push specie extinction unless designed spread investment across many country newly released study show united nation want scheme called reduced emission deforestation degradation redd part broader pact fight climate change rewarding poorer nation preserving forest carbon offset revenue deforestation major source mankind greenhouse gas emission united nation hope redd slow destruction forest particularly tropical forest act like lung soaking locking away planetwarming carbon dioxide oscar venter university queensland australia colleague say risk investor focus saving forest costeffective reducing carbon emission brazil amazon basin would leave speciesrich hotspot madagascar indonesia philippine risk destruction study reveals carbon payment focus narrowly carbon ignore threatened biodiversity carbontrading alone wont enough stave largescale extinction tropical specie said coauthor kerrie wilson study published friday journal science say relatively small amount cash could help save specie le financially attractive area venter told reuters final design redd negotiator discussing un climate talk copenhagen monday must enshrine protection biodiversity scientific term critical meaning wellbeing get tonne service nature water filtration sediment retention fire abatement clean air thing get free start eroding biodiversity providing service thing stability field growing crop cleanliness river start disappearing carbon riskreward venter colleague used complex modelling looking businessasusual deforestation rate developing country found deforestation could cut percent funding costeffective redd scheme would spent eight country bulk investment would go south america particularly brazil none would go asia major investment palm oil crop meant cost displacing activity make redd expensive funding cut deforestation percent would see investment country mostly south america study say careful targeting redd fund biodiversity benefit could doubled incurring percent reduction amount averted carbon emission venter said one solution big conservation group wwf nature conservancy spend sizeable annual budget developing redd scheme major biodiversity component also felt company would willing pay slightly higher price carbon offset project helped saved area rich endangered animal plant specie,1
australia said sunday coming asiapacific leader summit sydney focus global warming would set binding target greenhouse gas reduction might agree postkyoto consensus wont reach agreement imagine moment could reach agreement binding target amongst member country apec said prime minister john howard officiallevel talk began start week meeting nation asia pacific economic cooperation apec forum apec leader including u president george bush converge city summit sept howard said developing nation china opposed setting binding target nation set greenhouse gas reduction programme howard opposes setting binding target preferring call aspirational target malaysian trade minister rafidah aziz attend apec said last week failure australia united state ratify kyoto protocol meant lacked credential lead climate change talk sydney australian police arrested greenpeace activist sunday apec protest newcastle world biggest coal export port north sydney called binding cut greenhouse gas green group australia labor opposition said apec summit would failure set greenhouse reduction target authority expect violent protest apec thousand rally iraq war global warming staging australia biggest ever security operation apec protest coal ship newcastle greenpeace unfurled banner written chinese urging beijing aware effort undermine kyoto australia united state real action climate change mean moving away coal shifting clean renewable energy dont luxury time expensive talkfests concrete outcome said greenpeace campaigner ben pearson howard announced million million asiapacific climate change initiative sunday help fund development deployment cleaner efficient energy technology region post kyoto australia united state oppose kyoto protocol arguing binding greenhouse target flawed major polluter india excluded protocol believe continuing kyoto path going provide solution problem howard said would like see apec meeting sydney develop consensus postkyoto international framework attracts participation emitter said howard acknowledged climate change late opposes setting target arguing would damage australian economy heavily reliant coalfired power howard spent entire political career climate change sceptic seek pretend part climate change solution said labor opposition leader kevin rudd lead howard opinion poll ahead national election expected within month howard fair dinkum honest climate change ratifies kyoto accepts greenhouse gas target australia fixed timetable achieving reduction rudd told reporter initial officiallevel meeting began sunday apec foreign trade minister meet later week president prime minister arrive authority erected km mile security fence across sydney central business district isolate leader harbourfront opera house nearby hotel australian security official say received intelligence terrorist threat apec nation counterterrorism alert remains unchanged medium mean terrorist attack could occur australia staunch u ally never suffered major peacetime attack home soil fighter aircraft police helicopter enforcing nauticalmile restricted air space sydney intercept unauthorised aircraft total police troop patrolling city centre,1
malaysian ruling party politician suggests electoral reform activist hanged mock funeral rite held outside home opposition state leader egg rock rain political rally malaysia stranger political mudslinging scandal ratchetingup inflammatory language violence much directed political opposition shocked even seasoned observer country head contentious closest election next april worry election dirtiest indication also point violent said lim guan eng ethnic chinese chief minister penang state leading figure malaysia opposition member perkasa group champion ethnic malay right link ruling party placed flower garland around photo lim outside home may funeral ritual supporter said akin death threat rising political temperature coincides sign malaysia ruling coalition power since independence struggle improve poor electoral performance showing deprived barisan nasional coalition twothirds parliamentary majority first time handed five state government opposition led ouster prime minister abdullah badawi source dominant united malay national organization umno told reuters recent internal polling showed coalition faced uphill battle win back twothirds share even risk losing simple majority poll showed coalition risked losing state faced closer expected race southern johor state long umno bastion due waning support ethnic chinese slap face delay election said senior umno source poll independent merdeka centre show prime minister najib razak enjoys strong approval rating around percent coalition much le popular polling around percent najib put calling election must held next april showing apparent wavering confidence improving performance umno know hold power given said ooi kee beng deputy director institute southeast asian study singapore perhaps first time since there chance change may actually happen would expect desperate move southeast asian country traumatised race riot following strong election gain ethnic chinese trouble gave birth current system economic privilege majority ethnic malay chinese indian minority relentless hate speech opposition filed police report umno lawmaker mohamad aziz asked parliament last month whether leading electoral reform campaigner ambiga sreenevasan hanged treason lawmaker retracted remark two day censored party leadership sreenevasan recipient international woman courage award united state say received death threat hired bodyguard installed security camera around kuala lumpur home ethnic indian faced call malaysian citizenship revoked even labelled antichrist rightwing perkasa group hate speech relentless said sreenevasan leadership could made difference dont bother im disappointed sreenevasan led thousand protester kuala lumpur april demand electoral reform dozen former soldier market trader camped outside house protest said loss earnings demonstration performed daily exercise involved pointing buttock toward house bent close najib describe gentleman taste gutter politics opposition say failure speak firmly incident violence intimidation encouraged extremist hanging comment parliament reminded coalition mp make statement hurt feeling race component party within coalition asked thursday allegation political intimidation malaysia home minister hishamuddin hussein told reporter real year living politically charged climate opposition lim spent month detained nowrepealed internal security act another year prison sedition said policy gone beyond tacit approval act supported condoned barisan nasional said lim complained several act physical intimidation recent month anwar ibrahim opposition leader jailed six year sodomy graft charge say trumpedup blamed umno incident february group youth threw stone car johor state daughter opposition mp nurul izzah anwar said rally constituency may attacked men throwing rock water bottle egg resulting several injury one several opposition rally disrupted sometimes violently recent month unclear behind attack opposition leader complain police failed arrest perpetrator quickly respond violence,0
owned tal group based hong kong founding member sustainable apparel coalition tal apparel employ garment worker factory globally producing roughly million piece apparel year including men chino polo tee outerwear dress shirt one factory pen apparel steamy seaside town penang malaysia worker factory migrant hired country like vietnam myanmar nepal bangladesh according tal along imperial garment second tal factory nearby ipoh pen apparel subject new report transparentem nonprofit focus environmental human right abuse supply chain investigation shown brand supplied factory late may included allegation potential forced labour among tal migrant worker linked payment high recruitment fee home country guarantee job according international labour organization specialised agency united nation dedicated improving labour condition forced labour work service exacted person threat penalty person offered voluntarily company dont always make prompt substantive change faced revelation exploitation supply chain pandemic added factor made situation even urgent lockdown sent clothing sale plummeting causing western retailer slash order tal start closing malaysian operation agreement tal brand supplied pay compensation reached quickly risk migrant worker work could deported disappear new local employment still heavy debt job tal conscious western brand increasingly held account consumer tal partner appeared eager make amends tal also released collective action plan july though scant key detail new york time contacted levi brook brother suitsupply untuckit bean walmart lacoste charles tyrwhitt stitch fix tie bar black tux paul frederick brand known supplied tals malaysian factory try utmost carry extensive due diligence audit global chain struggle said joy roeterdink corporate social responsibility manager suitsupply issue dont believe cutting relationship factory doesnt help worker better everyone invest fixing problem none brand said anything record beyond statement american apparel footwear association industry lobbying group spoke behalf u brand involved investigation month transparentem gathered evidence malaysia hundred migrant worker employed tal researcher found many paid substantial recruitment fee related cost like visa health check order secure job left home country common industry practice migrant worker bangladesh example paid recruitment agent home country average work tal factory malaysia arrived would also pay second set fee effectively tals recruitment cost tal company policy front cost fee practice considered factory loan transparentem said worker gradually repaid paycheck deduction bangladesh charged additional recruitment fee directly agent according transparentem threatened agent forced say film exploited risk losing job others total fee high used life saving sold family land taken loan high interest rate chance lucrative livelihood abroad come work save money one pen apparel worker whose identity disclosed prevent retaliation told transparentem even working hard able save money hard even earn back money invested similar tale told worker imperial garment many said learned tal factory loan would deducted salary already paid agent fee according transparentem result paid half promised transparentem also said recorded account deception intimidation unsafe living condition worker listed among indicator forced labour outlined international labour organization production volume fell capacity tal announced april pen apparel would close end july imperial garment would close end backdrop tension malaysia country harsh treatment migrant worker lockdown many worker left state despair already spent much money come send back lose money imperial garment worker said transparentem report land sold come gone anyway reaction transparentem presented finding dozen brand supplied tal nine company agreed begin discussion collective reimbursement plan including dutch brand suitsupply american name like levi bean eddie bauer brook brother brook brother filed bankruptcy month tu rinsche vice president engagement partnership transparentem noted transparentem never seen rapid response one report one factory owner played active role several round negotiation agreement reached worker eight country would receive payment tal called substantial collective action fund distributed worker two instalment july july according american apparel footwear association ethical trade consultancy impactt also hired brand ass living working condition tal factory worker malaysia ensure line coronavirus health safety protocol aafa called deal immediate solution would protect right worker throughout supply chain beyond saying would compensation tal brand declined say much else except worker would partly fully compensated debt although restitution fund may total several million dollar according guidance transparentem tal declined disclose full amount compensation would paid break contribution made tal participating brand aafa tal declined outline brand taking part compensation agreement tal supply roughly company time question growing around fashion supply chain transparency mean reception report underscored company still actively tackle labour abuse unless challenged disclose action afterward one starkest revelation report tal previously identified many issue including worker exploitation recruitment agent extent stopped hiring bangladesh unethical practice taken place tal worker malaysia bangladesh hired tal though relatively unknown outside fashion nonetheless visible company within industry signatory un fashion industry charter climate action suggesting progressive leaning didnt tal immediately reimburse affected worker discovered abuse pay back part wage slow route change zoom call last week roger lee chief executive officer tal group offered answer lee said deeprooted problem worker recruitment across apparel industry although number migrant worker particularly high malaysian factory tals total employee local employee said despite transparentems allegation potential forced labour malaysia fact tal agreed pay worker compensation said exploitation longer existed inside company according lee tal factory loan waived worker leaf whatever reason meaning forced stay though would reduce debt accrued agent home country lee said jan tal changed policy cover recruitment fee new migrant recruit policy communicated customer company aware transparentem investigation tal also since halted factory loan salary deduction current worker move part internal project significant expense improve labour policy said required company offset factory loan part raising price charged brand whose clothes make kind progress important done alone supplier said lee added tal invested worker hotlines educational class prevent exploitation longer timeline necessary allow brand supplied make necessary cost adjustment absorb migrant worker recruitment cost change place worker hire future continued weve negotiating transparentem go back time give migrant owed event took place outside malaysia impossible climate easy either client declaring bankruptcy brook brother crew client reducing order tal said seen decline almost order absorbing significant level bad debt delman lee president chief technology officer tal apparel said full fund amount could disclosed payment differ depending individual worker company focused creating safe environment worker said included payment allowance regular temperature check case repatriation flight country like vietnam well matching migrant worker new local employer malaysia least worker would receive compensation fund however tal said received severance termination compensation required local law although output ground halt malaysia tal still paying wage day said laborintensive business lee said tal group generated prepandemic annual revenue million inevitably issue take place factory wrong always admit wrong best fix know solving one case tip iceberg rinsche transparentem said handful brand supplied tals malaysian factory contributed worker relief effort hoped would come forward circulation report everyone fashion business need pay attention oversee recruitment migrant worker talk process required improving bad practice rinsche said new york time company,1
seoul nov bdnews comreuters south korea set voluntary emission reduction target percent reduction forecast business usual scenario presidential office said statement tuesday unless big change business situation business usual target equivalent percent reduction level woo kijong secretarygeneral presidential committee green growth told reuters telephone oecds fastestgrowing carbon polluter earlier month ditched weakest voluntary emission target percent increase emission level senior government source said saturday south korea adopted toughest two voluntary emission reduction target either unchanged percent level ahead global meeting copenhagen president lee myungbak said statement emission reduction would present shortterm burden would also bring broader national gain aggressive greenhouse gas reduction south korea ready industrialised country carbon trade tariff raise energy security acquire market share first rapidly growing green sector obliged un kyoto protocol climate pact announce binding cut south korea faced pressure put brake rapid growth planetwarming emission industry transport statement noted target cut strongest recommended developing country intergovernmental panel climate change south korea green investment plan already among ambitious asia government saying earlier year would pump trillion billion environmentrelated industry next five year country hoping showcase green policy host summit next year,1
india prime minister u president barack obama meet next week strengthen tie emerging asian power increasingly playing bigger role global issue climate change trade manmohan singhs threeday state visit starting november seen new delhi touchstone obamas intention sustaining relationship deepened predecessor george bush india also widely seen key geopolitical player helping bring stability south asian region overshadowed violence afghanistan pakistan well militant attack like last year raid mumbai singh obama hold talk issue ranging curbing carbon emission two side pole apart multibillion dollar defense contract speeding completion landmark civilian nuclear deal signed last year singhs trip first state visit obama administration highlighting prime minister personal push broadening tie western economy moving india away decade mistrust washington success trip may measured whether two leader manage dispel doubt washington commitment new delhi region rival china pakistan seen u foreign policy priority relationship good lack central defining issue civilian nuclear deal defined relationship presidency george bush said walter andersen john hopkins university south asia study center visit provides opportunity india u introduce new idea regaining bilateral relationship strategic momentum president bill clinton started u effort build tie modern india cold war ended nearly two decade ago india began liberalize economy focus china pakistan successor bush elevated relation civilian nuclear deal ended embargo imposed new delhi tested nuclear bomb bilateral trade went billion billion percent rise obamas early focus pakistan fight taliban emphasis relation china irked india hoped build bush legacy term important secondtier issue trade climate change even defense sale counterterrorism relation good may get better said stephen cohen south asia specialist brookings institution think tank however seems parting way strategic level u strategy afghanistan focused partly pakistan washington see necessary ally criticized ignoring concern regional country india competes islamabad influence kabul india pakistan fought three war since independence britain india whose longrunning border dispute china sharpened recent month see asian giant huge influence u economy leverage beijing enjoys washington india also worry chinese support pakistan beijing concerned dalai lama presence india india see obama preoccupied china pakistan get worried chintamani mahapatra foreign policy professor new delhibased jawaharlal nehru university look statement acknowledge greater role india region assuage fact obama administration far marginalized new delhi washington value india importance economic power huge market booming industry military might potential counterweight china among nettlesome issue singh discus nuclear deal held want liability protection american firm nuclear fuel reprocessing right india india also hope obama declares support permanent seat indian un security council talk strategy talk economics talk great global issue day said consultant frank wisner former u ambassador india need india cooperation achieve objective,1
piyara taken shelter panchgachi village kilometre away subdistrict kurhigram sadar always concerned piyara three child living manages family expense lost everything due erosion said uncle abdul majid still life garuhara village loss piyaras home taking toll mental physical health added riverbank erosion common problem along mighty brahmaputra monsoon scientist say climate change making phenomenon worse contributing higher level flooding siltation according villager garuhara family displaced erosion last two year file photo file photo majid fear trend continues whole village go underwater rendering family homeless want escape prospect unable turn asset cash need pay move abdul malek farmer garuhara acre agricultural land bank brahmaputra river washed away half plot monsoon last year family problem past cultivated crop land meet food demand facing trouble said malek family planning migrate another part country selling homestead find buyer property high risk erosion family garuhara village also want sell leave trapped reason erosion rate rising brahmaputra transboundary river originating southwestern tibet flowing himalaya india assam state bangladesh bay bengal climate change contributed rapid siltation river recent year intensifying bank erosion monsoon bangladesh water resource minister anisul islam mahmud told thomson reuters foundation study international union conservation nature showed flow brahmaputra influenced strongly melting snow ice upstream mainly eastern himalaya mountain century temperature rise river likely see overall increase flow throughout year driven rainfall higher snow melt rate expanded runoff area study said every year river carry silt himalaya deposit downstream bangladesh creating myriad island known char flood occur upstream brahmaputra amid intense burst heavy rainfall linked climate change siltedup river le capacity carry huge volume water accelerating bank erosion maminul haque sarker centre environmental geographic information service cegis dhakabased think tank said erosion rate increased point river kurhigram gaibandha jamalpur sirajganj district cegis study put annual rate erosion along brahmaputra around hectare acre recent year bangladesh major river combined consume several thousand hectare floodplain annually destroying home infrastructure leaving people landless homeless silent cancer study refugee migratory movement research unit university dhaka ukbased sussex centre migration research estimated riverbank erosion displaces people bangladesh every year displaced erosion become isolated family wider social network scope return root majid garuhara village said many neighbour relative already left part country see even year file photo file photo minister mahmud said riverbank erosion work like silent cancer devastating storm flood take everything people including land people chance return normal life hit cyclone flood told thomson reuters foundation people become displaced due bank erosion quite impossible return normal life cegis deputy executive director fida khan said people often family cemetery religious monument riverbank claimed erosion structure may worth much economically high social value added jahera begum another victim riverbank erosion homestead balchipara village kurhigram sadar subdistrict river washed away village land last year monsoon uprooting family husband already gone feni district seeking work temporarily taking shelter relative house garuhara said jahera planning head feni even dhaka soon bank erosion claimed family belonging left facing uncertain future said grimly file photo file photo file photo file photo,1
yangon wed oct bdnews comreuters myanmar junta arrested people wednesday hour departure un envoy came country try end ruthless crackdown protest sparked international outrage least eight truckloads prisoner hauled downtown yangon former burma biggest city centre last week monkled protest decade military rule deepening economic hardship witness said one house near shwedagon pagoda holiest shrine devoutly buddhist country starting point rally yearold girl remained parent taken said warned u run away might back said people row shophouses ordered onto street middle night many taken away crackdown continued despite hope progress un special envoy ibrahim gambari mission persuade junta chief shwe relax iron grip open talk detained opposition leader aung san suu kyi met twice singapore chair association south east asian nation asean myanmar member said encouraged access cooperation given myanmar government mr gambari gambari singapore way back new york unlikely say anything publicly speaking un secretarygeneral ban kimoon expected return myanmar early november un source said indication mission international pressure might change policy junta seldom heed outside pressure rarely admits un official dont expect much come think top leadership entrenched view going help said david steinberg georgetown university expert myanmar say road democracy want anyway added referring junta sevenstep road democracy first seven step completed september end onoff year national convention produced guideline constitution critic say entrench military rule exclude suu kyi office protest biggest challenge junta power nearly year began small march shock fuel price rise august swelled troop fired head group monk junta say monkled protest filled five city block countered least force possible yangon city returned normal say people killed describes report much higher toll atrocity skyful lie australian foreign minister alexander downer agreed western government real figure much higher hard know seems number number weve officially using likely underestimate told australian radio still junta appears believe suppressed uprising lifted barricade around shwedagon sule pagoda focal point protest eased overnight curfew two hour released monk swept widespread raid monastery one young monk said taken monastery allowed return wednesday night threatened verbally physically interrogation however still heavy armed presence street yangon mandalay second city witness said junta also sending gang home looking monk hiding raid western diplomat say creating climate terror let international anger harsh response peaceful protest geneva un human right council including china closest thing regime ally condemned junta violent repression called general allow paulo sergio pinheiro un human right envoy myanmar visit first time four year said thousand people detained light must absolutely shed happened pinheiro told council adopted resolution deploring beating killing detention myanmar said hearing used powerful country political exploitation,0
dhaka nov bdnews comprime minister sheikh hasina arrived hanoi friday morning threeday official visit socialist republic vietnam going lao attend th asiaeurope meeting summit asem biman bangladesh airline flight carrying hasina entourage taken hazrat shahjalal international airport capital landed noi bai international airport local time deputy foreign minister vietnam le luong minh bangladesh ambassador hanoi supradip chakma received prime minister accorded redcarpet welcome airport two child presented bouquet hasina taken sheraton hanoi hotel staying nov visit vietnam thenafter scheduled go lao attend th asem summit head state government scheduled nov foreign ministry official said prime minister friday would hold talk vietnamese leader also attend several agreement signing ceremony bangladesh vietnam also scheduled make courtesy call vietnamese president truong tan sang general secretary communist party vietnam nguyen phu trong chairman national assembly nguyen sinh hung vietnamese prime minister nguyen tan dung host dinner cultural programme honour prime minister saturday hasina visit mausoleum ho chi minh monument national hero martyr pay respect placing wreath later also attend business seminar pay field trip industrial zone agriculture field leave hanoi vientiane capital lao nov meet leader lao people democratic republic presidential palace day nov join opening ceremony th asem summit national convention centre lao theme year asem friend peace partner prosperity expected leader asia europe would discus regional international issue common interest concern including food energy security sustainable development financial economic crisis climate change natural disaster response sociocultural cooperation foreign minister dipu moni ambassadoratlarge ziauddin press secretary prime minister abul kalam azad among others accompanying hasina visit vietnam lao member business delegation led federation bangladesh chamber commerce industry fbcci president ak azad also part prime minister entourage finance minister abul maal abdul muhith agriculture minister begum matia chowdhury home minister mohiuddin khan alamgir civil aviation tourism minister muhammad faruq khan railway minister mujibul haque chief whip abdus sahid saw airport morning among others cabinet secretary musharraf hussian bhuiyan principal secretary prime minister shaikh mohammad wahid uz zaman chief three service home secretary vietnamese charge daffaires dhaka also present,0
police picked disha ravi home bengaluru took delhi questioning alleged role disseminating document monthslong protest outside indian capital delhi police source said ravi arrested connection sedition case alleged author toolkit help farmer sedition carry penalty life imprisonment india sunday court ordered ravi custody questioning five day prompting outrage social medium among farm union disha ravis arrest latest escalation india crackdown free expression political dissent seek stifle farmer mass protest said shashi tharoor member parliament main opposition congress party ravi could reached custody family immediately available comment police cracking farmer protest centred outskirt delhi thousand stormed iconic red fort india republic day last month activist planned protest ravis detention across country hashtag indiabeingsilenced trending twitter ravi one leader indian arm thunbergs friday future campaign movement swedish teenager shared toolkit people wanted help farmer said created ground demonstration protest farm reform drawn international support pop star rihanna meena harris niece u vicepresident kamala harris activist drawing attention monthslong campaign sunday meena harris noted ravis arrest pointed twitter thread activist targeted india india government say reform meant modernise india antiquated agriculture produce market blame vested interest outsider misleading farmer,0
european union competitiveness minister failing live job description need assume stronger role bloc top business lobby said rare burst criticism national government eu competitiveness council comprises industry research space tourism minister government member country seek put place businessfriendly policy cutting red tape boosting research strengthening internal market help eu compete united state asia important result achieved since inception profile coordination role met expectation businesseurope said open letter eu president portugal posted website improving competitiveness core eu policy go name lisbon strategy dating back initial aim make bloc world competitive economy target widely seen unattainable businesseurope said wanted competitiveness council play strong role issue energy climate change policy impact business employer group previously said concerned eu plan lead world cutting greenhouse gas emission developing renewable energy could hurt competitiveness european company portuguese presidency take decisive action reinvigorate competitiveness council businesseurope said council created june merging three previous ministerial grouping covered internal market industry research meet five six time year next meeting due take place friday critic say overshadowed higherpowered ecofin meeting finance minister mainly interested keeping tight lid spending businesseurope would like see competitiveness council assumes leadership respect council formation lobby group said council source said competitiveness council overshadowed ecofin latter designated lead ministerial body implementing lisbon strategy,1
bloomberg advised friend associate would willing spend least billion money campaign november election time said citing source briefed former mayor thinking bloomberg given early march deadline entering race time reported commissioning poll december see would fare donald trump hillary clinton republican democratic frontrunners independent ever u presidential election bloomberg close wall street tie liberal social view see opening candidacy republican nominate trump texas senator ted cruz democrat nominate vermont senator bernie sander time said bloomberg long privately flirted idea mounting presidential run served mayor new york city switched party affiliation republican independent recent year spent million national campaign tighten u gun law reform immigration one anonymous bloomberg adviser told time former mayor belief voter want nonideological bipartisan resultsoriented vision offered election cycle either political party wellfinanced presidential run bloomberg would likely disrupt dynamic election billionaire would face significant hurdle race full swing nearly year though thirdparty candidate ever claimed white house several previous bid affected overall makeup race texas businessman ross perot ran independent decision believe helped democrat bill clinton defeat incumbent republican george w bush part bloombergs motivation enter race stem frustration clinton campaign time reported clinton dogged question honesty amid ongoing investigation use private email server secretary state sander clinton chief rival recently surged polling key early voting state iowa new hampshire development made bloomberg increasingly worried general election sander selfdescribed socialist trump cruz staked farright position issue like immigration representative bloomberg could immediately reached comment,0
portion revenue u system capping carbon emission must go toward softening impact higher energy price consumer white house official said wednesday joseph aldy special assistant president energy environment said building clean energy economy easy going vulnerable make transition need actually target allowance value revenue household community business aldy said energy information administration forum president barack obamas budget proposal called congress pas capandtrade bill would auction percent carbon permit essentially forcing company pay quickly emission white house spokesman wednesday said obama flexible amount permit sold industry obamas proposal would use revenue generated sell carbon permit tax break offsetting cost consumer industrial state lawmaker raised concern capandtrade system burden big polluter coalburning power plant substantial additional cost aldy said white house reaching moderate u senator seek support climate change legislation chamber passage likely difficult separately aldy democratic congressional aide eia panel also expressed support development capandtrade system placing tax carbon emission tax bill pas every year said greg dotson chief environment energy counsel house energy commerce committee think question whether durable time dotson said capandtrade system would provide certainty business country trying gauge u commitment addressing climate change andrea spring republican aide energy commerce committee disagreed dotsons assertion raising concern climate change legislation general spring said carbon tax transparent option least carbon tax youre kind admitting youre youre raising energy price spring said capandtrade program youre thing,1
expert cautioned drop seen good news effort tackle climate change pandemic subsides nation take step restart economy emission could easily soar unless government make concerted effort shift cleaner energy part recovery effort historic decline emission happening wrong reason said fatih birol agency executive director people dying country suffering enormous economic trauma right way sustainably reduce emission painful lockdown putting right energy climate policy place billion people living country imposed partial extensive shutdown economic activity slow spread virus midapril report found weekly emission many country lower factory idled employee stopped driving work airline grounded flight agency expects many government start relaxing restriction later year china already done state starting united state even report said global carbon dioxide emission projected fall roughly billion ton year drop would put global emission back level last seen wiping entire decade growth use fossil fuel worldwide projected annual drop emission would six time size decline seen global financial crisis far bigger drop point great depression end world war ii much europe lay ruin still many uncertainty around early estimate country remain locked longer expected business struggle recover pandemic drop emission could larger conversely nation like china try boost ailing economy weakening environmental rule subsidising polluting industry like coal steel emission could rebound even faster projected thats happened financial crisis global emission surged back higher one big question mark whether country decide put clean energy heart economic stimulus package birol said week leader germany britain japan elsewhere held video conference urging nation invest technology reduce emission solar power electric vehicle chart economic recovery effort difficult debate allocation fund said chancellor angela merkel germany important recovery program always keep eye climate current crisis dramatically reshaped global energy landscape world use oil fell nearly first quarter year report said march global road transport nearly air traffic compared slump fuel demand caused crude price crash worldwide straining budget major oil producer like saudi arabia pushing drilling company place like texas brink bankruptcy world use coal dirtiest fossil fuel fell nearly first quarter year much triggered early coronavirus shutdown china world biggest coal user even though chinese coal plant firing back global coal industry face continued threat cheaper cleaner energy source like natural gas renewables contrast wind solar power seen slight uptick demand pandemic one big reason many country using significantly le electricity office building restaurant movie theatre close existing wind turbine solar panel cost little operate tend get priority electric grid mean still operating closer full capacity fossilfuel plant allowed run le frequently despite record drop emission scientist cautioned world face enormous task getting global warming control united nation said global emission would fall nearly every single year country hoped keep global warming well degree celsius degree fahrenheit world leader deemed necessary avoiding catastrophic social economic environmental damage climate change lockdown oneoff event cant get way said glen peter research director center international climate research norway new york time company,1
united state tell july meeting group eight rich nation meet big cut emission planetwarming gas chief climate negotiator harlan watson said frankly doable u told reuters tuesday referring goal rich country curb greenhouse gas percent compared level draft summit declaration dated may seen reuters showed washington blocking effort get summit agree target cutting carbon emission insisting responsibility shared big emerging economy european union say cut emission percent rich country support goal percent industrialized nation candidate running replace u president george bush support action stem climate change talking returning u emission level watson said think analysis whether could say would heavy lift united state given current infrastructure u power production percent reliant high carbonemitting coal watson added watson speaking sideline unled climate talk germany held hope agreement july meeting global goal halve emission wed certainly like get agreement im going say specific number seriously considering said referring halving global greenhouse gas midcentury supported japan eu climate fight united state want major economy code including big developing country china agree contribute climate fight example funding rd clean energy technology financing research currently dominated united state japan watson said talk week bonn meant dovetail upcoming meeting u initiative fringe involving major economy un process agree new global climate pact end next year copenhagen key sticking point talk split cost redeploying world entire energy system away fossil fuel soon emerging economy adopt emission cap present kyoto protocol cap greenhouse gas industrialized country world top two emitter united state china scientist say world must brake reverse annual increase greenhouse gas emission avoid dangerous climate change including rising sea extreme weather,1
trump told member gun lobby annual meeting intends revoke status united state signatory arm trade treaty never ratified u senate taking signature back trump said thousand cheering attendee many wearing red hat emblazoned republican president make america great slogan twitter trump called decision defense american sovereignty reversing u position pact wrote never allow foreign bureaucrat trample second amendment freedom nra long opposed treaty regulates billion business conventional arm seek keep weapon hand human right abuser lobbying group argues would undermine domestic gun right view obama administration rejected agreement cover weapon export ranging small firearm tank domestic sale trump said united nation would soon receive formal notice withdrawal un spokesman stephane dujarric called treaty landmark achievement effort ensure responsibility international arm transfer un official said unaware trump planning revoke u signature nra spent million support trump presidential campaign according center responsive politics group track campaign spending nation un general assembly overwhelmingly approved pact april united state world arm exporter voted favor despite fierce opposition nra dropping treaty part broader trump administration overhaul arm export policy bolster domestic industry already dominates global weapon trade trump action drew immediate rebuke international human right group united state lock arm iran north korea syria nonsignatories historic treaty whose sole purpose protect innocent people deadly weapon said oxfam america president abby maxman far country formally joined onto treaty another including united state signed yet formally joined ted bromund senior research fellow conservative heritage foundation said treaty perverse effect driving potential importer buy china russia nation party agreement rachel stohl director conventional defense program stimson center thinktank washington said u firearm maker could benefit including smith wesson owner american outdoor brand corp sturm ruger vista outdoor well remington outdoor co owns bushmaster brand ar assault rifle trump joined trip nra meeting indianapolis white house national security adviser john bolton advocate withdrawing united state international treaty concern might undermine u authority friday announcement trump continued drive roll back obamaera initiative nearly two year ago trump announced united state would withdraw paris climate agreement aim reduce global carbon emission scientist link harmful climate change republican argue u economy would suffer met deal carbonreduction goal may trump pulled united state international deal eased sanction iran exchange strict limit placed iran nuclear activity united state since reimposed sanction suspended deal friday speech marked third consecutive year trump spoken annual meeting nra since election vocal proponent gun right position play well political base trump banned bump stock rapidfire gun attachment used october mass shooting killed people country music festival la vega sidestepped tough restriction considered february shooting high school parkland florida people killed embraced nra proposal arming teacher defend school,1
two leader embraced warmly arrived u war cemetery overlooking omaha beach american troop killed german gunner artillery june first day allied effort drive nazi france trump laced discourse religious undertone reference nation rural industrial hinterland key bastion support refrained hurling barb rival audience abundance courage came abundance faith trump said came saved freedom went home showed u freedom powerful strength american arm strength american heart men ran fire hell moved force weapon could destroy fierce patriotism free proud sovereign people added trump recognised several surviving veteran name including former army medic arnold raymond ray lambert private russell pickett teenager dday tasked operating flamethrower wounded twice frail pickett struggled foot amid applause macron walked lent veteran support american news network cnn regularly sparred trump called one finest speech u president cherished alliance two leader early bonecrunching handshake u president appearing flick dandruff younger man shoulder macron trump difficult relationship odds american unilateralist approach trade climate change iran centenary anniversary world war one last year divergent view open display thursday macron peppered remark praise america leading role liberating western europe nazi germany though pressed home message value ally multilateralism america dear president trump never greater fighting others freedom said turning trump free people unite meet challenge trump america first diplomacy forthright criticism multinational institution born ash world war two shaken ally remembered america fallen war hero told european ally bound unbreakable tie friend partner cherished alliance forged heat battle tested trial war proven blessing peace bond unbreakable said trump convivial word soon put stresstest macron later entered bilateral meeting hotbutton issue trade climate change iran activity middle east discussed,1
prime minister sheikh hasina thursday said government set second nuclear plant southern part country speaking inaugurating six new modern scientific research facility including mv tandem accelerat,0
australia prime minister julia gillard reshuffled cabinet monday focusing job creation labor relation try reverse plummeting voter support ahead election due within two year gillards change included promoting junior minister bill shorten new super ministry job prosperity industrial relation major economic defense foreign ministry portfolio unchanged focus always job australian today job tomorrow mean need keep economy strong need modernizing future gillard told news conference believe new cabinet place see important mix new energy talent well wise head cabinet new mixture give u new focus fire power need pursue government priority gillard heading first minority government australia decade expanded senior ministry avoid demotion could worsened rift foreign minister kevin rudd deposed leader last year try end damaging poll slump backing labor gillard fell nielsen poll sydney morning herald newspaper monday reversing recent endofyear gain government introduced hardfought reform including carbon price opposition conservative lead labor percent percent swing month gillards position preferred prime minister fell point percent percent opposition leader tony abbott prime minister bracing battle employer change work law championed gillard business group say made easy worker strike difficult employer negotiate union marius kloppers bos world biggest miner bhp billiton said recently gillards fair work act broadened range issue put table rio tinto month accused government aggressive industrial relation agenda shorten regarded political watcher prime ministerial contender impressed senior colleague aggressive criticism move qantas ground fleet industrial dispute late october defense government labor relation umpire former head powerful australian worker union one ruling labor socalled faceless men engineered political coup oust rudd major change gillard promoted climate minister chief troubleshooter greg combet give additional responsibility industry innovation health minister nicola roxon shifted attorneygeneral roxon led campaign controversial plain pack tobacco law challenged tobacco giant philip morris british american tobacco imperial tobacco gillard said would spearhead government defense worldfirst law bookish combet rewarded steering hardfought introduction carbon price eventual emission trade scheme conservative pledged repeal win election likely fought around climate change economic performance global uncertainty european debt crisis recently forced government cut economic growth revenue forecast november outline new cut government return budget surplus mid failure deliver surplus country wary government borrowing could imprint labor voter mind fiscally incompetent seal conservative win gillard hope shorten imprint conservative threat job political analyst said gillard finished year political momentum prove could plug labor haemorrhaging support risk leadership challenge rudd instability gillard remains disaster territory said veteran political commentator michael gordon age newspaper,1
two day sudden intensely hot air swept across country april disrupted rice growth destroying crop family supposed survive year yearold farmer kishoreganj district explained thing happened adjacent field mine dream crop finished said tear eye cant think support family whole year invested saving planted five hectare acre highyielding rice heat stress caused mix high temperature low rainfall low humidity ruined thousand hectare crop bangladesh main ricegrowing region spring climate expert warning phenomenon could threaten food supply district affected temperature reached high degree celsius degree fahrenheit two consecutive day early april according government bangladesh rice research institute brri hamidul khan farmer lalmonirhat northern bangladesh look rice field devastated heat stress may thomson reuters foundation average maximum temperature april bangladesh according country meteorological department hamidul khan farmer lalmonirhat northern bangladesh look rice field devastated heat stress may thomson reuters foundation crop affected including maize peanut banana department agricultural extension dae figure shared thomson reuters foundation show bulk damaged plant rice according data hectare rice either partially completely destroyed two day affecting farmer resulting loss estimated billion taka million bangladesh already face increasingly extreme weather including drought flood storm last month saw destructive bout heat shock since brri started keeping record heat stress fairly new problem bangladeshi farmer said md nazmul bari entomology expert rice institute notable heat shock said adding first recorded incident affected crop four district shafiqul islam talukder hold handful empty stalk ruined two day extreme hot dry air april kishoreganj district northeast bangladesh may thomson reuters foundation heat experienced april worst attack yet bari said shafiqul islam talukder hold handful empty stalk ruined two day extreme hot dry air april kishoreganj district northeast bangladesh may thomson reuters foundation temperature rising day day much rain humidity air low big reason massive heat shock threat food security romij uddin agronomy professor bangladesh agricultural university said heat stress crop directly linked global warming rice particularly vulnerable high temperature april event hit plant flowering stage rice plant selfpollinate interrupting natural reproduction cycle uddin explained temperature crucial pollination high temperature stage may cause sterility said annual rice festival ballabhpur haor wetland area smile farmer face year talk crop devastation never seen hot air year said helal mia farmer ballabhpur village lost four hectare rice heat stress rice crop destroyed heat stress ballabhpur village bangladesh april thomson reuters foundation borrowed money paddy cultivation repay loan support wife child year round cant see anything darkness eye rice crop destroyed heat stress ballabhpur village bangladesh april thomson reuters foundation climate expert warn bangladesh continues experience bout heat stress country may face food shortage quarter nation approximately million people already considered food insecure meaning inadequate uncertain access nutritious safe food according united nation world food programme pay attention heat shock said saleemul huq director international centre climate change development based capital dhaka huq predicted incidence heat stress persist could result overall decline rice production year heattolerant variety huq agricultural expert say along making sure rice crop sufficiently watered best way minimise effect heat stress encourage farmer plant heattolerant rice variety md sazzadur rahman principal scientific officer brris plant physiology division said institute developing new variety stand heat early result look good yield well yield fast rice line developed able tolerate degree celsius daytime temperature said phone heat shock could affect food security trying prevent disaster,1
colombia marxist rebel called twomonth unilateral ceasefire monday first truce decade delicate peace talk began cuba try end half century war colombian president juan manuel santos government reiterated however would halt military operation final peace deal signed revolutionary armed force colombia known farc rebel group said would halt offensive military operation act sabotage infrastructure beginning midnight monday running january decision farc decisive contribution strengthen climate understanding needed party achieve purpose desired colombian lead rebel negotiator ivan marquez said standing outside convention center start talk havana gesture sign rebel may keen push talk successful end something thrown doubt long drawnout speech leadership calling major change colombia political system warring side arrived talk black luxury car meet almost daily negotiation end crush journalist surrounded bearded bespectacled marquez stood farc delegate including dutch national tanja nijmeijer havana plushest neighborhood farc member wore cap tshirts simon trinidad official guerrilla negotiator prison united state others shouted long live army people head colombian government delegation humberto de la calle smiled waved entered made comment speaking bogota colombian defense minister juan carlos pinzon doubted sincerity farc ceasefire pledge security force constitutional duty pursue criminal violated constitution said hopefully keep promise history show terrorist group never complies anything colombia war dragged year taking thousand life displacing million causing damage infrastructure latin america longest running insurgency failure latest peace process would mean year fighting blight reputation country eager foreign investment regional clout yet unable resolve serious domestic problem resident western cauca province one colombia warravaged area celebrated farc ceasefire hope two month hope definitive orlando ramos resident miranda cauca said local television grain salt announcement farc could breather oil mining company target many farc attack recent month group sought hobble santos main source international revenue war cost latin america fourthlargest economy percentage point gross domestic product every year according government make large tract arable land unsafe due combat landmines peace agreement farc could entice sector investor colombia said eurasia group latin america analyst heather berkman opportunity agriculture production particular could reshape country export sector particularly smallscale larger farmer could produce land long offlimits due security trouble santos want agreement within nine month rebel say process likely take longer two side face plenty thorny issue fivepoint agenda begin rural development previous peace attempt failed government farc expressed optimism time might different everyone upbeat though take announcement grain salt felix lafaurie head colombia national federation cattle rancher said colombian radio hope going sign farc good theyll take swipe substantive issue vast majority colombian support peace process although think ultimately fail even talk biggest gamble santos political career success failure may decide outcome next election conflict date back farc emerged communist agrarian movement intent overturning colombia long history social inequality farc controlled large part country early billion dollar u aid improved intelligence increased mobility began turn tide war favor government farc lost least half dozen top commander pushed back remote jungle hideout recent year though rebel far spent force still wage attack security force economic infrastructure violence among reason previous peace talk failed last attempt government broke negotiation farc hijacked airplane farc heard voice many colombian rightly skeptical willingness reach end war given past said juan fernando cristo senator liberal party decision unilateral truce fill u optimism whats coming negotiating table,0
united state commit billion next three year new international fund promote clean energy technology fight climate change president george bush told congress monday annual state union speech let u create new international clean technology fund help developing nation like india china make greater use clean energy source bush said said united state committed working major economy united nation complete international agreement potential slow stop eventually reverse growth greenhouse gas agreement effective includes commitment every major economy give none free ride bush said united state committed strengthening energy security confronting global climate change delegate biggest greenhouse gaspolluting country meet week hawaii spur un negotiation international climate agreement would replace carboncapping kyoto protocol expiring bush administration reject kyoto protocol saying unfairly exempts developing country cutting emission could hurt u economy bush favor voluntary measure aspirational goal limit climate change response bush speech environmental group called president voluntary effort curb global warming old approach would work fight global warming science clear path avoid catastrophic climate change start mandatory limit global warming pollution voluntary approach add lot rhetoric little actual change said national wildlife federation energy issue bush called united state cut dependence oil month hit record barrel developing new source energy new battery renewable fuel build future energy security must trust creative genius american researcher entrepreneur empower pioneer new generation clean energy technology security prosperity environment require reducing dependence oil bush said said united state need generate electricity clean coal solar wind energy nuclear power also called investment developing advanced battery renewable fuel run future car truck national mining association welcomed bush call clean energy use particularly cleanerburning coal providing greater clean power energy security u business family partisan political objective one party must pursue meet environmental energy supply challenge lie ahead group said bush giving oil altogether white house said administration want congress pas legislation open drilling offshore u water part alaska energy exploration banned bush also want congress approve doubling size strategic petroleum reserve hold million barrel emergency oil supply four underground storage site texas louisiana unlike last year state union message little bush speech year calling major overhaul u energy policy congress passed comprehensive energy bill bush signed law december increase vehicle fuel efficiency first time three decade significantly boost ethanol use make appliance energy efficient phase traditional light bulb,1
maldives worried rising sea climate change want steeper cut global greenhouse gas emission unwilling curb tourism industry reliant polluting international flight president maumoon abdul gayoom singapore promoting book paradise drowning environmental business summit said cutting back tourism answer even though country survival important development dont think viable option u cut tourism mainstay economy gayoom told reuters interview tuesday tourist arrival grew percent last year record maldives chain indian ocean island known luxury resort expensive honeymoon worldclass scuba diving tourism contributes percent global emission greenhouse gas expected rise people take international flight scientist say emission jet engine much greater heattrapping effect released high atmosphere released ground level irony lost gayoom facing problem major developing country want global agreement emission constrain economic growth united nation leading talk try agree new pact succeed kyoto protocol whose first phase end united nation forecasting aviation emission rise two five time european union aim make airline buy pollution permit whether fly bloc victim business community corporate community look alternative air travel efficient fuel alternative method fuel consumption safer method greener method victim gayoom said country like maldives development come survival said im happy international community agreed far enough save country lowlying area country un climate panel forecast world sea level likely rise cm ft due global warming gayoom said people could moved island higher ground adaption enough would cost billion build sea defence around tiny indian ocean island maldives could afford said country planning levy international tourist help fund scheme considering trust fund combining government revenue money international donor economy gayoom said would grow percent derives percent revenue tourism official previously forecast percent growth year percent last year percent posttsunami boom gayoom led maldives three decade said planned run october presidential election confident adding tenure asia longestserving ruler introduction multiparty liberal democracy maldives going legacy,1
u president barack obama japanese prime minister yukio hatoyama pledged friday revitalize strained security alliance adapt rapidly rising china washington relation hatoyamas government promised oversee diplomatic course le dependent longtime ally forge closer tie asia frayed dispute u military base told usjapan alliance cornerstone everything hatoyama told reporter summit given changing time global environment would like deepen alliance create new usjapan alliance constructive futureoriented obama first trip asia leader agreed alliance endure effort focused revitalizing friendship even stronger successful meeting challenge st century tokyo first stop obamas nineday asian tour take obama singapore asiapacific summit china talk climate change trade imbalance south korea north korea nuclear ambition focus hatoyama obama agreed plan review alliance next year view deepening celebrate th anniversary security treaty hatoyama whose democratic party defeated longdominant rival august election repeated view row u marine futenma air base southern okinawa island resolved soon possible base key part realignment u troop japan,1
royal couple fiveday visit also toured school national park capital islamabad chatted child admired drawing trip focus climate change access education described palace official complex couple undertaken due security issue tuesday afternoon duke duchess cambridge met khan official residence williams mother princess diana hugely popular figure pakistan visited pakistan several time helped khan raise money cancer hospital earlier william kate met student islamabad model college girl discussing education group older student visiting classroom younger student left group girl sang one pakistan national song couple greeted preschooler lined chant bye bye visited margallah hill national park edge islamabad threat poaching wildfire invasive specie littering morning event kate wore periwinkle blue silk shalwar kameez national outfit pakistan consisting loose tunic worn trouser many social medium fashion industry hoping would outfit princess diana worn visit designer maheen khan said twitter honor asked create outfit duchess duchess cambridge fashion choice including bright green tunic white pant meet prime minister appeared echo many color outfit worn diana foreign policy expert official said trip first british royal family member decade made request british foreign office represented soft power push may help side diplomatic aim come britain seek reinvigorate foreign relationship deadline loom departure european union pakistan work repair global image boost tourism investment,1
sweden described copenhagen climate change summit disaster great failure tuesday ahead meeting european union environment minister discus rescue process european union went copenhagen hope achieving broad commitment least percent cut carbon emission level within year firm goal failed emerge final accord minister going meet today discus course proceed disaster really copenhagen swedish environment minister andreas carlgren told reporter minister gathered meeting brussels carlgren chair talk sweden currently hold eu presidency expect u discus continue also elaborate possibility alternate way work really great failure learn twoweek unled conference ended saturday nonlegally binding agreement limit global warming maximum degree celsius preindustrial time lay achieve despite month preparation strenuous international diplomacy talk boiled inability world two largest emitter united state china agree headline fixed target member state eu gone talk unified position plan financing emission cut developing world commitment spend around billion euro billion pound next three year aid poorer country aim largely sidelined talk failed produce breakthrough agreement many hoped europe never lost aim never never came split different position course mainly country really unwilling especially united state china said carlgren britain monday blamed china handful country holding world ransom blocking legally binding treaty copenhagen stepping blame game gathered momentum since talk ended prime minister gordon brown described summit best flawed worst chaotic demanded urgent reform process try reach legal treaty talk expected resume germany next june danish climate minister connie hedegaard quit president copenhagen talk midway criticised african country favouring wealthier nation negotiation said time get depressed process tackling climate change need secure step took turn result told reporter arrived brussels meeting tuesday asked whether copenhagen failure replied would failure achieved nothing achieved something first step first time held process country present including big emitter,0
global leader top scientist copenhagen debate deal climate change farmer floodprone area northern india taking hand adapt shift weather decade people uttar pradesh whose population half united state witnessing erratic weather including increasingly intense rainfall short period time rain combined heavy mountain runoff nearby nepal also seeing heavierthanusual rain inundated village town city region flood destroyed home crop livestock highlighting fact poorest country china india risk climate change world leader copenhagen argue cut carbon emission pay expert say lowcost adaptation method partly based existing community knowledge could used help vulnerable farmer field manoharchak village term global warming unknown experiment bearing fruit changing life poor farmer outsmart nature using simple effective technique deal rising climate variability last three year trying change way cope changing weather said hooblal chauhan farmer whose effort included diversifying production wheat rice incorporate wide variety vegetable dont know big people foreign country weather help said yearold manoharchak situated km mile north bustling city gorakhpur improvisation villager raised level road built home foundation foot ground elevated community hand pump created new drainage channel supported gorakhpur environmental action group research advocacy group farmer also planting floodtolerant rice giving two harvest year one diversifying traditional crop vegetable pea spinach tomato onion potato diversity crop say particularly beneficial wheat rice fail vegetable give varied nutritional diet also help earning income excess sold increasingly intense rain mean farmer region also contend silt deposition long period waterlogging farm yearold widow sumitra chauhan grows different vegetable well rice wheat twoacre plot say learned way overcome problem plant vegetable seedling nursery water drain transfer land delay said standing lush green plot packed vegetable including mustard pea spinach tomato climate refugee farmer also started using multitier cropping vegetable like bottle gourd bitter gourd grown platform raised foot ground supported bamboo frame waterlogged soil drain farmer plant ground beneath platform vegetable herb spinach radish coriander warmer temperature unusual lack rain monsoon period eastern uttar pradesh also led dry spell cope villager contributed buying water pump irrigation lowering dependence rain according oxfam supporting action group work uttar pradesh million people india affected climaterelated problem forced debt others migrated town city search manual labor sell asset livestock cope true developing country need lot investment adapt effect climate change small marginal farmer india poorest make start using simple cheap technique help said ekta bartarya gorakhpur environmental action group,1
trump tapping america first message used elected president last year said paris accord would undermine u economy cost u job weaken american national sovereignty put country permanent disadvantage country world getting trump said ceremony white house rose garden sunny sky warm june day fulfilling major election campaign pledge dont want leader country laughing u wont trump said nation asking u stay agreement country collectively cost america trillion dollar tough trade practice many case lax contribution critical military alliance trump added republican u congressional leader backed trump senate majority leader mitch mcconnell applauded trump dealing yet another significant blow obama administration assault domestic energy production job supporter accord including leading u business figure called trump move blow international effort tackle danger planet posed global warming former democratic president barack obama expressed regret pullout deal instrumental brokering even absence american leadership even administration join small handful nation reject future im confident state city business step even lead way help protect future generation one planet weve got obama added trump called climate change hoax said administration would begin negotiation either reenter paris accord new agreement term fair united state business worker people taxpayer complained particular china term agreement international leader reacted disappointment even anger decision made u president trump amount turning back wisdom humanity im disappointed angry japanese environment minister koichi yamamoto told news conference friday unusually frank tone german chancellor angela merkel french president emmanuel macron italian prime minister paolo gentiloni said rare joint statement agreement could renegotiated urged ally hasten effort combat climate change adapt u decision disheartening remain inspired growing momentum around world combat climate change transition clean growth economy said canadian prime minister justin trudeau summit chinese premier li keqiang top european union official brussels friday end joint statement first ever issued china eu committing side full implementation paris accord speaking berlin day earlier premier li said china world biggest emitter greenhouse gas would stick commitment fight climate change made decision join dont think change deputy prime minister arkady dvorkovich quoted saying ria news agency india one world fastest growing major economy growing contributor pollution top advisor prime minister narendra modi vouched intention switch renewable power generation independent paris accord prime minister keen arvind panagariya said isolated trump action united state walk away nearly every nation world one pressing global issue st century syria nicaragua nonparticipant accord signed nation paris fiji prime minister frank bainimarama incoming head un climate change conference formalized pact said trump decision deeply disappointing fiji like many small island nation seen particularly vulnerable global warming possible rise ocean level result melting polar ice u business leader voiced exasperation trump administration today decision setback environment us leadership position world goldman sachs group inc chief executive lloyd blankfein wrote twitter tesla inc ceo elon musk walt disney ceo robert iger said would leave white house advisory council trump move paris accord took year reach rich poor country committed reducing emission greenhouse gas generated burning fossil fuel blamed scientist warming planet elected represent citizen pittsburgh paris trump said pittsburgh mayor democrat bill peduto shot back twitter city long heart u steel industry actually embraced paris accord spokesman un secretarygeneral antonio guterres called action major disappointment un body handle climate negotiation said accord could renegotiated based request single nation australian prime minister malcolm turnbull speaking singapore friday also called u decision disappointing surprising adding australia remained committed paris commitment south korea foreign ministry said statement regrettable u withdrawal paris climate accord undermine international responsibility effort respond climate change devastating harm trump said united state would stop payment un green climate fund rich country committed billion dollar help developing nation deal flood drought impact climate change white house said would stick un rule withdrawing pact rule require nation wait three year date pact gained legal force nov formally seeking leave country must wait another year apple ceo tim cook expressed disappointment said email employee spoken trump tuesday try persuade stay paris accord wasnt enough said business leader warned u economy would give away technological leadership general electric ceo jeff immelt said disappointed adding climate change real industry must lead depend government democrat also blasted trump senate democratic leader chuck schumer called decision one worst policy move made st century huge damage economy environment geopolitical standing united state committed reduce emission percent level united state account percent total worldwide greenhouse gas emission second china leading climate scientist say greenhouse gas emission trap heat atmosphere caused warming planet sea level rise drought frequent violent storm global trend report prepared u director national intelligence office released jan warned climate change posed security risk extreme weather stress water food global tension manage change last year warmest since record began th century global average temperature continued rise dating back decade scientist attribute greenhouse gas frank rijsberman directorgeneral seoul based global green growth institute expected international funding investment needed fight climate change would suffer noting billion reduction u funding green climate fund south korea economist said u withdrawal would potentially cost u job china eu already employ worker renewable energy sector united state according data international renewable energy agency irena winding back climate agenda mean u left behind clean energy transition global player europe china demonstrate greater commitment deploying low carbon jobcreating solution climate change said peter kiernan economist intelligence unit,0
report optimistic curbing use fossil fuel chinese industry forecast monday noted china coal consumption fell fell first quarter china greenhouse gas emission unlikely peak late upper limit set president xi jinping november much likely peak report said could peak even earlier write author fergus green nicholas stern l grantham research institute climate change environment centre climate change economics policy china top emitter greenhouse gas linked rising ocean level heat wave downpour said last year emission would peak around intention try peak early wang zhixuan secretary general china electricity council predicted research report monday china emission power sector would keep rising spurred lower price coal natural gas industrial association projected coalfired power capacity would rise next decade gigawatts lse author estimated china overall emission could peak equivalent billion tonne carbon dioxide year billion around earlierthanexpected high point would help world get track limiting warming maximum two degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time wrote long china introduced sweeping reform city public transport group seven leader meeting germany monday discus issue including climate change achieve target many expert say fast slipping reach senior negotiator almost government meeting june german city bonn work un deal due paris december limit temperature,1
sydney iconic harbour bridge opera house temporarily went dark saturday nation across western pacific turned light earth hour call action climate change symbolic onehour switchoff first held sydney become annual global event organiser world wide fund nature wwf said expect year biggest far remote chatham island first nation territory turn power pm local time rolling event around globe end across international dateline samoa hour later event cofounder andy ridley told reuters country territory far signed thousand special event scheduled including lightsout party sydney northern beach earth hour speed dating contest boat sydney harbour one witness said city already darkness hour event low cloud near fullmoon adding eerie feeling nation largest city chatham island diesel generator supply power locally switched early participant included new zealand fiji tuvalu driving halted temporarily number participant significantly country territory town city took part organiser estimated million million people involved last year frustration ridley said believed perceived failure last year copenhagen conference climate change stimulated interest time real frustration politics around climate change ridley wwfs executive director earth hour told reuters business shown strong support said including world major hotel chain said responsible significant chunk global emission organiser say actively monitor amount energy saved insignificant term world need event purely symbolic anyway hope give hour think done ridley said world icon taking part first time year include presidential blue house south korea forbidden city beijing hiroshima japan city peace memorial go dark pyramid sphinx egypt bridge seine paris go dark eiffel tower arc de triomphe london eye buckingham palace london tower bridge united state state governor lent support though criticised event,1
reutersbdnews com key finding climate change february report un intergovernmental panel climate change group researcher nation evidence human cause observed increase globally averaged temperature since mid th century likely due observed increase anthropogenic human greenhouse gas concentration say ipcc say likely mean least percent probability level confidence human causing global warming increased lot report author peter stott said temperature increase likely extreme heat wave heavy rain become frequent first time best estimate achieve keep emission level lower said report chair susan solomon report include possible warming methane potent greenhouse gas escaping melting permafrost warming expected greatest land high northern latitude least southern ocean north atlantic sea level rise report cite six model core projection sea level rise ranging inch century narrower lower band inch gain forecast greenland ice sheet melt proportionally temperature increase sea level would rise inch century model show icefree arctic summer meaning sea ice floating water disappears ice resting greenland greenland ice sheet melted completely would lead foot metre sea level increase changing ocean current report predicts gradual slowdown century ocean current one carry warm water northwest europe unlikely abrupt breakdown ocean current st century said jurgen willebrand report author special expertise ocean effect hurricane report say likely trend increasing intense tropical cyclone hurricane human cause predicts tropical cyclone become intense future may increase number may redistribution intense event observed atlantic since stott said,1
washington fri jun bdnews comreuters house representative scheduled vote friday one significant environmental bill u history sprawling measure aim wean industry carbonemitting fuel blamed global warming democratic leader working hard ensure least vote seat house pas legislation high priority president barack obama evidence made progress legislation scheduled debate vote full house move usually indicates supporter confident secure necessary vote house speaker nancy pelosi welcoming german chancellor angela merkel capitol said hopeful climate change bill would pas praised german leadership combating global warming today hopefully well celebration american leadership taking rightful place german leadership important issue pelosi said obama adviser valerie jarrett said friday unclear enough vote pas bill working president phone jarrett told cnbc obama also met white house thursday undecided democrat job creator going help save million dollar billion dollar economy dont know right vote going work last moment jarrett said one house democratic aide said leader still working hour leading debate shore support expected get house republican mostly opposed warning would hit recessionweary consumer pocketbook higher price energy everyday good supporter attempting counter argument pelosi obama others cited environmental benefit job creation even national security legislation attempt move country away dependence foreign oil favor developing domestically produced alternative fuel wind solar energy possibly clean coal american council energyefficient economy said saving reduced energy use reinvested locally creating multiplier effect generate economic activity job core page bill cap trade plan designed reduce emission carbon dioxide greenhouse gas percent percent level change designed win farmstate support big polluter coalfired utility oil refiner steel paper cement glass manufacturer company would receive government permit emit lower amount carbon dioxide year company end permit need could sell company managed adequately reduce harmful emission even obama fellow democrat manage pull victory week legislation face difficult road senate republican would easier time using procedural hurdle block bill passage house year would let obama attend december international conference climate change major victory hand conference aim lay global approach dealing climate change next decade quest find enough vote bill pelosi allowed several change since approved late may energy commerce committee included new protection agricultural interest resulting house agriculture committee chairman collin peterson announcing support move could also win support two dozen lawmaker farm state supporter bill received break week including release congressional budget office analysis concluding bill impact average household would around year higher cost far republican warning moved however representative artur davis democrat considering running governor alabama told reuters would vote measure bill improved wrong time said noting hard economic time lack commitment heavypolluting country like china india significantly reduce emission,1
former u vicepresident al gore quoted saying believed global climate deal would agreed copenhagen later year political tipping point reached gore oscar climate change documentary inconvenient truth said believed support world leader including u president barack obama many business leader given political momentum issue tackling global economic crisis would provide framework climate deal reported saying saturday edition guardian newspaper impressive consensus emerging around world solution economic crisis also solution climate crisis gore quoted saying actually think get agreement copenhagen said held private talk obama last december reportedly discussed green component billion u stimulus package nearly nation meet copenhagen end year try seal new international climate treaty replace kyoto protocol,1
zanesville ohio mon oct bdnews comreuters republican presidential nominee john mccain sunday fought distance unpopular president george bush democrat barack obama attempted attach hip day fierce campaigning share common philosophy republican party course ive stood party president bush others ive got scar prove mccain told nbcs meet press day held event iowa ohio obama quickly seized mccains comment speech denver saying mccain finally giving u little straight talk owning fact george bush actually whole lot common going let george bush pas torch john mccain obama told crowd supporter jammed downtown denver park sprawled step colorado state capitol building mccain meet press interview campaign event shrugged opinion poll showing far behind obama campaign saying sens race tightening week ahead nov election st anniversary day navy flyer mccain shot vietnam starting year stint prisoner war long time ago today bad experience spent time many know hanoi hilton mccain said ive fought life place defeat meant returning senate fight friend obama campaign attempted tie mccain bush every opportunity citing arizona senator record voting president percent time flush campaign cash obama campaign released television advertisement show footage mccain bush announcer say he idea touch time mccain said respect bush disagreed number important issue opposing increased government spending challenging bush iraq strategy demanding tougher action address climate change eight year weve seen bushmccain philosophy put country wrong track another four year look like last eight time change washington thats im running president united state obama said obama lead iowa obama lead mccain national opinion poll poll many battleground state including iowa bush new courierlee enterprise poll gave obama percent percent edge iowa reuterscspanzogby poll released sunday however suggested tightening race overall said obama lead mccain percent percent among likely u voter daily tracking poll poll illinois senator lead dropped last three day hitting high point thursday republican complained mccains campaign seemed lurch issue issue put jeopardy republican attempt hang white house also many seat u congress fine closed last week mccain said adding trend continue well late election night see intensity see passion competitive im happy im proud campaign ive run said mccain gave strong vote confidence vice presidential running mate sarah palin alaska governor energized republican base come withering criticism variety issue many american consider ready president mccains choice palin running mate first welcomed boon campaign scrutiny tough conservative said believe sufficiently experienced heartbeat away presidency dont defend praise need defense mccain said palin dismissed question republican national committee purchase clothes large family wearing needed campaigning saying third clothes returned rest would donated charity mccain said palin life frugal life im proud way ignites crowd way conducted view incredibly admirable mccain said,0
nearly two week talk almost country represented summit remain odds range issue rich nation compensate poor one damage caused climatedriven disaster often nation required update emission pledge still lot work done alok sharma britain president cop summit told reporter thursday state negotiation cop conference set core aim keep alive paris agreement aspirational target cap global warming degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level avoid worst impact climate change country current pledge cut emission decade researcher say world would hit level global warming far beyond limit unleashing catastrophic sea level rise flood drought there little hope new promise appear final day talk bridge gap negotiator attempting impose new requirement could force country hike pledge future hopefully fast enough keep goal within reach draft cop deal circulated earlier week example would force country upgrade climate target something climatevulnerable nation hope strengthen forced annual review ensure globe remains track constant process glasgow must moment ambitionraising becomes constant process every cop year cop decision must mandate annual ambitionraising platform ensure said mohamed nasheed parliamentary speaker former president maldives ambassador climate vulnerable forum group country action needed decade feel like cliff edge running towards said nicolas galarza colombia viceminister environment senior united state official said world biggest economy supported strengthening target meet paris goal could support requirement cop deal yearly review pledge moment country required revisit pledge every five year negotiator also fighting language phasing subsidy fossil fuel cop conclusion arab country many large fossil fuel producer warned european union climate policy chief frans timmermans said thursday removing language would extremely extremely bad signal question finance continue loom talk developing country pushing tougher rule ensure rich country whose historical emission largely responsible heating planet offer cash help poorest nation adapt climate impact minister also attempting finish contentious rule put paris agreement practice requiring agreement yearsold dispute carbon market transparency final deal require unanimous consent nearly country signed paris agreement thursday night diplomat hunkered thrash technical term paris rulebook negotiating room government minister debated political sticking point,1
venezuela president hugo chavez said new year message illusion around u president barack obama rich nation left world verge ecological disaster quoting karl marx virgin mary latin america leading critic u power said socialist christian principle could right wrong capitalism easy task acknowledge chavez said written message carried state medium monday chavez initially sought foster good tie obama shaking hand giving book regional summit increasingly critical late saying obama failed curb imperialist policy afghanistan iraq tolerant towards coup leader honduras let kid obama illusion finished shameless interventionism american administration show wrote chavez opposed copenhagen climate change summit final agreement behinddoors deal major power ignored nation margin chavez said rich nation making mockery un principle equality leaving u verge unimaginable ecocide caused climate change forced accept responsibility said capitalist hell chavez ruled south america top oilexporter decade face legislative election presidential vote normally high popularity slipped around percent year venezuelan increasingly anxious crime stuttering water power service harsh measure opposition party economic recession chavez remains towering figure venezuela politics dominating airwave neardaily speech still highly popular among venezuela poor credit social policy like free healthcare analyst expect chavez win national assembly vote albeit reduced majority election crucial continuation deepening socialism bolivarian revolution said chavez whose idol venezuela independence hero simon bolivar new year message chavez said venezuela coming hell four decade capitalism noted new government measure including corporation socialist market set provide cheap product ranging car arepas popular local pancake one minister manned new socialist arepa shop caracas last week,1
world bank monday unanimously approved robert zoellick president controversial twoyear term paul wolfowitz agreed resign promotion scandal involving companion zoellick former deputy u secretary state trade representative nominee job overlap week wolfowitz officially take rein povertyfighting institution july mr zoellick brings bank presidency strong leadership managerial quality well proven track record international affair drive required enhance credibility effectiveness bank world bank board shareholder said zoellick said first priority healing rift management staff caused bruising battle wolfowitz whose tenure bank tainted start reputation architect iraq war special honor responsibility ready get work zoellick said statement tough negotiator reputation extremely demanding zoellick said focus poorest country africa also want define clearer role world bank emerging nation like china india brazil despite rapid economic growth still dogged high poverty level also position world bank deal new global challenge greater concern climate change impact developing country fiveyear tenure begin middle bank yearlong negotiation donor raise fund project poorest borrower set course bank lending next three year starting mid start world bank eager meet people drive agenda overcoming poverty region particular attention africa advancing social economic development investing growth encouraging hope opportunity dignity said white house welcomed board decision said zoellick deeply committed mission world bank reducing global poverty first month world bank attention zoellicks management style different wolfowitz relied coterie former white house pentagon official adviser wolfowitz made controversial anticorruption drive signature issue zoellick said little whether stick strategy change way bank tackle corruption country lends sense important issue legitimacy institution also effectiveness program said corruption may stiffest opposition wolfowitz came inside bank zoellick said monday intended meet leadership bank staff association zoellick brings broad portfolio experience world bank served top foreign policy adviser bush presidential campaign studied commented event europe asia latin america,1
prince william spoke warm welcome delicious food experienced pakistan arriving monday evening visiting local school child pakistan prime minister imran khan uk pakistan share unique bond always best interest succeed william said event hosted british high commission adding million people living uk pakistani heritage uk one pakistan top investor rely u keep playing important role key partner friend duke duchess cambridge arrived hilltop monument rickshaw painted pakistani uk flag prince william wore teal sherwani suit long dresscoat worn trouser duchess cambridge wore dress british designer jenny packham deep green colour pakistan flag foreign policy expert official said trip first british royal family member decade made request british foreign office represented soft power push may help side diplomatic aim come britain seek reinvigorate foreign relationship deadline loom departure european union pakistan work repair global image boost tourism investment william also mentioned looming challenge climate change pakistan well importance woman access education two theme trip described palace official complex couple undertaken due security issue earlier day couple met khan former international cricket star prince played cricket london child official residence williams mother princess diana hugely popular figure pakistan visited pakistan several time helped khan raise money cancer hospital welcoming royal couple prime minister imran khan recalled love affection among people pakistan princess diana compassion well commitment support charitable cause khan office said statement also brought geopolitical issue india decision revoke autonomy portion disputed region kashmir august attempt secure peace neighbouring afghanistan earlier william kate met student islamabad model college girl discussing education group older student visiting classroom younger student admiring drawing left group girl sang one pakistan national song couple greeted kindergartner lined chant bye bye visiting school yearold student told william student big fan princess diana died car crash oh thats sweet big fan mother replied visited margalla hill national park edge islamabad threat poaching wildfire invasive specie littering morning event kate wore periwinkle blue silk shalwar kameez national outfit pakistan consisting loose tunic worn trouser many social medium fashion industry hoping would outfit princess diana worn visit designer maheen khan said twitter honour asked create outfit duchess duchess cambridge fashion choice including bright green tunic white pant meet prime minister appeared echo many colour outfit worn diana,1
hajipur feb india bdnews comreuters white envelope filled ten rupee note dispatched electricity board official goodwill gesture soon came back message subordinate official playing ball least price refused accept cooking problem factory manager said envelope handed back pay bugger evening manager wanted second power line extension small factory hajipur industrial area india eastern state bihar simple request official threatened tie endless red tape unless paid routine way bribe offered way episode unfolded front reuters correspondent offer tiny insight problem business state become byword poverty lawlessness corruption india boom reached bihar state million people almost completely disconnected global economy country poorest one slowest growing state exceptionally low level private investment according world bank sign foreign investment chief minister nitish kumar took two year ago promising turn thing around since wooing rich indian home abroad trying attract investment state desperately need last december world bank said moving right direction government initiated comprehensive reform said improved investment climate stepped public investment improved delivery health education service albeit extremely low base bank loaned kumars government million private investor enthusiastic india biggest industrialist visiting state capital patna far kept money firmly pocket sad fact bihar little raw material intermittent power terrible road reputation kidnapping businessmen least businessfriendly bureaucrat capitalist world people say thing changed yet see change said manager red tape bureaucracy law order may improving kumars reform still scratching surface problem say shaibal gupta asian development research institute patna would anyone invest bihar asked place like bihar build everything scratch rate return hopeless place hajipur bihar premier industrial park factory get power rest state darkness pay bribe drainage factory dump ten thousand liter effluent every day nearby ditch pond squatter camp grass verge beside factory wall cow munch grass wander across potholed road armed guard man security gate ward kidnapper socalled industrial area really pathetic condition manager said bihar really hopeless place business wall behind head display nearly two dozen license need keep business open standard health safety labor law pollution cost hundred rupee year renew plus rupee bribe twentythree department power shut unit said create problem make money go back much liberal economy rajesh singh took master business administration mba bombay university returning bihar set tiny factory family farmland manufacture jam juice sauce pickle canned fruit realized thing bihar good decided start agriventure said mix good potential good intention singh found odds stacked heavily farm solution friend even father tried convince idea bank manager took banker telling fool leave job start business said attitude coming back dissuade took singh five year get bank loan rupee get needed offer million rupee security parked fixedterm deposit today loan extended million rupee still term meager amount equivalent day raw material labor cost lot order uk sainsburys lychee couldnt complete banker ready back u said educated asset cant get finance ordinary bihari get finance banker hard enough cope singh also found sucked divisive castebased politics society bihar highcaste parent feared would made outcaste employ dalits untouchable food processing factory since uppercaste indian barred eating anything touched dalit hand lowercaste boy killed farm fell tractor trailer local politician tried exploit issue get dalit vote filing police complaint claimed boy shot head although everyone knew untrue accident cost year said one willing work u couldnt get financing singh said adding time police demanding money drop charge traveled potholed road singhs factory km three hour trip state highway looked around congestion poverty crumbling infrastructure look singh said someone come back time feel like asking life anywhere world challenging business maybe somalia said shooting,1
asiapacific leader agreed saturday adopt longterm aspirational goal reduce greenhouse gas emission australian prime minister john howard said howard said asiapacific leader meeting sydney agreed need nation developing developed contribute according capacity circumstance reducing greenhouse gas serious addressing sensible way compatible different economic need great challenge climate change howard told reporter end first day weekend summit asia pacific economic cooperation apec demonstrates relevance apec demonstrates apec much alive kicking green group thought otherwise sydney declaration really sydney distraction real action climate change greenpeace energy campaigner catehrine fitzpatrick said failure apec produce meaningful progress climate change confirms place kyoto negotiation bali december proponent declaration say set stage un climate convention annual summit bali indonesia december looking successor existing un pact known kyoto protocol due expire declaration seen compromise rich poor apec economy together account percent world economy reversing climate change call global objective would prevent dangerous human interference climate system world need slow stop reverse growth global greenhouse gas emission declaration say developing economy led china indonesia opposed wording commits binding target believing would hinder economic development argue developed nation take responsibility climate change leader asia pacific economic cooperation apec forum met behind tight security cordon sydney opera house thousand protester marched nearby u president george bush iraq war global warming hodgepodge cause emerged midday annual funny shirt photo op time dressed australian stockman raincoat brisk overcast spring day returning sydney opera house redoubt work climate change statement bush whirlwind round meeting leader fourday visit including chinese president hu jintao russian president vladimir putin japanese premier shinzo abe australia john howard leader southeast asian country saturday met abe howard trilateral summit expected publicly urge china transparent military buildup senior japanese government official said three leader agreed deal constructively beijing cast wary eye meeting fearing could turn alliance aimed containing china kaleidoscope protest instead india dominated discussion australian foreign minister alexander downer said think recognition india coming great power australian foreign minister alexander downer told reporter trilateral summit police feared protest march near sydney opera house would become flashpoint fullscale riot end saturday antiapec march peaceful kaleidoscope protest nine arrested scuffling police sydneysiders questioning whether million operation featuring police troop mine sweeper sydney harbour security fence cutting city half purchase water cannon may little excessive biggest reason protest much spent security sydney community worker bridget hennessey said saturday march week protest nonviolent even farcical people turned city park friday bare buttock bum salute bush earlier week television comedy troupe posing canadian delegation drove motorcade two checkpoint within metre bush hotel one made look like osama bin laden sitting back designation insecurity written convention pass,1
mark heinrich vienna july reutersbdnews comthe united state india begun talk flesh rule indian reprocessing spent u atomic fuel crucial part nuclear cooperation pact critic fear erode nonproliferation standard talk got way vienna side agreed new delhi visit secretary state hillary clinton two site u firm build nuclear reactor pact lift year nuclear ban atomic trade india highlevel negotiation held tuesday wednesday cloak secrecy diplomat said side declined comment known talk would resume washington new delhi allowed year settle way ensure spent u fuel reprocessed india electricity designated civilian reactor subject un inspection turned plutonium nuclear weapon world largest democracy like pakistan israel outside nonproliferation treaty finalized last year civil nuclear accord grant india access nuclear equipment material united state major supplier power ending long embargo imposed following new delhi nuclear bomb test backer say pact help meet soaring energy demand india cut fossil fuel emission linked climate change open multibilliondollar nuclear market forge usindian strategic partnership drawing india centre effort prevent spread nuclear weapon fear fate nonproliferation disarmament advocate say accord hatched former u president george bush undercut npt rewarding rare nonmember sending wrong message nation like iran alleged violated treaty fear india civilian military atomic sector adequately separated importing nuclear material could let india use limited indigenous supply bomb programme drive pakistan another arm race united state made exception india iran mind seeking tighten restriction export nuclear fuel enrichment reprocessing technology nation nuclear supplier group industrialized power endorsed policy summit italy two week ago prompting clinton reassure new delhi visit usindia deal would affected completed civil nuclear deal india done within appropriate channel carefully safeguarded diversion bombmaking case india appropriate said clinton much opposed unauthorized inappropriate transfer unfortunately take place certain country nonstate actor told reporter monday cooperation pact requires india subject current planned nuclear reactor international atomic energy agency inspection india yet specify reactor come monitoring india military reactor remain limit,1
britain gave goahead new generation nuclear power station thursday setting limit nuclear expansion adding momentum atomic energy worldwide renaissance government argues britain must build nuclear plant help meet climate change goal avoid overdependence imported energy amid dwindling north sea oil supply new nuclear power station role play country future energy mix alongside lowcarbon source energy secretary john hutton told parliament intend set sort artificial cap proportion electricity uk able generate either nuclear power source low carbon energy added government called nuclear energy unattractive option since surging price oil gas helped make competitive focus cutting carbon emission fight climate change intensified already country france finland building new nuclear plant united state company begun filing licence application reinforcing view atomic energy part solution world energy problem nuclear operator say could new plant running britain would help government meet goal cutting carbon emission fight climate change good news decision finally made uk need reduce greenhouse gas emission still ensuring secure source electricity day said peter williams vice president royal society britain independent scientific academy fasttrack government green light accompanied publication energy bill fasttracked parliament climate change bill planning bill trio bill form backbone government new energy climate policy next decade british public divided issue percent saying company option investing new nuclear power percent disagreeing vincent de rivaz chief executive edf energy said government make compelling case nuclear power build public support given sensitivity plant built waste disposed around percent britain electricity generated nuclear power last britain existing nuclear plant scheduled closed analyst say renewable source energy would sufficient replace opponent toxic waste nuclear power generation remain thousand year one powerful reason say atomic energy worth risk environmental group greenpeace last february legal battle force government full public consultation withdrew consultation september saying biased said might challenge something looking lawyer examining government statement closely reserve right mount new legal challenge spokesman said say nuclear power httpblogsreuterscomask greenlightfornuclearrespond,1
u president barack obama make united nation debut wednesday hoping international star power throw new muscle behind policy agenda already struggling deliver obamas maiden speech un general assembly expected highlight new tone brought u foreign policy stressing cooperation consultation strident unilateralism predecessor george bush u official said obama would discus administration confront global challenge ask country live responsibility act well global popularity assures obama warm un welcome audience studded reminder past problem future peril iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad libyan leader muammar gaddafi zimbabwe president robert mugabe among leader also due address gathering chorus skeptic likely seek undercut obamas star turn also due make speech week israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas already rebuffed obamas effort reinvigorate stalled middle east peace talk obamas moment un spotlight least afford relief trouble home approval rating slipped amid bitter debate chief domestic policy priority reforming u healthcare obama later week move host group summit pittsburgh likely call cooperation buttress weak global economy fight climate change detail priority nonproliferation peace security climate change global growth development underscore america fundamental commitment universal value challenge others united nation said senior u official gave preview speech condition anonymity iran ahmadinejad rocked boat general assembly speech later wednesday likely sharpest counterpoint obamas address iran due hold direct talk next month united state international power concerned nuclear ambition ahmadinejad recently repeated tehran never drop nuclear program said holocaust lie raising stake next month talk spurring germany threaten walkout repeat un speech week united state member negotiating group five permanent member un security council germany due meet sideline general assembly wednesday seeking support afghan war u leader expected seek shore support war afghanistan u combat death risen resurgent taliban confounded effort stabilize country obama expected reassert u commitment afghanistan aiding neighboring pakistan fight islamic militancy whether enough win deeper international backing remains seen obamas global entreaty already come short least one count despite hard lobbying week un meeting u diplomat unable broker breakthrough israel palestinian prolonging standoff bedeviled generation u leader obama held talk photo opportunity israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas tuesday anyone hoping concrete sign progress disappointed libya gaddafi follows obama podium wednesday first un speech one could inflame u emotion lockerbie bombing following scotland release libyan official accused attack new york audience north korea reclusive president kim jongil another fixture former president george bush axis evil still confounds policymakers obama administration north korea could figure obamas push tougher global safeguard nuclear proliferation obama likely press pyongyang return suspended sixparty talk nuclear program,1
u chinese official hope launch summit positive note showcasing least one area cooperation global fight climate change announce deal build landmark emission agreement struck last year achievement certain overshadowed major point disagreement underscore growing rivalry world two biggest economic power xi state visit formally begin edt gmt friday welcome ceremony white house south lawn including gun salute followed oval office talk joint news conference blacktie state dinner despite ceremonial honor chinese communist leader coming washington heel pope francis expect nothing like walltowall u news coverage given popular pontiff drew adoring crowd wherever went diplomatic term well major policy breakthrough expected big issue divide two country summit yield significant announcement xi commitment china world biggest producer greenhouse gas begin national capandtrade program limit emission u official said effort build momentum toward global climate change pact paris later year something obama see part legacy however announcement expected one summit tangible policy achievement high agenda cyber security growing source strain highprofile cyber attack u business government database blamed chinese hacker washington considering sanction chinese company individual visiting seattle first leg trip xi denied involvement chinese government pledged work united state fight cyber crime obamas aide say formal agreement likely chinese official suggested possibility basic deal cyber warfare obama also expected press xi follow economic reform refrain discrimination u company operating china analyst believe obama leverage due china slowing economic growth destabilized global market time obama administration still loss curb china assertiveness south china sea beijing continued reclaim land potential military use despite conflicting claim neighbor two leader held private dinner thursday xi arrival begin grappling difference call obama take harder line china echoed congress republican presidential campaign approach tempered world two biggest economy inextricably bound together part xi nationalistic sentiment rising home ill afford appearance making concession,1
norfolk va wed oct bdnews comreuters next u president face daunting list foreign policy challenge war afghanistan iraq global financial crisis need shore country frayed international image democrat barack obama republican john mccain sparred tax health care domestic issue nov presidential election approach pushing subject like iranian nuclear standoff middle east peace background whoever win white house tuesday confront overwhelming number national security issue president george bush hand power mantra next administration careful wish might get said james lindsay foreign policy aide president bill clinton university texas austin new presidentelect going full foreign policy inbox decision make enormous consequence american security added lindsay university texas austin week half election bush convene summit washington look global economic crisis begin negotiation among world leader financial reform successor take office jan inherit iraq afghan war intensifying effort pursue al qaeda militant pakistan border afghanistan stopping iran acquiring nuclear weapon holding north korea promise dismantle nuclear weapon program also pressing issue candidate vowed reinvigorated effort toward middle east peace promise staunch support israel obama foreign policy adviser mark lippert said fighting terrorism dealing militant along afghanpakistan border killing capturing osama bin laden top national security priority obama pledged end iraq war bolster u troop presence afghanistan ability tackle deteriorating security afghanistan pursue militant linked ability make progress political reconciliation iraq ability draw lippert said mccain agrees need force afghanistan opposes timetable iraq saying u troop remain long needed obamas willingness talk directly u adversary iran syria another major point disagreement tough talk obama illinois senator say bush administration resistance engaging foe limited diplomatic option mccain attacked democratic candidate call dialogue highest level naive mccain called russia ouster elite group eight club rich nation response moscow august war georgia obama opposes step men condemned russian invasion triggered georgia bid reimpose control breakaway south ossetia mccain spoken harshly one foreign policy priority obama mccain share repairing tie traditional ally including many european country became strained bush administration analyst believe obamas huge popularity abroad could give initial advantage although panacea challenge persuading europe contribute troop afghanistan lippert said strengthening european alliance would help many front including providing leverage russia sen obama spelled many time strength transatlantic relationship example impact ability help advance interest dealing country like russia also better tackle number transnational threat nonproliferation terrorism climate change energy democracy promotion said mccain taken tougher line bush russia jokingly sang bombing iran promised break current administration cowboy diplomacy randy scheunemann top foreign policy adviser mccain said caricature mccain arizona senator former prisoner war would inclined use force past u president understands consequence ordering men woman uniform harm way scheunemann said interview last month bush nov economic summit bring together leader includes major industrialized nation large emerging economy like china brazil india presidentelect input unclear whether would attend mccain obama talked importance u economy country global role obamas stance trade cautious promise move quickly try strengthen financial regulatory system,1
largest research project ever undertaken arctic study impact global warming sensitive region ecosystem next winter canadian project leader said thursday researcher troll frigid open channel beaufort sea using retrofitted icebreaker study arctic environment shrinking sea ice million million investigation involving researcher country believed largest single study international polar year program launched thursday paris first time ship spent winter circumpolar flaw lead crack develop permanent polar ice coastal ice said david barber canadian sea ice expert leading study crack early indicator expect arctic look like move future arctic open sea ice said barber based university manitoba global warming amplified earth pole melting square kilometre square mile arctic ice year pace could see region seasonally free ice barber said le ice mean ocean absorb sunlight heating water environment affecting entire ecosystem even dead winter arctic see little sunlight abundant life study oasis flaw lead barber said research project cover everything physical world bottom ocean top atmosphere everything ecological world virus whale said whole idea understand interconnection physical world change effect biological world logistics changing crew supplying ship high arctic daunting although team leader gained experience overwintering icebreaker socked frozen coastal ice four year ago researcher need arm fearless polar bear gird temperature low celsius fahrenheit dangerous place barber said there enough force energy mobile ice crush icebreaker total canada spend million million polar project making largest international polar year participant project watched shipper see arctic fabled northwest passage future shipping route oil gas developer looking tap area vast energy resource barber said estimated percent world known oil gas reserve arctic icebreaker used study employed map canada continental margin country move claim sovereignty reserve barber said study also involve inuit inuvialuit people live hunt region near bank island northwest territory recently word language thing bumblebee sunburn barber said want integrate traditional knowledge hold scientific knowledge project barber said,1
world afford allow nature rich disappear united nation said monday start major meeting combat loss animal plant specie underpin livelihood economy united nation say world facing worst extinction rate since dinosaur vanished million year ago crisis need addressed government business community twoweek meeting aim prompt nation business take sweeping step protect restore ecosystem forest river coral reef ocean vital evergrowing human population provide basic service clean air water food medicine many take granted united nation say need properly valued managed government corporation reverse damage caused economic growth resilient ecosystem could also reduce climate change impact extreme drought flood well help fight poverty world body say meeting part world effort address simple fact destroying life earth achim steiner head un environment program said opening meeting nagoya central japan delegate nearly country asked agree new target government largely failed meet target achieving significant reduction biological diversity loss unbacked study month said global environmental damage caused human activity totaled trillion equivalent percent global gross domestic product green said meeting needed agree urgent rescue plan nature lifesupport world want nagoya agreement stop continuing dramatic loss world living wealth continuing erosion lifesupport system said jim leape wwf international directorgeneral wwf greenpeace called nation set aside large area linked land ocean reserve planet sustain life earth future rescued brink environmental destruction need action government protect ocean forest halt biodiversity loss said nathalie rey greenpeace international ocean policy adviser developing nation say funding needed developed country share effort saving nature much world remaining biological diversity developing nation brazil indonesia central africa especially country economy transition need sure financial resource eng bt baya directorgeneral tanzania national environment management council told reuters helping u set lot strategic target ability resource implement poorer nation want funding protect specie ecosystem ramped fold billion delegate joined environment minister end next week also try set rule company researcher use gene plant animal originate country mainly developing world developing nation want fairer deal sharing wealth ecosystem medicine created big pharmaceutical firm back draft treaty access benefitsharing ab protocol poorer nation protocol could unlock billion dollar drug maker wary extra cost squeezing investment research complicating procedure application patent conservation group say failure agree ab pact could derail talk nagoya including agreement target would also set goal protect fish stock phase incentive harmful biodiversity japan chair meeting said agreement ambitious practical target key nearing tipping point point return biodiversity loss japanese environment minister ryu matsumoto told meeting unless proactive step taken biodiversity risk surpass point next year,1
senior iranian lawmaker warned western power would soon accept reality country nuclear advance iran state news agency reported late saturday day talk set reopen disputed nuclear programme head parliamentary committee national security foreign policy alaeddin boroujerdi speaking ceremony mashhad memory iran describes nuclear martyr least four scientist associated iran nuclear programme assassinated since fifth wounded bomb attack western country suspect tehran covertly developing nuclear weapon programme accusation iran repeatedly denied side set take part negotiation week effort find solution international concern though even location talk yet agreed boroujerdi said group country needed change policy confronting islamic republic benefit irna news agency quoted saying honourable iran continue debate peaceful nuclear energy moment isnt far away world see arrogant country led america europe accept reality nuclear advance iran membership nuclear club added despite climate threat sanction iran made great progress nuclear capability proficient stage enrichment mining raw uranium iranian mine producing yellow cake concentrated uranium powder building centrifuge injecting uranium gas february iran announced loaded domestically made fuel rod tehran research reactor produce radio isotope medical use agriculture iran repeatedly pointed membership nuclear nonproliferation treaty right engage peaceful nuclear activity boroujerdi emphasised iran nuclear programme solely peaceful need international atomic energy agency keep commitment doubt enthusiastic young scientist build reactor inside country speaking presence family scientist killed boroujerdi warned assassinating iranian nuclear scientist pointless iran advance forced zionist regime israel arab america turn eliminating nuclear scientist understand evil deed lead nowhere thousand universty student professor iran continue along road nuclear science recent report iaea said iran tripled production higher grade enriched uranium caused concern military motive activity analyst remain doubtful iran claim expert say uranium enriched percent represents technical effort needed attain percent threshold required nuclear explosion islamic republic say highly refined uranium replenish dwindling stock special fuel tehran reactor produce muchneeded medical isotope thousand cancer patient across country united state ally imposed new sanction iran financial energy sector force tehran abandon enrichment activity israel threatened iran preemptive strike stop getting bomb u president barack obama emphasised importance trying find diplomatic solution next round talk iran group country comprising permanent member un security council germany due take place friday april two side seemingly unable agree location,0
cameroon launched emergency plan raise food production friday neighbouring gabon suspended import tax foodstuff west african state rushed counter price surge triggered protest two oil producer latest country world poorest continent introduce measure offset soaring global price foodstuff fuel aid expert say threaten push million people worldwide hunger anger cost living helped trigger riot cameroon late february demonstrator took street protest move president paul biya extend year rule central africa biggest economy dozen people killed biya month signed law constitutional change approved parliament allows president one africa longest serving leader reelected third term cameroon prime minister ephraim inoni said special fund set finance development domestic farming fishery called country people consume locallyproduced product instead import government strive turn prevailing crisis opportunity profoundly transform agriculture meet domestic demand become real exporter foodstuff prime minister said statement released cabinet meeting plan whose overall cost specified foresaw subsidy help young farmer start production offered assistance buy fertiliser pesticide equipment also set regional pool farm machinery use neighbouring gabon government suspended six month duty tax imported foodstuff including vat paid cooking oil fish milk flour also imposed percentage limit price margin charged rice importer reduced diesel rate percent fishery sector neglected agrigulture development market demand supply pattern policy shift erratic weather caused climate change combined double price cereal since last year creating un chief ban kimoon call real global crisis economic measure taken gabon followed similar step taken recent week burkina faso mali guinea mauritania thursday announced final part million emergency programme combat rising price boost rice cereal production cut dependency export senegal liberia also started scheme revive country flagging farming sector stagnated declined decade neglect underinvestment year development investment priority focused area like infrastructure international development body humanitarian agency calling massive boost farming programme stave hunger cameroon government also announced measure revitalise fishery industry despite country km mile coastline hit lack financing high cost depletion fish stock pirate attack government would provide microcredits allow fisherman buy boat outboard motor,1
world set fail make deep enough cut greenhouse gas next decade tackle global warming un top climate official said monday bleak assessment prospect un deal despite gloomy shortterm outlook yvo de boer step july four year job expressed confidence government would eventually enact sufficiently tough goal emission cut rich nation percent dont see process delivering adequate mitigation target next decade de boer told news conference midway two week talk bonn among senior government negotiator nation longer term get issue control de boer head un climate change secretariat added webcast news briefing target cutting greenhouse gas emission referred mitigation un panel climate scientist suggested industrialised nation would cut greenhouse gas emission percent level put world track avoid dangerous global warming scenario developing nation led china india expected slow growth emission first step help avert flood drought desertification heatwaves rising sea level cut insufficient de boer said promise far developed country made un summit copenhagen december take u percent levelsand clearly need move beyond environment minister meet cancun mexico late november annual talk nation still hoping reach new binding climate treaty de boer said past legally binding deal reach copenhagen ended nonbinding accord limit rise temperature degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time de boer said almost industrialised nation summit favoured percent cut emission think working towards longer term think adequate said de boer spent much time runup copenhagen cajoling rich poor nation ambitious confident get longer run said believe longer journey said said first step agreement un climate convention followed un kyoto protocol bind industrialised nation except united state cut emission average least percent level united state legislation cap emission stalled senate,1
maternity ward already shutting italy ghost city appearing northeastern china university south korea find enough student germany hundred thousand property razed land turned park like avalanche demographic force pushing toward death birth seem expanding accelerating although country continue see population grow especially africa fertility rate falling nearly everywhere else demographer predict latter half century possibly earlier global population enter sustained decline first time planet fewer people could ease pressure resource slow destructive impact climate change reduce household burden woman census announcement month china united state showed slowest rate population growth decade country also point hardtofathom adjustment strain longer life low fertility leading fewer worker retiree threatens upend society organised around notion surplus young people drive economy help pay old may also require reconceptualisation family nation imagine entire region everyone older imagine government laying huge bonus immigrant mother lot child imagine gig economy filled grandparent super bowl ad promoting procreation paradigm shift necessary said frank swiaczny german demographer chief population trend analysis united nation last year country need learn live adapt decline ramification response already begun appear especially east asia europe hungary china sweden japan government struggling balance demand swelling older cohort need young people whose intimate decision childbearing shaped factor positive work opportunity woman negative gender inequality high living cost th century presented different challenge global population saw greatest increase known history billion billion life span lengthened infant mortality declined country representing onethird world people growth dynamic still play end century nigeria could surpass china population across subsaharan africa family still four five child nearly everywhere else era high fertility ending woman gained access education contraception anxiety associated child intensify parent delaying pregnancy fewer baby born even country long associated rapid growth india mexico birthrate falling toward already replacement rate child per family change may take decade start decline like growth spiral exponentially fewer birth fewer girl grow child smaller family parent happening dozen country drop start look like rock thrown cliff becomes cyclical mechanism said stuart gietel basten expert asian demographic professor social science public policy hong kong university science technology demographic momentum country like united state australia canada birthrate hover blunted impact immigrant eastern europe migration region compounded depopulation part asia demographic time bomb first became subject debate decade ago finally gone south korea fertility rate dropped record low le one child per woman lowest rate developed world every month past month total number baby born country dropped record depth declining birthrate coupled rapid industrialisation pushed people rural town big city created feel like twotiered society major metropolis like seoul continue grow putting intense pressure infrastructure housing regional town easy find school shut abandoned playground overgrown weed enough child expectant mother many area longer find obstetrician postnatal care centre university elite level especially outside seoul find increasingly hard fill rank number yearolds south korea fallen today attract student school even offered iphones goose birthrate government handed baby bonus increased child allowance medical subsidy fertility treatment pregnancy health official showered newborn gift beef baby clothes toy government also building kindergarten day care centre hundred seoul every bus subway car pink seat reserved pregnant woman month deputy prime minister hong namki acknowledged government spent billion past year encouraging woman baby making enough progress many family shift feel cultural permanent grandparent six child parent five generation believed multiple child said kim mikyung stayathome parent one child younger generation thing considered doesnt pay many child thousand mile away italy sentiment similar different backdrop capracotta small town southern italy sign red letter thcentury stone building looking onto apennine mountain read home school kindergarten today building nursing home resident eat evening broth waxed tablecloth old theatre room many family many child said concetta dandrea student teacher school resident nursing home one population capracotta dramatically aged contracted people town carpentry shop shut organiser soccer tournament struggled form even one team halfhour away town agnone maternity ward closed decade ago fewer birth year national minimum stay open year six baby born agnone could hear baby nursery cry like music said enrica sciullo nurse used help birth mostly take care older patient silence feeling emptiness speech month conference italy birthrate crisis pope francis said demographic winter still cold dark people country may soon searching metaphor birth projection often shift based government family respond according projection international team scientist published last year lancet country territory fertility rate replacement level model show especially sharp decline china population expected fall billion million happens population pyramid would essentially flip instead base young worker supporting narrower band retiree china would many yearolds yearolds china rust belt northeast saw population drop past decade according census figure released tuesday heilongjiang province became first country pension system run money hegang ghost city province lost almost population since home cost little people compare cabbage many country beginning accept need adapt resist south korea pushing university merge japan adult diaper outsell one baby municipality consolidated town age shrink sweden city shifted resource school elder care almost everywhere older people asked keep working germany previously raised retirement age considering bump going many nation germany also worked program urban contraction demolition removed around unit housing stock since goal revival green shoot found expanding access affordable child care paid parental leave germany fertility rate recently increased leipzig shrinking growing reducing housing stock making attractive smaller scale growth challenge decline said swiaczny senior research fellow federal institute population research germany demographer warn seeing population decline simply cause alarm many woman fewer child want smaller population could lead higher wage equal society lower carbon emission higher quality life smaller number child born said gietel basten quoting casanova thing destiny shape life challenge ahead still culdesac country serious slowdown population growth managed increase fertility rate much beyond minor uptick germany accomplished little sign wage growth shrinking country guarantee smaller population mean le stress environment many demographer argue current moment may look future historian like period transition gestation human either figure make world hospitable enough people build family want survey many country show young people would like child face many obstacle anna parolini tell common story left small hometown northern italy find better job opportunity life boyfriend milan put desire child hold afraid salary le euro month would enough family parent still live grew dont anyone could help said thinking child would make gasp new york time company,1
loreto italy sept bdnews comreuters pope benedict leading catholic church first ecofriendly youth rally sunday told half million people world leader must make courageous decision save planet late decisive yes needed decision safeguard creation well strong commitment reverse tendency risk leading irreversible situation degradation year old pope said homily intentionally wearing green vestment spoke vast crowd mostly young people sprawled massive hillside near adriatic city loreto day italy catholic church mark annual save creation day slept blanket tent prayed night organizer said joined people arrived throughout italy sunday morning new generation entrusted future planet bear clear sign type development always protected nature delicate equilibrium pope said speaking crowd massive white stage making one strongest environmental appeal date benedict said courageous choice recreate strong alliance man earth must made late twoday rally pope closed sunday morning mass first environmentally friendly youth rally break past gathering left tonne garbage scar earth voice earth participant kit included backpack made recyclable material flashlight operated crank instead battery colourcoded trash bag personal garbage could easily recycled meal served biodegradable plate ten thousand prayer book sunday mass printed recycled paper adequate number tree would planted compensate carbon produced event many area southern italy devastated recent brushfires benedict predecessor john paul vatican become progressively green installed photovoltaic cell building produce electricity hosted scientific conference discus ramification global warming climate change last month benedict said human race must listen voice earth risk destroying existence loreto famous catholic world holy house madonna small stone structure purported mary grew holy land told angel would give birth jesus although virgin according popular legend flown angel holy land th century save muslim army modern scholar said part wall may brought piece middle east defeated crusader entire structure may built site stand order draw pilgrim city,1
obama tuesday mounted passionate defence democracy warned politics day successor donald trump heavily criticised humiliating news conference monday russian counterpart vladimir putin bbc reported address honour late nelson mandela ahead th anniversary birth obama slammed populist movement toward authoritarianism around world ridiculed utter loss shame among political leader lie obama made art criticising trump value without explicitly naming peppered speech tuesday warning successor key policy including protectionism climate change denial closed border politics fear resentment retrenchment move pace would seemed unimaginable year ago told crowd around people johannesburg alarmist im simply stating fact strongman politics ascendant suddenly whereby election pretence democracy maintained power seek undermine every institution norm give democracy meaning remark followed trump news conference helsinki finland u leader sided putin country intelligence agency whether russia interfered u election cnn reported dashing expectation confronting putin issue u indicted russian accused hacking democrat email computer network target hillary clinton presidential campaign trump sort toed russian line believe fact without fact there basis cooperation say podium say elephant going hard u cooperate said cant find common ground somebody say climate change isnt happening almost world scientist tell u dont know start talking say elaborate hoax start said politics today often reject concept objective truth people make stuff see growth state sponsored propaganda internet fabrication blurring line news entertainment utter loss shame among political leader said laughter crowd obama opened speech reflecting recent chaos world gave opportunity seek perspective strange uncertain time day news cycle bringing headspinning disturbing headline thought maybe would useful step back moment try get perspective obama added warned press attack censorship state control medium rise social medium used promote hate propaganda conspiracy theory madibas birthday stand crossroad said using clan name affection mandela said choice two vision humanity future world must choose let tell believe believe nelson mandela vision believe vision shared mahatma gandhi martin luther king jr abraham lincoln said talked equality justice freedom multiracial democracy built premise people created equal endowed certain inalienable right obamas speech th annual nelson mandela lecture one highestprofile appearance first return africa since left office,1
u president george bush criticised russia democracy tuesday sought calm president vladimir putin anger u missile shield plan eve summit germany speaking prague heading baltic coast resort heiligendamm meeting major power bush said putin nothing fear shield calling purely defensive measure russia enemy bush said meeting czech leader visit aimed highlighting country emergence soviet domination said would urge putin summit cooperate u plan deploy radar system czech republic interceptor missile poland later speech took dig moscow record democracy russia reform promised empower citizen derailed troubling implication democratic development bush said comment part escalating war word former cold war rival german host fear could overshadow june summit socalled group eight britain canada france germany italy japan russia united state putin said washington push ahead plan deploy missile system russia revert targeting missile europe cold war deputy spokesman rejected bush comment democracy tuesday describing russia democratic state shared global european value statement rolling back democratic reform convinced reality russia today demonstrates opposite dmitry peskov said two power also odds fate breakaway serbian province kosovo washington backing independence moscow supporting belgrade effort prevent autonomy cost bush met prague senior ethnic albanian leader kosovo global warming another contentious issue european clashed frequently washington appeared leader would make progress goal negotiate followup kyoto protocol washington shunned climate change proposal bush last week sowed fear europe washington would go outside wellestablished united nation process curb greenhouse gas emission james connaughton senior climate adviser bush said berlin confident major power could agree create new framework combating global warming first period kyoto expires never anyones intention separate process u party un framework convention climate change forum would take action together climate change connaughton said senior german official conceded agreement specific climate change goal including merkels call reducing global co emission percent there still time summit said still talking informal meeting world top industrial power date back gathered rambouillet france coordinate economic policy following global oil crisis collapse bretton wood system fixed exchange rate canada joined club russia heiligendamm leader discus foreign policy issue including iran nuclear programme middle east peace sudan kosovo german host also aiming secure new pledge development aid aid funding africa security high area surrounding kempinski grand hotel leader meet german police car swarming along small winding road surround beachside resort security personnel area summit leader sheltered thousand demonstrator kilometre mile fence topped barbed wire almost people injured saturday violence broke antig protest nearby city rostock,1
charge around australia project power tesla electric car team printed plastic solar panel metre foot long rolling beside vehicle soak sunlight need charge paul dastoor inventor printed solar panel said university newcastle team would testing endurance panel potential performance application actually ideal test bed give u information would go using powering technology remote location example space dastoor said town gosforth north sydney printed solar lightweight laminated pet plastic made cost le square metre panel made commercial printer originally used printing wine label dastoor said using panel power car would get australian think electric vehicle could help ease range anxiety community seeking sort answer problem presented day day around climate change said day tesla journey team plan visit school give student taste future may hold asked elon musk creator tesla car founder tesla inc might say caa project dastoor said hoped would pleased caa showing innovative technology combining development develop new solution planet dastoor said,1
india china signed wednesday broad agreement cooperate fight climate change also underlined common position contentious talk tougher global climate deal sweeping agreement cover cooperation action reduce planetwarming greenhouse gas transfer technology area energy efficiency renewables among others come week major climate meeting copenhagen december united nation hope end agreement broader pact slow pace climate change scientist say caused burning fossil fuel deforestation finding way get big developing nation join crucial united nation say china world top greenhouse gas emitter india fourth largest deal among several india sealing rich developing nation proof commitment towards sealing new climate pact meant expand replace existing kyoto protocol clear understanding india way signing bilateral deal undermine multilateral negotiation expression interest finding common ground said sunita narain director centre science environment tuesday agreement hold good five year signed india environment minister jairam ramesh xie zhenhua vice minister china national development reform commission india signed similar deal japan week spoken cooperation south korea brazil united state indiachina agreement said developed country take lead fighting climate change reducing emission providing finance technology poorer nation said united nation framework convention climate change kyoto protocol appropriate framework addressing climate change kyoto protocol first phase end obliges rich nation cut emission average five percent level huge gap also exists rich country reluctant pay fiscal lifestyle cost deep cut emission developing state say must allowed increase emission economy catch negotiation stumbled lack clarity amount source management climate fund well legal nature new post pact,1
time group russia still member wrapped summit heiligendamm merkel signalled future influence putting stamp proceeding winning agreement president george bush texas oilman climate change global threat fourteen year later merkel plan step chancellor german election september attending final summit time coast cornwall thing changed leader disputing threat climate change anymore thing merkel remains elected female leader club prospect merkel absent table future represents potentially momentous change leading industrialised nation comprise group europe dominant leader fact elected female leader emerged take place merkel help place one protgs ursula von der leyen president european commission think picture look like leaf said katja iversen adviser woman political leader group took part gender discussion summit canada president donald trump seated alongside merkel christine lagarde head international monetary fund showed late summit often much ritual photo ops yet merkel used mix clout charm willingness negotiate deep night push issue long overlooked relevant global economy including climate sustainability gender equality look merkel many people see anchor stability style knowledge experience really build trust said stormyannika mildner executive director aspen institute germany berlin worked alongside merkel previous summit representative business community lot people see important prescient placing shaping topic process german prime minister angela merkel greets russian president vladimir putin summit hamburg germany july new york time many west always everyone inside germany merkel often seen defender liberal democracy different time acted onewoman firewall trump president vladimir putin russia germany europe turn new leader shape foreign policy issue military spending russia especially china german prime minister angela merkel greets russian president vladimir putin summit hamburg germany july new york time shes position anymore decide big policy move said stefan kornelius editor germany daily sddeutsche zeitung one biographer shes political lame duck le political weight height power merkels global diplomacy defined much nittygritty negotiation bombast political grandstanding patience persistence became trademark even wonder whether compromising style approach lost lustre thats kept europe together despite crisis migration ukraine euro trump kornelius said wonder future world compromise public modesty earned praise merkels lack vision point constant criticism negotiating skill repeatedly failed deliver policy hoped trade summit failed reach agreement transatlantic trade deal throughout year trump administration never able convince american president germany trade surplus problem could solved sanctioning european product important perhaps long policy change trade china failed produce reform envisioned leader grand plan also fail inspire evident disinterest french president emmanuel macron lofty proposal revamping european union unlike macron try throw diplomatic ball far get halfway goal happy merkel roll ball along stop shell say thats wanted go said daniela schwarzer former head german council foreign relation executive director europe eurasia open society foundation first summit heiligendamm merkel pushed increased governance global financial market one year collapse u housing market plunged world deep financial crisis raise awareness sustainability also elevated global health issue securing billion fighting spread aid malaria tuberculosis africa big success getting bush reengage global agreement climate policy although initially hoped bush would commit ambitious cut carbon dioxide emission merkel instead took compromise able secure continued build eight year later second turn host opened summit addressing problem plastic polluting ocean secured commitment participating country work toward reducing global greenhouse gas emission step helped midwife paris agreement later year concrete idea want get meeting said claudia schmucker head geoeconomics german council foreign relation iconic image summit showed merkel facing president barack obama arm outstretched gesture expansive alp soared behind signalling renewed cooperation two buried difference intelligence national security agency activity europe trump showed hamburg two year later time merkel heading expanded group summit confronted new american president uninterested multilateralism struggled include language paris climate accord final declaration trump quit meeting early left seat chat putin time people asking needed expensive forum security schmucker said managed rescue summit putting even though trump administration cornwall merkel expected focus achieving strong language climate topic discussed sunday time pressing netzero carbon emission definitely interested showy farewell office repeatedly batted away repeated question reporter departure germany whether would acknowledgment swan song one issue put front centre missing year gender even international study show woman left workplace record number struggled balance life work especially coronavirus pandemic mention gender summit agenda nod importance educating girl part global development majority summit attended merkel female leader theresa may joined may prime minister britain merkels pending absence brought concern whether gender continue prominent place agenda kati marton author forthcoming biography called chancellor remarkable odyssey angela merkel showiness speed made merkel consequential managed transform society leadership calling attention woman give enough credit marton said watch woman become accepted part power structure merkel redefined woman power look act like said marton outstanding accolade demonstrated woman power behaves differently achieves thing spite woman partly gender ability park ego come getting thing done dont associate quality many male leader new york time company,1
bpbpn quote profile research said friday cement seal crippled gulf mexico oil well holding relief well permanently plug illfated borehole track reach target midaugust final stage longawaited kill operation moved forward nagging question remained lasting environmental economic impact u gulf region world worst offshore oil accident day start catastrophic spill ravaged ecologically sensitive wetland lucrative coastal economy bp said oil leaking undersea macondo well recoverable oil left surface gulf mexico bp finished pumping cement thursday ruptured well one mile km surface injection drilling mud earlier week subdued pressure oil gas wellhead provisionally capped midjuly socalled static kill top well due finished bottom kill later august mud cement injected relief bore drilled well shaft relief well regarded final solution plug reservoir foot metre beneath seabed bps chief operating officer exploration production doug suttles told reporter briefing cement job appears performing expected indication far look encouraging said new orleans engineer pressuretesting injected cement retired coast guard admiral thad allen head oil spill response president barack obamas administration said relief well scheduled reach well shaft seabed somewhere august th th unequivocally committed completing relief well allen said conference call second backup relief well also drilled full spill coverage linkreuterscomhed graphic relief well linkreuterscomxes asked bp would sell right macondo field suttles replied havent thought clearly lot oil gas think point said well sealing relief british energy giant whose share image taken beating spill obamas administration faced criticism response pledged help pollutionstruck gulf coast recover bp share recovered strongly since hitting year low june appeared buoyed news progress plugging well rose percent early london trading falling back close percent new york bp share percent lateday trading far finished suttles led bps overall oil spill response gulf returning chief operating officer role houston nevertheless acknowledged coastal cleanup effort far finished clearly feel like moving new phase weve three week without new oil flowing sea dont oil open water anymore still lot work around shoreline said mike utsler appointed take place bps gulf spill response operation company lost third market value since april blast killed worker sank deepwater horizon rig triggered spill question remain final total cleanup bill damage liability possible fine bp face chapter one bps corporate nightmare took place largely sea battle plug leak next chapter odyssey likely play courtroom law office ihs energy analyst andrew neff wrote briefing note bp already agreed billion escrow fund guarantee cover economic damage claim said would sell billion asset address cost related spill asset selling process started asset expected grab bp shrink steel company vastly different future envisioned back april firm reportedly day away announcing massive oil discovery gulf mexico neff added fear longterm impact many gulf coast resident seen fishing tourism livelihood devastated spill scientist expressed skepticism government assertion week around percent estimated million barrel oil leaked well either evaporated dispersed otherwise contained carol browner obamas energy climate change adviser friday defended government declaration one trying oversell undersell anything told community forum st petersburg florida local business owner said even threat oil washing ashore enough dent income actual oil impact st petersburg part florida coastline bp working produce gulf coast recovery masterplan within six month hoped get support federal state local government according james lee witt former head federal emergency management agency crisis management consultant contracted bp michael hirshfield chief scientist ocean conservation advocacy group oceana said could year expert fully understood spill effect gulf mexico ecosystem specie like atlantic bluefin tuna spawn water like trying prove negative wait longer absence something said group prepared embark twomonth trip ass longterm impact coral fish shark marine life,1
tokyo fri jan bdnews comreuters japan launched satellite friday monitor greenhouse gas around world hope data gather help global effort combat climate change satellite called ibuki vitality japanese enable scientist measure density carbon dioxide methane location earth surface including atmosphere open sea would compare landbased observation site last october mostly united state europe industrialized region japan aerospace exploration agency said japanese official hope data add credence existing research greenhouse gas including report un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc group hundred scientist would contribute raising certainty ipcc research greenhouse gas increasing said yasushi tadami deputy director research information environment ministry global environment bureau also advance research mechanism carbon cycle equipped two sensor satellite track infrared ray earth help calculate density carbon dioxide methane two greenhouse gas absorb ray certain wavelength nasa sponsoring orbiting carbon observatory launched year collect measurement carbon dioxide earth atmosphere satellite come country try craft broader climate treaty december replace kyoto protocol bind wealthy nation emission target data greenhouse gas density may ready talk end year tadami hoped finding nevertheless useful mapping future climate policy satellite orbit five year hope time data lead detailed climate policy said top un climate official said last week anything improve global monitoring system greenhouse gas would helpful finding way curb adapt global warming able measure happening incredibly important developing robust international climate change response yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reuters last week wouldnt expect modern day age actually ability monitor greenhouse gas emission still relatively weak weak industrialized country even weaker many developing country,1
hundred displaced mainly port city durban kwazulunatal province flooding also killed least three people eastern cape province state broadcaster sabc said wednesday victor da silva resident coastal town amanzimtoti said family managed evacuate flood destroyed home car monday water crazy yesterday morning got everything fine garage still part house still couldnt stop raining da silva said hour half later everything poof vanished rain hasnt stopped johan fourie told enca television escaped home amanzimtoti part collapsed nearly lost life neighbour believe hospital fourie said region hit heavy rain day authority foresee downpour late monday said lennox mabaso spokesman provincial cooperative governance traditional affair department result flooding structure undermined collapsed people mabaso said people swept away water said multiple dwelling collapsed mudslide said robert mckenzie kwazulunatal emergency medical service spokesman south african weather service forecaster edward engelbrecht said heavy rainfall occurs time time especially time year said rain start clear thursday president cyril ramaphosa visited affected community kwazulunatal scheduled go eastern cape next day partly climate change hit least expect said adding fund would provided government assist hit flood last week people killed easter service kwazulunatal church wall collapsed day heavy rain strong wind,1
world need fight polluting gas focus carbon emission fight climate change according report published uk air quality expert group aqeg monday european union climate change policy focus reducing carbon emission uk government commissioned report say effect whole range gas emission must taken seriously air quality pollutant particulate matter ozone influence climate change control gas lead formation particulate matter ozone therefore affect air quality climate change report say current international climate change policy recognize impact local national european policy must recognize interaction air quality climate change pollutant developing measure reduce failure slash air pollutant also mean many city shrouded summer smog global warming intensifies particulate matter grows hot summer like heatwave likely become norm leading increased summer smog unless emission affecting ozone concentration substantially reduced report say episode winter smog contrast likely le prevalent european effort combat climate change focused cutting emission one gas even look like much impact preliminary data showed monday european union generous hand out free carbon emission permit heavy industry undermining first phase bloc flagship weapon climate change europe carbon market supposed curb emission greenhouse gas carbon dioxide co handing heavy industry emission permit forcing either clean buy extra allowance,1
humancaused greenhouse gas emission responsible bulk increase co level australia bushfires made problem measurably worse underscoring impact catastrophe global climate system forecast atmospheric concentration carbondioxide show witness one largest annual rise concentration since measurement began mauna loa hawaii met office said statement said atmospheric concentration co expected peak part per million may average year forecast ppm annual average represents ppm rise average concentration co earth atmosphere already far surpassed scientist consider safe limit climate summit madrid december un secretarygeneral antonio guterres warned ppm considered unthinkable tipping point last time comparable concentration co atmosphere million year ago temperature degree celsius warmer sea level meter higher today scientist say although data series started always shown co concentration increasing yearonyear driven fossil fuel burning deforestation rate rise perfectly even met office said fluctations amount co absorbed tropical forest natural carbon sink affect overall level gas atmosphere overall expected weaker normal second year running said richard betts met office hadley centre university exeter year met forecast impact weather pattern global ecosystem increase annual humancaused rise co concentration emission australian fire accounting onefifth increase australia fire foretaste kind catastrophe liable become normal planet warms prolonged drought low humidity making arid landscape vulnerable huge blaze scientist say co forecast underscored urgency task facing negotiator trying persuade big country cut emission paris agreement combat climate change still nowhere near track spare world devastating temperature increase accord enters crucial implementation phase year government due submit ambitious plan climate action ahead summit glasgow november australia government regarded among main laggard last month climate change performance index rated australia one worst performer among highemitters awarding possible point policy,1
nongovernment organisation ngo awarded allocation climate change trust fund environment state minister say disbursement ngo given nod principle technical committee finalised yet hassan mahmood said wednesday comment came following report national daily wednesday said ngo would get tk million fund said technical committee decision would scrutinised interministerial meeting ministry junior minister told reporter far tk billion disbursed fund project remaining tk billion allocated within year added fund percent would allocated ngo said adding ngo applying fund experience climate change mitigation,0
first formal talk draw replacement kyoto climate change pact wound thailand friday plan another seven round negotiation next month tackle global warming expected major advance achieved meeting mainly intended flesh roadmap breakthrough agreement bali last year kick talk culmination copenhagen end train copenhagen left station said yvo de boer executive secretary united nation framework convention climate change certainty critical issue addressed next year bitsized chunk allow u negotiate effective manner told news conference conclusion weeklong bangkok talk next meeting held germany june address issue funding technology mitigate climate change key demand developing nation argue rich country foot much bill suggestion pushed japan bangkok take sectoral rather purely national approach emission cut deferred third round talk united nation climate expert want new treaty emerges copenhagen go beyond kyoto getting country agree curb emission greenhouse gas fuelling global warming kyoto rich nation bound cut emission average five percent level un climate panel agreed last year world need halve greenhouse gas emission order stave potentially catastrophic change weather system bring storm drought higher sea level negotiator also work deal united state rich nation signed kyoto given president george bush leaving white house november election bush pulled united state kyoto saying pact would hurt economy unfair since excluded big developing nation committing emission cut white house since moderated stance saying would accept emission target big emitter well based individual circumstance,1
news conference prime minister erna solberg norway trump said could conceivably go back however insisted paris agreement international community signed aim combating climate change limiting global temperature rise well two degree celsius bad deal unfair u paris accord really would taken away competitive edge going let happen im going let happen added trump word may mean position actually unchanged year ago trump decision june last year pull united state landmark global accord sparked wave anger dismay home also chorus disapproval abroad,1
unless federal prosecutor present new evidence suggests racial malice motivated zimmerman white hispanic shoot martin unarmed black teenager unlikely pursue charge lawyer expertise civil right said monday jury sanford florida saturday found zimmerman yearold neighborhood watch volunteer guilty seconddegree murder manslaughter shooting death martin defense lawyer argued zimmerman shot yearold martin selfdefense state federal court generally threshold criminal conviction finding guilt beyond reasonable doubt unanimous jury judge defendant waif jury trial finding zimmerman guilty seconddegree murder seminole county jury rejected charge zimmerman acted ill spite hatred attorney general eric holder said monday justice department yet decide whether file federal civil right charge zimmerman like videotaped police beating rodney king fatal shooting sean bell new york police martin case window federal government authority enforce civil right preacher led al sharpton planned news conference justice department headquarters washington tuesday add pressure prosecute zimmerman believe racially profiled martin pursuing mm pistol hate crime law law federal prosecutor would likely use zimmerman passed target hate crime requires prosecutor prove someone caused bodily injury actual perceived race victim bar straightforward hard clear difficult part always showing perpetrator state mind statute requires racial motivation defendant thinking racial term said william yeoman former justice department civil right lawyer government typically us evidence attacker contemporaneous racial epithet pattern planning target specific race said samuel bagenstos served justice department civil right division president barack obamas first term look standard pattern case often statement made defendant expressly referring race victim attack said cut evidence weve seen far zimmerman added emergency call encounter martin zimmerman told police dispatcher martin look black dispatcher asked martin race one juror zimmermans state trial told cnn monday think zimmerman racially profiled martin u thought race play role said juror granted anonymity television news network video encounter king beating hand four los angeles police officer jury acquitted officer state charge king case justice department relied heavily video tried officer federal charge deprived king civil right prosecutor analyzed baton blow king zeroed came video showed king subdued second jury convicted two officer helping calm poisonous u racial climate included riot racial animus wayne budd justice department official oversaw prosecution los angeles police officer said believed would difficult government prove racial animus zimmerman evidence become public far theyre going hand full going easy budd saidterree bower u attorney los angeles police officer second trial said prosecutor able refine case second time around said sure justice department could thing zimmerman dont know else government develop decide proceed said holder chief u law enforcement official obama appointee april referred difficulty proving racial motivation high bar meet order bring federal charge case continuing regard holder said addressing martin death news conference justice department statement sunday alluded challenge prosecutor face referring limited civil right law one advantage prosecutor change hatecrimes law eliminated requirement show connection crime federally protected activity like voting justice department spokeswoman monday declined say whether prosecutor convened federal grand jury hear evidence zimmerman step would indicate increased activity part prosecutor,0
ukraine viktor yanukovich sworn president thursday immediately pledged fight corruption poverty restore political stability win back foreign support struggling economy yanukovich took oath office lowkey ceremony reflected bitterlycontested election still disputed rival prime minister yulia tymoshenko highlighted deep division country inauguration marked comeback humiliation mass protest called orange revolution overturned election rigged favour speaking gathering official lawmaker foreign dignitary accepting traditional trapping office yearold yanukovich said country faced colossal debt poverty corruption economic collapse ukraine need strategy innovative movement forward strategy worked team said turning paucity foreign investment exsoviet republic million notoriously unpredictable business climate said sought restore political stability end corruption set rule governing link state business necessary condition investor international financial institution establish trust ukraine said ukraine economy hit hard global downturn hurt vital export steel chemical halved hryvnia value dollar past month country dependent billion international monetary fund bailout programme lending suspended late last year likely resume stability return finance ministry said thursday imf technical mission would visit april usually lead fullblown visit imf official may later decide whether restart programme tie russia burly former mechanic backed wealthy industrialist yanukovich deprived childhood eastern ukraine young man convicted twice petty crime including assault expected improve tie russia ukraine former soviet master five year estrangement prowestern viktor yushchenko hinted possible concession moscow future russia black sea fleet force ukraine crimean peninsula proposed creation consortium including russia run country gas pipeline however say want change yearold agreement supply russian gas ukraine negotiated tymoshenko russian prime minister vladimir putin also say pursue balanced foreign policy vowed push closer tie european union speech thursday kept option open saying foreign policy would one equal mutuallyadvantageous tie russia eu united state would reap maximum result ukraine web site later quoted confirming would go brussels next week visit eu official say take place monday also intending visit moscow first day march region party said yanukovich beat prime minister tymoshenko percentage point support third millionstrong electorate voting pattern highlighted sharp split russianspeaking voter industrial east south backed ukrainianspeakers west centre voted tymoshenko tymoshenko dropped legal challenge yanukovichs election last saturday maintains legitimatelyelected bloc parliament stayed away thursday giving ceremony hollow ring despite yanukovichs call establishment competent executive power tymoshenko still resisting attempt oust prime minister signalling continued political tension least shortterm trying persuade ally close rank round parliament party powerful backer seeking draw deputy away coalition forge new one forging coalition requires tricky horsetrading could lengthy process yanukovich fails secure new coalition reluctantly call new parliamentary election prolonging uncertainty,0
beijing fri nov bdnews comreuters global financial gloom make citizen rich nation reluctant use tax fight global warming plan help poor nation make polluter pay top un climate official said warning cast doubt chinese proposal ask world rich nation devote percent total economic worth pay cleaner expansion poor world undeniable financial crisis impact climate change negotiation said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat nation agreed seek new un treaty end try cut greenhouse gas human activity slow rising temperature bringing heatwaves drought powerful storm rising sea level go citizen current circumstancesand say im increasing tax burden order pay climate policy might go well told reuters solution said directly target polluter source revenue help developing country speaking ahead major conference climate technology transfer beijing de boer warned rich world roadmap climate deal replace current kyoto protocol create revenue help developing nation fund greener growth plan agreed bali last year committed poor country curbing emission rich government helped technology sacrifice economic growth de boer said developed world focused commitment cut emission part pact finalised highlevel meeting copenhagen next year paid sufficient attention technology transfer praised china leadership negotiation recent year effort firm demand technology great opportunity country put much emphasis issue really focus debate technology transfer part longterm climate change response create institutional arrangement finally make rather elusive concept find practical base new impetus de boer said financial crisis threatened global effort tackle global warming could also give impetus talk aimed forging new climatechange pact crisis also highlighted benefit trading system currently favoured rich nation set pollution limit allows company buy sell quota meet target auction credit pollute could fund cleaner development poor nation said offer opportunity generate resource international cooperation within climate change regimewithout go finance minister raise income tax tax generate revenue flat carbon tax would efficient current system far complicated implement said,1
member world trade organization wto reappointed pascal lamy directorgeneral second fouryear term wto said thursday yearold frenchman candidate head body referee world trade approved consensus meeting wto general council first time wto year history candidacy contested first term marathonrunning former trade chief european union dominated effort conclude wto sevenyearold doha round liberalize world trade help poor country prosper export lamy argues concluding round boost business confidence bolster bulwark protectionism economic crisis wto top priority beyond tradeoff required conclude doha round also beyond market access bring lie hugely important systemic value told council wednesday biggest prize doha round certainty predictability stability bring global trade moment crisis one witnessing today value insurance policy increase lamy whose new term start september told council member state body address issue climate change food security energy labor financial protectionism serious work question start immediate task reaching doha deal sight estimated percent doha agreement bag lamy said wto dispute settlement system resolving trade row country involving billion dollar working well developing country need given help make use complex expensive dispute process need done ensure country comply promptly decision wto dispute panel go besides bringing minister clinch doha deal wto hold regular ministerial conference year set strategy review body working lamy said noted held ministerial conference since wto rule require one every two year lamy widely credited nursing french bank credit lyonnais part credit agricole back health nearbankruptcy became directorgeneral wto september,0
cut emission greenhouse gas mute worst impact global warming water shortage billion people extinction almost half amazonian tree specie draft un report show report due release april foresees ever worsening damage planet temperature gain including rising sea could swamp lowlying pacific island state declining crop yield could mean hunger million longer go without action curb greenhouse gas likely big feedback kick richard betts manager climate impact research team british met office hadley centre make big difference either choosing low emission scenario high emission scenario said gunnar myhre center international climate environmental research oslo among lead author un climate report february based work scientist laid scenario temperature rise celsius fahrenheit level scenario biggest temperature gain come world stay dependent fossil fuel percent energy source coal gas sharply raise greenhouse gas emission scenario smallest temperature gain celsius assumes carbon emission dip world get half energy renewable source draft report due release brussels build first part lay regional impact climate change drying amazon basin sharp contraction vast himalayan glacier feed river asia draft temperature rise could mean sharp expansion water shortage billion people level potential crop yield would also start fall part world briefly benefiting farmer region away tropic celsius gain one scenario see potential extinction percent amazonian tree specie uncertainty emission scenario large larger uncertainty response climate greenhouse gas betts said betts myhre declined comment regional impact scenario depend evolution society population grow technology used economy grow said,1
rock star bono bob geldof launched lastditch effort thursday force group eight leader honor aid pledge made africa two year ago two long involved campaign help world poorest continent held private meeting world leader gathered baltic resort heiligendamm discus issue including climate change development singer bono described talk german chancellor angela merkel hosting summit tough row chancellor office aid number agree goal convinced robust plan get said bono chancellor asked u trust tempted risk let official arguing last minute specifically recommit pledge made summit gleneagles scotland leader said would double development aid promised raise annual aid level billion billion africa aid agency oxfam say nation risk missing pledge billion say would cost least five million life campaigner believe final declaration include language agreed gleneagles headline figure really running stand still said oxfam policy adviser max lawson official also arguing whether commitment individual country area like education aid treatment spelled separately important thing continue process started gleneagles reconfirm commitment go said spokesman british prime minister tony blair host gleneagles summit canada italy blocking inclusion specific language number say official activist although italian prime minister romano prodi signaled bono geldof late wednesday would drop resistance leader could also back away target fund universal access aid treatment instead include target treating five million people aid worried setting le ambitious access target said oliver buston european director campaigning group data official also still arguing whether acknowledge funding gap global fund fight aid tb malaria set funding target billion year prodi told bono geldof italy would pay money owed global fund also pay million per year next two year according global fund spokesman seth amgott welcomed move,1
people generate heat release carbon dioxide stay cool thermometer soarsmichael sivak university michigan began asking question earlier year whether air conditioning created energy demand central heating report american scientist investment air conditioning technology developing world could lead unprecedented increase energy demandright u us energy keep cool country world combinedbut distinction might remain true long saysseveral developing country rank among populous hottest area world personal income rise country use air conditioning likely go upin one indian city metropolitan mumbai calculates could potential demand cooling quarter current demand entire usin percent u household air conditioning take billion kilowatt hour energy annually keep american home coolbut country begun turn thermostat alone million air conditioning unit sold china air conditioning sale india growing percent yearcooling complicated business human step home raise indoor temperature body heat along heat cooking refrigeration activity stay within four wallsif outdoor temperature surest way keep indoor temperature equable install air conditioningdemand risedr sivak used index potential demand cooling quantity called annual person cooling degree day calculate future demand work energy usage would air conditioning became prevalent country usout top country asia seven africa two north south america u coolest climate country even though highest demand cool indoor breezesaltogether reasoned eight world nation potential exceed u air conditioning use india would surpass u fold indian adopted u standard cooling china five time indonesian three timesbecause country world bank definition lowincome nation demand currently nowhere near potential peak writes future demand potential exceed demand u factor calculation crude dont factor local variation cloud cover building design available personal space variation energy efficiency local difference tolerance high temperaturesbut sivak warns affluence increase global average temperature rise demandthis trend put additional strain global energy resource also environmental prospect warming planet,1
aborigine didgeridoos wearing loin cloth opened summit australia brightest mind saturday prime minister kevin rudd urging fresh idea solve indigenous inequality ease climate change today throwing open window democracy let little bit fresh air rudd told gathering corporate chief scientist unionist central banker well hollywood actor cate blanchett hugh jackman twoday summit parliament aim throw least big idea improve australia future including governance lifting creativity narrow year life expectancy gap black white australian issue attendee include tackling drought spend billion dollar country chinadriven resource export boom keep economic growth rolling near percent year need anticipate change ahead else well swamped rudd said pointing rise china india fast reshaping world future appearing doze one televised session climate change power participant included chief executive mining giant bhp billiton marius kloppers australia richest man fortescue metal mining head andrew forrest mingled military commander welfare worker treasurer wayne swan told economic thinker including reserve bank chief glenn stevens hunting licence new idea dealing ageing population inflation touching percent squandering resource boom term trade likely increase coming year year since boom began swan said week austere may budget delivering expected surplus around billion combat rising inflation mad bad aboriginal ngambri tribe elder matilda housewilliams wearing cape possum fur opened summit challenge improve life indigenous people often live remote settlement poor access health education want see people healthy living lucky country thats target housewilliams said urging rudd others open idea mad bad rudd whose centreleft labor government ended almost year conservative rule november said would respond summit suggestion end year say worth go summit even fail lost trying rudd said oscarwinning actress cate blanchett chairing creativity brainstorming panel brought third son ignatius born six day earlier cate blanchett superwoman think flawless person thrilled leading stream said fellow participant hugh jackman starred wolverine xmen cinema franchise,1
projection based new computer model reviewing scientist said exceptional number extreme heatwaves past decade alarming conclusion un panel climate scientist last yearthat report intergovernmental panel climate change un body collates scientific research around world merely said heatwaves likely length frequency andor intensity warm spell heatwaves increase land area centurymonthly heat extreme summer heatwaves australia year part united state russia affect five percent world land area report saidthis projected double quadruple scientist wrote new study journal environmental research lettersthe tropic would affected increased heatwaves followed area including mediterranean middle east part western europe central asia united statesin many region coldest summer month end century hotter hottest experienced today unless emission greenhouse gas curbed said dim coumou potsdam institute climate impact researchthe ipcc say heattrapping gas mostly burning fossil fuel nudging temperature likely cause severe downpour heatwaves flood rising sea levelsalmost government agreed limit global warming le degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time plan agree end deal curb greenhouse gas emissionsglobal average surface temperature risen f since industrial revolution,1
friday prediction proved devastatingly accurate people dead unaccounted helicopter rescue crew plucked marooned resident village inundated sometimes within minute raising question lapse germany elaborate flood warning system numerous area victim official said caught unprepared normally placid brook stream turned torrent swept away car house bridge everything else path went fast tried something already late resident schuld told germany ard public television ahr river swelled beyond bank ripping apart tidy woodframed house sending vehicle bobbing like bath toy extreme downpour like one occurred germany one visible sign climate changing result warming caused greenhouse gas emission study found flood happening frequently simple reason warmer atmosphere hold moisture generating powerful rainfall even extreme weather event become increasingly common around globe whether wildfire american west intense hurricane caribbean flood cut wide path destruction germany belgium switzerland netherlands week virtually unheardof according meteorologist german official even unforeseen many death event said dr linda speight hydrometeorologist university reading britain study flooding occurs blamed poor communication high risk posed flooding contributing significant loss life german politician made point wanting appear politicizing calamity chancellor angela merkels spokesperson said planned visit stricken state rhinelandpalatinate returning talk washington natural disaster hallmark event past reshaped political fortune german election season like one armin laschet conservative leader north rhinewestphalia vying succeed merkel national election sept told news conference friday state experiencing flood catastrophe historic scale make state climateproof said laschet facing strongest challenge environmentalist green party make germany climateneutral even faster state among hardest hit floodwaters recede merkel may yet face question political stronghold better prepared german official said friday warning system includes network sensor measure river level real time functioned supposed problem said amount rain never seen falling rapidly engorged even small stream river normally considered threat describe event recent day year flood would understatement said uwe kirsche spokesperson german weather service calling flood like seen perhaps millennium small river never experienced anything like kirsche said nobody could prepare one expected something like tuesday felix dietsch meteorologist german weather service went youtube warn area southwest germany could receive previously unimaginable volume rain litre gallon water could pour area cubic meter within hour warned weather service government agency assigned extreme storm warning code purple eifel mosel region one numerous warning weather service issued twitter medium earlier week also transmitted state official local official fire department police water rose swiftly level beyond previously recorded record level community response plan rendered utterly insufficient others caught guard entirely spokesperson office responsible monitoring flood alerting local official rhinelandpalatinate said warning received weather service passed along local community planned happened critical entirely clear village msch junction ahr trierbach river michael stoffels said gotten warning government neighbour called alert rapidly rising water wednesday rushed home retail store manages nearby salvage could lucky said since storage ground level living area foot water home took cause significant damage village people got clobbered flash flood one resident maria vazquez said wreaked havoc le two hour friday evening village without electricity running water cellphone coverage river bank scene devastation crushed car huge tree stump many cobbled street covered mud debris truckloads broken furniture tree branch chunk stone driven slowly downed power line lot good car crashed got crushed said vazquez work nearby auto repair shop work car thats sad hope people ok across border belgium people confirmed dead remained missing country prime minister alexander de croo said friday calling flood disastrous country ever known water rose lake switzerland across waterway netherlands leaving hundred house without power submerging city centre valkenburg netherlands although neither country suffered death destruction inflicted german town medard roth mayor kordel state rhinelandpalatinate defended warning system said activated town emergency flood response alerted water kyll river approaching dangerous level water rose rapidly held back usual measure photo provided cologne district government show aerial view erftstadtblessem german state north rhinewestphalia july rheinerftkreiscologne district government via new york time already wednesday afternoon pm kordel fire brigade began setting security measure roth told bild german newspaper pm everything already water nobody could predicted photo provided cologne district government show aerial view erftstadtblessem german state north rhinewestphalia july rheinerftkreiscologne district government via new york time ursula heinenesser environment minister state north rhinewestphalia said online presentation friday floodwaters reached level never recorded german flood warning system leaf local official decide action take theory best informed local terrain people property lie path overflowing river case appears warning issued time city wuppertal located valley bisected wupper river crisis committee including police fire department city official used social medium urge people stay home early thursday shortly midnight sounded warning siren sound eerily like kind used world war ii alert resident move higher floor evacuate water surged wuppertal suffered property damage flooding orchestra pit local opera house fatality said martina eckermann spokesperson city place warning came late ahrweiler district neighbouring rhinelandpalatinate regional official issued first warning resident living near bank river approached record level meter nearly foot wasnt three hour later water pushed beyond previous flood record state emergency declared time many people fled upper level home others died like handicapped resident care home sinzig alerted time helped groundfloor room water surged warning arrived kirsche german weather service said question didnt evacuation take place sooner thats something think new york time company,1
azd astrazenecas vaccine candidate contains genetic material sarscov virus spike protein change genetic code seen new viral strain appear change structure spike protein astrazeneca representative said email drugmakers scrambling test covid vaccine new fastspreading variant virus raging britain latest challenge breakneck race curb pandemic vaccination azd body immune system trained recognise many different part spike protein eliminate virus later exposed astrazeneca representative added mutation known lineage may infectious concern child sown chaos britain prompting wave travel ban disrupting trade europe threatening isolate island country astrazenecaoxford shot considered vital lowerincome country hot climate cheaper easier transport stored long period normal refrigerator temperature data astrazenecas latestage trial uk brazil released earlier month showed vaccine efficacy trial participant given two full dos smaller subgroup given half full dose,0
european union relationship united state living potential european commission president jose manuel barroso said interview published thursday barroso head eu executive told time newspaper new era white house president barack obama danger becoming missed opportunity transatlantic relationship living potential think much together condition like never would pity missed opportunity said time said criticism followed series fundamental disagreement deal economic crisis climate change trade reform online version interview made clear barroso made reference used word barroso said single currency acted like sleeping pill lulling country false sense economic confidence illusion prosperity allowing government avoid painful economic reform however since financial crisis single currency also forced euro zone member get economy back shape tough austerity measure said euro fact extremely powerful driver europe need europe need live mean secondly make structural reform become competitive global economy said barroso said eu must cooperate closely economic policy said would lead centralization power brussels need economic union europe said mean act together make sense make sense even biggest state eu come discus matter u chinese think everyone agrees much leverage together,1
since taliban took afghanistan aug country already struggling drought severe poverty following decade war seen economy collapse raising spectre exodus refugee basically convergence view need address humanitarian emergency draghi told reporter end video conference u president joe biden indian prime minister narendra modi many european leader took part chinese president xi jinping russian president vladimir putin dial suggesting differing international position emergency draghi said absence latter two leader undercut importance meeting organised italy current chair first multilateral response afghan crisis multilateralism coming back difficulty coming back draghi said unanimous agreement among participant need alleviate crisis afghanistan bank running money civil servant paid food price soared leaving million risk severe hunger much aid effort channelled united nation also direct countrytocountry assistance despite refusal state officially recognise hardline taliban government hard see help people afghanistan without involving taliban mean recognising draghi said said taliban would judged deed word world especially concerned plight woman impoverished nation time dont see progress draghi said white house said leader discussed critical need maintain laserfocus enduring counterterrorism effort including threat isisk joint statement meeting leader called taliban tackle militant group operating country said future humanitarian program focus woman girl safe passage given afghan wished leave country ahead meeting china demanded economic sanction afghanistan lifted billion dollar afghan international asset unfrozen handed back kabul united state britain many asset held resisting effort mention matter final statement tuesday meeting come le three week formal leader summit rome oct due focus climate change global economic recovery tackling malnutrition covid pandemic,1
u secretary state hillary clinton met survivor mumbai attack talked climate change indian industrialist serenaded village woman visited india financial capital saturday trip aimed deepening usindian tie clinton first act attend commemoration victim november militant attack mumbai killed people sign solidarity stayed taj mahal palace tower hotel one two luxury landmark along tridentoberoi primary target islamist gunman besieged india financial entertainment hub yesterday bombing jakarta indonesia provide painful reminder threat violent extremism still much said met survivor including hotel manager lost wife two child global ruthless nihilistic must stopped india blame pakistani militant violence paused fiveyearold peace talk nucleararmed rival satisfied pakistan action militant commitment let soil used launch attack indian prime minister manmohan singh pakistani counterpart yusuf raza gilani agreed thursday fight terrorism jointly singh insisted pakistan must punish responsible mumbai attack want formal talk saying two side proceed talk clinton said pakistan begun show much greater determination take terrorist apparently referring military campaign taliban insurgent early tell outcome commitment told news conference hinted expected pakistani action go people associated mumbai attack next day greater awareness whether commitment bring mumbai terrorist heel hopefully justice added climate change growth u secretary state also met india business titan including reliance industry ltd chairman mukesh ambani tata group chairman ratan tata clinton agenda encompasses everything reining climate change promoting economic growth advancing nuclear defense deal potentially worth ten billion dollar u company said optimistic two side would able conclude defense pact allowing washington monitor whether u arm sold used intended purpose ensure technology spread country pact necessary u law u firm bid india plan buy multirole fighter one largest arm deal world billion potential boon lockheed martin corp boeing co united state also hope clinton trip take new delhi sunday indian government announce two site u firm would exclusive right build nuclear power plant clinton later left airconditioned luxury taj hotel visit shop sell handicraft including purse scarf small bag lentil produced village woman shop clinton carried internet video call village woman later beamed surrounded group woman sang,1
u summit september climate change one least four international meeting set year already raising doubt action taken president george bush leaf office big question replace kyoto protocol agreement cap greenhouse gas expires united state never part kyoto pact bush said economic cost make fundamentally flawed president vocal recently need new strategy curb climatewarming emission may bush announced plan develop strategy end critic quick point le month end second final term white house announcement friday gathering world biggest greenhousegas emitting country sept washington part strategy involve developing country move cut pollutant even announcement participant first fullscale un session climate change last week questioned u role debate constant excuse united state given participating climate regime blaming india china unfortunate think far truth sunita narain director india center science environment told reporter un session major polluter fastdeveloping china india compelled cut emission narain said longterm emission racked industrialized world make rising emission two asian country example said china annual per caput carbon emission ton compared ton united state carbon dioxide one greenhouse gas trap heat near earth surface spur global warming bush administration position evolved questioning much human activity contribute climate change agreeing work rich country craft international goal bush rejected mandatory limit greenhouse gas emission favor voluntary cap main divergence u stance country kyoto protocol washington gathering led secretary state condoleezza rice addressed bush set week world leader convene united nation including oneday session dedicated climate change sept list washington meeting includes world worst contributor global warming britain france germany italy japan china canada india brazil south korea mexico russia australia indonesia south africa invitation bush said united state want work country new global framework would contribute international agreement un framework convention climate change washington avoided committing kyoto party un climate change treaty bush father president george hw bush signed aim avert dangerous climate change agreeing dovetail un treaty bush administration raised cautious hope u action among environmentalist even worry dangerous climate change already occurring white house assertion september meeting start process likely end late could leave nation perception u administration trying run clock said annie petsonk international counsel group environmental defense bush team could play useful role reengages nation within context un climate change treaty petsonk said telephone interview un treaty framework international community working way forward kyoto pact expires un treaty country meet later month vienna austria bali indonesia december united state longtime greenhouse gas emitter petsonk said administration overcome pretty major credibility problem country want make useful contribution,1
road island finland western coast wind pristine field forest idyllic place cottage shore ignore heavyduty power line overhead nuclear plant lead frontier european effort fight climate change also meeting demand finland energyhungry industry alongside two existing reactor industrycontrolled utility teollisuuden voima tvo building third bid meet european union carbon dioxide reduction target feed growing economy rare new nuclear project largely nuclearsceptical western europe little decade could two three new reactor despite environment minister paula lehtomaki joining environmental group expressing alarm see growing acceptance nuclear power environmentally friendly alternative form energy become somewhat tourist attraction high level foreign politician meeting weekly keen hear said jukka laaksonen head finland nuclear watchdog stuk overseeing construction olkiluoto almost twodecade moratorium building new reactor much western europe following chernobyl disaster political debate reviving nuclear energy renewed country britain german industry hoping reopen discussion nuclear power chancellor angela merkel bound deal phase nuclear energy country finland half dozen municipality responded recent plan build new reactor saying would keen host one hunt job tax revenue among newer eu member nuclear project ongoing bulgaria romania russia ukraine building nine new plant difficult compromise finland already leading user renewable energy almost quarter output coming source like wood hydro wind power olkiluotos two existing mw unit two mw bloc utility fortums loviisa plant make quarter electricity used finland domestic source oil reliance russian natural gas option limited feeding demand industry plus million people needing electricity heating bitterly cold winter according energy minister mauri pekkarinen partly eu new goal cut carbon dioxide emission percent level pushing finland consider nuclear power addition olkiluoto project finland would stop using coal oil electricity heat production pekkarinen told reuters believe shortage could taken care biobased energy memory also still linger nordic region chernobyl spewed radiation much europe world worst nuclear accident opinion environmentally conscious country shifting five year ago thousand people marched helsinki mark anniversary disaster protest plan build new nuclear plant finland poll may agency taloustutkimus weekly magazine suomen kuvalehti said percent finn favoured new nuclear power percent think bad idea year ago corresponding number favour nuclear opposition utility tvo say reactor first use socalled thirdgeneration nuclear safety technology doublereinforced concrete structure pressure resistant airtight inner shell outer shell designed withstand external impact equivalent commercial jetliner crash developer say delay sharply rising cost plagued construction new olkiluoto facility building something first kind always difficult eu commissioner energy andris piebalgs told reporter visit olkiluoto still opposition environmental group argue billion spent new nuclear plant would better used efficiency measure renewable energy decentralised network say could deliver emission cut quickly cheaply greenpeace campaigner lauri myllyvirta spent five day crane suspended metre olkiluoto construction site protest see threat finland profiled country nuclear sympathy criticism said,1
u president barack obama said wednesday disappointment outcome copenhagen climate change summit justified hardening widespread verdict conference failure think people justified disappointed outcome copenhagen said interview pb newshour said essentially rather see complete collapse copenhagen nothing got done would huge backward step least kind held ground wasnt much backsliding sweden labeled accord obama helped broker disaster environment british prime minister gordon brown said summit best flawed worst chaotic climate change advocate even scathing criticism talk secured bareminimum agreement fell well short original goal reduce carbon emission stem global warming lengthy negotiation failed paper difference rich nation developing economy singled china special blame british environment minister ed miliband wrote guardian newspaper monday china hijacked effort agree significant reduction global emission beijing denied claim said london scheming divide developing country climate change issue obama point finger say chinese delegation skipping negotiation personal intervention point complete breakdown prime minister india heading airport chinese representative essentially skipping negotiation everybodys screaming happen cooler head prevailed obama said obama forged accord china india brazil south africa conference final hour personally securing bilateral meeting four nation leader able least agree nonlegally binding target country united state europe also china india projecting forward going world largest emitter said,1
pakistani comedian alamzeb mujahid bad news fan freed islamist militant kidnapped peshawar city last month im retiring showbiz mujahid whose stage name janaan told news conference without going detail either kidnapping reason quitting stage friend colleague le circumspect say mujahid ethnic pashtun kidnapped islamist vigilante hellbent imposing talibanstyle value north west frontier province nwfp volatile region bordering afghanistan veteran hundred theater television play slim clean shaven yearold actor begun growing beard life comedy reluctant speak lifechanging experience mujahid told reuters joining tablighi jamaat muslim missionary group preach religion god fed continue feed said solemnly mujahid lucky others fallen foul militant morality squad didnt get second chance catalog murder january woman dancer shabana dragged onto street shot center mingora town swat valley km mile north capital islamabad militant virtually complete control gunman tried kill pashtun singer sardar yousafzai dir district returned home performing wedding party december escaped harmonium player anwar gul killed four people wounded attack climate anyone associated entertainment industry region turned hostile islamist party rode power nwfp wave antiamerican sentiment following usled invasion neighboring afghanistan late disapproving islamist party banned music public transport movie poster featuring woman torn militant went lot first music shop tribal area waziristan blown attack spread across northwest islamist tide radiated outwards toward city town last june guntotting taliban fighter roamed peshawar provincial capital pickup truck warning music shop owner close business face consequence sight sent shock wave pakistan three month civilian government come power security force ordered launch operation since tribal region district nwfp become stomping ground militant army conducted offensive tribal region bajaur mohmand advance made area insecurity worsens others peshawar exception worth dying defeat islamist party nwfp following election year ago raised hope northwest would become safe place sing dance make people laugh secular pashtun party heading provincial government unable deliver despite good intention syed aqil shah provincial minister sport culture said everyone need stand militant wrong assume government handle said shah entire population civil society confront threat people dont want wind dead though several singer musician already fled abroad others plan follow im scared leaving home even go wife keep calling check said one singer asked name withheld fear reprisal militant scared thats planning go abroad others simply found safer way earn money family ninety percent music dead said musician reduced selling fruit vegetable living beside lay harmonium gathering dust,0
developing nation might get help build nuclear power plant proposal nation climate talk bonn expanding fastgrowing un scheme curbing greenhouse gas nuclear power contentious option widening un mechanism rich nation invest abroad instance indian wind farm hydropower dam peru get credit home cutting greenhouse gas emission one issue need considered yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said thursday suggestion country including india canada june talk aid atomic energy proposal talk include giving credit capturing burying carbon dioxide instance coalfired power plant far encourage planting forest soak carbon grow many nation environmentalist oppose expanding clean development mechanism cdm include nuclear power cdm part united nation kyoto protocol curbing emission greenhouse gas running nuclear power energy future said martin hiller wwf conservation group cdm cdm renewable energy said nuclear power dangerous although emitted almost none greenhouse gas associated burning coal oil gas blamed heating planet kyoto decision overhauling cdm taken bonn talk part series negotiation meant end new longterm un climate treaty end succeed existing kyoto protocol think nuclear power cdm nonstarter delegation one european delegate said debate reflects wide uncertainty whether turn nuclear power alternative fossil fuel fight avert rising temperature could bring heatwaves drought rising sea powerful cyclone de boer projected cdm could channel billion year towards developing nation coming decade industrialised country agreed sweeping cut emission made half reduction abroad also based assumption credit averting greenhouse gas emission would average tonne far cdm project approved consideration would avert combined total billion tonne emission roughly equivalent combined annual emission japan germany britain de boer rejected criticism cdm badly flawed instance handing huge profit carbon trader company china destroy hfc powerful greenhouse gas waste product making refrigerant fact people found way remove powerful greenhouse gas make profit morally wrong said weve created market mechanism guess working criticism scheme focus whether funding led emission cut whether would happened anyway example existing state support wind power china india,1
scientist launched million global initiative wednesday raise rice yield reduce impact rice production environment said could also help million people escape poverty global rice science partnership oversee research next five year boost yield breed stronger strain resist flooding threat climate change scheme led international rice research institute irri partner launched hanoi rice scientist executive policymakers trader nearly country met discus research demand trading currency risk given rice staple food half global population developing world question availability rice equated food security said robert zeigler director general manilabased irri new research also aimed cutting emission greenhouse gas rice production amount equivalent billion ton carbon dioxide adopting improved irrigation method avoiding deforestation higher yield farmer would expand field new area could save million hectare million acre forest wetland natural ecosystem consultative group said annual funding rice research donor would rise million around million next year help realize scheme goal boosting supply lowering food price initiative help lift people poverty perhaps many million zeigler said addition irri initiative includes two french organization research center japan plus hundred partner government private sector civil society,1
plant built desolenator sundarbans delta west bengal state start operating next year sell clean water subsidised rate hire dozen woman pathar pratima company official said social enterprise model proceeds going towards salary training woman maintenance water distribution centre essential poor community said louise bleach maastrichtbased desolenator water purification technology expensive often people deprived clean water need system afford said bleach development impact lead desolenator also building plant dubai solarpowered desalination technology sustainable suitable community experiencing brackish water heavily contaminated water even offgrid remote challenging environment told thomson reuters foundation arid coastal area desalination key supplying drinking water desalination plant worldwide twothirds located wealthy nation technique generally expensive energyintensive unbacked study found plant produced average litre brine every litre fresh water contain toxin harmful marine ecosystem however process becoming affordable due newer technology cheaper renewable energy option india project first desolenator part carlsbergs plan halve water usage brewery conserve shared water resource highrisk area danish company identified seven indian brewery highrisk site using different technology waterconservation measure tackle problem sundarbans plant produce litre clean water per day town help set foundation development goal health education income generation rural female empowerment carlsberg said local people buy packaged water water sold private company truck often extortionate price said anurag gupta programme coordinator wateraid charity also partner project task fetching drinking water often fall woman may travel long distance also bear brunt illness contaminated water noted woman suffer training work distribution centre increase awareness need clean water community said plant solve problem contaminated water also provide job woman increase community resilience area facing major climate change impact added,1
wuhan new york demand face shield glove takeaway food container bubble wrap online shopping surged since recycled waste another consequence pandemic intensified price war recycled new plastic made oil industry war recyclers worldwide losing price data interview two dozen business across five continent show really see lot people struggling steve wong ceo hongkong based fukutomi recycling chairman china scrap plastic association told reuters interview dont see light end tunnel reason nearly every piece plastic begin life fossil fuel economic slowdown punctured demand oil turn cut price new plastic already since world created billion tonne plastic waste never recycled according study published journal science hard recycle many recyclers long depended government support new plastic known industry virgin material half price common recycled plastic since covid even drink bottle made recycled plastic commonly recycled plastic item become le viable recycled plastic make expensive new bottlegrade plastic according market analyst independent commodity intelligence service icis separated can seen amarsul plant seixal portugal july picture taken july reuters pandemic hit politician many country promised wage war waste singleuse plastic china used import half world traded plastic waste banned import european union plan ban many singleuse plastic item u senate considering ban singleuse plastic may introduce legal recycling target separated can seen amarsul plant seixal portugal july picture taken july reuters plastic decompose significant driver climate change manufacture four plastic bottle alone release equivalent greenhouse gas emission driving one mile car according world economic forum based study drink industry united state burn six time plastic recycles according research april jan dell chemical engineer former vice chair u federal climate committee coronavirus accentuated trend create le plastic trash oil gas industry plan spend around billion next five year plant make raw material virgin plastic according study september carbon tracker energy think tank growing fleet electric vehicle improved engine efficiency reduce fuel demand industry hope rising demand new plastic assure future growth demand oil gas counting soaring use plasticbased consumer good million new middleclass consumer asia elsewhere next decade population income growth expected create demand plastic help support safety convenience improved living standard exxonmobil spokeswoman sarah nordin told reuters company say share concern plastic waste supporting effort reduce however investment effort fraction going making new plastic reuters found reuters surveyed largest oil chemical firm globally basf chevron dow exxon formosa plastic ineos lg chem lyondellbasell mitsubishi chemical sabic shell sinopec handful gave detail much investing waste reduction three declined comment detail respond said channel effort group called alliance end plastic waste also backed consumer good company pledged billion next five year effort member plastic industry combined annual revenue almost trillion last year according reuters tally company result total commitment alliance company surveyed amounted le billion five year million year reuters survey found thats fraction sale worker collect plastic bottle sack sitting pile trash washedup motagua river cleaning operation beach village quetzalito puerto barrio guatemala september picture taken september reuters plan invest heavily new plastic quite concerning move said lisa beauvilain head sustainability impax asset management fund billion management worker collect plastic bottle sack sitting pile trash washedup motagua river cleaning operation beach village quetzalito puerto barrio guatemala september picture taken september reuters country often undeveloped waste management recycling infrastructure illequipped handle even larger volume plastic waste said literally drowning plastic since coronavirus struck recyclers worldwide told reuters business shrunk europe part asia much firm united state greg janson whose st louis missouri recycling company qrs business year say position would unimaginable decade ago united state become one cheapest place make virgin plastic coming onto market pandemic exacerbated tsunami said oil chemical company reuters surveyed said plastic part solution global challenge related growing population six said also developing new technology reuse waste plastic said packaging product cause emission plastic plastic light indispensable world consumer help reduce emission called government improve waste management infrastructure higher production capacity necessarily mean plastic waste pollution said spokesman basf se germany world biggest chemical producer adding innovating many year packaging material reduce resource required new plastic wave breaking shore across globe make plastic richard pontillas run familyowned sarisari sundries store quezon city populous metropolis philippine liquid good sell used packaged glass many customer fact brought bottle refilled merchant like among key target plastic industry looking extend trend established belgianamerican chemist leo baekeland invented bakelite since world war two massproduced plastic fuelled economic growth spawned new era consumerism convenience packaging many year ago relied good repackaged bottle plastic bag said pontillas whose store sell rice condiment sachet coffee chocolate drink seasoning today thousand smallscale vendor developing world stock daily good plastic pouch sachet hang strip roof roadside shack cost cent go already million sachet used every day philippine according global alliance incinerator alternative ngo thats nearly billion year consumer good firm including nestle pg say working hard make packaging either recyclable reusable example pg said project school manila region aim collect one million sachet upcycling sachet difficult recycle one form pollution pandemic adding clogging drain polluting water suffocating marine life attracting rodent diseasecarrying insect face mask made partly plastic march china used million time february official data show total production mask china expected exceed billion according report chinese consultancy iimedia research united state generated entire year worth medical waste two month height pandemic according another consultancy frost sullivan even waste mount much stake oil industry exxon forecast demand petrochemical rise year next decade company said investor presentation march oil share energy transport fall low bp plc said annual market report september oil company worry environmental concern may blunt petrochemical growth un said last year country adopted ban law manage plastic bag bps chief economist spencer dale said global plastic ban could result million barrel per day lower oil demand growth around current daily demand company declined comment use plastic year alone exxon royal dutch shell plc basf announced petrochemical plant investment china worth combined billion tapping rising demand consumer good world populous country additional new petrochemical plant planned next five year nearly asia energy consultancy wood mackenzie say united state since energy company invested billion plastic chemical project according american chemistry council acc industry body investment come u industry sought capitalise sudden abundance cheap natural gas released shale revolution industry say disposable plastic saved life singleuse plastic difference life death pandemic tony radoszewski president ceo plastic industry association plastic industry lobbying group united state told reuters bag intravenous solution ventilator require singleuse plastic said hospital gown glove mask made safe sanitary plastic march plastic wrote u department health human service calling rollback plastic bag ban health ground said plastic bag safer germ live reusable bag substance researcher led u national institute allergy infectious disease u government agency found later month coronavirus still active plastic hour compared hour cardboard copper industry letter part longstanding campaign singleuse material acc managing director plastic keith christman said chemical lobby opposed plastic ban belief consumer would switch using disposable material like glass paper rather reusing bag bottle challenge come ban plastic alternative might reusable product really wouldnt accomplish much christman said plastic make marine debris according international union conservation nature global alliance backed government ngo company including shell also member acc plastic pollution shown deadly turtle whale baby seal release chemical inhale ingest touch cause wide range harm including hormonal disruption cancer united nation say recycle plastic recyclers faced new problem pandemic demand recycled material packaging business fell europe second quarter compared previous year icis say time people stayed home created recycling waste said sandra castro ceo extruplas portuguese recycling firm transforms recycled plastic outdoor furniture many recycling company may able cope said need industry able provide solution waste produce united state qrss janson said two month pandemic lockdown order dropped price pandemic added cost big consumer company use recycled plastic cocacola co told reuters september missed target get recycled plastic half uk packaging early due covid delay company said hope meet november cocacola nestle pepsico world top three plastic polluter two year running according yearly brand audit break free plastic ngo company decade made voluntary goal increase recycled plastic product largely failed meet coke nestle said hard get plastic need recycled source often pay recycled plastic would purchased virgin plastic nestle spokesperson said adding investment recycled material company priority asked much investing recycling waste cleanup programme three company named initiative totalling million sevenyear period current investment level recycling brand meet target analyst icis wood mackenzie say toss even existing recycling pledge met plastic going ocean course rise million tonne million according study published june pew trust independent public interest group cumulatively would reach million tonne weight million blue whale response mounting public concern alliance end plastic waste say partner existing smallscale ngo clean waste developing country one venture help woman earn money selling plastic scrap ghana say successfully diverted tonne plastic becoming litter since march thats le annual plastic waste generated ghana plastic waste united state exported ghana last year according world bank u trade data realise change wont happen overnight said alliance president ceo jacob duer important u project seen end beginning philippine vietnam india much recycling industry operating height pandemic drop demand recycled plastic average across south southeast asia according circulate capital singaporebased investor asian recycling operation combination impact covid low oil price like double whammy plastic recycling said circulates ceo rob kaplan seeing massive disruption,1
hour military council sought calm public anger promising new civilian government defence minister awad ibn auf said televised speech quitting head council lieutenant general abdel fattah alburhan abdelrahman new head council ibn auf said also said chief staff kamal abdelmarouf almahi relieved position deputy head transitional military council order ensure cohesion security system armed force particular crack strife relying god let u begin path change ibn auf said news change sparked joyful celebration many thousand street khartoum people chanted second fallen reference bashir witness said happened step right direction bow mass become closer victory rashid saeed spokesman main protest group sudanese professional association spa told reuters committed demand submitted army said call mass stay street demand met military council said earlier expected preelection transition last two year much le chaos avoided head military council political committee omar zain alabideen said council would hold dialogue political entity announcement future civilian government appeared aimed reassuring demonstrator pressed month bashirs departure quickly resumed protest army rule ouster thursday calling quicker substantial change clear challenge ibn aufs military council several thousand protester remained front defence ministry compound part capital night time curfew ibn auf announced went effect spa said military council capable creating change statement group restated demand power handed immediately transitional civilian government bashir seized power military coup faced week demonstration sparked rising food cost high unemployment increasing repression three decade autocratic rule worshipper packed street around defence ministry friday prayer heeding call spa challenge military council number swelled afternoon reuters witness estimated hundred thousand protester thronged area around ministry guarded soldier least people killed injured stray bullet protest sitins thursday friday sudanese police spokesman said statement saturday government building private property also attacked spokesman hashem ali added asked citizen help ensure safety public order reject military council principle reject people bashirs regime said abdelhamid ahmed yearold doctor ibn auf bashirs vice president defence minister among handful sudanese commander washington imposed sanction alleged role atrocity committed darfur conflict began announcing bashirs ouster thursday creation military council ibn auf also announced state emergency nationwide ceasefire suspension constitution well night time curfew pm step criticised heavyhanded right group abdel fattah abdelrahman third senior general sudanese armed force known public life head sudan ground force role oversaw sudanese troop fought saudiled yemen war inclusive political process sudan deputy un ambassador yasir abdalla abdelsalam ahmed told un security council friday democratic process country required time urged international community support peaceful transition party excluded political process including armed group told council meeting abyei contested border region claimed sudan south sudan member council convened later friday behind closed door briefed latest development sudan moreover suspension constitution could lifted point transitional period could shortened depending development ground agreement reached stakeholder sudanese envoy said world power including united state britain said supported peaceful democratic transition sooner two year china said would continue seek cooperation sudan regardless political situation zain alabideen said military council would interfere civilian government however said defence interior ministry would control burhan new head transitional military council inspector general sudanese armed force third senior general little known public life head sudan ground force role oversaw sudanese troop fought saudiled yemen war close tie senior gulf military official responsible coordinating sudan military involvement war greedy power zain alabideen said military council solution sudan crisis would come protester greedy power said dictate anything people want create atmosphere manage peaceful dialogue said council meet friday political entity prepare climate dialogue later postponed council said invite bashirs national congress party join dialogue responsible happened warned protester army would tolerate unrest ibn auf said thursday bashir detained safe place sudanese source told reuters presidential residence heavy guard council said friday would extradite bashir indicted international criminal court hague bashir facing arrest warrant accusation genocide sudan darfur region insurgency began led death estimated people denies allegation,0
four year sri lankas army crushed tamil tiger guerrilla army ended civil war lasted nearly three decade tamil say blatantly repressed jaffna capital indian ocean island northern peninsulanewspaper printing machine burned former rebel say face extortion sexual harassment army spy keep close eye political activity make ethnic tamil feel still seen enemy stateas summit commonwealth nation open sri lankas capital friday nation intense scrutiny chorus warning united nation west failure resolve old enmity mean losing peacepresident mahinda rajapaksa defended government human right record thursday saying sri lanka legal procedure deal complaintshe government say sri lanka path reconciliation helped fast economic growth bristle charge creeping authoritarianism favouring sinhalese majoritybut observer warn long term repressive climate slow progress towards tamil demand autonomy risk making rajapaksas fear resurgence violence selffulfilling prophecyif continues close avenue peaceful change risk violent reaction grow international crisis group said week report entitled sri lankas potemkin peace democracy firefor land activist somasundaram sugeerthan threat beeped onto phone one sunday night read hey dog know happen protest well send body without head front homein morning found cow skull gatepost house cow worshipped ethnic tamil like sugeerthan follow hindu religion buddhistmajority islandsugeerthan belief threat came army still occupies acre hectare prime farmland outside jaffna despite promise return deed holder war ended military spokesman ruwan wanigasooriya said army released acre since war half land still occupied used airport porteven trying release much land possible said branding claim threat military agent false allegation simply serve one agendaclimate fear suspicionthe war pitted army ruthless tiger separatist infamous popularising suicide bomb striking civilian target bloody stalemate ended rajapaksa launched assault ultimately wiped rebel outthe united nation say ten thousand civilian died assault mainly due army shelling also many used tiger human shield called international inquiry allegation war crime final month conflictland perhaps sensitive issue postwar sri lanka tamil leader believe government strategy give armyoccupied land sinhala buddhist settler change demographic mixthe reason ethnic percentage range sugeerthan said barefoot white sarong among dozen protester symbolically fasting watchful eye police men camera suspected army intelligence want settle area nontamil army familiesthe government denies army presence climate fear suspicion jaffna spread mistrust belief tamil population still seen threatwe insurgent want make peace want settled life like people south said retired teaching assistant murugesu forced land drifted half dozen town ever sincepeacetime brought new building smooth road gleaming consumer showroom jaffna watery peninsula cut country rest world changed attitude towards many tamil especially link former rebelsit occupational army everything done repress right people take land take economic activity said cv wigneswaran newly elected chief minister northern provincethe airy office uthayan leading newspaper jaffna decorated gruesome photo six journalist slain armed attack since wall riddled bullet hole april group unknown armed men poured gasoline central printing press set alightthere chance reconciliation government inclined seek solution said saravanapavan owner newspaper represents view tamil national alliance tna former political proxy tiger september electionalthough tna landslide new chief minister find decision blocked governor retired general appointed rajapaksaformer fighter vulnerableformer rebel fighter especially vulnerable viewed suspicion army even government rehabilitation programme many struggle find work ostracised partly tamil fear harassment associating themthey frequently picked intelligence agent taken custody often money change hand stop threatshuman right watch advocacy group freedom torture recorded dozen case former fighter living britain claim tortured custody warananthi sasitharan wife rebel leader missing since surrendered climax war said woman whose husband disappeared killed time sometimes coerced sex army officersno victim sexual violence willing meet reuters story citing fear social stigma reprisalsone exrebel glanced nervously window recounted ordered visit local military base several time last year forced time pay bribessoldiers civilian dress recognises base also regularly visit corner store demand small payment said paid total soldier since released jail wigneswaran new chief minister say long war need robust military presence worry leadif allow happen definitely lead form violence future said,0
leader united state mexico canada also known three amigo begin summit sunday mexico talk simmering trade issue threat drug gang president barack obama canadian prime minister stephen harper mexican president felipe calderon gathering guadalajara dinner sunday night followed threeway talk monday top agenda power economy past lingering downturn keep trade flowing smoothly grapple mexican gang dominating drug trade u border canada obamas national security adviser jim jones doubted leader would announce major agreement predicting annual summit going step continuing dialogue agreement undoubtedly come obama expected get heat calderon resolve crossborder trucking dispute north american free trade agreement mexican truck supposed allowed cross united state american trucking company charge mexican truck safe issue festered year mexico imposed retaliatory tariff billion u good march obama signed bill canceling program allowing mexican truck operate beyond u border zone u business group pressing white house resolve dispute saying ban threatens eliminate thousand u job would like see final closure final solution issue trucking said mexico ambassador united state arturo sarukhan said would like agreement year end top white house official michael froman told reporter obama administration quite focused issue working u congress resolve safety issue cartel violence canadian official expected raise concern buy american element billion economic stimulus bill fear could shut canadian company u construction contract funded stimulus canada united state largest trading partner froman said obama administration talking canada nation try implement buy american provision way consistent law consistent international obligation minimizing disruption trade obama took potential sore point table ahead trip might willing unilaterally reopen north american free trade agreement nafta treaty talked campaign trail last year given weakened economy three nation told hispanic reporter friday time try add enforceable labor environmental protection treaty democratic party would prefer term refining agreement everyones focus right middle difficult economic situation obama said although added still interested learning improve treaty another top issue summit mexican drug gang killing rival record number despite calderon threeyear army assault cartel death rate year violence third higher police united state far north western canadian city vancouver blamed mexican trafficker crime obama backing calderon effort right thing going done tremendous courage obama said obama promised full support calderon visit april mexico complains antidrug equipment training taking long arrive hope summit move thing ahead leader also promise statement n swine flu jointly address climate change prepare major international talk copenhagen december,1
maldivian president minister held world first underwater cabinet meeting saturday symbolic cry help rising sea level threaten tropical archipelago existence aiming another attentiongrabbing event bring risk climate change relief landmark un climate change meeting december president mohamed nasheeds cabinet headed bottom turquoise lagoon clad black diving suit mask nasheed minister vice president cabinet secretary dove meter foot inch gather table crystalline water draw thousand tourist anight luxury resort blackandwhite striped humbug damselfish darted around backdrop white coral nasheed gestured hand start minute meeting state tv showed trying send message let world know happening happen maldives climate change isnt checked dripping nasheed told reporter soon reemerged water archipelago nation tip india bestknown luxury tropical hideaway unspoiled beach among threatened rising sea un prediction correct lowlying maldives submerged so message nasheed minister used white plastic slate waterproof pencil sign so message maldives minute meeting must unite world war effort halt temperature rise message said climate change happening threatens right security everyone earth world leader meet copenhagen hammer successor agreement kyoto protocol industrialized nation want country impose sharp emission cut better deal able come amicable understanding everyone survives maldives cant saved today feel much chance rest world said developing world want rich country shoulder burden ground contributed problem nasheed cabinet trained two week assisted professional diver pull latest eyecatching move related climate change nasheed barely month entering office last year declared would establish sovereign fund relocate country people sea level rise later admitted feasible given state maldivian economy earlier year vowed make maldives carbon neutral within decade switching renewable energy offsetting carbon emission caused tourist flying maldives,1
mccain u senator arizona three decade battling glioblastoma aggressive brain cancer discovered doctor july u capitol also surgery intestinal infection april year family announced friday mccain discontinuing cancer treatment statement office saturday said senator john sidney mccain iii died pm august senator passed wife cindy family death served united state america faithfully sixty year detail immediately provided heart broken lucky lived adventure loving incredible man year cindy mccain wrote twitter passed way lived term surrounded people loved place loved best vacancy created mccains death narrowed republican majority u senate seat member upper chamber democrat controlling seat republican arizona governor doug ducey expected appoint member party succeed mccain could also give republican slight edge battle confirm brett kavanaugh u supreme court week ahead mccain ill cast vote year alternatively affable cantankerous mccain public eye since naval aviator shot vietnam war tortured north vietnamese communist captor year prisoner edged george bush republican presidential nomination became party white house candidate eight year later gambling political neophyte sarah palin vice presidential running mate mccain lost democrat barack obama became first black u president paying tribute onetime election opponent obama said statement mccain despite completely different background political difference shared fidelity something higher ideal generation american immigrant alike fought marched sacrificed saw political battle even privilege something noble opportunity serve steward high ideal home advance around world obama wrote defence secretary james mattis saluted mccain figure always put service nation self represented believed shared purpose claim identity contrary enlarges sense self mccain chairman senate armed service committee remained prominent last white house race frequent critic target fellow republican trump elected president november mccain denounced trump among thing praise russian president vladimir putin leader senator described foreign tyrant flattery secures friendship criticism enmity mccain said trump memoir restless wave released may mccain july castigated trump summit putin issuing statement called joint news conference helsinki one disgraceful performance american president memory said trump unable unwilling stand putin source close mccain said trump would invited funeral shortly mccains death announced trump tweeted deepest sympathy respect go family senator john mccain mccain foreign policy hawk traditional republican view world affair admired party championing civility compromise era acrid partisanship u politics also famous temper rarely shied away fight several trump thumbsdown central figure one dramatic moment congress trump presidency returned washington shortly brain cancer diagnosis middleofthenight senate vote july still bearing black eye scar surgery mccain gave thumbsdown signal vote scuttle trumpbacked bill would repealed obamacare healthcare law increased number american without health insurance million trump furious mccains vote frequently referred rally without mentioning mccain name trump launched presidential campaign mccain condemned hardline rhetoric illegal immigration said trump fired crazy trump retorted mccain war hero adding like people werent captured trump became president mccain blasted called president attempt undermine free press rule law lamented halfbaked spurious nationalism trump era mccain denounced trump performance summit meeting putin july tragic mistake adding damage inflicted president trump naivete egotism false equivalence sympathy autocrat difficult calculate mccain v obama mccain son grandson u navy admiral elected u house representative arizona two decade navy service served four year house arizona voter elected senate replace barry goldwater republican presidential nominee revered conservative running president mccain tried succeed unpopular fellow republican bush leaving office country mired war afghanistan iraq stuck financial crisis stark contrast mccain yearold veteran washington establishment yearold obama offering yes message change mccain tried inject youth enthusiasm campaign selection palin alaska governor running mate choice backfired political inexperience shaky performance medium interview raised concern qualification new book mccain voiced regret choosing thensenator joe lieberman democrat turned independent running mate mccain wrote originally settled lieberman democrat al gore running mate election warned republican leader liebermans view social issue including support abortion right would fatally divide party sound advice could reason mccain wrote gut told ignore wish obama percent vote mccains percent war injury vietnam war mccain flew attack plane aircraft carrier preparing bombing run missile inadvertently fired another plane hit fuel tank triggering fatal explosion fire suffered shrapnel wound month later oct mccains skyhawk shot bombing mission north vietnam capital suffered two broken arm broken leg crash mob dragged lake broke shoulder stabbed held notorious hanoi hilton prison site mccain beaten tortured suffering broken bone dysentery released march left permanent infirmity congress mccain built generally conservative record opposing abortion advocating higher defense spending supported bush invasion iraq criticized obama intervene syria civil war still prided reputation maverick history working across party line immigration climate change campaign finance reform also spoke bush administration use waterboarding torture technique simulates drowning harsh interrogation tactic detainee aftermath sept attack urged closure prison foreign terrorism suspect u naval base guantanamo bay cuba also sponsored antitorture measure passed congress memoir mccain wrote im independentminded wellinformed public servant others im selfstyled selfrighteous maverick pain as mccain born aug american naval installation panama canal zone u territory time father stationed conceded smart as year u naval academy graduated fifth bottom class mccain divorced wife carol year marriage week later married former cindy henley daughter wealthy beer distributor arizona dark period mccain came one keating five group senator accused improperly intervening federal regulator help political contributor bank executive charles keating whose lincoln saving loan failed cost taxpayer billion mccain cleared wrongdoing senate ethic committee rebuked poor judgment july mccain delivered senate floor speech long cancer diagnosis widely seen farewell address included call fellow republican stand trump lawmaker work together keep america beacon liberty world cause bind u much powerful worthy small difference divide u mccain said,1
international civil aviation organization icao global carbon offseting system first scheme single industry expected slow growth emission commercial flight costing industry le percent revenue government individual country must still act put agreement limit effect system voluntary mandatory state larger aviation industry airline buy carbon credit designated environmental project around world offset growth emission document arising compromise consensus said olumuyiwa benard aliu president icao governing council press conference aliu said objection small number country would derail plan country covering percent aviation activity voluntary first phase participation surpassed agency expectation said continue growing tension centered around developed nation responsible greenhouse gas emission past emerging developing country fear added cost could curb growth russia india said participate voluntary phase said thursday deal put unfair burden emerging country china said plan join voluntary phase brazil previously expressed concern voiced support deal say whether would join first phase citing icao figure industry estimate deal cost airline billion billion depending future carbon price percent industry revenue airline margin slim average past decade percent according figure international air transport association industry trade group however iata said deal far le costly patchwork national regional climate deal even though cost industry doesnt like additional cost believe manageable cost said paul steele iata vice president u department state long pushed deal said put industry path toward sustainable carbonneutral growth voluntary phase exception protecting smaller market environmentalist argued scheme would meet goal international council clean transportation estimated agreement would require airline offset threequarters growth onequarter total international traffic others critical deal reliance offset taking plane fastest cheapest way fry planet deal wont reduce demand jet fuel one drop said transport environment director bill hemmings talk continue technical detail deal especially type offset credit considered acceptable montreal assembly icao member state approved deal apply international passenger cargo flight business jet generate tonne emission annually previous negotiation came close provoking trade war ahead icao assembly european union frustrated slow progress ordered foreign airline buy credit scheme china country said violated sovereignty deal come day paris accord fight climate change entered force aviation excluded accord though industry produce percent carbon dioxide emission amount larger generated industrialized nation industry expecting passenger number double billion rising aircraft pollution must curbed achieve paris temperature target said lou leonard world wildlife fund vice president,0
happens kurz ruled coalition partner said speak party parliament president alexander van der bellen former leader green oversee process likely formally task kurz forming coalition later week typically election winner sound possible coalition partner holding exclusive talk one kurz people party ovp allying farright freedom party fpo publication may sting video showing fpo leader vice chancellor heinzchristian strache offering fix state contract forced resign blew coalition widely assumed coalition talk take relatively long time could last christmas later kurz given steer commentator think would make sense join force green perhaps liberal neos green fear kurz use stalking horse land back bed fpo option kurz several option form government break follows ovpfpo combined fpo repeatedly called another coalition kurz campaign backed away idea scale defeat became clear new leader norbert hofer say least unlikely without ruling altogether others worry would negotiating position weakness lost percentage point since last coalition kurz kurz two problem ovpfpo tieup first could damage image resurrect opposition party already called ibiza coalition holiday island sting video strache filmed kurz emerged scandal relatively untarnished want revive memory secondly kurz turned back fpo scandal process singled fpo interior minister herbert kickl forced office kickl heavyweight within party effectively number widely believed within kurzs party would undermine coalition even minister big problem kurz brought two coalition government since took ovp leader failing keep next government intact full fiveyear mandate could prove fatal ovpgreens combined kurz would slim majority leftwing green whose share vote jumped around le two year ago crashed parliament allying would spare kurz whiff scandal come fpo policy difference much bigger many green supporter working kurz bitter pill swallow kurz offered little way policy tackle climate change often argued campaign measure hurt regular voter like driver might hit higher fuel cost green proposed measure include ending subsidy fossil fuel overhauling taxation make product large carbon footprint expensive green say prepared talk kurz want show serious fast apparently fearing could use initial talk political cover turning far right ovpgreensneos given narrow majority green would kurz may prefer threeway tieup including liberal probusiness neos avoid mercy handful green lawmaker could deny majority vote parliament party exact number seat depend final count announced thursday neos said prepared negotiate kurz ovpspo love lost kurz social democrat leadership even took court suggested something ibiza scandal without presenting evidence tieup mathematically possible unlikely spo leader pamela rendiwagner office plan stay,1
year track second warmest since record began flood pakistan heatwave greece may herald worse disruption store global warming expert said friday looking though second warmest behind said phil jones head climatic research unit britain university east anglia provides data un international meteorological organization isnt far behind could change moment look unlikely told reuters based temperature record end april jones predicted late last year could surpass warmest year record due rising concentration greenhouse gas emitted mainly burning fossil fuel el nino warming pacific almost climate expert say trend towards drought flood heatwaves powerful storm say individual extreme event normally sign global warming weather nature chaotic severe event going frequent said salvano briceno director genevabased secretariat un international strategy disaster reduction warmest year past year since last year ranked number six according imo nasa us slightly different data place warmest ahead storm among extreme event people died storm flood pakistan afghanistan india past week temperature greece reached f week part heatwave across part southern europe part china also heat wave recent day torrential rain battered northern england part texas austin wettest year record far un climate panel drawing work scientist said year likely human activity led use fossil fuel main cause warming past halfcentury gave best estimate temperature rise celsius fahrenheit century briceno told reuters world work better policy prepare disaster saying climate change adding already increasing risk faced rising human population billion people irrespective warming many people cramming city instance settling plain already risk flood moving region vulnerable drought need reduce underlying risk factor locating community hazardprone area said clearer picture going happen urgent government give higher priority germany average temperature month may smashed record past century raising question whether climate change quickening potsdam institute climate impact research said trend continues near future experiencing acceleration global warming germany far unexpected climate scientist said statement,1
kuala lumpursep bdnews comreuters malaysia ruling coalition took lawmaker taiwan study tour monday time opposition leader anwar ibrahim trying entice mp defect campaign unseat government top opposition leader meeting monday plot campaign oust government anwars selfimposed deadline september prime minister abdullah ahmad badawi called meeting barisan nasional coalition tuesday try deter defection could spell end year reign anwars attempt overturn political order persisted since independence britain sharply raised malaysia political risk rattled foreign investor ballooning fiscal deficit partly result spending measure boost government popularity general election debacle last march also hit ringgit currency stock market bond price adding climate uncertainty anwar due court wednesday face fresh sodomy charge say government trumped foil political ambition judge expected transfer case higher court psywar game barisan mp told reporter flying taiwan eightday study mission trip nothing anwar plan going taiwan study agriculture bung mokhtar radin mp eastern state sabah said kuala lumpur international airport there nothing political trip mp left monday another eight follow tuesday barisan mp opposition lim kit siang veteran opposition leader said government mp forced flee malaysia ensure didnt take part september political change bird flown said adding mp could subjected hour surveillance taiwan mobile phone confiscated political analyst said taiwan trip could provide handy excuse anwar failed meet september deadline barisan playing right anwars psywar game columnist suhaini aznam wrote star newspaper monday anwar met leader opposition pakatan rakyat alliance monday discus takeover plan aide said anwar due issue statement afterward anwar former deputy prime minister sacked asian financial crisis later jailed six year sodomy corruption charge byelection last month allowed reenter parliament putting position become prime minister opposition alliance win power,0
erdogan said turkey would apologise downing jet resulted death one pilot russian president vladimir putin refused contact erdogan incident moscow retaliated economic sanction turkey retracted visafree travel two country recent event really saddened u erdogan said televised speech western city baliksehir however stopped short apology demanded russia erdogan said turkey deserves apology air space violated russian aircraft monday paris international climate summit chance repair relation russia confrontation bring anyone happiness much russia important turkey turkey important russia erdogan said turkish government spokesman numan kurtulmus said turkey deliberating measure take light russia retaliatory step,1
waterfront port spread across several artificial island land moved like water rippling seismic wave concrete quay collapsed osaka bay structure built keep water longer seismograph quickly confirmed magnitude earthquake paralysed entire city bridge highway ruined water electricity telecommunication line cut hundred thousand people lost home people died restoration work endured year today researcher worldwide view kobe example modern city structure failed perform way engineer thought would halfway around world another metropolis san francisco drawn worrisome parallel like kobe northern california coastal city sits heart dense seismically active urban area constructed enormous area filled land much protected sea wall vulnerable rising water caused climate change particular confluence geology city construction overdue infrastructure update feed vulnerability city around world face twin challenge seismic hazard rising sea jakarta indonesia christchurch new zealand city along coastline pacific ocean alaska north america patagonia south america locale must find solution suited individual circumstance premise remains time running short fortify infrastructure built world account climate change wealthier country better odds succeeding nonetheless challenge becomes city secure disaster today also anticipating future adjustment adaptation san francisco microcosm challenge lurking around globe city making progress fortifying protective sea wall question plan unfolding fast enough ambitious enough researcher u geological survey say san francisco chance least magnitude quake occurring could come early tomorrow level like port san francisco engineer calculate city underwater sea wall thcentury pile rock concrete hold northeast waterfront place likely slide san francisco bay result catastrophic unhemming city nearly people wall already sunk bay make future risk much foreseeable earthquake magnitude epicenter within mile san francisco embarcadero roadway typical day host around vehicle passenger trip predicted split along thoroughfare bookended view city two bridge lie west coast key financial district one side historic waterfront welcome million visitor year tourist arrive international cruise terminal year many regional commuter pas embarcadero bart station weekday central channel utility keep city motion water sewer line electrical natural gas conduit one worrisome earthquake scenario described waterfront resilience programme document ground spill bay engineer fear might utility corridor rupturing pipe electricity line historic pier shed bulkhead wharf would tumble water wooden pile supporting would splinter researcher predict land supporting nearshore block city former marshland convulse like water kobe displacing anything anyone atop quake hit weekday people could along waterfront many stuck collapsed structure pier water area along embarcadero hold city disaster response service including evacuation facility emergency operation centre would cut needed billion building value economic value potentially risk sea wall collapse including pricey utility repair port engineer fear much sea wall would irreparable port san francisco manages mile city waterfront including mile buttressed sea wall assumed wall needed upgrading know direly official released preliminary study seismic vulnerability unlike sea wall san franciscos provides structural support well flood protection subsequent report detailed weak point front climate change make ocean level rise sea wall increasingly perform context designed given earthquake could strike day port immediate priority ensuring sea wall integrity event also must consider sea level rise uncertainty fast high risk mitigation decision made must allow unknowable patrick king directs port maritime work jacob engineering firm managing port resiliency programme articulates urgent challenge designing future waterfront infrastructure built certain environment longer exists rapidly changing said best ability need predict environment going look like wall generous word pile rock sitting top mud running along san franciscos northeastern waterfront feverish early day gold rush san franciscan built sea wall slapdash effort establish flat land edge hilly city horse struggling lug goldfilled wagon hill san franciscan needed warehouse countinghouse level ground impatient steampowered shovel arrive across country resident began dumping marshland yerba buena cove whatever hand loose sand debris remnant city construction unwanted good trash remains abandoned ship year san francisco expanded three block bay rein construction chaos california legislature established board state harbour commissioner create harbour development plan construction first sea wall essentially rescue mission trashed harbour began betterfunded effort took construction continued stage next four decade though longevity forefront undertaking wall still stand long outlasting anyone could expected expert worrisome would suggest san francisco triple jeopardy king said earthquake sea level rise aged infrastructure wall mostly worked though barely earthquake sea wall shifted bay crumpling streetcar track rupturing pipe destroying home entire stretch street slid sideways portion dropped couple foot today city similar disaster would even worse magnitude loma prieta earthquake liquefied section soil notably marina district terrible fire broke along embarcadero sea wall cracked construction joint split open huge fissure recalled mac leibert general manager pier cafe restaurant bar gesturing embarcadero roadway outside squat blueandwhite cafe epicentre loma prieta mile southeast san francisco effect shaking city tempered distance next time san francisco might lucky despite impending bleak scenario step safer secure future along waterfront started become visible ahead lie difficult work balancing design solution unknown future budget constraint backdrop fastticking clock seismically shoring sea wall first port list project mean retrofitting bulkhead wharf wall reinforcing pile joint deck strengthening fill liquefy also involves working emergency medical worker emergency responder understand capability might affected earthquake right port creative phase developing first adaptation plan revealed fall measure restricted seismic risk according port waterfront resilience program director brad benson better build solve multiple problem making seismically fortified structure resilient rising sea simple raising wall height generally speaking sea wall infrastructure designed weather isolated storm allowing time repair next one going forward sea wall need provide protection several day year twice daily increasingly elevated high tide infrastructure design account increased stress even seismic zone say mark stacey engineering professor university california berkeley seismic aspect really robust probably redundancy design explained earthquake coincide flood protection system active much san francisco bay suited marsh green infrastructure flood control embarcadero nearshore water generally deep strategy certain ecological intervention like textured sea wall encourage marine life could provide critical habitat benefit seismic flooding mitigation strategy however structure seismically strengthened ability adjust built sea wall material mud fill underneath infrastructure adjacent vary along waterfront strengthening adaptation technique cant let elevate foot cant flood particular area king said got future state environment population going need build adaptive capacity change environment change san francisco bay conservation development commission recently permitted levee upgrade project nearby foster city exemplifies adaptation time could play every five year city evaluate physical structure updated federal regional guidance necessary perform new risk assessment potentially adjusting structure looming question discussion pay project sea wall project estimated billion one many port project addressing waterfront resiliency price tag paid year funding option look better recently success publicprivate partnership existing waterfront project bode well future work california state budget surplus yielded proposed billion address climate risk million allocated coastal resiliency biden administration recently announced expanding federal emergency management agency building resilient infrastructure community programme provides preemptive hazard mitigation funding option positive development united state funding typically allocated disaster think fema hud money hurricane katrina sandy really separate u place upfront planning said brian strong san franciscos capital planning director chief resilience officer hard get money disaster happens proactive strongs remark come month city weathered simultaneous disaster covid noxious air quality extreme heat surplus budget enabling climate funding happened part pandemic sink economy severely projected according california assembly member al muratsuchi chair joint legislative committee climate change policy could onceinalifetime opportunity invest climate crisis preparedness shepherding city challenge past year culling lesson disaster response along way strong sanguine sober san franciscos ability prepared come next really dont choice say impossible solve everything year taking longterm view new york time company,1
warsaw meeting due end friday meant lay groundwork creating first climate accord applicable nation would come force however concrete measure emerged agreement new rule protect tropical forest soak carbon dioxide grownearly country assembled un conference stumbled three major issue past two week level emission cut climate finance mechanism help poor country deal loss damage global warmingclimate change talk still knife edge long night country insisting looking backwards could long day british energy climate change minister edward davey said twitterdeveloped nation promised raise climate aid billion year billion year period resisting call developing world set target draft text merely urged developed nation focused spurring economic growth fixing climate change set increasing level aidit also suggested report every two year approach stepping finance level billiona group developing country china favour amendment text least billion year climate finance committed overtimethe talk also proposed new warsaw mechanism would provide expertise possibly aid help developing nation cope loss damage extreme event heat wave drought flood creeping threat rising sea level desertificationdeveloping nation insisted mechanism show separate existing structure even though rich country say get new fund beyond planned billion year many delegate also said wanted clearer understanding nation publish plan longterm cut greenhouse gas runup summit paris text saturday said nation initiate intensify domestic preparation intended nationally determined commitment ready end first quarter couldthe united state among advocating pledge made end first quarter european union among country want pledge everything wanted know issue solve pete betts lead negotiator european union told delegatesmeanwhile many developing nation want see urgency typhoon haiyan philippine killed people put spotlight extreme weatherin september un panel scientist raised probability climate change since manmade least percent previous assessment also said sustained substantial cut greenhouse gas needed achieve un goal limiting warming manageable levelswe compromised many issue limit compromise vulnerable country planet said nepal prakash mathema chair group least developed country,1
le percent article written last year copenhagen climate summit dealt primarily science climate change study showed monday based analysis article written december summit author report oxford university reuters institute study journalism risj called rethink reporting future conference author james painter concluded science underreported essential backdrop drama world leader met copenhagen failed agree binding treaty slow climate change much coverage copenhagen instead focused hacked email british university sceptic took evidence effort scientist ignore dissenting view scientist involved since cleared wrongdoing need discussion scientist journalist policymakers keep highly significant slowburn issue like climate change interesting engaging different audience around world painter wrote country studied brazil india gave summit space print medium followed australia britain end scale nigeria russia egypt gave least coverage painter said one way improve reporting climate change provide medium staff help scientist said environmental group greenpeace medium staff copenhagen medium staff university un panel climate scientist one medium officer among suggestion frontline reporting impact climate change along imaginative use new medium finding un panel scientist global warming likely manmade main driver action curb emission blamed raising temperature causing flood drought heatwaves rising sea level year un talk environment minister rather world leader mexico nov dec,1
federal agency report underscore economic risk disaster even president donald trump administration cast doubt cause started withdrawing united state global pact combat climate change agency said western wildfire hurricane harvey maria irma contributed making costliest year record previous record billion hurricane katrina wilma rita slammed u gulf coast meanwhile average annual temperature contiguous united state degree fahrenheit degree celsius degree fahrenheit thcentury average thirdwarmest since recordkeeping began following agency said natural disaster caused recordsetting amount damage u year democratic senator dick durbin illinois tweeted response report there denying climate change cost u trillion next decade financial national security reason act scientist long concluded carbon dioxide emission fossil fuel industry driving climate change leading flood drought morefrequent powerful storm trump republican promised boost u oil gas coal production,1
washington nov bdnews comreuters united state see china vital partner competitor two country need address economic imbalance risk enormous strain relationship president barack obama said monday three day leaving nineday trip asia obama said world two powerful nation need work together big issue facing globe competition fair friendly critical issue whether climate change economic recovery nuclear nonproliferation hard see succeed china succeeds respective goal without working together told reuters interview speaking oval office warned economic relationship two country become deeply imbalanced recent decade yawning trade gap huge chinese holding u government debt obama said would raising chinese leader sensitive issue yuan currency seen u industry significantly undervalued one factor contributing imbalance emerge emergency situation crisis situation believe china increasingly interested finding model sustainable long term said huge amount u dollar holding success important flipside dont solve problem think economically politically put enormous strain relationship excessive consumption borrowing united state aggressive export policy high saving lending asia fueled global economic bubble burst last year united state trying persuade china consume home buy u good process washington pledge save borrow le leader group major rich emerging economy pledged summit pittsburgh september aim policy ease economic imbalance obama said one goal trip build agreement looking open market obama administration resisted domestic pressure brand china currency manipulator slapped tariff chinese tire steel pipe product obama said would telling beijing needed open market manufacturer think would legitimate concern ability sell china said emphasizing boosting u sale oversees crucial part strategy revitalize economy create job obama took office january u economy mired deep recession although mounting sign economic recovery unemployment stubbornly high u jobless rate jumped percent october highest rate year particularly important u come asia whole recognize absence robust export strategy going hard u rebuild manufacturing base employment base country obama said minute interview seeking deal climate change obama said addressing climate change would also key part talk chinese counterpart hu jintao added world two biggest emitter carbon dioxide needed find common ground global talk issue copenhagen december succeed key said u china reach framework agreement nation could buy remain optimistic copenhagen arrive framework said adding would travel denmark next month felt chance progress confident country involved bargaining good faith brink meaningful agreement presence copenhagen make difference tipping u edge certainly thats something obama said obama visiting china first time trip mark third bilateral meeting china president hu obama administration sought build policy begun bush administration encouraging beijing take higherprofile role global affair turn united state expects china use clout responsibly issue global economy iranian north korean nuclear dispute one clearest signal administration desire give china large fastgrowing economy bigger role decision adopted pittsburgh summit make premier forum discussing global economic issue vital partner thomson reutersipsos poll published last week showed american view china important many wary thirtyfour percent american chose china important bilateral relationship ahead britain canada yet asked characterize china percent saw adversary viewed ally see china vital partner well competitor obama said key u make sure competition friendly competition customer market within bound welldefined international rule road china united state party also together encouraging responsible behavior around world obama accused softpedaling china human right record criticism rejected believe value freedom speech freedom press freedom religion core american value believe universal value said meeting chinese delegation bring issue continue obamas asia trip take japan singapore china south korea,1
australia major coal exporter producer greenhouse gas said wednesday would use new technology make fossilfuels cleaner tackle climate change continued reject kyoto protocol prime minister john howard said kyoto mere symbolism include major greenhouse emitter india u china said alliance world biggest polluter australia china india japan south korea united state called asiapacific partnership clean development climate offered practical way fight climate change symbolism clean air symbolism clean greenhouse gas emission practical method thing matter thing howard said asiapacific partnership formed howard said australia would spend million million project solar clean coal separate greenhouse gas coalfired power station emission disposal underground water government last week said would spend million world largest solar power plant would start operating howard also said nuclear energy may one day option australia howard announcement came day british report warned failure tackle climate change could see world economy facing sstyle depression australia along united state refuse sign kyoto protocol aimed reducing greenhouse gas arguing would unfairly impact country fossil fuelreliant economy australia world biggest coal exporter howard said kyoto favoured british european interest careful serve interest australia interest europe interest australia said elliott morley former british environment minister uk special envoy climate said opposition australia united state kyoto disappointing take attitude therell progress sleepwalk oblivion told australian broadcasting corp radio environmentalist critical asia pacific partnership represents almost half world greenhouse emission arguing action voluntary australia commits global action indicates prepared enter regime enforceable target period beyond kyoto prime minister cant taken seriously australian green senator christine milne said kyoto obliges nation cut emission least percent level australia world th largest greenhouse gas emitter negotiated rise emission setting kyoto target limiting emission percent level,1
bad news serious contender challenge democratic nomination global profile lack prominent democrat field clinton enters race position perhaps unmatched modern u presidential politics grip party nomination seems commanding also make singular target bevy republican candidate share common enemy trying prove theyre antihillary toughest said democratic strategist joe trippi behind former vermont governor howard dean insurgent bid favorite john kerry theyll taking shot one central challenge clinton nascent presidential campaign therefore lie sustaining momentum generating positive buzz constant siege republican candidate unruly political action committee progressive feel liberal enough medium republican contender jeb bush former florida governor senator rand paul kentucky wasted time sunday criticising clinton following video announcement candidacy bush tweeted must better hillary left bill de blasio progressive mayor new york noncommittal endorsing candidacy saying nbcs meet press want hear clinton vision country risk clinton campaign busy responding attack every front could difficulty spawning positive coverage absolutely shes going defense goal going keep defense said jeff bechdel spokesman anticlinton pac america rising devoted carpetbombing public press criticism candidate policy stupid one way beat back tide negativity strategist told reuters clinton use gravitas former secretary state announce policy initiative grand scale argued background would give proposal weight candidate like republican senator ted cruz marco rubio cant match one best tool theyve got ability project policy almostpresidential level trippi said clinton global stage decade clinton cast sunday champion everyday american still struggling recover recession although offer specific policy prescription tad devine advised kerrys bid well al gore said opportunity clinton make impact generate buzz area climate change campaignfinance reform well economic arena best way create positive news introduce new policy devine said winning campaign future best way get future talk policy proposal introduced implemented president clinton campaign chairman john podesta said tweet clinton top policy priority would helping working family succeed tackling climate change candidate idea ari fleischer former white house press secretary george bush echoed devine saying clinton need focus le qualification new initiative resume money bank cant add fleischer said upside candidate idea specific bush might provide best comparison clinton position built juggernaut quickly levelled almost entire republican field leaving time bigticket policy event fleischer said campaign took advantage speech iowa unveiling taxcut plan became frontpage news proposal reform social security clinton experienced hand guide clinton new communication director jennifer palmieri served similar role white house president barack obama specialised trying drive medium coverage policy rollouts thing surrounding clinton candidacy never simple sign point iteration campaign wanting initially keep event small relatable scale new campaign website show clinton sitting small table sharing coffee two senior citizen presidentialstyle address say income inequality large crowd backdrop would fly face strategy tension may one campaign resolve move forward evidence clinton standing voter may already suffering republican attack medium scrutiny midjanuary year reutersipsos tracking poll clinton first choice percent democrat last week number dropped percent democrat former maryland governor martin omalley former senator jim webb virginia former rhode island governor lincoln chaffee suggested take clinton democratic primary none name recognition financial resource campaign apparatus mount serious challenge least,1
public transit usually environmentally friendly method travel underground playing direct role groundbreaking experiment reduce greenhouse gas emission building local council borough islington london developed planned installed way provide heat hot water several hundred home school two recreation centre using otherwisewasted thermal energy generated mostly electric motor brake underground train world national climate change effort lagging city taking responsibility helping reach goal netzero carbon next decade islingtons project one many innovation city around world provide heat resident business reducing greenhouse gas emission improving efficiency saving people money neighbourhood vancouver british columbia also recovering waste heat sewage stockholm also using heat sewage well tapping data centre source supply heat much city building also major source urban greenhouse gas emission largely heating cooling cooking electricity largely rely fossil fuel start use whole array waste heat stream youre taking big chunk greenhouse gas emission said jon gluyas professor earth science durham university britain specialises geoenergy carbon capture storage dont really need burn gas degree centigrade degree fahrenheit get bath degree centigrade gluyas added need work nature optimise use heat concept district heating network new may fact date thcentury france even say roman empire throughout th century geothermal energy biomass fossil fuel natural gas commonly used distribute heat hot water centralised location insulated pipe far efficient system individual furnace localised heating source yet still major producer greenhouse gas emission new york city one world largest district system provide heat cooling case even electricity many building manhattan however program run local energy provider con edison us natural gas fuel oil heat water produce steam power system venting steam funnelled energy company orange whitestriped safety tower become image city though perhaps le wasteful boiler every single building efficient district heating system designed heat building coldest day year window open partly public health legacy pandemic local government like islington borough council hoping improve district heating model using excess heat source local council strongest best position able lead sort project said keith townsend islington council director environment regeneration islington stretch north london london city centre already partly served district heat power network came online innovation took five year plan build began operation march feed heat underground typically hot air underground released air station ventilation shaft case however air drawn ventilation shaft abandoned underground station energy centre series heat transfer take place eventually leading delivery heat building network fan shaft also run direction send ambient air underground cool summer month system known bunhill energy center centred former city road station islington network serf home capacity serve islington dense urban area construction easy townsend said hoped would serve model city achieve resident locally absolutely right thing save money area many resident struggle afford heat townsend said perfect solution big city across world vancouver building account city emission false creek neighborhood energy utility city sewage wastewater heat recovery system serf several densely populated centrally located neighbourhood yet produce le emission typical building city heat wastewater sewage provides space heating hot water building connected network remaining coming natural gas though goal end electricity powering heat pump zerocarbon supplied hydroelectric dam every time take shower dish load laundry water still hot go drain said ashley st clair vancouver senior renewable energy planner flowing street already collecting traditional infrastructure wastewater pipe able tap waste heat really ultimate circular economy project came online time heat olympic village winter game first utilityscale sewage waste heat recovery system north america since expanded plan scale provide space heat million square foot coming decade come soon enough year alone vancouver experienced several bout extreme weather made likely intense climate change heat dome wildfire catastrophic flooding recently cut city road rail rest canada heat hot water supply additional benefit project st clair said stockholm hand used district heat network since according erik rylander head heat recovery stockholm exergi heating cooling company much city heat already provided trash incineration wood waste sweden extensive forestry industry data centre increasingly becoming part energy mix said since starting stockholm data park collaboration city exergi offered company different location build new data centre participate heat recovery system company paid heat provide network stockholm rylander said particularly good connectivity northern europe finland russia make attractive data centre company sweden relatively clean power mix however use biomass produce significant amount heat power renewable classification debated expert amazon facebook microsoft built data centre sweden past several year close enough stockholm sell waste heat network rylander said many company looked put data centre cold climate use ambient air cooling efficient airconditioning rylander said actually reusing heat make sense establish data centre cold place like sweden stupid waste heat heat power value cold country heat data centre source stockholm able close city last coalfired power plant rylander said coordinator three city spoke importance sharing hardwon knowledge adding growing body urban climate solution try tackle climate emergency absolutely come shared learning said rowena champion islington council member environment transport clear experiment work enable others benefit new york time company,1
bruce springsteen narrated television ad biden campaign revealed magazine choice end hourlong television special nbc biden former vice president president barack obama harris u senator california became first black woman first indian american elected vice presidency appear side side portrait magazine cover dec edged frontline health care worker along nation leading infectiousdisease expert dr anthony fauci racial justice movement president donald trump distinction earlier today show time announced four finalist recognition time always special connection presidency edward felsenthal editorinchief chief executive officer time said thursday night felsenthal noted first time magazine chosen include vice president person year person year year headed said next four year going enormous test u see whether bring unity promised biden appearing taped segment show said trump reelected would changed american long time moment one doordie moment said harris began campaign candidate president acknowledged pressure biden would face moment confronted many crisis converged said time weekly print magazine struggled remain relevant medium landscape marketing hype purely ceremonial distinction continued create fanfare time tradition go back time named aviator charles lindbergh first man year honour called magazine began publishing bestowed distinction president peacemaker astronaut pope queen elizabeth ii american woman endangered earth newsmakers chosen turned infamous time selected adolf hitler josef stalin distinction given stalin time noted selection process popularity contest however choice reflects person person affected news life good ill magazine said last year time named greta thunberg person year choosing house speaker nancy pelosi trump ukraine whistleblower hong kong protester choice thunberg young climate activist sailed across atlantic emissionsfree yacht speech last year united nation climate action summit rankled trump president called nod thunberg ridiculous twitter magazine selected group journalist included murdered saudi dissident jamal khashoggi person year magazine said wanted underscore threat faced independent journalist time much disinformation journalist included staff capital gazette newspaper maryland five people shot dead june previous year time recognised silence breaker group woman catalysed movement stepped forward accuse powerful men sexual harassment assault magazine revealed pick trump boasted twitter told would probably chosen claimed turned recognition time quickly released statement saying president incorrect upset victory hillary clinton presidential election trump chosen time person year last three president bill clinton george bush barack obama elected second term unlike trump named time magazine person year twice office nine president selected magazine president dwight eisenhower first recognised helping lead ally victory world war ii army general president franklin roosevelt named person year three time new york time company,0
early warning swift evacuation storm struck saved island entire population people one powerful tropical cyclone ever left trail destruction across asian country expert pushing recognition effort avert disaster least worst effect say would help world prepare better accelerating climate change impact ease rising ecoanxiety people dont highlight nothing happens even nothing happens extraordinary said david lallemant disaster risk expert singapore nanyang technological university ntu invisible success want change want bring visibility told thomson reuters foundation retrofitting school withstand earthquake installing irrigation save crop drought lallemant said many effective early intervention lauded gone largely unnoticed public recognising achievement crucial encouraging policymakers invest similar measure added leading scientist last week warned new un report climate change loss becoming hard avoid likely worsen much bad news searing heat flood drought global warming affecting world faster anticipated intense scale according flagship report intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc approved government report urged policymakers step initiative adapt extreme weather rising sea limit vulnerability people climate change also adversely affected mental health stress rising heat trauma weather disaster loss livelihood culture ipcc said first formal acknowledgement growing problem despite bleak outlook head un world meteorological organization wmo warned creating apocalyptic fear especially among younger generation careful communicate result science tipping point talk collapsing biosphere disappearance mankind said wmo secretarygeneral petteri taalas careful cause much fear among young people fear targeted towards decisionmakers told approval meeting ipcc report broader negative narrative around climate change could balanced partly showcasing averted disaster especially news report often dominated catastrophe said ntus lallemant team researcher studying disaster would cost far life damage without anticipatory action trying quantify benefit found cyclone fani struck state odisha india east coast death prevented thanks prompt evacuation coastal community shelter built previous two decade nepal seismic strengthening school started thought saved hundred life massive earthquake struck killing people overall none retrofitted school programme collapsed needed major repair according researcher spend time thinking disaster quite depressing said lallemant also principal investigator earth observatory singapore research centre focused natural hazard lot thing already world addressing disaster climate risk problem never heard added multiple truth growing mental health crisis linked climate change often dubbed ecoanxiety come spotlight recent year heatlinked suicide mexico united state people fear future uncertain child help combat discussion around climate issue hold multiple truth together said mental health specialist emma lawrance study phenomenon britain imperial college london would include showing better worse future path message aimed spurring action optimism coupled hopelessness powerlessness climate anxiety may worsen mental health wellbeing hamper ability act added lawrance advocate argue giving recognition averted disaster could push policymakers developed developing nation increase investment disaster prevention measure sooner rather later ipcc report estimate billion billion people live place highly vulnerable climate change including africa south asia small island state many developing country struggling financially adapt pressure warming world wealthier nation responsible past carbon emission fallen short commitment provide finance help poor vulnerable maricar rabonza disaster risk researcher also singapore ntu said elected politician often reluctant make bold move positive result could take year become evident time longer office incentivise benefit quantified early possible said rabonza shift perspective little bit take advantage lesson positive action failure disaster said,1
nearly nation agreed unled talk bali saturday launch negotiation new pact fight global warming last minute reversal united state allowed breakthrough washington said agreement marked new chapter climate diplomacy six year dispute major ally since president george bush pulled kyoto protocol main existing plan combating warming despite dramatic turnaround meeting approved roadmap two year negotiation adopt new treaty succeed kyoto beyond white house said still serious concern way forward defining moment mandate secretarygeneral un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said making return trip bali implore delegate overcome deadlock talk ran day overtime ban visit east timor deeply grateful many member state spirit flexibility compromise ban told reuters roadmap widens kyoto united state developing nation china india deal successor pact agreed meeting copenhagen late deal two week talk came united state dramatically dropped opposition proposal main developingnation bloc rich nation help developing world fight rising greenhouse emission white house voiced reservation future talk negotiator must give sufficient emphasis important appropriate role larger emitting developing country play white house spokeswoman dana perino said united state leading greenhouse gas emitter ahead china russia india indonesian environment minister rachmat witoelar host talk banged gavel deal rapturous applause weary delegate three thing wanted come talk launch agenda end date yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reporter accord mark step toward slowing global warming un climate panel say caused human activity led burning fossil fuel produce carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas scientist say rising temperature could cause sea rise sharply glacier melt storm drought become intense mass migration climate refugee u humbled u humbled overwhelming message developing country ready engaged problem humiliated world community ive never seen flipflop environmental treaty context ever said bill hare greenpeace european union dropped earlier objection draft text pleased deal exactly wanted indeed pleased said humberto rosa head european union delegation german environment minister sigmar gabriel cautiously optimistic bali laid foundation hard work exhausting real work start leading indian environmentalist disappointed end day got extremely weak agreement said sunita narain head centre science environment new delhi obvious u learning alive world opinion agreement would give government time ratify pact give certainty market investor wanting switch cleaner energy technology wind turbine solar panel kyoto bind industrial country except united state cut emission greenhouse gas developing nation exempt new negotiation seek bind country emission curb day drama day drama emotional speech nation berated booed u representative holding wave relief swept room united state relented united state committed effort want really ensure act together said paula dobriansky head u delegation mr chairman let say go forward join consensus said cheer clap james connaughton chairman white house council environmental quality said step taken alone america step taken country time come open new chapter reuters latest environment blog click httpblogsreuterscomenvironment,1
australian prime minister julia gillard likely call election saturday broadcaster abc said taking advantage rebound support party struggle sell policy economy resource climate asylum seeker australian broadcasting corporation said gillard would visit governorgeneral quentin bryce canberra saturday morning seek permission call election august im speculating election day gillard said radio interview earlier friday medium speculation subsequently grew would call late august poll saturday next weekend australia first woman prime minister resurrected labor party standing voter party coup saw topple kevin rudd june opposition leader tony abbott need win nine seat government take office gillard pledged introduce new percent mining tax elected raising billion conservative opposition vowed dump tax even though agreed global miner bhp billitonbltl quote profile researchbltl quote profile research rio tintoriol quote profile researchriol quote profile research xstrataxtal quote profile research government said return budget surplus opinion poll show voter view liberalnational opposition better economic manager despite labor steering economy global financial crisis avoiding recession coming back surplus im going oldfashioned election spendathon said gillard pitching economic conservative new spending announce election campaign offset saving keep allimportant budget surplus opposition also promised return surplus tight control spending gillard said planned fight election platform creating job election largely going fought whether believe important government support job said financial market showed reaction report election australian dollar steady michael blythe chief economist commonwealth bank australia said would little market impact regardless win election difficult see real impact economy market due election uncertainty broad thrust policy going whatever outcome said shane oliver head investment strategy amp capital investor said historically election campaign market moved sideways reckon rangebound next week green kingmaker many voter deserted major party small green party set kingmaker upper house senate influence policy next government green said constructive senate point backing billion billion stimulus package rejected government mining tax want scrutinise legislation want tax revenue put sovereign fund infrastructure building government said would use revenue lower corporate tax boost pension saving green major demand next government introduction interim carbon price ahead marketbased emission trading scheme labor government lost voter support past year failure introduce carbon trading scheme fight climate change business warned lack clear climate policy hindering investment power sector gillard said inevitable australia adopt carbon price government make decision carbon trading scheme contrast opposition opposed carbon price trading scheme issue asylum seeker border protection resonating key marginal seat gillard proposed regional asylum processing centre possibly east timor way stop boatpeople arrival scheme received little support asia home opposition said would turn boat back reopen pacific island detention centre boatpeople arrival tiny international comparison compared people overstay visa border protection hot button issue outer sydney melbourne population pressure stretching infrastructure australia election decided eastern seaboard populous state queensland new south wale victoria local bread butter issue expected determine key marginal seat,1
istanbul sun mar bdnews comreuters government minister country scientist campaigner meet istanbul week discus avert global water crisis ease tension state fighting river lake glacier nearly half world people living area acute water shortage united nation warned last week estimated billion people remain without access safe drinking water sanitation world population billion forecast rise billion growth developing country much region water already scarce population living standard rise global water crisis loom unless country take urgent action international body said water enough political issue said daniel zimmer associate general world water council one organisation behind world water forum one target make politician understand water higher domestic agenda care necessity welfare stability health population lack political attention hundred million people remain trapped poverty ill health exposed risk waterrelated disaster un warns un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said water scarcity potent fuel war conflict water shortage named major underlying cause conflict darfur western sudan water also major issue israel arab neighbour state central asia one world driest place thirsty crop cotton grain remain main source livelihood tajikistan asked world water forum organiser mediate dispute kyrgyzstan water conference world water forum vice secretary ahmet mete saatci told reuters subject agenda talk march avert catastrophic flood drought climate pattern change global financial crisis threatens hit largescale water infrastructure project within next several year head state environment development minister scientist development organisation hope draw list recommendation help safeguard water resource share experience project successful among head state attending conference iraq president jalal talabani,1
percent pakistan entire cultivated land damaged major factor led massive flooding illegal logging northwest province khyberpakhtunkhwa expert said jamshed ali secretarygeneral sarhad awami forestry ittehad safi organisation meant protect forest province said part malakand district per cent forest felled wellconnected timber mafia difficult stop militantinfested swat region taliban behind much illegal logging said lack tree lead soil erosion exhaustion tree root help bind soil naturally retaining water overgrazing livestock common rural pakistan also remove layer topsoil stunt plant growth reducing soil ability hold water said asad jarwar qureshi international water management institute abdul qadir rafiq united nation development programme say without vital topsoil flashflooding northern mountainous area result sending silt downstream reduces amount water river channel hold diverting indus irrigation channel increase land agriculture may contributed human toll encouraged people build closer even river channel need clear river channel silt every four five year stop people living within kilometre river channel irrigation channel built using technique th century need react presentday qureshi said unusual weather pattern extreme weather pattern may also played part another expert said ahead flood warm temperature normally experienced across middle east felt russia ghassem asra director world climate research programm said east heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed ground ability absorb asrar said warming indian ocean may increased evaporation rate water air encouraging period intense rainfall climate change almost always factor one number said journalist stephan faris author forecast surprising immediate consequence climate change united kingdom saw heavy flooding last year reserve react country like pakistan area flooded factor make difficult deal something like,1
prospect would reach meaningful agreement fight global warming annual summit dimmed sunday leader began arriving northern japan raft global problem mind climate change high agenda july summit rich nation luxury hotel toyako hokkaido major economy meeting july brings together eight country including china india brazil global inflation driven soaring food fuel price african poverty continuing effect credit crisis also agenda foreign policy issue wideranging zimbabwe election crisis progress dismantling north korea nuclear program japanese prime minister yasuo fukuda arrived hokkaido needing successful summit bolster limp rating want add momentum unled talk new framework beyond limit agreed kyoto protocol expire negotiation due conclude copenhagen december next year wide gap among group eight member advanced developing country raised doubt chance progress beyond last year summit germany leader agreed seriously consider global goal halving greenhouse gas emission dont think expecting deal come united nation auspex copenhagen next year canada environment minister john baird told reporter en route japan hope get momentum toward solid progress climate change comprises britain france germany italy japan russia canada united state activist european union want agree goal discussed germany set base year say advanced nation set firm midterm goal reduction japan want leader agree goal without specifying base year u president george bush insists washington set target big emerging economy china board well fuzzy deal analyst diplomat said leader likely craft fuzzy agreement longterm goal allow fukuda save face real progress likely wait new u president take office january advanced developing country close agreement longterm target japanese environment minister ichiro kamoshita told nhk public tv china india idea environment minister meeting want united state make firm commitment take step forward summit climate expert want advanced country commit reducing emission percent tokyo washington say specific interim target table hokkaido although statement issued end likely acknowledge need advanced country set midterm target ultimately decided copenhagen next year kamoshita said need prepared set target matter national interest whether need set target country deal fall short midterm target unlikely satisfy either environmentalist fukudas domestic critic say tokyo least come figure hard understand japan setting midterm target said katsuya okada opposition democratic party point man climate change there reason hold back united state lot leader attendance several african leader largest gathering since event began three decade ago chateau de rambouillet outside paris november discus oil crisis world recession charge summit draw huge medium coverage countless activist sometimes violent protest got hand twenty two leader hokkaido first summit small affair got room said facing crisis little horse trading came plan said robert feldman chief economist morgan stanley tokyo become something carnival got away original intent sit room together human side negotiating getting thing done feldman said unwieldy leading lot result,1
tokyo japan sun jul bdnews comreuters president george bush promised sunday constructive talk global warming said deal impossible unless fastgrowing china india agreed limit greenhouse gas emission climate change high agenda annual summit group eight rich nation start monday luxury hotel lush northern japanese island hokkaido ill constructive ive always advocated need common understanding start goal bush told news conference meeting japanese prime minister yasuo fukuda host threeday summit also realistic enough tell china india dont share aspiration going solve problem said bush turned sunday china india country join regular member united state japan france britain germany canada italy russia part summit global inflation driven soaring food fuel price high crowded agenda effort alleviate african poverty leader also likely condemn violence preceded last month presidential election zimbabwe discus north korea nuclear program empty slogan developing nation including china india want rich state shoulder burden cutting greenhouse gas planned pact replace kyoto protocol expires unled talk new framework due conclude copenhagen december next year wide gap within well rich developing country raised doubt chance progress beyond last year summit germany leader agreed seriously consider global goal halving greenhouse gas emission south africa also year summit highlighted division demanding rich country go much reduce emission percent level percent without midterm target without baseline target percent empty slogan substance environment minister marthinus van schalkwyk told reporter japan want leader agree goal without specifying base year climate change one serious challenge mankind face said fukuda hoping forge strong summit statement issue hoist poor poll rating analyst diplomat said leader likely craft fuzzy agreement longterm goal allow fukuda save face real progress likely wait new u president take office january dont think expecting deal come united nation auspex copenhagen next year canadian environment minister john baird told reporter en route japan hope get momentum toward solid progress climate change baird said police alert tokyo washington say specific interim target table hokkaido although leader likely acknowledge need advanced country set flanked bush fukuda said japanese u view global warming gradually converging chair asking support think shown understanding japanese prime minister said attendance several african leader largest gathering since richcountry summit began chateau de rambouillet outside paris november leader confronted spike cost oil hit record high barrel thursday oil soared percent far year rising oil food price serious impact global economy agreed prompt step needed tackle fukuda said economy growing robustly wed like said bush attending eighth final summit one difference early summit security stifling japan mobilized police protect leader prevent thousand antig activist poured hokkaido disrupting summit taken residence three camp near hotel feel honored camp chosen site im hearing support activity said akeji takai owner one camp,1
poznan poland fri dec bdnews comreuters host poland stuck proposal agree solidarity partnership end un climate talk friday despite criticism many nation progress scant merit sweeping title dec meeting including environment minister friday overshadowed fear economic recession nation willing unveil ambitious new plan combat global warming poznan solidarity partnership proposal final declaration conference would sum achievement meeting poland deputy environment minister janusz zaleski told reuters proposal provoked various opinion ministerial meeting said solidarity resonates name polish trade union helped end communist rule many delegate said nation talk reviewing progress toward un climate treaty due agreed end achieved little issue safeguarding forest helping poor justify title one chinese delegate denounced proposal meeting minister environment minister maciej nowicki thursday night empty bag garbage delegate said united state developing nation also criticized plan un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said thursday economic slowdown excuse backsliding commitment fight warming called massive investment new green job european union summit brussels also distracted attention eu leader set back billioneuro billion economic stimulus pact climate change plan amended ease impact industry poorer eu state according draft text bali still un climate meeting recent year ended declaration linked host city last year minister agreed bali roadmap laid twoyear plan work new climate deal copenhagen end nothing new nothing extra called deal quamrul islam chowdhury bangladeshi delegate lead negotiation least developed country said proposed solidarity partnership want something concrete something positive share world said among remaining dispute minister poznan friday would try break deadlock launch fund meant help poor nation adapt impact climate change heatwaves drought flood disease rising sea adaptation fund could reach million year help country build coastal defense develop droughtresistant crop developing nation want easier access fund donor nation willing give fund tiny could model future climate fund delegate say mechanism payouts must right united nation project ten billion dollar year needed help adaptation un climate change secretariat said polish talk achieved main goal agreeing plan work toward copenhagen helped narrow option page document summing thousand page idea hard decision led far nation curb emission greenhouse gas left planned,1
government preparing double pain belttightening budget tax hike spending cut required release billion tranche international monetary fund bailout cash never thought would become difficult survive said sibte hasan yearold construction supervisor pakistan secondbiggest city lahore consumer price inflation accelerated double digit staple like flour sugar oil rice doubling price recent month pakistani rupee fallen around percent since may reach historic low government official expected release official figure week present special supplementary budget cabinet already clear raft sale tax exemption scrapped new levy raised fuel well imported good imf agreed last month revive stalled billion funding programme launched demanded fiscal measure part broader structural reform package covering area power sector debt corporate governance climate change trade policy last month central bank also tightened screw raising key interest rate basis point percent try stem surging inflation slide pakistani rupee current account deficit widened billion julyoct trade deficit billion julynov government official put brave face situation saying impact poorest softened welfare cushion pointing progress addressing pakistan chronic tax collection problem prudent fiscal reform helped improving taxtogdp ratio improving revenue generation finance adviser shaukat tarin told conference last week government also relief immediate pressure public finance billion loan saudi arabia arrived month falling production however whether fiscal measure enough stabilise public finance sufficiently allow government address pakistan underlying economic problem remains unclear consumer faced higher household bill impact also felt business sector high energy price raw material cost well recent sharp rise interest rate production falling rapidly said textile mill owner sheikh muhammad akbar unit generating targeted production expensive raw material high production cost told reuters pakistan debtbound economy long hobbled problem ranging wasteful inefficient power sector weak tax collection poor productivity minimal value added export loose monetary policy valued exchange rate papered problem helping economy rebound coronavirus slowdown grow percent last year even fiscal current account deficit widened threatening stability public finance,1
foreign minister abul hassan mahmood ali told bangladesh journalist pm would meet official dinnerthis unprecedented event saarc foreign ministerslevel parley concluding agenda meeting adjournedwe trying get energy cooperation deal signed said nepal foreign ministry cancelled scheduled briefing foreign journalistsali however ruled chance signing two deal related road railway connectivity summitthough name country signing would take place established fact kathmandu pakistan agreeing sign dealsthe signing mean member state would implement could live earlier promise include implementing south asian free trade regime south asian economic unionbut signing would send strong message across leader could agree common goal connectivity summit themed deeper integration peace prosperitythe foreign minister set agenda twoday th summit leader eight member state would gather amid tight securityeven movement accredited journalist restrictedsaarc unites south asia according adb study least integrated region world criticised collective gain show since began functioning summit watched closely influential india prime minister narendra modi sent strong message working together saarc country inviting head state swearingin ceremonythis first summit leaving new delhi statement said development close relation neighbour key priority governmentanalysts say relation india pakistan determine whether regional grouping move smoothlybangladesh timely implementationbangladesh stressed timely implementation regional project foreign ministerslevel meeting tuesdayforeign minister mahmood ali said taken number decision make regional grouping effectivethe meeting approved standing committee proposalsapart trade economy communication energy poverty reduction climate change combating terrorism education culture regional cooperation youth development also stressed meetingone research paper titled best practice poverty alleviation sdgs south asia two separate action framework sanitation nutrition one publication next step south asian economic union saeu launched foreign minister meetingthe meeting instructed saarc secretariat take view member state organise summit particular time like un general assemblythey also asked member state submit request list offer list secretariat safta sensitive list reductionbangladesh already submitted thosethe foreign minister said bangladesh requested investment tourism openthe foreign minister asked saarc development fund secretariat take innovative project energy communicationsthey agreed publish saarc development report biennially member state would present development outcomesthey asked starting intergovernmental process put forward collective view south asia formation post development agendathe minister also agreed making saarc food bank functional eliminating threshold limit membersthe meeting analysed different project saarc agriculture centre based dhakathey also decided transfer two project regional support unit rsu regional epidemiological centre rec agricultural centre completionthe foreign minister stressed making south asian university new delhi centre excellence bangladesh pushed taking student teacher countrysouth asian woman development forum sawdf recognised saarc bodythe moratorium taking new saarc observer continue foreign minister said briefing journalist outcome meetingforeign secretary shahidul haque present among others briefing hotel soaltee kathmandu,0
cronutt yearold sea lion rescued didnt drown veterinarian caretaker six flag discovery kingdom began discussing whether time palliative care wed tried everything said dr claire simeone cronutts longtime vet needed extreme measure tuesday morning cronutt underwent groundbreaking brain surgery aimed reversing epilepsy successful treatment could save increasing number sea lion sea otter succumbing new plague epilepsy cause climate change ocean warm algae bloom become widespread creating toxin get ingested sardine anchovy turn get ingested sea lion causing damage brain result epilepsy sea otter also face risk consume toxinladen shellfish animal get stranded land given supportive care often die cronutt may change work going big said mariana casalia neuroscientist university california san francisco helped pioneer technique led procedure took place vet surgery centre redwood city california procedure done three neurosurgeon ucsf ordinarily operate human operation bored small hole cronutts skull inserted ultrathin needle hippocampus sea lion brain implanted embryonic brain cell extracted dayold pig socalled inhibitory cell tamp electrical activity brain lead seizure process identified scott baraban professor neurosurgery run lab casalia work decade technique proved effective curing epilepsy mouse photo provided shawn johnson show dr claire simeone monitoring cronutt prepared ct scan undergoing brain surgery cronutt like growing number ocean mammal developed seizure toxin water scientist hope pioneering procedure underwent week could help shawn johnson via new york time cronutt first higher mammal get treatment emerged surgery anaesthesia midday breathing first step whether surgery successfully revers condition wont known several week photo provided shawn johnson show dr claire simeone monitoring cronutt prepared ct scan undergoing brain surgery cronutt like growing number ocean mammal developed seizure toxin water scientist hope pioneering procedure underwent week could help shawn johnson via new york time pig cell important property higher mammal specie including sea mammal succumbing epilepsy sea lion sea otter increasingly risk disease widely documented phenomenon first discovered led surge beaching sea lion another annual summer beachings thousand sea lion poisoned toxin called domoic acid depletes inhibitory cell ordinarily help offset excitatory cell brain electrical system cell get balance seizure result phenomenon led closure crab fishery prevent people eating domoic acidladen crab contracting condition called amnesic shellfish poisoning sea lion scientist used brain imaging document toxin also lead degradation part brain called hippocampus involved memory navigation function sea lion show pacific coast beach summer exhibiting seizure get rescued given supportive care often die researcher first discovered cronutt ran aground november san luis obispo california walked parking lot deemed traffic hazard didnt seem sick tagged future reference released week later shortly bit north marin county identified beach walked several residence climbed porch table time took back water week later found ocean beach san francisco disoriented member public reportedly tried feed burrito according written chronology provided dianne cameron director animal care six flag discovery kingdom cameron would ultimately become caretaker cronutt named pastry combination croissant doughnut showed beach january time sonoma county stood front public beach bathroom blocking access shortly marine mammal center sausalito california deemed unreleasable wasnt eating showed multiple time land grand mal seizure researcher couldnt find zoo home damaged animal national marine fishery service called cameron six flag asked shed take park facility care rescue history adopting animal medical issue didnt hesitate he sweet boy said six flag didnt perform others sea mammal like pirate harbour seal pound wyland shark bite sea lion cronutt kept seizure intensifying frequent cycle hed stop eating grow particularly inattentive behaviour vet attributed damage brain weight fell high pound latest terrible bout sept cameron went home prayed hed make night ensuing day simeone began discussing whether time euthanize cronutt husband said youve got call scott simeone said husband dr shawn johnson also vet referring baraban researcher ucsf lab previously contact couple marine mammal center knew problem sea lion felt ready move food chain experiment baraban said surgery even successful wouldnt help people epilepsy anytime soon challenge using pig cell human brain well factor immediate hope help sea lion sea otter said monday day surgery cronutt appeared entering another difficult phase appetite fallen sharply despite energetically throwing red ball splashing water cronutt yearold sea lion enclosure six flag discovery kingdom vallejo calif oct cronutt like growing number ocean mammal developed seizure toxin water scientist hope pioneering procedure underwent week could help christie hemm klokthe new york time cameron occasionally approached herring antiseizure medication stuffed inside dead maw cmon cronutt implored sea lion took fish mouth spat cronutt yearold sea lion enclosure six flag discovery kingdom vallejo calif oct cronutt like growing number ocean mammal developed seizure toxin water scientist hope pioneering procedure underwent week could help christie hemm klokthe new york time damaged brain tissue appeared interfering signal telling eat cameron could see dull tint darkwalnut eye bloodshot droopy sometimes get ominous reflected upcoming surgery result wont known day researcher see behaviour bounce back mouse rat prior work even doesnt work there chance wont work cameron said pausing starting cry gathering maybe cronutts purpose educate toxin water ocean need attention wednesday morning day surgery cronutt still seemed appetite first started barking cameron approached food cronutt devoured pound herring course morning ate followed around super engaged really alert think feel really good considering drill brain yesterday cameron said eye look beautiful new york time company,1
pair approached bow crossed back forth gliding air returning earth effortless grace parachute dramatic flourish spread pristine white jetblack wing wide tilted beak arc blue sky elegant courtship ritual unfolded kazuhiko yamazaki vegetable farmer drove large red tractor onto snowcovered field northern japanese island hokkaido green rotating funnel dispensed pound corn redcrowned crane bird revered japan symbol loyalty longevity halfcentury ago yamazakis grandfather started sprinkling corn kernel metal bucket onto field three dozen redcrowned crane left japan thanks decadeslong effort led local conservator subsidised japanese government number redcrowned crane yamazakis town kushiro swelled last year bird appeared yen note nearly quartercentury serf logo japan airline regularly feature artistic scroll new year greeting card reclassified vulnerable endangered worldwide conservation group new designation signal crane longer imminent risk extinction ornithologist question whether specie declared safe given natural population china still deeply imperilled japanese population relies almost entirely human feeding across asia climate change degrading wetland crane find food nest raise young scientist worry disease outbreak kushiro could wipe heavy concentration crane area managed plan reduce artificial feeding driven many bird onto local farm case wreaking havoc livestock food supply making community leery hosting large number crane overly successful way said osamu harada chief ranger crane sanctuary tsurui village kushiro area branch wild bird society japan feed hundred crane twice day first stage conservation simply increase number harada added second stage think help live nature kushiro resident selfinterested reason preserving crane considerable tourist draw pandemic hundred thousand visitor travelled hokkaido rest asia well europe united state ogle photograph bird even japan border closed international tourist feeding one recent day drew lineup domestic bird watcher tsurui sanctuary wielding camera outfitted enormous telephoto lens provided soundtrack rapidfire shutter click snow silently fell around dancing crane crane disappear tsurui village would big problem said masahiro wada thirdgeneration inn owner photographic tour guide recently opened gallery framed print crane picture line wall asking price close record show redcrowned crane named disc red skin gleam head adult bird plentiful throughout japan edo period th th century era crane kept pet well prepared culinary delicacy shogun ruled realm latter half th century commoner began hunt redcrowned crane aggressively th century construction agriculture wiped wetland habitat fear crane gone extinct handful discovered kushiro barely surviving large marsh japanese government began passing law prohibited hunting redcrowned crane restricted construction breeding area ministry culture designated bird natural monument sadajiro yamazaki kazuhiko yamazakis grandfather first local resident purposefully feed redcrowned crane spotted nibbling corn originally intended dairy cow community effort save crane gained momentum student elementary school tsurui started sprinkle corn next playground every morning ritual continues day early japan environment ministry funding local group administered regular feeding hokkaido government offering subsidy individual landowner sayoko takahashi bird become indelible part daily life year backyard feeding husband dozen crane arrive afternoon wait takahashi drag childrens snow sled bearing two large bucket corn sometimes crane linger outside house peering picture window living room especially convinced play music torchy japanese ballad singer joke cant go anywhere said dont show get concerned worry one look husband stroke last year gone none three adult daughter shown interest expert working ensure crane survive threat including outbreak avian flu zoo sanctuary kushiro keep rescued crane captivity spend day pacing back forth small cell case artificial breeding program needed replenish population researcher freeze corps organ dead crane study preserve dna biggest focus however plan nudge crane away organised feeding disperse toward natural source food marsh river across hokkaido process official say could take decade thats challenge said kunikazu momose chair redcrowned crane conservancy hokkaido train crane become wild environment ministry began curtailing daily feeding volume crane invaded local farm helping corn feed intended dairy cow beef cattle last year arata oikawa dairy farmer tsurui dumped ton corn silage replacement cost million yen dozen redcrowned crane pecked hole tarp covering feed caused mould beautiful bird said oikawa think relation work dont like much local farmer learned live avian neighbour community wary attracting many crane naganuma town western hokkaido crane began showing year ago official farmer say want avoid large influx bird hope lot come area said yoshikazu kato director local society aiming bring back redcrowned crane tamizo nakamoto wife akiko moved kushiro area osaka almost three decade ago said worst thing crane environment human being couple developed private crane sanctuary acre digging well create pond spending half pension corn frozen smelt feed three crane couple returned daily year year produced chick recent afternoon nakamoto carried metal pot filled smelt one pond front couple modest house spotting crane couple began wave arm one crane flapping wing reciprocated moment looked man bird dancing new york time company,1
india world thirdbiggest emitter greenhouse gas china united state pressure announce plan become carbon neutral midcentury thereabouts next week climate conference glasgow environment secretary rp gupta told reporter announcing net zero solution climate crisis much carbon going put atmosphere reaching net zero important united state britain european union set target date reach net zero point emit amount greenhouse gas absorbed forest crop soil stillembryonic carbon capture technology china saudi arabia set target largely meaningless without tangible action critic say middle century united state release gigatons carbon atmosphere eu gigatons gupta said citing indian government calculation china would added staggering gigatons net zero target date added representative nearly country meet glasgow scotland oct nov climate talk strengthen action tackle global warming paris agreement indian prime minister narendra modi attend conference sign country taking climate change seriously official say chinese president xi jinping expected working towards net zero country expected announce new strengthened intermediate target cutting emission environment minister bhupendra yadav said india track achieve target set paris conference left door open revising option table said india committed cutting emission intensity gdp percent percent level achieving percent reduction environment expert say india could consider lowering emission intensity much percent dependent finance whether access newer technology yadav said would measure success glasgow conference much delivered climate finance help developing world cut emission ensuring economic growth,1
mean world would crossing longterm warming threshold degree fahrenheit scientist set ceiling avoiding catastrophic climate change year warming could offer taste crossing longterm threshold would like getting measurably closer temporarily reaching lower target paris agreement said wmo secretarygeneral petteri taalas referring climate accord adopted likelihood exceeding short period rising since scientist estimating chance revising last year even one year warming dire impact killing many world coral reef shrinking arctic sea ice cover term longterm average average global temperature warmer preindustrial average loss damage associated exacerbated climate change already occurring likely irreversible foreseeable future said maxx dilley deputy director climate wmo world leader pledged paris agreement prevent crossing longterm threshold measured multidecadal average far fallen short cutting climatewarming emission today activity current policy world track warm end century important remember hit lack sciencebased emission policy mean suffer worsening impact approach c every increment warming thereafter said kim cobb climate scientist georgia institute technology,1
new finding based several year analysis underscore growing burden mosquitoborne viral disease also called breakbone fever severe pain causethere yet approved vaccine specific drug treat dengue normally fatal land many victim hospitalresearchers university oxford wellcome trust presented result along detailed map dengue distribution journal naturetheir new figure includes million severe case approximately million mild asymptomatic episode compare who recent estimate overall infection million yearthe high number relatively mild case offer little cause comfort since suggests reservoir disease far larger expectedwhat dengue disease hit people get mildly first time likely serious episode bitten infected mosquitothe asymptomatic patient term future burden disease important contributor said jeremy farrar director oxford university tropical disease research unit vietnamspread aedes aegypti mosquito dengue grown rapidly along urbanization globalization thrives tropical megacities easily spread good containing small puddle water used tiresclimate change also making part planet habitable denguespreading mosquitoas result half world population exposed disease mostly developing world also part southern europe southern united statesmadeira outbreaklast year europe experienced first sustained transmission dengue fever since around people infected portuguese archipelago madeirafarrar said outbreak likely future since mosquito already present southern europe increasing number people travelling dengueinfected areasthe researcher estimated percent world serious dengue case asia india alone accounting percent total america mainly brazil mexico made percent africa dengue burden nearly largethe prevalence disease africa worrying since dengue generally seen major problem continent research team said impact disease africa masked symptomatically similar illness malariahopes effective dengue vaccine suffered setback last year experimental shot sanofi proved far le effective hoped midstage clinical trial thailandfurther large trial sanofi vaccine advanced development still continuing scientist given hope may yet role playa number experimental vaccine also development although much earlier stage,1
european union put climate change heart broad new energy policy wednesday moved boost renewable fuel cut consumption curb dependence foreign supplier oil gas oil import hit latest energy dispute involving russia brussels laid vision common energy policy nation bloc proposal including recommendation scale back dominance energy company energy heart eu since born european coal steel community half century ago policy remains largely hand national government climate change among gravest environmental social economic challenge facing mankind already happening commission said statement website urgent action needed limit climate change manageable level prevent serious physical economic damage statement said week dispute russia belarus hit oil export several eu nation also highlighted bloc vulnerability foreign producer fuel fight global warming featured strongly plan announced commission also require approval eu government eu executive called nation eu cut emission greenhouse gas least percent compared level go beyond existing target eight percent cut emission level period adopted member eu enlargement several country already struggling meet brussels also challenged developed nation around world including eu cut emission percent eu repeatedly said united state world biggest polluter major economy join make fight climate change successful environmentalist criticised commission setting internal target one seek world whole commission report said shutting nuclear reactor make cutting greenhouse gas emission harder germany govermnent phasing nuclear power production country although chancellor angela merkel suggested plan might reconsidered commission also proposed percent eu power come renewable source wind compare existing target percent bloc likely miss new plan also say biofuels account minimum percent fuel used vehicle one sensitive item european commission president jose manuel barroso said brussels favoured splitting generation distribution business power company best way inject competition sector given german french opposition idea would big consequence dominant power group commission would offer second option utility handing management grid business retaining ownership however country agree splitoff proposal would face intrusive regulation eu source said,1
soaring food energy price global financial crisis greece debt woe oneoff event according environmental business consultant paul gilding belief mere ripple major crisis hit world gilding author new book great disruption simple message left late avoid serious impact climate change ecological damage trying drive global economic growth far beyond system resource capacity consequence risk environmental crash triggering sudden collapse global economy need ready respond ensuing social economic hurricane say thought financial situation crisis thought climate change cultural economic political challenge hold ride writes gilding former head greenpeace international witness humanity deal biggest crisis ever something shake core end economic growth added yearold australian activist arrested five time protest frustration mainstream environmental movement struggling get message heard gilding founded consultancy went advise business bhp billiton dupont sustainability scientific study indicates reaching limit driving growth argues spiking oil food price seen followed financial crisis partly driven desperate bid drive growth canary mine cite modelling group scientist global footprint network showing already running global economy percent capacity plan run faster harder population soar hit wall collective denial climate change resource pressure impact u lift properly feel wallet add respond climate change sustainability even clear risk wiping percent diversity life earth respond threat economy lifestyle see series ecological social economic shock driven climate change including extreme weather melting polar region agricultural output change boosting price financial market see big drop resulting economic political crisis massive scale last decade basic model broken really got economy growing significant rate west developing country oil price would absolutely spike oil price spike food price spike would undermine economic growth said gilding think well another major financial crisis within year added speaking phone home island tasmania recently returning overseas tour promote book greece could trigger wasnt time could next time added know recent political event including arab spring also clearly linked jump food price say clearly connection food price spiking egypt tunisia leading political unrest leveraged arab spring movement higher food price linked failure russia wheat harvest due extreme climate gilding argues u midwest grain belt could caused bigger catastrophe wheat market doesnt rule spectacular breakthrough technology belief realistically late stop crisis supposed gilding say stark view late avoid crisis first caused despair recall breaking sobbing presentation issue business audience new york despite turmoil geopolitical strife say could face optimistic humanity quickly respond wake scale threat cite mobilization much world world war two even strongly world leader responded comparatively minor hiccup global financial crisis author see massive industrial economic shift contain climate change including eliminating net co emission within year percent cut first five year among series measure foresees closure dirty coal power plant within five year building huge wind solar farm suggests half world aircraft might stranded cut emission interestingly highlight china despite soaring emission already becoming something model fight climate change investing green technology missed industrial revolution missed technology revolution going miss energy revolution said gilding see post crisis world one big oil may die great opportunity innovative company though say well ditch attachment growthfocused consumerdriven global economy despite painful transition think spinoffs ultimately positive potential u lead resilient lifestyle including greater income equality working fewer hour,1
turning sunday british science fiction writer visionary sir arthur clarke three birthday wish et call man kick oil habit peace adoptive sri lanka marking th orbit sun prolific author theorist one first suggest use satellite orbiting earth communication would like remembered foremost writer predicts commercial space travel one day commonplace may allowed three wish would like see evidence extraterrestrial life ive always believed alone universe still waiting et call u give u kind sign said video posted web site wwwyoutubecom secondly would like see u kick current addiction oil adopt clean energy source added climate change added new sense urgency cant allow coal oil slowly bake planet thirdly turn sri lanka lived past year written many book received indian ocean island nation top civilian honour contribution science technology commitment adopted country ive living sri lanka year half time ive sad witness bitter conflict divide adopted country dearly wish see lasting peace established sri lanka soon possible clarke said around people killed since amid civil war state tamil tiger guerrilla continues rage well people killed since early last year alone neardaily land sea battle bombing air raid born england clarke first came island scuba diving said became resident fell love place forecast man would reach moon year idea expert dismissed rubbish neil armstrong landed united state said clarke provided essential intellectual drive led u moon written book including space odyssey short story article say mind continues roam universe much young space cadet despite fact wheelchairbound golden age space beginning said next year thousand people travel earth orbit moon beyond space travel space tourism one day become almost commonplace flying exotic destination planet,1
risk pilgrim suffering lifethreatening heat stroke could rise fivefold global warming degree celsius degree fahrenheit preindustrial time found study journal environmental research letter increase le ambitious goal paris agreement probability becomes time higher said climate analytics berlinbased thinktank region already susceptible dangerous heat level found even best case scenario temperature go degree celsius pilgrim would still threat said fahad saeed lead author study compromise essence religion saeed regional lead scientist climate analytics told thomson reuters foundation world already heated currently track warming century emission continue rise hajj onceinalifetime duty every ablebodied muslim afford involves several outdoor activity including praying outside walking one religious site another day risk heat stroke stem rising temperature humidity prevents sweat evaporating quickly making harder cool guard coronavirus pilgrim visiting main site july year temperature f climate analytics found july august september october deadliest combination heat humidity month hajj follows islamic lunar calendar set fall next decade saudi general authority meteorology environmental protection immediately respond request comment saudi authority tackling heat threat national hajj extreme heat strategy pledging air conditioning fan indoor place adequate water heat illness made hospital admission hajj allowing pilgrim attend last year hajj expanded year citizen resident aged fully vaccinated recovered virus suffer chronic disease ministry health announced provided misting fan across religious site nearby hospital would equipped hour heat exhaustion unit limiting number decrease risk spreading covid also barred risk heat stroke fewer pilgrim mean cooling unit work effectively lower number year normal year hajj brings million people confined place risk would higher said saeed study author said muslim country consider actively working curb climatechanging emission paris agreement order avoid profound risk one central element faith climate action could save heritage saeed said,1
connection failed gieler mayor small village ahr valley lush winemaking region western germany became epicentre devastating flood last month five minute road mother could help trapped top floor house wife child gentle brook played boy turned foot raging river roared past secondfloor window side carrying rooftop whole camper van river swallowed gielers entire childhood home july night ground stood mother body found mile downriver day later never felt small powerless said one recent afternoon gazing empty space opposite bank river rebuild rebuild differently said completely rethink live environment three week megaflood killed people cut wide path destruction western germany people valley still shock grief desperation fear next heavy rainfall anger politician heed urgent warning day german prosecutor opened investigation two official region suspicion negligent homicide amid cacophony recrimination also something else sense humility face calamity one thought possible disaster brought home realisation climate change already even rich country germany living effect forced painful recognition flooding made worse many bad decision decade even century turned ahr valley death trap always flood never like said guido nisius local politician sum mistake caused catastrophic dimension nisius see evidence every day life south rech near nrburgring germany famous carracing ring built expense waterretention reservoir planned devastating flood derailed world war time strapped local politician faced tradeoff build reservoir floodprotection measure build racing ring would put unemployed local work two year give one germany poorest region nationwide attraction tied one promising innovation time automobile question water reservoir would helped u today said wolfgang bchs biologist grew region written geography vegetation ahr valley economics way trumping argument bchs said point monoculture spruce tree dotted around mountain side first planted th century grow faster produce wood native oak birch tree shallow root bind earth together well day absorb water dead dying bark beetle plague caused warmer summer field sweet corn cultivated cheap animal feed retain much le water grassland vineyard planted vertically rather horizontally make easier work productive design give rainwater clear path valley road building encroached river sealing ground natural flood plain way river taken back took said bchs whose sister lost job pharmacy worked destroyed flood past sin coming back haunt u bigger lesson flood said german long lived illusion catastrophic consequence climate change would felt elsewhere help explain urgent warning meteorologist day flood taken seriously regional local politician many resident failure imagination said andreas solheid doctor member fire brigade duty two week straight flood hit simply could imagine thought happens country see something like news every week change channel forget like german solheid never doubted climate change real humanmade track carbon footprint parent solar panel roof flood disabused many others notion small fix rather fundamental change enough said limit learn adapt always flood ahr valley number increased high water although one died called extreme weather frequently said solheid served fire brigade year none historic flood destructive one rech alone house washed away six others badly damaged torn bridge hundred year old withstood past flood destroyed train track running along edge vineyard behind village ripped old enough remember world war ii collapsed building house facade ripped mountain rubble conjure past trauma look like said gnter prybyla spent five day buried rubble bombedout basement year old war without bomb nature hitting back something almost biblical situation said adolf schreiner winemaker rech drought pandemic flood family making wine valley four generation never water make home set back river incline time barrel wine tank submerged onethird vine destroyed may never replanted schreiner took philosophical view maybe step back would bad said washed mud hundred wine bottle submerged flooded basement u live excess gieler mayor rech determined mother death destruction must vain need build back way sustainable said want connect village greener district heating grid seemed prohibitively expensive required many mile worth new plumbing road sewer destroyed plumbing need rebuilt anyway want electrify train line lie ruin want rethink give space river dont know rebuild house vineyard destroyed said wont easy admitted eighty percent village life wine need help said money expertise said new york time company,1
environmental protection agency proposal one significant environmental rule proposed united state could transform power sector relies coal nearly percent electricitygina mccarthy administrator environmental protection agency said monday u amount carbon dioxide proposal would reduce plan would double carbon pollution entire power sector state flexible mean achieve ambitious attainable target regardless current energy mix state rely heavily coalfired power plant thought toughest task aheadthe flexibility clean power plan affords state choice lead healthier future choice level playing field keep option table mccarthy said remark prepared delivery mondaythe plan come preemptive attack business group many republican lawmaker well democrat coalheavy state like west virginiabut plan looked le restrictive feared target arguably easier reach carbon emission already fallen percent baseline level partly due retirement coal plant favor cleanerburning natural gasthe national association manufacturer argued plan hurt american competitivenessthe plan give state several way achieve emission target include improving power plant heat rate using natural gas plant replace coal plant ramping zerocarbon energy solar increasing energy efficiency said source briefed proposalstates also option use measure carbon capandtrade system way meet goalsshare price major u coal producer like arch coal acin peabody energy btun alpha natural resource anrn mixed monday already near multiyear lowsa legacy issuemondays rule cap month outreach epa white house official array interest groupsthe country roughly power plant account nearly percent u carbon emission face limit carbon pollution first timeclimate change legacy issue obama struggled make headway foreign domestic policy goal since reelectionbut major hurdle remain epa rule expected stir legal challenge whether agency overstepped authority public comment period follows rule releaselast week u chamber commerce warned rule could cost consumer billion electricity crimp economy billion yearthat assessment keyed stringent proposal natural resource defense council influential environmental group nrdc proposed cutting emission least percent baseline national association manufacturer also argued monday plan hurt american competitivenessmccarthy noted monday regulation could yield billion dollar climate health benefitsfrom public health perspective soot smog reduction would also achieved plan would translate health benefit ever dollar invested plan saidthe epa estimate reducing exposure particle pollution ozone could prevent asthma attack child many heart attack among impactsglobal reachthe rule finalized expected impact extends far beyond united statesthe failure pas cap trade legislation obamas first term raised question united state would meet commitment president made reduce u greenhouse gas emission roughly percent compared levelsthe new epa cap meant answer questionsthey could also give washington legitimacy international talk next year develop framework fighting climate change united state eager emerging industrial economy china india reduce emission tooi fully expect action united state spur others taking concrete action un climate chief christiana figueres said statement sundaychinese indian negotiator often argued united state need make significant emission reduction historical contribution climate changeobama hold conference call pm et monday public health group hosted american lung association,1
lobbying nobel peace prize may backfire key nobel official said tuesday geir lundestad director norwegian nobel institute said hard enough decide winner million prize without letterwriting campaign phone call visit lobbying effort winner prize announced oslo friday nearrecord field nominee every year two three campaign supporter candidate flood u letter support lundestad secretary secretive fivemember norwegian nobel committee award prize told reuters two three year well lundestad said nobel institute campaign dont pay may counterproductive said lundestad one six people know identity year laureate gave nothing away declined identify lobbying effort said hoped record letter behalf candidate stand forever person never lundestad recommended anyone sending nomination explain candidate win letter two page supporting material needed im sure example campaign succeeded year history said mentioned campaign german pacifist poet carl von ossietsky whose prize slap hitler lundestad said lobbying impact selection laureate nominee might blame said campaign triggered negative psychological response nonetheless send information every day call phone chance take particular liking lundestad said acknowledged sometimes visiting norway boosted candidate profile committee said laureate never visited country committee reveal nominee though people make nomination publish choice virtually serious nomination said list announced candidate year include former u vice president al gore work raise awareness climate change canadian inuit activist sheila wattcloutier told warming planet affecting arctic people lundestad would drawn likelihood known candidate carrying accolade list mystifying said list almost possible winner online bookmaker paddypowercom list tuesday put gore favourite ahead poland irena sendler saved jewish child holocaust world war two finland former president martti ahtisaari third place lundestad said committee feel urgency giving prize chinese dissident even though said speech committee speak lack democracy china sooner rather later way done prizein dalai lamathe old men beijing become furious said always question finding good candidate simply take principle throw prize,1
effort inched forward past decade meeting target viewed key protecting climate human health require far greater political funding said new report annual assessment sustainable development goal sdg cover energy access projected million people remain without electricity billion people still lack clean way cooking shock caused covid reversed recent progress towards universal access electricity clean cooking slowed vital improvement energy efficiency even renewables showed encouraging resilience said fatih birol executive director international energy agency iea reason tough task providing world poorest community modern electricity cooking fuel needed curb harmful pollution climate change need done overcome problem effort lagging providing access electric power share world population access electricity rose percent latest year data available number people still electric power dropped steadily million rate progress electrification slowed since report said mainly complexity reaching poorer community rural area especially subsaharan africa effect covid pandemic jem porcaro head energy access sustainable energy seforall international body work achieve sdg said renewable energy provider developing country largely managed ride economic woe pandemic thanks relief funding donor supply chain offgrid solar equipment disrupted poorer family struggled afford new home system pay bill noted report produced jointly iea international renewable energy agency un statistic division world bank world health organization said pandemic impact income meant basic energy service longer affordable nearly million people asia africa porcaro told thomson reuters foundation getting electricity remote conflictaffected community place sahel central africa would easy said effort likely ramped tackle problem next couple year general recognition among development partner need make concerted effort focus difficult immature market one increasingly home underserved people many people still cook polluting fuel share global population access clean cooking fuel technology include electricity gas solar rose percent percent decade earlier population growth outpacing many gain especially subsaharan africa report warned improvement asia driven fall number people globally cooking dirty fuel charcoal coal crop waste dung kerosene wood billion people billion deficit subsaharan africa nearly doubled since report noted calling joinedup approach across government sharing lesson new estimate indicate million death cause including heart disease stroke pneumonia lung disease cancer attributed household air pollution burden falling mainly woman poor nation seforalls porcaro said greater political recognition global level urgent need promote clean cooking remains low priority many developing country responsibility fragmented across ministry must treated key part energy policy backed development viable commercial market rather seen solely health issue case far added international community stepping fund clean energy report show porcaro described worrying trend declining international public finance clean energy developing country began even fiscal squeeze pandemic finance fell second year row billion despite immense need percent drop average le half peak billion east southeast asia felt pinch organisation warning pandemic could dent funding although private sector finance renewable energy investment public funding remains key attract private money reducing risk helping create stable market iea chief birol noted russia invasion ukraine triggered global energy crisis year driving huge price spike causing severe impact developing economy many economy already dire financial strait result covid crisis overcoming difficulty get track sustainable development goal require massive innovative financial solution international community added statement,1
repeat violence selfdestructive always nothing gained violence much lost pope said sunday address second time many day pope visited united state barrack obama president spoke violence washington dc dozen people charged following storming capitol wednesday fbi asking public help identify participant given proliferation image riot internet five people died included police officer appeal authority country entire population maintain lofty sense responsibility order calm thing promote national reconciliation protect democratic value rooted american society francis said said wanted send affectionate greeting american whose country shaken recent siege congress francis also said praying died american would keep alive culture encounter culture caring master way build together common good advance excerpt saturday television interview aired sunday night francis said important understand gone wrong learn fringe group well inserted society sooner later commit sort violence said television interview francis rocky relationship trump visited vatican disagreeing spate issue including immigration climate change,1
trump white house news conference said failed basic duty must held accountable said group promoted china disinformation virus likely led wider outbreak virus otherwise would occurred united state biggest overall donor genevabased contributing million roughly budget hold funding expected trump increasingly critical organisation global health crisis continued reacted angrily criticism administration response decision drew immediate condemnation american medical association president dr patrice harris called dangerous step wrong direction make defeating covid easier urged trump reconsider democratic representative nita lowey head u house representative committee set government spending said trump making mistake coronavirus defeated united state defeated every conceivable location throughout world said statement republican president recently accused lenient china earliest day crisis despite praised china january response transparency trump made frequent use scapegoat short political career often lash medium democrat feel attacked pressure trump said failed investigate credible report source china wuhan province conflicted beijing account coronavirus spread parroted publicly endorsed idea human human transmission happening done job get medical expert china objectively ass situation ground call china lack transparency outbreak could contained little death trump said trump said u review likely take day illness death economic chaos u death toll covid highly contagious respiratory illness caused virus topped tuesday known u infection according running reuters tally million american lost job u economy crippled citizen stayed home business closed casting shadow trump hope reelected november world health organisation un specialised agency independent international body work united nation un secretarygeneral antonio guterres said tuesday time reduce resource world health organisation time unity international community work together solidarity stop virus shattering consequence said dr amesh adalja senior scholar john hopkins university center health security said make mistake may need reform work need take place current crisis passed middle pandemic type thing said adalja said collect information virus active every county world united state need help guide decision open border appealing billion fund operation pandemic agency need resource ever lead global response disease trump said washington would discus global health partner million dollar would normally go said united state would continue engage organisation trump long questioned value united nation scorned importance multilateralism focus america first agenda since taking office trump quit un human right council un cultural agency unesco global accord tackle climate change iran nuclear deal who biennium budget united state required pay million known assessed contribution appropriated congress also made million voluntary contribution tied specific programme voluntary u funding used address health issue polio eradication vaccine combat hiv hepatitis tuberculosis health woman newborn child,1
nation meet indonesian island bali monday build fragile understanding fight global warming need expanded nation deal first round emission cut developed nation kyoto protocol world first legally binding agreement reducing greenhouse gas cause climate change expires timeline climate changerelated meeting event year helped build momentum dec talk bali feb paris first four report year un climate panel concludes mankind likely blame global warming subsequent panel report highlight risk extreme weather event flood drought heatwaves poor nation would bear brunt warmer world cost even stringent scenario dramatically curb emission meant loss global gdp le percent july new york london sydney tokyo shanghai rio de janeiro johannesburg hamburg former u vice president al gore organises live earth global climate change benefit involving hour music across seven continent beamed estimated two billion people sept montreal canada host week talk quickly eliminate hydrochlorofluorocarbon hcfc th meeting signatory montreal protocol chemical powerful greenhouse gas harm ozone layer protects earth ultraviolet radiation united state say faster phaseout hcfc would twice effective kyoto protocol fighting climate change sept new york un secretarygeneral ban kimoon convenes oneday conference top official country build momentum bali ban say world leader showed major political commitment forge pact climate change kyoto protocol run sept washington u president george bush hold first major climate change meeting inviting biggest greenhouse gas emitter twoday conference bush refused ratify kyoto stress new environmental technology voluntary measure tackle issue oct oslo un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc al gore star oscarwinning climate film inconvenient truth jointwinners nobel peace prize effort build disseminate greater knowledge manmade climate change lay foundation measure needed counteract change nov bonn industrialized nation signed united nation framework convention climate change submit detailed emission data climate expert ass data show total greenhouse gas emission rose near alltime high nov singapore member association south east asian nation asean six attendee australia china india japan south korea new zealand pledge collective action combat climate change singapore declaration set target curb emission source reuters united nation framework convention climate change,1
big polluting country must aggressively cut greenhouse gas listen idea small nation reverse global warming activist leftwing leader concluded thursday meeting billed alternative failed copenhagen summit gathering bolivia cochabamba region meant give voice country environmental group said excluded active role copenhagen summit december world leader negotiated behind closed door activist say big industrial power sabotaged copenhagen summit agreeing major cut greenhouse gas emission insist next big climate change meeting mexico december must include voice cochabamba summit called leading industrial nation cut emission percent much ambitious goal pledge cut percent percent copenhagen accord developed country meeting head state mexico december theyve got listen people take decision better life bolivian president evo morale told summit earlier summit morale drew controversy said eating chicken fed hormone cause sexual deviation men european men lose hair eat genetically modified food capitalism genetically modified food global warming target world people conference climate change right mother earth drew environmentalist representative government representative indigenous group world took part meeting small village tiquipaya free included concert theater handicraft market artist painting mural small country could back resolution bolivia venezuela cuba nicaragua ecuador belong leftist group latin american country well sudan saudi arabia strong critic copenhagen accord climate change crisis created north effect overwhelmingly lived south acknowledge simple fact justice decency mean southern country longer begging aid said canadian author naomi klein klein prominent activist global warming said cochabamba could help cement alliance among nation already suffering effect climate change thats much empowered position call lot unity developing country said cochabamba meeting resolved international tribunal created hold blame global warming accountable also called global referendum climate change creation fund help affected nation cope global warming resolution binding country social organization took part summit pledged drum support ahead december united nation summit climate change cancun mexico alicia barcena top un representative meeting told reporter tuesday time organization admit excluded grassroots group copenhagen summit pessimistic cancun rio goal dont think cancun solve problem said late last year un general assembly passed resolution agreeing hold rio earth summit sustainable development rio de janeiro,1
latest report un intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc say effect warming felt everywhere fuelling potential food shortage natural disaster raising risk war world many case illprepared risk changing climate ipcc said monday final text report agreed warming increased chance harsh widespread impact could surprising irreversible added report project global warming may cut world economic output percent year mean temperature rise degree celsius fahrenheit estimate many country say low coming decade climate change mostly negative impact said michel jarraud secretarygeneral world meteorological organization wmo citing city ecosystem water supply among area risk poor vulnerable affected added ipcc set wmo united nation environment programme risk emphasis report emphasizes risk portrays cut greenhouse gas emission insurance policy planet climate change really challenge managing risk christopher field cochair ipcc group preparing report told reuters release monday risk range death disrupted livelihood lowlying coastal zone small island due storm surge coastal flooding sealevel rise report said immediate action needed say report follows warning human probably responsible global warming thought cause drought colder weather rising sea level unless act dramatically quickly science tell u climate way life literally jeopardy u secretary state john kerry said statement denial science malpractice still many government pleaded greater scientific certainty making billiondollar investment everything flood barrier renewable energy say cant afford act waiting truly unaffordable cost inaction catastrophic kerry said global warming worsen health threat damage crop yield bring flood report say could also deepen poverty worsen economic shock heart conflict report second fourpart ipcc series meant guide government promised agree pact slow climate change first september raised least percent probability global warming manmade percent panel credibility face scrutiny one report exaggerated melt himalayan glacier review said error undermine key finding climate scientist say certain ever mankind main culprit behind global warming warned impact greenhouse gas emission would linger century report pull together work hundred scientist skeptic emboldened fact temperature risen slowly recently despite rising emission one author professor richard tol sussex university england pulled writing team last week saying thought report alarmist united nation urged government step work deal fight climate change report requires request everyone accelerate scale effort towards low carbon world manage risk climate change united nation climate chief christiana figueres said statement,1
barack obama said tuesday united state would engage vigorously climate change talk president pledged work reduce emission sharply despite financial crisis democratic presidentelect regularly criticized bush administration attitude toward global warming reiterated plan start cap trade system limit carbon dioxide co emission big industry establish strong annual target set u course reduce emission level reduce additional percent said video address global warming summit california attended u governor representative nation presidency mark new chapter america leadership climate change strengthen security create million new job process said obama said would attend unsponsored climate talk poland december president george bush still office sent message international delegate spent year battling bush representative target reduce greenhouse gas emission halt global warming take office sure united state engage vigorously negotiation help lead world toward new era global cooperation climate change obama said presidentelect said asked member u congress would present poland report back european nation pushed united state year show leadership climate change china india developing nation whose emission outpacing developed world follow suit painful action though obamas remark reiteration campaign promise timing signaled commitment potentially painful environmental objective despite teetering auto industry financial crisis california gov arnold schwarzenegger hosted conference praised obamas climate goal schwarzenegger backed republican john mccain nov election new administration much interested adopting kind regulation adopted california schwarzenegger said noting state landmark law cap greenhouse gas emission obama promised white house campaign create emission trading system similar european union set limit amount co factory emit let company trade permit allow pollute system known cap trade presidentelect said plan invest billion every year solar power wind power renewable fuel would reduce u dependence foreign oil improve national security helping planet also help u transform industry steer country economic crisis said citing frequently mentioned estimate million job could created green environmentrelated industry environmentalist welcomed approach saw significance timing word world leader gather coming week poland negotiate pathway climate crisis eye world upon america newfound resolve rejoin global effort national wildlife federation president larry schweiger said statement today call action global warming presidentelect obama kicked gear change motion,0
manila wed jun bdnews comreuters climate change impact lower crop production severe effect asia broader climate pact negotiated year crucial minimising effect un official said wednesday developed nation intense pressure agree deep cut greenhouse gas emission try seal agreement end year replace kyoto protocol climate change impact overwhelmingly severe asia eric hall spokesman united nation climate change secretariat told forum asian development bank manila exacerbate existing vulnerability potential throw country back poverty trap asia rapidly growing population already home half humanity large portion world poorest people hall said climate change started threatening development region could continue put agricultural production food security risk coastal city including bangkok jakarta manila shanghai increasingly vulnerable sealevel rise well flooding storm surge due unpredictable weather pattern said adb study released april showed southeast asian economy could lose much percent combined gross domestic product yearly twice global average loss due global warming country say developed nation using global financial crisis excuse cut back emission reduction commitment money spent junk food reforest entire equatorial belt said rachmat witoelar minister state environment indonesia participant adb forum climate change headquarters think nation afford set aside climate concern one might say sequence first get financial crisis control turn issue regarding climate said vinod thomas world bank luxury doesnt exist anymore big question financing would whether addition fund talking money going fiscal expansion would salutary effect climate crisis financial technological resource needed aid developing country adopting climate mitigation measure estimated reach billion year according united nation far certain nation agree funding mechanism raise managed large annual sum,1
country state machinery typically move slowly environment ministry prime minister narendra modi slashed average time taken grant clearance day day said two government source direct knowledge matter standardising process taking decision swiftly said one official want named citing government policy know basic issue merely taking time approval mean much environment ministry respond request comment push appears similar u president donald trump effort speed infrastructure approval administration said want environmental review major project take longer month instead year india industrial sector grew percent last year growth slowed percent year ago speedier approval come bigticket infrastructure project face delay including proposed billion delhimumbai industrial corridor japanbacked billion bullet train tribal woman gather protest proposed power plant pedaveedu village gurrambodu thanda telangana jun reuters loss job slowing growth could hurt modi seek second term tribal woman gather protest proposed power plant pedaveedu village gurrambodu thanda telangana jun reuters environmental group greenpeace say india construction sector coalfired power plant major contributor rising level particulate matter air world health organisation say india home world polluted city pm index measure concentration particulate matter micron diameter le air hit capital new delhi last week highest measure monitoring device coarse particulate matter mostly dust attache toxic material emission level considered hazardous people advised remain indoors government halted construction activity capital nearby city ease pollution friday afternoon although still considered unhealthy way last ten year government allowed power plant come periphery delhi surrounding region major contributor pollution said sunil dahiya senior campaigner greenpeace tribal protest project across country cleared environment ministry year include three new thermal power plant carbon black manufacturing facility two cement plant expansion four coal mine according government data faster clearance certainly compromise quality evaluation said srestha banerjee programme manager private centre science environment standardising term reference various sector government tried reduce time environment clearance process bad step order reduce time exempted public hearing important sector extremely problematic india village smaller town protest mounting rapid industrialisation environmental damage villager gather protest proposed power plant pedaveedu village krishna thanda southern indian state telangana jun reuters lambada tribe southern state telangana opposing megawatt coalfired power plant near village pedaveedu environment ministry cleared day year environmentalist say usually take least six month clear project villager gather protest proposed power plant pedaveedu village krishna thanda southern indian state telangana jun reuters environment ministry respond question time taken approval wont let power plant constructed said mudavath vui year old lambada woman dressed bright blue embroidered top clinking bell coin colourful bead around neck seen husband die cancer dont want plant increase suffering community form major chunk population three village around proposed site power plant built privately held mg power project also opposing two large cement plant area accuse triggering respiratory problem group lambada villager frequently gather around pedaveedu shout slogan power plant activist said plan intensify protest mg power plant construction start mg official said company yet firm plan starting construction protest villager local tribesman also erupted vedanta copper smelter southern state tamil nadu activist killed protest last month bauxite mine state odisha fixed timeframe securing faster environment clearance become crucial business struggled overcome chaotic implementation nationwide sale tax last year year environment ministry cleared percent total project within day compared percent period year ago government data showed number project cleared jumped percent first five month year compared period year ago gujarat agrochem pvt ltd insecticide chemical herbicide manufacturer western state gujarat secured approval april expand plant submitting proposal januaryend speed surprised company regional head sunish nair told reuters earlier decade company wait two year get goahead build herbicide plant gujarat time approval came project estimated cost jumped percent demand particular product waned nair said seems adhering fixed timeframe nair said welcoming faster clearance process current government pedaveedu however fast clearance led even entrenched opposition pour kerosene onto die let power plant set said koteshwar rao resident vicepresident jana chaitanya society local activist group,1
singapore tue feb bdnews comreuters weekend bushfires australia killed people climate change wakeup call public politician window future expert said tuesday death toll still growing nation deadliest fire analyst say sheer scale tragedy might prompt industry backoff call weaken government emission target delay carbontrading scheme set bushfires might suck oxygen debate think public awareness focused climate change knew scientist predicted weve actually seen action said matthew clarke deakin university melbourne may difficult want weaker carbon reduction scheme target want see delayed put argument public sphere atmosphere might hostile argument said clarke associate professor school international political study fire tore community outskirt melbourne fuelled heatwave condition strong wind melbourne temperature saturday hit degree celsius record city australian government released policy document white paper december outlining plan carbon trading part strategy fight climate change scheme government set target cut carbon emission percent level percent global agreement end year broader pact fight climate change green citing fire severe flooding northern australia calling tougher target green two independent hold balance power senate government prime minister kevin rudd expected face tough time getting emission trading legislation passed upper house later year big agenda industry particularly big coalfired power generation firm say trading scheme costly liquefied natural gas industry earns billion dollar export said scheme could force move offshore climate change big agenda considered space would irresponsible find cover climate change argument bushfires heather ridout chief executive australian industry group told reuters statement analyst say fire predictable climate scientist warning year australia vulnerability rising temperature declining rainfall across much nation south would compare current bushfire event one ghost dickens christmas carol visit scrooge showed future would like didnt change way said professor barry brook director research institute climate change sustainability university adelaide government taking international leadership role listening ghost whispering ear saying future said brook called emission cut target percent global climate agreement real danger white paper percent target percent target thats green advocating changing international negotiating target make hard possible also risk investor government kept changing target financial climate shock fundamental flaw policy white paper political compromise clear plan political compromise blown wind depending shock come along said leading climate change policy analyst warwick mckibbin important clear transparent plan build constituency clarity future something come along policy doesnt fall said mckibbin executive director centre applied macroeconomic analysis canberra,1
yet nascent effort took new urgency germany said wednesday evidence chancellor angela merkels mobile phone monitored face uphill battle marketing gimmick would work german surf website hosted server abroad social network facebook search engine google according interview six telecom internet expert deutsche telekom could also trouble getting rival broadband group board wary sharing network information fundamentally initiative run counter internet work today global traffic passed network network free paidfor agreement thought national border country wall could lead troubling balkanisation internet crippling openness efficiency made web source economic growth said dan kaminsky u security researcher control internet traffic commonly seen country china iran government seek limit content people access erecting firewall blocking facebook twitter internationally without precedent internet traffic developed country bypass server another country said torsten gerpott professor business telecom university duisburgessenthe push deutsche telekom laudable also public relation movedeutsche telekom percent owned government received backing project telecom regulator potentially giving customer option august company also launched service dubbed email made germany encrypts email sends traffic exclusively domestic server bugging government snooping sensitive subject germany among strictest privacy law world since dredge memory eavesdropping stasi secret police former east germany merkel grew issue dominated discussion european summit thursday prompting merkel demand u strike nospying agreement berlin paris end year row fester telecom internet expert said rhetoric exceeded practical change could expected deutsche telekoms project percent germany internet traffic already stay within border said klaus landefeld board member nonprofit organization run decix internet exchange point frankfurt others pointed deutsche telekoms preference paid internet network carrying traffic end user instead peering agreement cost clashed goal keep traffic within germany cheaper free german traffic go london amsterdam intercepted foreign spy thomas kremer executive charge data privacy legal affair german operator said group needed sign connection agreement three additional operator make national routing possible case one could think legislative solution said long sender receiver schengen area germany traffic longer routed country kremer said referring country passportfree zone europe spokesman telefonica germany said early discussion national routing group spokesman vodafone said evaluating implement deutsche telekom proposal although deutsche telekom positioning safe custodian user data track record privacy mixed affair dubbed telekomgate klaus trzeschan security manager group jailed three half year role monitoring phone call firm management supervisory board member well business reporter spokesman deutsche telekom said affair reason group worked hard privacy security issue recent year leading company industry come customer trust said data centre router switch direct traffic programmed data travel certain route popular online service built respect border web company often rely large data center power entire operation dont choose location based location customer factor availability cheap power cool climate highspeed broadband network example munich resident us facebook chat friend sitting kilometer mile away berlin traffic would go one company three massive data center km away oregon north carolina one near arctic circle swedish town lule european user profile necessarily stored swedish centre instead website different function game messaging wall post distributed among data center improve efficiency similarly email sent google gmail two german resident would probably routed one company three data center finland belgium ireland way change would germany require local hosting website drastic move according expert yet pushed german leader deutsche telekom declined say whether would lobby approach brazil president dilma rousseff angered report u spied brazilian pushing legislation would force google facebook internet company store locally gathered usergenerated data inside country one solution would european leader beef new dataprivacy law work almost two year greatly toughened version law backed european parliament monday still requires agreement member state france germany may succeed getting member state push ahead talk complete new data rule deutsche telekoms kremer said new law could help course customer need able use web service like anywhere world need make safer,0
number every child nearly cut half even world population increased billion people sharp decline childhood mortality reflects work government international aid group fight child poverty disease lethal poor child neonatal disorder pneumonia diarrhoea malaria research report show result also highly unbalanced place childrens health improved drastically others many still die early one lowtomiddleincome country account vast majority death young child lowered child mortality rate exception syria endured devastating civil war report released tuesday bill melinda gate foundation along research team institute health metric evaluation university washington led stephen lim institute senior director science engineering data reveal wide disparity outcome early child mortality across country within researcher project current rate progress continue nearly twothirds child poorest country still live district wont meet united nation development goal inequality progress still quite stunning bill gate said call reporter combining detailed survey data statistical model researcher able map child mortality much greater geographic detail previous estimate expert say reduced childhood mortality also marker healthier stable condition adult lawrence gostin professor global health law georgetown director world health organization centre global health law described health version canary coal mine mother lose fewer young child tend fewer child reducing risk death childbirth increasing ability improve economic prospect household said ashish jha physician harvard th chan school public health director harvard global health institute huge implication family said overwhelming majority child death preventable adequate nutrition water sanitation vaccine antibiotic save many life always matter money often cultural political roadblock malnutrition contributing factor nearly half death dean jamison professor emeritus global health university california san francisco cautioned assigning much precision estimate using measure success specific health policy bigpicture sense thing changed time place estimate like probably best said here look whats behind change five part world quarter global drop child mortality reflects progress india world secondmost populous country million fewer child died gain distributed evenly southern india experienced tremendous improvement thanks combination economic growth state policy child age die state northern india comparatively high rate child death closer look health statistic india point place look like eastern europe point place look like subsaharan africa jha said southern india wealthy theyve made massive investment woman girl education regional inequality especially pronounced nigeria child born district around lagos country largest city chance dying age thing different child country far north along border niger experience death rate higher nearly anywhere else world child die age divergent experience nigeria reflect trend expert say permeate map child mortality northern nigeria endured prolonged violence political instability displacing many resident theyre forced home community violence difficult access essential service need like health care get sick said christopher tidey spokesman unicef move implication food security northern nigeria part sahel belt also suffered drought food shortage part due climate change thailand contrast leader national equality among country surveyed district meet development goal child dying age thailand economy stronger neighbour also owes success investment health care focus primary care citizen thailand regional neighbour also made significant improvement vietnam particular relatively similar child mortality rate part country many southern african country reduction hiv death made difference south africa botswana saw largest reduction estimated child died hiv worldwide compared earthquake struck haiti big setback country childhood mortality rate worsened many factor lead child death infectious disease risk le food safe housing greater difficulty getting medical care li liu population health researcher john hopkins university baltimore said country experience opportunity scholar understand natural disaster influence public health global health limited experience understanding child mortality setting said continued progress early childhood mortality may depend health system also politics environmental stability country still struggling jha said worried experience northern nigeria might cautionary tale climate change may make access good nutrition harder part world could prompt violence said concerned progress going slow even reverse climate change go unabated still overall trend positive one new granular data could help government development group better focus resource address inequality within country long list thing kill kid large number jamison said item list addressed inexpensively new york time company,1
kompasu maximum sustained wind kilometre mile per hour absorbed remnant earlier cyclone making landfall philippine monday evening nearly people evacuated disaster agency said verifying information regional unit reported four people killed landslide northern benguet province five killed flash flood palawan island province country southwest authority conducting search rescue operation people missing mostly landslide philippine archipelago island hit storm typhoon annually bringing heavy rain trigger deadly landslide president rodrigo duterte monitoring government disaster response spokesperson harry roque said tuesday rescue personnel scene power water restoration road clearing ongoing added kompasu th tropical storm enter philippine expected leave territory tuesday state weather agency said,0
host angela merkel greeted obama idyllic alpine village kruen blue sky surrounded local traditional dress drinking beer eating white sausage pretzel german chancellor hoping secure commitment guest tackle global warming ahead major united nation climate summit paris december german agenda also foresees discussion global health issue ebola antibiotic tropical disease crisis ukraine greece seemed likely overshadow discussion schloss elmau luxury alpine hotel near austrian border european commission president jeanclaude juncker speaking start summit voiced exasperation greek prime minister alexis tsipras dismissed latest aidforreform proposal international creditor absurd athens running cash default debt move could end pushing euro zone fails reach deal european partner international monetary fund imf coming week juncker reaffirmed socalled grexit option considered said mean could pull rabbit hat prevent russian aggression obama said leader would discus global economy trade partnership standing russian aggression ukraine well threat violent extremism climate change merkel highlighted importance germanamerican relationship damaged recent year revelation u spying germany including bugging chancellor mobile phone message german people simple grateful friendship leadership said obama using traditional bavarian greeting gruess gott crowd gathered village square kruen stand together inseparable ally europe around world merkel alluded difference described united state friend essential partner british prime minister david cameron european council president donald tusk said hoped would present united front sanction toward russia eu leader agreed march sanction imposed russia intervention ukraine would stay minsk ceasefire agreement fully implemented effectively extending end year formal decision yet taken italian prime minister matteo renzi known sceptical sanction leftwing politician germany also called removed anyone want start discussion changing sanction regime could strengthening said tusk european monitor blamed recent upsurge violence eastern ukraine russianbacked separatist russian president vladimir putin frozen used moscow annexation crimea last year protest leader reporter shuttled summit site helicopter sunday morning hundred protester blocked main road schloss elmau saturday thousand antig protester marched nearby town garmischpartenkirchen sporadic clash police several marcher taken hospital injury violence minor compared previous summit germany deployed police around former winter olympic game venue foot germany highest mountain zugspitze another standby across border austria addition climate health issue leader britain canada france germany italy japan united state european union due discus islamist militant threat group islamic state boko haram leader nigeria tunisia iraq join later part outreach group nong country merkel likely work cut climate talk plaudit hosted meeting baltic coast convinced obamas predecessor george bush join leader pledging fight global warming time hollande host climate summit end year keen generate momentum bavaria facing resistance japan canada,1
people united state britain india see war terrorism top global challenge chinese worried climate change according poll commissioned king college london ipsos mori survey conducted eight country australia brazil china britain india saudi arabia south africa united state london university percent american polled chose war terrorism top issue world needed address china percent respondent cited issue called national security asked top two three challenge world today chinese named global warming climate change followed closely pollution war terrorism ranked highest also britain india well saudi arabia people polled south africa brazil chose least economy overwhelming choice national challenge american british eightytwo percent american polled chose economy one top issue facing government percent briton picked chinese surveyed worried overpopulation ageing well pollution australian british likely cite cancer one greatest challenge facing country one four people polled citing important issue south africa highest percentage people selected aid big challenge globally percent national level percent ipsosmori polled people year across eight country september,1
year kosi river tranquil stream flow gently ganges every year becomes raging torrent wreaking disaster everything path thats happened august monsoon rain kosi burst bank flooded half bihar wiping village farm displacing million people river notorious cataclysmic event expert say government prepared scenario taken preventive action reinforcing embankment removing silt river bed mother flood said pv unnikrishnan aid agency actionaid summing devastation kosi tributary mighty ganges flooded area roughly size belgium flood changed course river shifting km towards dry river channel last flowed year ago looked angry angry could nothing absolutely nothing said kashiram singh farmer kadam lal little boy grandfather would tell story terrifying flood unleashed kosi seen eye kosi called river sorrow acre land gone within minute said lal greyhaired farmer pointing swirling barrage muddy water powering lush green field poor planning kosis worst flooding year nature poor planning corruption government apathy contributed devastating flood left ten thousand villager relief camp many little food kosi first broke embankment intended contain aug breach km long hour later widened km expert say flood could avoided embankment nepal river mouth reinforced recommended engineer sent letter new delhi april urging measure taken flowing nepalese himalaya embankment maintained india agreement nepal kosis water began rise engineer faxed message bihar government desperately pleading emergency measure taken alleviate expected flooding nothing done half bihar one india poorest state covered water engineer might able plug gap december water flow decrease dry season river may never return former route extremely difficult job hand entire river flowing new route nitish mishra bihar disaster management minister told reuters people get away path india nepal built dam himalaya control kosis flow took seven year build dam km embankment jacket extremely turbulent river completed authority virtually forgot silt continued deposit river bed rose without anyone thinking dredging desilting said sunita narain climate change expert new delhi inevitable happened last month river flooded following heavy rain damage also economic bihar fifth largest producer rice india agriculture expert say take long time region recover impact flood much larger regional effect said bp singh president india grain exporter left mean earning living hundred farmer migrating western india search job dont choice stay watch said bespectacled kadam lal old join said men left village,1
dhaka aug bdnews compresident iajuddin ahmed monday highlighted huge challenge global warming posed bangladesh third country threat inundation due rising sealevels expert international conference climate change food security capital said better information could assist community facing threat land food scientist projected low lying land particularly coastal area world inundated owing rise sea level said iajuddin inauguration event therefore entire south asian coastal belt severely affected region face intense natural disaster form flood cyclone storm surge drought said iajuddin quoting world bank figure said percent bangladesh rice production could affected owing climate change un intergovernmental panel climate change also stated bangladesh may lose much onethird landmass due rise sea level dhaka university ohio state university world meteorological organisation unescap food agriculture oragnisation fao jointly organised sixday international symposium climate change food security held hotel sonargaon ratan lal soil science professor ohio state university said bangladesh particularly vulnerable climate change lowlying landmass around percent land metre sea level said wmo secretary general michel jarraud mentioning drought flood frost heat wave caused crop livestock loss stressed changing frequency event due climate change main concern south asia better information climate assist agricultural community making better decision said,1
forecaster urged oil industry summer stockpile supply away u gulf coast predict hit hurricaneforce wind potentially sending skyhigh gas price even higher according hazard model released wednesday almost certain going significant production disruption gulf mexico year thats good said storm tracker chuck watson really urging oil industry keep stock outside southeast high otherwise risk disrupting whole country storm impact energy company struggled month restore operation hurricane pummeled oil natural gas platform shut coastal refinery gulf mexico u gasoline price already record level year sixmonth hurricane season start june much atlantic gulf coastline face substantially higher normal risk hurricane strike result continuing warm ocean temperature expected la nina condition watson fellow storm tracker mark johnson said forecast watson founder kinetic analysis corp silver spring maryland johnson statistic professor university central florida collaborate hazard forecasting florida caribbean nation intergovernmental panel climate change data httphurricanemethazorg coastal county included analysis said carteret county north carolina highest probability getting hit hurricaneforce wind percent louisiana terrebonne parish followed second place percent florida atlantic coastal st lucie martin county third fourth place charleston county south carolina indian river county florida tied fifth sixty one u county percent greater chance getting hit hurricane force wind mph kph year compared six county average year watson said warm ocean temperature la nina effect driving increased hurricane activity part weather cycle old last ice age increased intensity duration individual storm recent year may influenced global warming theory said resolved within three four year current modeling technique la nina mean little girl spanish cooling ocean surface temperature equatorial pacific associated wind pattern allow hurricane flourish atlantic caribbean gulf mexico el nino little boy opposite effect tends discourage hurricane formation atlanticcaribbean region,1
iceberg twice size manhattan broke free greenland massive petermann glacier could speed march ice northern water scientist said wednesday second time le two year petermann glacier calved monstrous ice island unleashed another massive ice chunk sea latest break observed nasa aqua satellite pass north pole several time day noted trudy wohlleben canadian ice service time year always watching petermann glacier wohlleben said spawn big iceberg invade north atlantic shipping lane imperil oil platform grand bank newfoundland large piece iceberg caused damage said telephone nasa image showed iceberg calving breaking floating river ice called ice tongue part landanchored petermann glacier moving downstream along fjord greenland northwest coast rift ice identified monday crack evident tuesday satellite spied bigger gap glacier iceberg ice chunk downstream breaking nasa said online floating extension glacier breaking apart eric rignot nasa jet propulsion laboratory said statement collapse certainly significant event one difference event one present ice island broke upstream ice right fjord rocky side wall effectively damming glacier seaward movement piece much back may actually providing frictional force cork glacier piece broke much said andreas muenchow arctic oceanographer university delaware break accelerated petermann glacier movement toward sea percent percent muenchow said telephone current break could greater effect glacier movement coastal glacier like floating ice tongue tend block ice flow headed sea ice chunk break loose landbased glacier behind often move quickly muenchow said accelerated movement petermann glacier break noticeable dramatic said website icyseasorg movement huge amount ice open water immediate impact sea level since ice already part ice shelf attached land extended water melting ice cube glass water raise level water glass muenchow said climate change factor current state petermann glacier said glacier far back toward land since start industrial revolution year ago,1
trump republican democrat accused stoking racial division said american must condemn racism bigotry white supremacy day texas official said racial hatred possible motive killing people southern border city el paso yearold white man charged capital murder saturday shooting spree walmart store police el paso cited racist antiimmigrant manifesto posted online shortly shooting attributed suspect patrick crusius trump address accusation antiimmigrant racially charged comment contributed rise race tension call broad gun control measure sinister ideology must defeated said remark white house hate place america hatred warp mind ravage heart devours soul democrat long pushed stricter gun control quickly accused trump hiding behind talk mental health reform role social medium instead committing law aimed curbing gun violence united state need heal trump plan visit el paso wednesday mayor dee margo said monday former congressman el paso native beto orourke seeking democratic presidential nomination said trump stay away southwest texas border city president helped create hatred made saturday tragedy possible come el paso orourke tweeted monday need division need heal place several democrat vying face trump november presidential election likewise blamed attack texas citing rhetoric immigrant five democrat san diego monday annual conference unidosus biggest hispanic advocacy group united state group president janet murguia called trump radicalizerinchief current democratic frontrunner joe biden vice president former president barack obama directed opening remark gun attack mr president long past time called hatred pure simple fueled rhetoric thats divisive causing people die biden said obama fought unsuccessfully gun restriction office mention trump name urged american reject divisive rhetoric soundly reject language coming mouth leader feed climate fear hatred normalizes racist sentiment obama said statement trump began presidential campaign characterizing mexican immigrant rapist drug smuggler repeatedly likened illegal bordercrossings mexico invasion calling migrant bad thug gang member eight mexican citizen among people killed el paso walmart saturday man authority say drove home dallas suburb allen mile km away el paso authority said hour later another gunman killed nine people downtown dayton ohio shot death police motive clear white house adviser kellyanne conway speaking fox news confirmed trump would travel el paso dayton give date either trip red flag background check mass shooting lone attacker recent year heightened concern gun violence threat posed racist whitesupremacist ideology trump accused failing aggressively tackle domestic extremist group said would direct u justice department investigate domestic terrorism would propose legislation ensure commit hate crime mass murder face death penalty also said country need reform mental health law identify disturbed individual work social medium company detect potential mass shooter must make sure judged pose grave risk public safety access firearm firearm taken rapid due process said apparent reference red flag law u senator lindsey graham republican trump ally said spoken trump legislation plan introduce september democratic senator richard blumenthal would direct federal grant money state seeking adopt law red flag bill make easier police confiscate weapon someone found pose threat violent behavior twitter post earlier monday trump called strong background check gun buyer elaborate idea central part white house statement mental illness hatred pull trigger gun said address comment drew immediate criticism another democratic presidential candidate u senator amy klobuchar accused trump trying dodge issue gun control there mental illnesshate throughout world u stand alone whigh rate gun violence said twitter gunman killed people music festival la vega trump proposed ban attachment called bump stock give semiautomatic weapon capability machine gun ban went effect march trump stepped back sweeping gun law change morning twitter post trump called bipartisan measure strengthen background check possibly combination desperately needed immigration reform democrat fought trump immigration crackdown rejected linkage lawmaker scheduled return capitol hill summer recess september democraticled u house representative already passed bill calling universal background check gun buyer top democrat urged republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell reconvene senate vote bill instead mcconnell encouraged bipartisan effort address mass murder statement lacked word gun condemned partisan theatrics campaigntrail rhetoric,0
report released ahead week virtual meeting finance official leader group country underscored uneven nature global recovery warned crisis would likely leave deep unequal scar separate blog post imf managing director kristalina georgieva hailed called significant progress development vaccine vanquish virus claimed million life around globe resulted ten million job loss cautioned economic path ahead remains difficult prone setback imf last month forecast global contraction global economy expected rebound growth said outlook many emerging market worsened georgieva said data received since forecast confirmed continuing recovery united state advanced economy reporting strongerthanexpected economic activity third quarter said recent data contactintensive service industry pointed slowing momentum economy pandemic resurging fiscal spending nearly trillion monetary policy averted even worse outcome poverty inequality increasing support needed imf said new outbreak stringent mobility restriction delay vaccine development distribution could reduce growth increase public debt worsen economic scarring georgieva urged country act swiftly united manner provide continued support ensure enough vaccine available around world warning recovery could sustained unless pandemic defeated everywhere head world health organization monday said leader opportunity commit financially politically covax global facility set provide covid vaccine poorer country united state outgoing president donald trump threatened pull refused join covax facility expert say successor democrat joe biden could change course take office jan georgieva also called leader commit increased investment green technology increase carbon price estimating could boost global gross domestic product create million job decade biden also pledged rejoin paris climate change agreement trump quit,1
foreign minister sm krishna travel china next week consolidate tie recently improved trade boom cooperation climate change shifted focus away border dispute world two populous nation putting global financial crisis behind quickly developed country want build decade commercial growth pushed china top india list trade partner beijing deep spat united state strength yuan currency google battle chinese censor indian analyst say india china much gain keeping onside turning point seems last december climate conference copenhagen india china helped patch together deal facing accusation obstructing ambitious agreement climate change copenhagen new warmth china tone towards india sanjaya baru former medium adviser india prime minister wrote business standard largest fourthlargest emitter china india want rich nation take lead slow global warming let climate commitment stifle economic growth krishna start fourday visit monday scant month temper flared report border incursion row dalai lama visit disputed frontier state arunachal pradesh mistrust border nearly half century war broke mistrust persists especially sq km sq mile land arunachal pradesh state claimed beijing china incensed dalai lama visited state last year saw proof exiled tibetan spiritual leader separatist machination brinkmanship arunachal pradesh dalai lama side seem want return normal template pragmatic engagement baru wrote ahead trip krishna said india concern border there sense get side trying escalate war word said siddharth varadarajan strategic affair editor hindu newspaper trade minister anand sharma called chinese currency concern indian industry unlike washington new delhi refrained putting pressure china world fastest growing economy let yuan strengthen bilateral trade boom mixed blessing india grappling deficit china favour ballooned billion billion according indian central bank data still cross sword tariff perceived protectionist barrier india late initiating antidumping investigation china country side say bilateral trade investment lag far behind potential agreed even trade flow two country expected lead percent expansion global trade volume projected world trade organisation lurking background indian suspicion china growing military clout underscoring indian jitter outgoing national security adviser earlier year said computer likely targeted chinese hacker also list talking point could afghanistan india worry might losing struggle strategic influence nucleararmed rival pakistan,0
historic package provision sharply reduce child poverty measure made permanent columbia university study suggests child poverty could fall half half biden done child something analogous franklin roosevelt older adult social security represents revolution american policy belated recognition society stake investing poor kid understand return possible let look lesson halfway around world bangladesh born year ago month amid genocide squalor starvation henry kissinger famously referred bangladesh basket case horrifying photo famine sealed country reputation hopeless back covering cyclone bangladesh killed people wrote bleak article time suggesting country bountiful primarily misfortune right bangladesh face huge challenge least climate change overall pessimism dead wrong bangladesh since enjoyed three decade extraordinary progress economic growth rate rose steadily four year current pandemic bangladesh economy soared per year according world bank faster china life expectancy bangladesh year thats longer quite place united state including county mississippi bangladesh may epitomised hopelessness much teach world engineer progress bangladesh secret education girl early fewer onethird bangladeshi completed elementary school girl particular rarely educated contributed negligibly economy government civic organisation promoted education including girl today child bangladesh complete elementary school still astonishing country history gender gap girl high school bangladesh boy dramatic thing happened bangladesh transforming status woman starting poorest woman muhammad yunus nobel peace prize winner pioneered microcredit bangladesh elsewhere told yunus founded grameen bank turned woman entrepreneur nearly became telephone lady four year selling mobile phone service way helped transform country bangladesh educated empowered girl educated woman became pillar bangladesh economy nation garment factory given woman better opportunity shirt youre wearing right may made one bangladesh world largest garment exporter china granted factory bangladesh pay poorly western standard problem abuse sexual harassment pose fire risk safety problem factory collapse killed worker worker say job still better marrying working rice paddy union civil society pushed huge though incomplete improvement worker safety educated woman also filled rank nonprofit like grameen brac another highly regarded development organisation got child vaccinated promoted toilet taught villager read explained contraception discouraged child marriage bangladesh hasnt great political leader investment human capital created dynamism learn world bank call bangladesh inspiring story reducing poverty million bangladeshi lifted poverty year share child stunted malnutrition fallen half bangladesh since lower india skeptical reader shaking head muttering overpopulation undo progress fact bangladeshi woman average two child seven short bangladesh invested underutilised asset poor focus marginalised least productive thats highest return would could true america going squeeze much productivity billionaire country benefit hugely help american child dont even graduate high school thats bidens attack child poverty may able central element refundable child tax credit made permanent bangladesh reminds u investing marginalised child isnt compassion helping nation soar new york time news service,1
directorate climate change set environment ministry proposal regard approved principle meeting trustee board climate change wednesday meeting state minister environment hassan mahmud also head trustee board told reporter approval five proposal endorsed principle board meeting nongovernment project government project got final approval junior minister said approval also given procure machinery karnafuli jute mill forat karnafuli carpet factory using climate change fund said conditional final approval given project army establishing solar power plant different military establishment including headquarters added project nongovernment agency got final approval budget cut organisation sought maximum tk million revised budget get tk million million said,0
chinese president hu jintao tuesday promised put notable brake country rapidly rising carbon emission dashed hope would unveil hard target kickstart stalled climate talk leader world biggest emitter told united nation summit china would pledge cut carbon intensity amount carbon dioxide produced dollar economic output decade promise landmark china previously rejected rich nation demand measurable curb emission arguing economic development must come first million citizen still live deep poverty still significant step chinese leader standing platform saying china make midterm carbon intensity target said yang ailun greenpeace china think clear signal china want decouple carbon emission economic growth said without firm figure attached offer reduce emission intensity may enough rekindle faltering talk new global deal tackle climate change hu said carbon intensity would come notable margin level still leaf beijing major power room manoeuvre final negotiation copenhagen december didnt hear new initiative much said todd stern special envoy climate change united state one vocal critic china emission policy depends number didnt indicate extent reduction would made xie zhenhua china top environment official later told reporter china would soon unveil target based projection double use renewable energy dramatically cut energy use per dollar gdp study discussion able announce target soon said new york hus choice global stage answer rich nation demand china take stronger verifiable step control carbon dioxide output sign rapidly climate change risen agenda leader beijing country geography made particularly vulnerable effect warming world drought flooding rising sea level adding sense urgency impressive leadership nobel laureate al gore praised china impressive leadership said hus goal pointed action important weve indication event dramatic progress negotiation china prepared even said hu also made clear however china high expectation rest world repeating longstanding request support moving away dirty growth backed india developing nation china argues rich nation emit per person enjoyed emissionsintensive industrialization right demand others differently unless willing pay developed country take responsibility provide new additional adequate predictable financial support developing country hu said hu also repeated wellestablished target including boosting portion renewables china energy mix percent country strives move away dirty coal beijing worry energy security severe pollution already prompted introduction energy intensity target carbon target speed planned boost renewables like wind hydropower also appeal financial industry hope see china set carbon trading scheme beijing forced step ability measure output gas key market credit emit carbon intensity financially viable way contain emission growth economy expand fast even massive improvement efficiency might enough contain dangerously high output greenhouse gas,1
chicago thu may bdnews comreuters global warming likely drain water great lake pose added pollution threat region vulnerable ecosystem environmental group said report issued wednesday climate change could reduce scant ice cover observed recent winter increasing evaporation rate dropping water level five lake collectively make percent world surface fresh water last year lake superior water level receded lowest year rebounding report healing watersgreat lake coalition predicted global warming could lower lake level foot meter next century lower level hamper lake shipping expose polluted sediment damage water quality climate change threatening health great lake jeopardizing effort restore coalition jeff skelding said teleconference coalition represents group including zoo fishing hunting interest business organization environmental group report said global warming added urgent need u congress act piece billion great lake restoration plan proposed back spending priority billion dollar needed repair antiquated sewage treatment plant well cleaning toxic sediment past pollution restoring coastal wetland naturally cleanse pollutant stopping invasive specie fish plant mussel report said scientist studying climate change predicted frequent drought hurt lake coastal ecosystem coupled intense storm produce runoff containing toxic metal virus pollutant report said thirsty world report blamed warming temperature ruining ice fishing many area shortening snowmobile season harming michigan tart cherry crop warming could expand create new oxygendepleted dead zone lake caused part uncontrolled algae growth process congress delay acting curb global warming restore lake problem get worse solution costly skelding said perhaps promising avenue new funding contained proposal congress call auctioning permit emit greenhouse gas socalled capandtrade system proceeds auction could provide stream billion year ecological restoration said andy buchsbaum national wildlife federation meanwhile eight u state two canadian province bordering lake enact compact prevent diversion lake water increasingly thirsty world buchsbaum said three state passed compact federal government country would asked ratify,1
oslo wed sep bdnews comreuters eating le meat help rich nation combat global warming may work poor country people depend livestock survival leading expert said wednesday un report show livestock sector account percent greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming transport industry eating le beef pork chicken often advocated way cut emission agree world whole could eat le meat said carlos sere head nairobibased international livestock research institute backed government around world concerned message generic want get government development agency forget livestock asia africa told reuters telephone interview million people developing nation depend livestock extent said india instance milk key source protein calcium huge vegetarian population raising livestock key survival instrumentyou allowing poor people make income sere said bdnews comlq hr benefit include meat hide use animal transport dung fertilizer meat consumption far lower developing nation rich country rajendra pachauri head un climate panel suggested month people meatfree day every week help slow global warming could bring flood drought rising sea vegetarian others also advocated shift away meat biggest change anyone could make lifestyle would become vegetarian former beatle paul mccartney said earlier year way fight global warming sere said message focused rich nation livestock often fattened food could otherwise used human consumption farm animal emit large amount methane powerful greenhouse gas digestive tract use fossil fuel everything fertilizer harvesting feed animal also contributes greenhouse gas emission developing nation smallholder buffalo cow often fed waste crop sorghum rice millet turning resource human cant eat something value said longer term rising income developing nation spurring surge demand meat un food agriculture organization projected world meat production double million ton million,1
draft communique seen reuters show major country likely slightly toughen pledge climate action failing set tough new target activist say vital prevent environmental catastrophe italian prime minister mario draghi greeted leader array country including u president joe biden indian prime minister narendra modi first facetoface summit two year covid pandemic start ebb however chinese russian president stayed away continued concern covid dimming hope major progress climate diplomacy ahead forthcoming cop summit glasgow seen vital tackling threat rising temperature british prime minister boris johnson acknowledged talk rome glasgow would difficult warned without courageous action world civilisation could collapse swiftly ancient roman empire ushering new dark age going tough get agreement need told reporter early saturday draft final communique said country account world carbon emission step effort limit global warming degree celsius level scientist said necessary avoid disastrous new climate pattern statement also said leader recognised key relevance achieving net zero carbon emission middle century goal world largest polluter still committed vaccine tax climate debate dominate rome much first day summit held futuristic convention centre called cloud given discussing covid health crisis economic recovery fear rising energy price stretched supply chain addressed leader also expected endorse plan vaccinate world population covid mid create task force fight future pandemic biden urge major energy producer spare capacity boost production notably russia saudi arabia ensure stronger global economic recovery senior u administration official told reporter bidens hope showing country forefront fight global warming took knock failed convince fellow democrat week unify behind trillion economic environmental spending package however john morton top climate adviser u treasury said fact climate vaulted top agenda marked remarkable shift obviously administration come back gun blazing issue really important way told reuters also expected lot diplomacy sideline rome numerous bilateral meeting planned leader united state britain germany france due hold fourway talk iran rome put high security alert police soldier deployed maintain order two protest rally authorised day demonstrator kept far summit centre located suburb built th century fascist dictator benito mussolini,1
beijing sun apr bdnews comreuters global financial crisis unlikely deter growing longterm demand new nuclear power plant international atomic agency official said sunday ahead conference discus future atomic power international atomic energy agency iaea official national international energy representative gathering beijing discus prospect atomic power global slowdown climate change energy worry tension nuclear program north korea iran thierry dujardin deputy director oecds nuclear energy agency said although financial crisis making difficult fund proposed nuclear power plant longerterm worry energy security global warming likely buffer impact crisis sector short term obvious difficult find funding new investment heavy investment energy infrastructure nuclear power plant dujardin told news conference chance nuclear energy strongly impacted current economic crisis need energy dong batong china atomic energy industry association said country committed dramatically expanding nuclear power despite slowdown growth weve made nuclear power important measure stimulating domestic demand dong told news conference noting dozen new nuclear unit built planned across country nuclear power provides percent global electricity supply according viennabased iaea proportion set grow nation seek contain fuel bill greenhouse gas emission dangerously warming planet much expected expansion asia end august china topped list country nuclear power plant construction megawatt mw followed india mw south korea mw according international energy agency ambitious plan nuclear power growth across developing world also risk straining safety standard safeguard weapon proliferation yuri sokolov deputy directorgeneral iaea said government looking expand nuclear energy ensure regulator backed effective legislation properly trained staff even north korea facing international censure recently launching longrange rocket abandoning nuclear disarmament talk right nuclear power station said sokolov country entitled civilian nuclear program said calling north korea difficult situation ready cooperate international community think international community able provide support civil nuclear power development north korea north korea renounced membership iaea year ago last week expelled iaea official invited back monitor shuttered nuclear complex pyongyang said restart directorgeneral iaea mohamed elbaradei give opening speech nuclear energy meeting monday,1
president barack obama sunday called housepassed climate change bill extraordinary first step spoke provision would impose trade penalty country fail cut greenhouse gas emission time economy worldwide still deep recession weve seen significant drop global trade think careful sending protectionist signal obama said oval office interview reported new york time los angeles time washington post think may way tariff approach obama said democraticcontrolled house friday passed climate change bill would require large u company including utility manufacturer reduce emission carbon dioxide gas associated global warming percent percent level top priority obama measure approved vote eight republican joining democrat support bill republican said bill would neither effectively help environment improve economy reeling deep recession obama dismissed republican criticism castigated opponent lying cost projection scaring bejeezus voter los angeles time said obama also accused republican stuck serum debate energy american people moved forward concern climate change hope renewable power newspaper said obama predicted similar energy legislation faced difficult path senate would require additional compromise win enough vote passage new york time reported article said obama set timetable senate action called leadership seize day aide said obama plan announce new energysaving standard light bulb week keep focus energy issue newspaper said,1
rice price surged year many reason unlike commodity fastgrowing chinese indian demand isnt one income rising two country third world population consumes half world rice people eating proteinrich meat diary sampling new food like pasta leaving le room plate rice chinese rice demand follows trend seen wealthy japan could fall half coming decade bringing relief world consumer anxious ever near trebling benchmark asian rice price year people making money eager try tasty food said chai weizhong associate professor peking university study public nutrition people realize meat vegetable nutritious healthy choice cut consumption rice whats bearish rice bullish corn wheat growing demand higherprotein food livestock feed well food partly behind doubling global corn wheat price past two year year lagging rice price moved swiftly catch grain market fuelled largely decision vietnam india even china clamp export order keep price low home rally also revived fear longterm supply outlook asia staple time industrial development encroaching arable land rising cost straining farmer volatile weather threatening crop wealth effect industrialization japan south korea taiwan highlight scale trend thats already underway per caput rice consumption china world top rice consumer producer fell percent according data compiled kyushu university japan even population rising cut total consumption million ton million still almost onethird world total grown china india per caput rice consumption already fallen percent past year quickening development threatens speed shift industry official say people spending eating see consumption pizza burger going case earlier restaurant chock block say vijay sethia president india rice exporter association still big rice eater compared japan whose per caput consumption halved kg past four decade china figure kg india kg taiwan consumption tumbled kg given chinese taiwanese similar diet possible consumption china could also come towards kg said shoichi ito professor kyushu university developing asian nation china india indonesia philippine vietnam accounting twothirds global rice consumption there lot scope demand fall offsetting growing demand africa middle east production concern china india produce rice consume thanks development hybrid superseeds green revolution however drop per caput consumption mean relax effort rice production since cant always count buying abroad global trade rice account percent consumption water shortage shrinking arable land climate change population growth still pose major challenge long term many potential crisis rice paddy field shrinking yield improved much said wang huaqi china agricultural university wang working dry land rice also known aerobic rice grow dry soil like wheat china face serious water shortage due industrialization global warming factory claimed rice paddy booming south north farmland better preserved far le rainfall xu xiaoqing development research center state council told state medium key question rice production china going happen faster decrease consumption rice growing wealth decrease rice production le water le land say duncan macintosh spokesman international rice research institute irri,1
sixth annual low carbon economy index report professional service firm pwc looked progress major developed emerging economy towards reducing carbon intensity emission per unit gross domestic product gap achieving need growing wider every year pwcs jonathan grant said said government increasingly detached reality addressing degree goal current pledge really put u track degree long way government talking almost country agreed united nation climate talk limit rise global temperature le degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial time limit heat wave flood storm rising sea climate change temperature already risen degree celsius carbon intensity cut percent year achieve goal study said compare annual rate percent grant said achieve percent annual cut would require change even greater magnitude achieved recent major shift energy production country france shift nuclear power delivered percent cut britain dash gas resulted percent cut united state shale gas boom led percent cut glimmer hope pwc said one glimmer hope first time six year emerging economy china india mexico cut carbon intensity faster rate industrialised country united state japan european union manufacturing hub world seven biggest emerging nation emission time larger seven biggest developed economy decoupling economic growth carbon emission nation seen vital australia highest rate decarbonisation second year row cutting carbon intensity percent coal producer australia one world highest rate emission per person effort rein heattrapping discharge shown sign stalling since government july repealed tax emission britain italy china achieved decarbonisation rate percent five country increased carbon intensity france united state india germany brazil,0
asiapacific leader called speedy resolution stalled global trade talk sunday pledging flexibility ambition get outline deal year end australian prime minister john howard said call included final declaration twoday meeting apec leader included russia united state china leader issued statement strong support doha round urgent request country involved doha process renew effort achieve outcome emphasising agriculture industrial product two priority area howard said asiapacific economic cooperation apec forum member economy account half global trade u president george bush left summit day earlier prepare key report iraq pushed strong statement support calling troubled doha round talk geneva onceinageneration opportunity separate statement apec leader expected pledge political flexibility ambition ensure doha round negotiation enter final phase year trade negotiator may edging closer deal divisive issue doha talk world trade organization wto directorgeneral pascal lamy said saturday strong sense makeorbreak moment may take week sense lot focus energy lamy told cnbc television trade diplomat returned negotiating table last week attempt wrap doha round launched qatari capital november help poor country improve lot freer trade rule lamy repeatedly urged country complete talk end year avoid negotiation running u presidential election year washington expected little flexibility negotiate negotiation stumbled reducing farm subsidy united state europe japan scaling back industrial tariff emerging market like china india brazil south africamany analyst doubt wto country overcome difference see round slipping hiatus year apec leader also agreed strengthen regional economic integration would explore possibility free trade area region howard said carbon trading pacific rim leader including bush chinese president hu jintao russia vladimir putin adopted sydney declaration climate change saturday calling member set voluntary nonbinding target cut emission increasing energy efficiency forest cover proponent say declaration creates consensus thorny climate change issue carry weight series meeting washington new york indonesian island bali replacing kyoto protocol due expire developing country apec happy sydney declaration papua new guinea prime minister sir michael somare told fellow leader reservation signing document according statement issued office sunday despite effort apec meeting recognition given initiative pursued coalition rainforest nation reducing carbon emission deforestation said somare whose country heavily logged smaller island flooded rising sea level also said carbon trading mechanism adequately addressed declaration declaration seen compromise rich poor apec economy together account percent world economy asiapacific leader also agreed take various step ensure health safety region population including counterterrorism measure howard said action aimed china grappling series product recall number country ranging toy toothpaste apec host australia said declaration expected deal threat regional economic growth including terrorism natural disaster food supply contamination pandemic bird flu study singapore found impact apec economy major terrorist attack would billion lost gdp billion reduced trade,1
pandemic profoundly disrupted largest public transit system america throwing financial turmoil getting people public transportation crucial component new york city plan become carbon neutral system need grow right time facing sharp decline ridership revenue subway ride bus ride car trip new york city fell drastically last march coronavirus case surged city entered mandatory lockdown resident could afford left city second home rental suburb many employee switched remote work yet returned office keeping city bus subway moving crucial transporting medical essential worker fewer rider city public transit organisation facing worst budget crisis history still severe fiscal crisis caused pandemic said sham tarek deputy communication director metropolitan transportation authority operates many subway bus train new york metro area optimistic future given support weve received washington expect ridership gradually return system matter continue power new york recovery pandemic new york city subway city popular mode transit nearly billion turnstile swipe last march ridership fell recovered third pandemic transportation researcher attribute new york city drop public transit rider shift remote work say dip tourism may also contributing fewer subway ride there difference travel right said hayley richardson senior communication associate transitcenter nonprofit group advocate public transportation new york city whitecollar worker going office fewer people taking trip entertainment there le movement around city subway ridership fallen equally every neighbourhood subway station higher income neighbourhood seen much larger decline ridership lower income neighbourhood office shuttered midtown manhattan station see small fraction previous rider january turnstile entry time square nd street station hovered around year neighbourhood queen brooklyn bronx home people colour family lower annual income part manhattan also home many city essential worker retained subway rider subway station report closer prepandemic ridership look neighbourhood wealth affected nyc public transit ridership pandemic new york time citywide decline subway rider wiped transit budget since last spring mta operating billion coronavirus relief payment federal government additional billion shortterm loan money soon run mta require additional billion avoid dramatic service cut layoff look neighbourhood wealth affected nyc public transit ridership pandemic new york time high cost sanitization investment worker protection also compounded financial problem organization systemwide mta spent million pandemicrelated cost expects spend close amount year station train cleaning effort require closing subway system overnight reduces service early morning hour early day pandemic seemed impossible follow social distancing guideline staying safe new york crowded bus subway initial fear infection may spurred car purchase former rider may still avoiding transit fear contracting virus though transmission risk lower office classroom passenger wear mask practice social distancing despite fact subsequent study failed show link covid transmission transit idea difficult dislodge got people mind richardson said bus ridership dropped precipitously march rebounded faster subway ridership majority bus rider pandemic essential worker said jaqi cohen campaign director straphanger campaign advocate public transit rider march mta implemented reardoor boarding bus keep passenger distanced driver plastic partition could installed around driver seat local bus fare box near front door policy effectively eliminated fare route partition completed september fare reinstated ridership dropped second time fact bus ridership really say much role city bus system play sort workhorse getting essential worker need go know getting people doctor appointment grocery store richardson said bus rider likely older people colour immigrant subway rider according richardson mta also introduced three new bus route serve rider overnight subway closure increased service along busiest route yasmin asad commute home queen class brooklyn college used travel subway prefers taking bus along stretch line longer wait platform time stopped track station bus come frequently used make social distancing easier one bus full passenger dont wait long next one respect social distancing guideline without running late asad said car travel quicker recover form public transit though fewer people making trip pandemic according analysis inrix streetlight data two firm specialize mobility data new york city morning rush hour highway subsided le driving overall city roadway fewer traffic jam higher vehicle speed traffic analysis showed daily surge vehicle traffic spread throughout day afternoon likely increase home delivery new yorkers running errand afternoon new york city reopens increase driving lead bottleneck slower speed depend singleoccupancy vehicle function city cohen said there many car road new york street hit total gridlock new york city hit climate goal critical people use public transit bike walking commute pandemic office business begin reopen flexible remote option worker could also friendly planet transit expert also say existing tool policy could encourage commuter embrace lowemissions mode transportation bike share bike sale experiencing boom city could help reduce transit emission cycling advocate say continued investment bike path protected lane key keeping people bike commuting return postpandemic normal congestion pricing city passed yet implement could discourage car commuting fee could generate billion year fund public transit dedicated bus lane would also increase bus speed making public transit attractive option despite current public transit crisis many transit expert say pandemic create temporary decline ridership lasting trend fundamental condition created commuting pattern shifted pandemic said matthew raifman doctoral student environmental health boston university school public health think place like new york city challenge around owning car like parking traffic gone away pandemic benefit biking work taking public transit also still new york time news service,1
india resume defence contact china frozen year indian military delegation visit sunday though expect breakthrough beijing pursuing allweather friendship archrival pakistan analyst say visit end suspension contact following visa row last year step forward keeping balance tie emerging rival global influence resource new delhi feel beijing trying encircle pin india south asia string military base indian ocean rim china pakistan biggest arm supplier major power publicly criticised islamabad discovery al qaeda leader osama bin laden country trade diplomatic tie asian power booming lack defence exchange aberration analyst say must remedied world fastest growing economy achieve lasting peace symbolic cautiously welcome represent breakthrough solving dispute said uday bhaskar director newdelhi based thinktank national maritime foundation mistrust deep anxiety military cooperation pakistan china pakistan using furthering agenda terrorism war india china highly unlikely flare add tension dangerous neighbourhood complicating effort washington stabilise region filled nuclear weapon islamic militant talk defence level symbol mistrust breed suspicion talking said srikanth kondapalli professor chinese study new delhi jawaharlal nehru university twisted border tortured history military meeting suspended last year china refused visa general based kashmir new delhi bristle hint disputed region separatist movement raged two decade part india eightmember team headed twostar general head sunday beijing western city urumqi five day india china peace since brief war indian army weakness exposed humiliation still rankles india beefed military take threat north conflict began disagreement unmarked km mile himalayan frontier country intensified new delhi welcomed dalai lama fled tibet failed uprising chinese rule india experience havent got subaltern relationship bhaskar said long shadow war manifest vividly commerce chinese firm seen entering india put business indian manufacturer cheap ware telecom gear maker like huawei face uphill task selling product fear equipment could used spy india reserve bank india spoken yuan undervaluation official complain huge trade deficit india run china sell raw material buy finished good despite suspicion china india largest trade partner two nation cooperated issue ranging global financial reform climate change recently india china along brazil russia south africa protested europe lock top job international monetary fund sunday visit lay ground annual scheduled defence secretary talk india china major general india decide policy bhaskar said happen political level engagement create space political rapprochement,1
hoping earn extra income selling fresh farmed fish world largest hottest desert use water irrigate olive date tree vegetable five year im expecting different kind product land said mohammed clad thick longsleeved overall oblivious searing afternoon sun hectare farm km mile car capital algiers bustled chicken quail duck camel goat sheep hive activity stark landscape mile little else besides sand im excited inshallah work added using arabic phrase god willing threw homemade feed leftover chicken vegetable pond farming fish desert might sound counterintuitive algeria hope tap huge aquifer beneath sahara cover percent country seek new way feed growing population diversify oil based economy earth pond wilaya ouargla targeted fao tcp desert aquaculture fao aquaculture photo library algeria population forecast united nation rise percent nearly million people increasing demand food job north african nation one many country battling water scarcity population growth earth pond wilaya ouargla targeted fao tcp desert aquaculture fao aquaculture photo library several year government promoting agriculture southern algeria offering cheap loan concession farmer willing take sahara challenge success according government official taha hammouche directorgeneral fishery algeria agriculture ministry said farmer expressed interest aquaculture project enthused sahara yielded first harvest farmed desert shrimp two year ago government providing training raising fish using waste water plant instead chemical fertiliser fishery resource mediterranean sea decreased rely anymore increase production hammouche told thomson reuters foundation plenty fish desert hammouche said algeria hope aquaculture sahara help nearly double nation annual fish production current level tonne year currently algeria fish come mostly along km mile mediterranean coastline expert fear danger pollution climate change overfishing valerio crespi united nation food agriculture organization fao said integrating agriculture aquaculture could provide protein rural isolated desert community globally cautioned overuse underground water study shown consuming fish particularly beneficial pregnant woman young child said crespi working algerian authority since desert aquaculture first mooted country decade ago raising fish desert going really critical even developed country weve got efficient water said kevin fitzsimmons university arizona professor arizona farmer raise fish improved soil quality saved money fertiliser received premium price fish added fitzsimmons advised desert aquaculture farm united state mexico middle east data show drylands including desert grassland take percent world land surface home billion people un study say climate change mean nearly half world population live high water stress area fitzsimmons said action needed looking develop aquaculture dry zone myanmar india making agriculture efficient land productive vegetable fruit fish going critical support fastgrowing population dry area told thomson reuters foundation raising fish efficient livestock le space needed fish edible quicker added advantage include better disease control fish farm desert connected water system said dina zilberg expert fish disease bengurion university negev israel pioneer desert aquaculture critic however say aquaculture fastest growing agricultural sector past year destroys environment put disease invasive specie wild zilberg said criticism warranted solution exist prevent contamination besides added little alternative global fish stock strain want continue consuming grow said thing stop aquaculture make farm treat water properly cultural barrier wanting try desert aquaculture expect challenge ranging climate change average annual rainfall percent recent decade temperature rising consumer perception israel negev desert cost water land electricity high ornamental fish farm thriving fetch higher price fish eating zilberg said meanwhile thousand mile away ouargla southern algeria commercial fish farm set nearly decade ago reduce production due lack consumer demand people prefer fish sea expect project profitable future said farm supervisor want give name sometimes supply issue hightech shrimp centre ouargla produced first harvest yet reach potential due lack shrimp larva locally centre joint venture korea algeria importing shrimp larva florida costly quantity limited said kashi massaoud centre director still convert forging ahead farmer kaboussa mohammed relation milouda mohammed optimistic tilapia catfish raised onehectare farm saying nutrientrich water pond improved date used use chemical stuff plant natural grow faster said,1
uk environment secretary david miliband unveil plan thursday improve britain poor record recycling rubbish government new waste strategy outline plan meet tough european union rule reducing amount garbage buried landfill site england government consultation document last year proposed increasing level recycling composting household waste percent today percent percent britain near bottom europe recycling league greece portugal recycling le according figure institute public policy research green alliance campaigner want government introduce rising level charge rubbish collection encourage householder recycle last year consultation found strong support among public form variable charging also concern extra cost could lead rise flytipping friend earth said recycling target set high percent household waste said flanders northern belgium already recycling percent environmental group said also legally binding recycling target business said government proposal consultation build incinerator burn waste instead burying would backward move said incinerator produced climatechanging carbon dioxide gasfired power station would face fierce opposition local community concerned pollutant released air,0
billionaire financier george soros outlined way unlock billion billion pound help slow global warming thursday talk new un climate deal slowed tough demand pacific island state tuvalu ive found way someone else pay mobilise reserve lying idle soros told reuters sideline december conference end summit world leader meant agree new climate pact hungarianborn soros said green loan poor nation backed international monetary fund gold reserve could total billion billion fund think could turn conference failure success said admitting several legal practical hurdle unlocking cash poor nation want rich country spend percent national wealth emission cut developing world least billion annually double highest estimate industrialised country european commission cautioned easy sounding solution money must come somewhere printing machine artur rungemetzger head commission delegation said asked soros proposal part un talk suspended second day tuvalu fear washed map rising sea insisted conference must consider proposal legally binding treaty deep cut greenhouse gas emission tuvalu stance exposed rift developing nation many would required far proposal curb greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel nation including india china spoke tuvalu plan india china nation reckon copenhagen agree political text help slow desertification flood heatwaves wildfire legal text worked next year chinese official said beijing backed tuvalu goal tough action specific understanding achieve change might difference many aid expert environmentalist applauded tuvalu fine sounding political declaration copenhagen without legally binding outcome like shark without teeth said barry coates spokesman oxfam tuvalu afraid clear treaty proposal drop table something ambitious substantial yet sight said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat proposal new protocol would create new category particularly vulnerable country small island state could get cash would make survival nation paramount objective small island state feel left talk metre ft globe hanging copenhagen conference centre omits many small island state cook island maldives even map said dessima williams grenada head alliance small island state richpoor dispute cash fund fight climate change one main point blocking new un deal along problem agreeing share burden cut greenhouse gas emission williams said nation copenhagen including tuvalu back goal limiting temperature rise le celsius preindustrial time far tougher goal embraced major emitter de boer said think going difficult given emission moment get maximum temperature increase quite heavy lift private sector participant said talk paid almost attention raft private sector initiative meant mobilise trillion dollar pension sovereign wealth fund scale existing carbon market seems process sometimes disconnected way technology deployed business transacted president business council sustainable energy lisa jacobson told reuters fringe copenhagen talk,1
land sea temperature around britain risen sharply influence climate change way government report said friday central england land temperature national benchmark risen one degree celsius since period temperature sea around country risen degree report department environment said severe windstorm around britain become frequent recent decade common start last century report said report detail trend britain set scene follow environment department spokesman said four report next nine month government funded uk climate impact programme give projection likely impact different temperature rise land sea friday launch timed coincide end first week two week meeting united nation environment official minister indonesian island bali tackle climate crisis scientist say global average temperature rise degree celsius century due carbon emission predict even rise two degree melt ice cap change ocean current cause flood famine put million life risk britain pushing legislation first time set legally binding target national government cut carbon dioxide emission percent environment secretary hilary benn said ask special committee set via climate change bill look raising end target percent however government say show leadership battle global warming carbon emission risen year labour government benn admitted week country miss wide margin goal cutting emission percent,1
un climate change chief urged government monday make real step towards new treaty fight global warming risk throwing negotiation doubt negotiator meeting northern chinese port city tianjin try reach agreement follow current phase kyoto protocol key treaty climate change expires fraught un talk hobbled lack trust rich poor nation climate fund demand transparency emission cut pledge anger size cut offered rich nation delaying agreement would leave le time world figure rein greenhouse gas emission would add uncertainty weighing company unsure climate policy carbon market headed time accelerate search common ground christiana figueres executive secretary united nation framework convention climate change told hundred delegate opening session tianjin talk last saturday talk last major round year main climate meeting mexican resort cancun nov negotiator nearly government failed agree last year new legally binding climate pact meeting copenhagen late ended bitter sniping rich developing country produced nonbinding accord left many key issue unsettled government struggling overcome lingering distrust turn sprawling draft treaty dotted caveat binding text possibly late concrete outcome cancun crucially needed restore faith ability party take process forward prevent multilateralism perceived neverending road said opening speech meeting drought flood recent devastating flood pakistan severe drought russia kind severe weather rising temperature likely magnify country fail make dramatic cut greenhouse gas emission said wendel trio climate policy coordinator greenpeace country need show bit trust trust need developed country come clear sign wanting commit pledge made copenhagen said trio tianjin talk figueres told reuters separate interview hoped tianjin talk could agree important specific future pact including manage adaptation fund green technology help poorer country programme support carbonabsorbing forest brazil indonesia elsewhere think there pretty good chance government agree creation fund said proposal create climate fund help poorer nation green economy might take longer period government agree source proposed fund added even negotiation make progress current pledge government curb greenhouse gas emission enough avoid pushing world dangerous global warming roughly defined rise degree celsius average preindustrial temperature said figueres theyre enough guarantee even twodegree rise temperature know twodegree rise guarantee survival vulnerable country said interview government nonetheless focus securing formal pledge emission cut already proposed fully realising first necessary insufficient step said,0
forty nation held unprecedented talk way slow global warming without derailing world economic growth margin un climate talk bali monday deputy finance minister met margin dec un climate talk delegate trying lay groundwork broader treaty succeed kyoto protocol global warming pact beyond meetinghaving finance minister meetingitself breakthrough indonesian finance minister sri mulyani indrawati said meeting prepare talk finance minister bali tuesday trade minister also met weekend first time annual un climate talk expanded beyond environment minister trade minister failed ease split brazil united state green export role finance minister lead discussion wider policy option indrawati said referring tax incentive green technology wind solar power clean coal un climate panel collect nobel peace prize monday oslo along former u vice president al gore said strictest measure offset warming slow annual world growth percentage point panel say impact climate change storm drought mudslide rising sea could far damaging unless nation make deep emission cut stabilise amount carbon dioxide greenhouse gas air well talk theoretical basis dont think decide measure finance minister meeting gabriel kuehne deputy director german finance ministry said twoday talk ending tuesday billion un study projected net annual investment billion needed cleaner area renewable energy gigantic shift dirtier fossil fuel nation climate talk seeking agree ground rule launching two year negotiation broader climate change pact involving nation succeed replace kyoto protocol jan kyoto bind industrialised country emission curb outsider united state binding goal kyoto developing nation led china india talk also try set timetable accord end week world waiting said jennifer morgan londonbased climate g thinktank return committing slowing growth emission developing nation want aid help adapt rising impact climate change building protective barrier sea level rise around coral island making maldives indian ocean alone could cost billion according angus friday head group representing small island state one promise help norway said would provide billion crown million year slow deforestation tropical nation economist shaping climate policy australia new labor government said prime minister kevin rudd would expected commit interim greenhouse gas reduction target bali rudd arrives tuesday thats consideration noone expects meeting bali reach agreement anything like professor ross garnaut said describing un draft demand emission cut per cent guide,1
washington thu sep bdnews comreuters world biggest greenhouse gas polluter including united state china sent envoy u state department thursday discussion climate change twoday meeting called president george bush whose administration criticized refusal adopt mandatory limit climatewarming emission white house favor aspirational target count united state emitter greenhouse gas notably carbon dioxide produced coalfired power plant petroleumfueled vehicle least one study year indicated fastdeveloping china lead participant european union france germany italy united kingdom japan canada india brazil south korea mexico russia australia indonesia south africa gathering major economy follows highlevel united nation meeting monday drew head state government focus problem global warming conclusion secretarygeneral ban kimoon said saw major political commitment seek global solution problem future un discussion december bali indonesia united nation washington state department meeting envoy lawmaker called united state take leading role u leadership area climate change essential big emitter greenhouse gas u cutting edge developing technological solution bringing global market said special un climate envoy gro harlem brundtland ricardo lagos escobar han seungsoo capitol hill briefing letter bush member congress led massachusetts democrat ed markey chair house representative global warming committee urged mandatory curb carbon dioxide emission need actual reduction global warming pollution aspirational goal would really galvanize international effort climate would set policy united state put united state fast track building low carbon economy john ashton britain climate envoy said telephone interview need stop talking talking start deciding washington talk formal climate negotiation rather airing view greenhouse gas energy security technology development commercialization financing daylong closeddoor session process principle setting longterm goal cut humancaused emission spur climate change bush proposal would come aspirational goal limit emission end shortly administration leaf office bali meeting december meant begin figuring way curb emission kyoto protocol expires kyoto plan set mandatory target reducing greenhouse emission united state rejected unfairly exempting fastgrowing economy like china india,1
bankrolled russian owner roman abramovich mourinho led chelsea successive league title previous spell english premier league clubhowever financial climate changed uefa trying force club move towards breakeven ultimately risk exclusion competition champion leagueevery wrong move make influence future mourinho said financial fair play regulationsyou need work closely board financial area different perspective different look player loan youth football added comment club website chelseafccomthe comment chime mourinhos lowkey news conference last week returning portuguese coach seemed pain break brash image created arrival london chelsea last week agreed pay reported million pound million sign yearold winger andre schuerrle german club bayer leverkusen first signing since mourinho came backchelsea champion league helping make profit first time since abramovich bought club decade agomourinho said qualification lucrative champion league vital stability chelseaits important player young player development club fan base economic situation important financial fair play said,0
oslo mon nov bdnews comreuters greenhouse gas emission many industrialised nation still rising especially former soviet bloc despite agreement cut back un climate change secretariat said monday emission industrialised nation grew percent equivalent billion tonne carbon dioxide billion said dipped percent compared underlying trend still greenhouse gase emission industrialised country continue rise secretariat said trend statement annual official compilation data used ass compliance un treaty said biggest recent gain nation former soviet bloc whose emission risen percent since billion tonne crashing early collapse former smokestack industry said rising trend showed need world environment minister make progress new un climate treaty due agreed end next year talk poznan poland dec figure clearly underscore urgency un negotiating process make good progress poznan move forward quickly designing new agreement respond challenge climate change said yvo de boer head secretariat un climate panel say global emission peak fall avoid worst climate change could bring water food shortage causing flood heatwaves powerful storm u decline dip percent caused mainly fall u emission billion tonne billion tonne helped factor including rising oil price mild winter cut demand heating reuters compilation national data september also showed decline president george bush kept united state un kyoto protocol curbing emission project u emission peak presidentelect barack obama want far tougher action would cut emission percent level plan investment clean energy economy billion year monday data cover industrialised nation developing nation face obligation cut even report annual emission despite rising trend since emission percent level billion tonne caused mainly collapse soviet union kyoto call average cut least percent level monday report consider far global economic slowdown may affect emission grown worldwide percent since,1
employee environmental protection agency interior department department agriculture department health human service hhs seen directive newly minted leadership seeking limit communicate public according multiple source move reinforced concern trump climate change doubter could seek sideline scientific research showing carbon dioxide emission burning fossil fuel contributes global warming well career staffer agency conduct much research agency affected action input issue related environment involved various effort related climate change including effect natural resource human health tuesday source epa said staff told member trump administration speak reporter publish press release blog post social medium epa staff also asked publicise talk conference webinars planned next day staffer said asking named asked epa gagged white house press secretary sean spicer said tuesday dont know looking dont think surprise going review policy dont info time agency also asked white house monday temporarily halt contract grant pending review according multiple source epa award billion dollar worth grant contract every year support program around environmental testing cleanup research epa staff reviewing grant contract information incoming transition team epa spokeswoman julia valentine said statement goal complete grant contract review close business friday jan badlands park tweet deleted environmental group reacted outrage new york attorney general eric schneiderman said reaction freeze office examine legal option ensure epa meet obligation keep state air water safe u department agriculture employee monday also informed memo seen reuters communication medium approved administration social medium post reviewed manager remove reference policy priority initiative previous administration department meanwhile disavowed another email sent monday scientific research unit ordering suspension releasing publicfacing document including news release photo saying sent without permission include ban publication peerreviewed scientific paper official hhs also received memo ordering send correspondence public official instead must refer request information senior leader anything received instruction white house staff policy according source read memo last week staff interior department told stop posting twitter employee retweeted post relatively low attendance trump inauguration issue climate change civil right disappeared white house website department since resumed tweeting though tweet deleted tuesday badlands national park located south dakota part department interior posted series tweet climate change today amount carbon dioxide atmosphere higher time last year climate one tweet read tuesday afternoon tweet gone national park service official said tweet posted badlands national park account former employee authorised use park told remove tweet chose realised account compromised official said national park service social medium manager encouraged use twitter post public safety park information content related national policy issue official said trump promised promote oil drilling mining cutting regulation including targeting former president barack obamas initiative combat climate change trump also suggested pulling united state global pact climate change signed nearly country last year trump nominee run epa interior department agriculture oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt representative ryan zinke montana former georgia governor sonny perdue respectively awaiting senate confirmation trump drawn heavily energy industry lobby prodrilling think tank build team charged preparing epa new leadership according list newly introduced member team seen reuters monday epa spokesman immediately respond request comment,1
internet search advertising leader google inc increasingly looking energy sector potential business opportunity new york time reported engineer google hoping unveil tool soon could help consumer make better decision energy use paper said google hired engineer conducting research renewable energy former government energy official scientist even former nasa astronaut whose experience electronic gadget put use develop energy tool consumer time said added company philanthropic unit googleorg considering large investment project generate electricity renewable source want make money want impact dan reicher director climate change energy initiative googleorg told time recession looming oil price dropping investor might pressure google curtail clean energy ambition paper said call google seeking comment immediately returned,1
united nation thu jul bdnews comreuters china leader told un secretarygeneral ban kimoon beijing want reach new agreement combating climate change copenhagen december ban said wednesday pleased president hu jintao premier wen jiabao assured china want seal deal copenhagen december china play active constructive role negotiation ban told monthly news conference un chief returned tuesday official visit china mongolia climate change topped agenda china recently passed united state biggest emitter greenhouse gas together two country account percent world emission greenhouse gas emission widely considered one principal cause global warming nation gather copenhagen december work new agreement reducing emission succeed current kyoto protocol whose first phase end climate concern expected high agenda u president barack obama visit china summit meeting hu later year also subject summit september new york sideline annual general assembly gathering world leader obama hu expected attend un official say le five month seal deal ban said head state government planning attend september summit intended help build momentum copenhagen conference said would largest gathering leader climate change ever two year ago leader could speak issue ban said today leader walking road copenhagen together le five month seal deal un chief also said would travel arctic polar ice rim next month get firsthand look condition melting sea ice earlier wednesday xie zhenhua deputy chief china national development reform commission steer climate change policy told official xinhua agency industrialized nation must agree large measurable cut emission deal sealed copenhagen speaking united state china signed agreement promise cooperation climate change energy environment without setting firm goal speech washington u democratic senator john kerry criticized agreement saying could achieved said lacked date timeline specific step need taken ahead copenhagen xy comment stopped short beijing insistence earlier year developed nation make cut greenhouse gas output least percent level suggesting world top emitter may softening stance eye reaching pragmatic deal industrialized nation say steep expensive cut emission reach trying stimulate recessionhit economy key player copenhagen struggling reach consensus core issue like financing climate change adaptation program developing nation transfer clean technology,1
human began burning fossil fuel eonslong balance carbon dioxide emission earth ability absorb planet cant keep scientist said sunday finding reported journal nature geoscience relies ancient antarctic ice bubble contain air sample going back year climate scientist last year suggested kind natural mechanism regulates planet temperature level carbon dioxide atmosphere skeptical human influence global warming point cause recent climate change research likely first observable evidence natural mechanism mechanism known feedback thrown whack steep rise carbon dioxide emission burning coal petroleum last year said richard zeebe coauthor report feedback operate slowly help u term climate change going see next several hundred year zeebe said telephone university hawaii right put system entirely equilibrium ancient past excess carbon dioxide came mostly volcano spewed little chemical compared human activity still addressed antique excess carbon dioxide powerful greenhouse gas removed atmosphere weathering mountain take chemical end washed downhill ocean buried deep sea sediment zeebe said time faster nature zeebe analyzed carbon dioxide captured antarctic ice figuring much carbon dioxide atmosphere various point time coauthor determined waxed waned along world temperature carbon dioxide low temperature low ice age said earth temperature fell ice age rose socalled interglacial period planet mean temperature going slowly year average change amount atmospheric carbon dioxide last year part per million volume zeebe said mean molecule carbon dioxide added removed every million molecule air since industrial revolution began th century ushering widespread human use fossil fuel amount carbon dioxide atmosphere risen part per million mean human activity putting carbon dioxide atmosphere time fast natural process zeebe said appears speeding u government reported last week alone atmospheric carbon dioxide increased part per million natural mechanism eventually absorb excess carbon dioxide zeebe said hundred thousand year time period hardly imagine said way slow help u restore balance basically distorted short period time,1
country aiming set socalled methane abatement facility pledge million auspex world bank buy cancel carbon credit initially project cut emission landfill waste site aim deliver fastacting cut greenhouse gas output blamed climate change ahead un pact bind nation cut greenhouse gas emission country agreed emission cut must scaled world currently track emit least billion metric ton billion ton carbon dioxide equivalent scientist say needed stand chance avoiding catastrophic climate change actively discussing group interested party including sweden refine concept raise resource spokeswoman world bank said email friday fund discussed april sideline paris meeting climate clean air coalition group developed developing nation set cut air pollution sweden said prepared pledge around million u country also indicated would prepared contribute said caroline dickson sweden environment ministry auction process multinational auction could start end year fund offer tradeable put option giving owner right sell credit fund set price according world bank paper website dated march strike price function specific sector targeted auction round said brice quesnel senior carbon finance specialist world bank paper proposed fund could target around stranded methane project capable reducing million ton co equivalent facility restricted least developed country target mostly private sector project owner aggregator rather government said quesnel scheme would use existing carbon auditing standard un clean development mechanism cdm voluntary standard verified carbon standard climate action reserve landfill gas project represent around percent scheme designed cdm generate around million ton emission reduction according researcher unep risoe quesnel writing world bank website last september cited study suggesting per ton price could attract enough investment eventually cut much billion ton co equivalent worldwide drained investment new fund come time investment carboncutting scheme un programme slowed country wrangle setting new emission goal global pact cdm un main carbon market set kyoto protocol helped channel almost billion carboncutting project developing world allowing investor earn credit sell use meeting emission target richer nation pipeline new project dried price cdm credit crashed ton five year ago making many scheme unprofitable effort prop scheme handful european country already pledged least million pay abovemarket rate project world poorest nation offering technical support help emerging economy brazil china cut emission,1
yearold swede also told huge montreal rally world leader disappointed young people empty word inadequate plan today million around world striking marching keep listen thurnberg told crowd organiser estimated half million people canadian city trump mocked thunberg week canadian member parliament maxime bernier called alarmist mentally unstable guess must feel like world view interest whatever threatened u weve become loud people handle try silence u told reporter rally also take compliment friday climate strike inspired started asia continued europe similar strike week earlier ten thousand student kicked thing new zealand student south korean capital seoul urged government action address climate change marching towards presidential blue house downtown rally said government get climate action thousand dutch child also skipped school join global climate strike friday blocking traffic asking leader dare reference thunbergs speech united nation matthew mcmillan mechanical engineering student montreal concordia university held make america greta poster joined student protest think important event generation said holding placard chanting protect planet nineyearold xavier damien tremblay joined three younger sibling mother maude richard march planet thats stake said trudeau tell thunberg canada must thunbergs presence canada coincides campaigning ahead oct federal election met prime minister justin trudeau privately minute capacity leader government liberal party later asked message trudeau course obviously enough huge problem said message politician listen science act science trudeau promising climate action also defend decision buy expand major oil pipeline western canada problem climate criminal shouted man police hauled away one trudeaus campaign stop prime minister joined montreal march police tackled another man lunged throw egg video showed trudeau consoling son appeared frightened cry incident meeting thunberg trudeau said wonderful conversation greta talked directly need much aviation leader meet montreal united nation aviation leader montreal friday attending meeting international civil aviation organisation icao debating way minimise sector impact climate commercial flying account carbon emission passenger number forecast double expert say emission rise done icao expressed enthusiasm support march thursday adding action faster innovation required address aviation near longterm impact,1
toilet take life ecocars coming sooner might think security segway cast year summit decidedly green hue japan made climate change awareness overarching theme year meeting rich nation reminder environmentally aware everywhere summit logo depicting sprouting plant let carbon offset environmentrelated booth dominate entrance international medium centre including bank computer screen headlined let carbon offset keystroke calculate emission attending week summit northern japan choose project contribute order stay carbon neutral reporter coming singapore flying tokyo hokkaido staying hotel five night example need offset tonne carbon dioxide equivalent little investment forestation project hokkaido pay three carbon offset case three tree reduce three tonne co equivalent year many people stopped erase carbon footprint admitted ai kimura kpmg azsa sustainability running project japanese government behalf said japan plan offset entire summit emission calculated preliminary estimate around tonne co birthday boy u president george bush initially sceptical link human activity global warming arrived hokkaido sunday white house staff gathered conference room air force one arrival celebrate birthday bush turned sunday coconut cake carrying one candle said surprise dutifully pretended surprised white house spokeswoman dana perino said senior staff gave bush wooden box made scarlet oak fell white house ground october perino said easy segway rider many world leader due attend different day year security joke police deployed hokkaido alone even security guard got spirit press centre riding around sprawling complex twowheel scooter segway using environmentally friendly said security man mitsugu kubo though scooter could better environment two foot clear true reason may well pedestrian usually walk get tired dont get tired said kubo employee rising sun security service ecofriendly auto fleet electric plugins hybrid hydrogen fuel cell car await attending summit use test drive supplied japan top seven car maker many fuel cell car still prototype available lease commercial sale summit auto like mitsubishi motor pure electric imiev subarus plugin stella coming soon honda fcx clarity sedan ferrying summit delegate hydrogen fuel cell sedan debut week ahead programme lease fleet car united state starting month mainly california wateremitting car face reality u hydrogen station compared gas stand even toyako closest hydrogen stand km away due safety concern surprise toilet japanese toilet technology always marvel uninitiated row incomprehensible button artificial flushing sound heated seat even local standard toyako summit toilet designed exclusively site special sure give start pop open wave hand aside futuristic look hybird ecology system promise water saving percent compared conventional toilet employing combination tornado jet flushing system watch bidet thats another story,1
iran said touch big power reopen talk soon nuclear programme washington european union denied urged tehran show ready engage year last talk fell apart confrontation brewing tehran nuclear work united state country say focused developing atomic weapon iran dismisses accusation manage wealth current financial climate learn get isa avoid common mistake eu preparing intensify sanction iran embargo economically vital oil export eu diplomat said wednesday member government also agreed principle freeze asset iran central bank yet agree protect nonoil trade sanction iran threatened block strait hormuz used third world seaborne oil trade sell crude fanning fear descent war gulf could inflame middle east iranian politician said u president barack obama expressed readiness negotiate letter tehran step might relieve tension behind recent oil price spike negotiation going venue date would like negotiation iranian foreign minister ali akbar salehi told reporter visit turkey probably sure yet venue istanbul day yet settled soon washington denied new discussion underway resuming talk declined comment whether obama sent letter tehran current talk talk state department spokeswoman victoria nuland said wednesday said making clear iranian serious coming back conversation talk openly nuclear programme prepared come clean international community open nuland said medium briefing white house spokesman jay carney declined comment report letter telling journalist dont discus specific diplomatic communication united state pushing country reduce volume iranian oil buy line new sanction law obama signed december target tehran ability sell crude oil state department denial echoed spokesman eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton representing six world power trying engage iran negotiation way new talk said brussels still waiting iran respond substantive proposal high representative ashton made letter october serious negotiation british foreign secretary william hague said iran ready serious negotiation significant discussing additional sanction european union offer negotiation emerges iran said deterred imposing additional sanction simply suggestion may negotiation want see actual negotiation told news conference brazil absence meaningful negotiation course pressure greater peaceful legitimate pressure continue said referring meeting monday eu minister discus oil embargo iran tehran denies wanting nuclear bomb saying enrichment work power generation medical application defence secretary leon panetta said wednesday u military fully prepared deal threat iran close strait hormuz ashton wrote iranian negotiator saeed jalili stress west still wanted resume talk iran must ready engage seriously meaningful discussion way ensure nuclear work would wholly peaceful nature islamic republic insisted sporadic meeting past five year talk focus broader international security issue nuclear programme protracted impasse last talk iran permanent member un security council united state britain france russia china along germany stalled istanbul year ago party unable agree even agenda since un nuclear watchdog report lent weight concern iran worked designing nuclear weapon eu foreign minister expected approve phased ban import iranian oil meeting january three week united state passed law would freeze institution dealing iran central bank effectively making impossible country buy iranian oil central bank thing moving right direction last hour one eu diplomat said wednesday wide agreement principle discussion continue detail iran said ready talk also started shifting uranium enrichment deep bunker would le vulnerable air strike israel say could launch diplomacy fails curb tehran nuclear drive western diplomat say tehran must show willingness change course new talk crucially tehran say country must respect right enrich uranium nuclear fuel provide material atomic bomb enriched much higher level suitable power plant russia member six power group criticised new eu u sanction said lastditch military option mooted united state israel would ignite disastrous widespread middle east war israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking visit netherlands wednesday repeated view iran must allowed develop nuclear weapon period earlier day defence minister ehud barak said decision israeli attack iran far threat friendship china share russia dislike new western move stop iran exporting oil said u sanction obama signed law december basis international law iranian politician said obama written supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei responding tehran threat close strait hormuz sanction prevent selling oil several member iran parliament discussed matter wednesday said included offer talk letter said closing strait hormuz u red line also asked direct negotiation semiofficial far news agency quoted lawmaker ali mottahari saying,0
vanquished sen bernie sander democratic primary brought liberal icon ardent supporter fold embracing much senator platform even ran unifying country moderate democrat came call used tone centrism assure conciliatory bona fides biden ventured capitol friday help house democrat thicket choose side effectively chose left way governing doesnt reflect skill know must year legislator said rep stephanie murphy one moderate demanding immediate vote trilliondollar infrastructure bill convinced president wanted least needed called bidens refusal push harder legislation embraced disappointing frustrating im clear came hill grumbled since president claimed party nomination last year nurtured fragile peace party fractious centre left convincing side ally unified first shared disdain former president donald trump bidens adoption expansive platform two faction remained harmony year responded pandemic passing sweeping stimulus package spring two faction loggerhead one flexing power yet emptyhanded feeling betrayed claiming president side outcome battle bidens proposal could determine democrat fate midterm success presidency agenda consists two sweeping domestic proposal resembling modern great society american job plan spending trillion year traditional infrastructure like road bridge tunnel bigger controversial american family plan democrat labelled soft infrastructure including universal prekindergarten community college paid family medical leave child care elder care support expansion medicare liberal feared moderate democrat would vote infrastructure bill claim victory peel away social policy measure refused support smaller infrastructure bill larger social policy package passed heading last week moderate progressive felt ironclad promise moderate vote infrastructure would happen october liberal bill crucial part president domestic agenda inextricably twinned higher priority expansive measure addressing climate change frayed social safety net liberal however used larger number blockade infrastructure bill said biden rep ilhan omar one leftwing leader blockade stood reporter last week said blockaders one trying make sure president success pas infrastructure bill alone even accomplishing agenda said omar votecounter congressional progressive caucus bloc democrat nearly strong showed cohesion last week showdown enraged nine centrist lawmaker forced speaker nancy pelosi promise infrastructure vote end september larger quieter group backbench house democrat many swing district eager president sign public work bill start trumpeting funding road bridge broadband district time bidens approval rating sagging dont think good joe biden administration dont think good democrat said rep henry cuellar suggesting biden effectively siding left lobbying passage infrastructure package part anger stemmed bidens goalongtogetalong style got feeling uncle joe everybody like everybody said rep emanuel cleaver member moderate wing explicit friday blaming liberal also insisting bidens true torch bearer rep josh gottheimer denounced small faction far left said employed freedom caucus tactic destroy president agenda reference hardright faction house bedeviled republican leader charge elected achieve reasonable commonsense solution american people obstruct far wing gottheimer fumed statement released late friday night farleft faction willing put president entire agenda including historic bipartisan infrastructure package risk theyve put civility bipartisan governing risk given range party suburbanitestosocialists coalition may inevitable biden would eventually anger one wing party striking perhaps equally surprising bloc alienated moderate propelled nomination delighting progressive vociferously opposed primary president backing public work measure treasured moderate told house democrat friday belief reality infrastructure legislation pas without assurance two centrist senator joe manchin kyrsten sinema support wideranging bill although biden conceded capitol happen expansive bill pared back meet two senator approval rep pramila jayapal dwash head congressional progressive caucus said bloc want move forward democratic caucus especially manchin sinema problem understand dont always get vote thing wed like folk blocking president agenda democratic agenda ran need recognize decision keep fate bill tied others measure amount gamble infrastructure bird hand passed senate bipartisan bonhomie august vote together trouble deepens every new demand manchin sinema pull social policy bill liberal vision two faction agree measure biden might end nothing catastrophic blow party leader delaying infrastructure bill rep dean phillips put linear expeditious path u would aspire phillips wellliked moderate captured republican district expressed hope earlier week biden could serve bridge party faction acknowledged friday chance sadly diminished light called president nothingburger visit capitol rep stephanie murphy speaks reporter outside u capitol washington thursday sept new york time phillips said thought bill would still get done privately lawmaker competitive seat disconsolate would able spend remainder fall holding evidence bipartisan achievement washington rep stephanie murphy speaks reporter outside u capitol washington thursday sept new york time biden eager sign bill one aide friday likened child love equally though stopped faction party claiming one seeking assure passage agenda result quite turnabout fighting build back better agenda said omar employing bidens preferred slogan would shocking time two year ago rallied early sander candidacy throughout first month biden object scorn left old moderate obviously bad fit increasingly young diverse progressive party said often mocking harsh term biden believed liberal one step democratic center gravity effectively proved assembling multiracial coalition animated defeating trump bold policy agenda yet primary largely centred ousting trump unifying country little way firm policy plan making peace progressive secured nomination adopted number idea allowed leftwing democrat say wide smile trying fulfill bidens vision question whether attempt pas bill pay decision push quick passage infrastructure bill leave protracted standoff nothing certain however bidens allthingstoallpeople campaign committed many policy liberal critic sceptical would embrace progressive kept telling difference joe biden mike bloomberg said rep brendan boyle early biden supporter biden come internal debate show absurd claim always new york time company,1
new set united nation law may needed regulate new arctic industry shipping oil exploration climate change melt ice around north pole legal expert said sunday said existing law governing everything fish stock bioprospecting pharmaceutical company inadequate polar region especially arctic area summer sea ice close record low many expert believe new rush polar region manageable within existing international law said ah zakri director un university yokohamabased institute advanced study fabled shipping passage along north coast russia canada normally clogged thick ice thawed summer raising possibility shortcut route atlantic pacific ocean dozen legal expert meeting iceland september debate legal need polar region threat include surge tourism visitor antarctica many legal specialist believe lack clarity existing law shipping mining sharing fish stock drawn northward melting ice standard clearing oil spill far land oil particular risk shipping arctic big issue incredibly difficult clean oil spill ice said conference chairman david leary institute advanced study organizing conference iceland university akureyri question deal term existing law move new global framework polar region told reuters severe condition expert say un convention law sea unclear instance speaks right state impose restriction compulsory pilot ship coast particularly severe climatic condition ice cover sea year ice receding fast defining condition particularly severe could problem said law professor tullio scovazzi university milanobicocca leary said eight nation arctic territory united state russia canada norway sweden iceland denmark finland far preferred limit discussion existing international law wwf environmental group among urging new un convention protect arctic partly fearing rising industrial activity increase risk oil spill like exxon valdez accident alaska think new rule stricter rule proposing new convention protection arctic ocean said tatiana saksina wwf alaska state governor sarah palin republican vice presidential candidate november u election advocate oil drilling arctic national wildlife refuge boom tourism antarctica meanwhile risk accidental introduction new specie environment largest land creature flightless midge bioprospecting may also need new rule neural stem cell arctic squirrel could help treat human stroke arctic fish specie yielded enzyme used industrial process,1
world rich nation must make immediate deep cut greenhouse gas emission steeply rising cost climate change fall disproportionately poor country world bank said tuesday major report threat climate change bank world development report said developing country bear percent cost damage caused climate change rich country biggest co emitter past moral obligation pay adapt said tackling climate change developing country need compromise povertyfighting measure economic growth stressed funding technical support rich country essential report come amid tough global negotiation ahead meeting copenhagen december new global climate accord combat manmade climate change succeed current kyoto protocol expires unlike kyoto talk friction europe united state current talk focused difference rich rapidly developing country country world must act act together act differently climate change world bank president robert zoellick said developing country disproportionately affected climate change crisis making least prepared reason equitable deal copenhagen vitally important added report take specific position copenhagen said deal take credible commitment highincome country drastically cut emission also said developing nation must part keep overall cost climate change adopting policy reduce emission growth rate unless developing country also start transforming energy system grow limiting warming close degree celsius preindustrial level achievable said said annual energyrelated co emission middleincome economy caught rich largest share current emission deforestation landuse change come tropical country report said country africa south asia could permanently lose much percent gross domestic product earth temperature increase degree celsius opposed minimal loss rich country impacting poverty goal rosina bierbaum one report author dean school natural resource environment university michigan said climate change could disrupt un goal halve global poverty hunger impact agriculture food price report estimated world need feed billion people time country dealing harsher climate storm drought flood bierbaum told news conference washington cost addressing climate change high still manageable country act longer delay harder alter infrastructure economy lifestyle report said mitigation measure developing country curb emission could cost around billion year currently mitigation finance average around billion year addition annual investment help developing country figure live climate change could cost around billion compare le billion year currently available bank said world bank said global financial crisis used excuse delay action address climate change future climate crisis likely damaging world economy economic downturn may delay businessasusual growth emission year unlikely fundamentally change path long term said,1
australian leader john howard risk becoming first prime minister lose seat election year battle save conservative government defeat next month poll electoral boundary change safe sydney seat bennelong made marginal swing around percent vote enough defeat increase asian migrant area chinese korean representing percent voter also seen working howard seeking fifth term office national election nov election used race card need sort leadership said jason koh editor local korean newspaper hoju donja koh said many chinese korean voter believed howard played race card tough stance boatpeople tactic helped win last election unlike previous election opposition labor party chosen highprofile candidate former television news magazine journalist maxine mckew challenge howard harbourside seat held since entering parliament mckew moved electorate month ago lead howard opinion poll betting agency aware fighting political survival backyard howard repeatedly reminded constituency take bennelong voter granted also altered electioneering tactic spending lot time bennelong say local resident pressing flesh weekend attending community event rowdy rally last saturday granny smith apple festival normally subdued community fair turned rowdy election rally howard mckew turned brandishing placard balloon hundred supporter candidate waged vocal battle john booth editor community newspaper weekly time said first time year howard attended festival opening thing done year realises real fight said booth belief howard lose seat people speak people say voted last time say time change bennelong named one notable aborigine australian history taken england cover sydney affluent leafy northern suburb howard first seat conservative middle class electorate year changed nature expanding west incorporate working class labor suburb issue resonating bennelong similar national campaign economic management iraq war climate change new work place law bennelong differs asianaustralian voter chinese korean immigration australiaasia relation important issue seat half resident either born overseas parent bennelongs asian voter remember antiimmigration comment howard opposition government wooing supporter antiimmigration politician pauline hanson election said koh mr howard long history divide rule many people suspicious said contrast booth said labor promoted asian credential wheeling former state politician asian wife leader kevin rudd mandarinspeaking former diplomat rudd ability conduct fluent discussion chinese president hu jintao recent asiapacific summit sydney apparently many fan city asian community korean chinese vote big enough decide win john howard maxine mckew said koh,0
gathering behind band giant painted coffin slowly processed en masse strand shutting traffic busy thoroughfare chanted handed leaflet leaving gridlock chaos wake latest series effort designed extinction rebellion xr disrupt visible british fashion event year first protester covered fake blood performed diein demanded fashion week cancelled opening day outside victoria beckham show activist lined brandishing poster emblazoned statement like rip lfw fashion ecocide sustainability forefront fashion conversation today way never emergence xr month ago consisted people britain since swelled million follower across country stoked increasingly heated discussion although movement target numerous industry government worldwide recent focus fashion particularly high profile extinction rebellion held demonstration outside manhattan headquarters new york time earlier year demanding newspaper increase focus climate change distinctive hourglass logo viral social medium campaign creatively packaged demand drastic action call fastestgrowing climate ecology direct action movement history come monday ambitious protest effort group yet get underway ten thousand protester planning bring road around westminster gridlock also sitin london city airport beginning two week environmental demonstration also include repair station people bring old damaged clothes work extinction rebellion originally grew activist group rising relies solely crowdfunding donation three key goal government transparent impact climate change reduce net greenhouse gas emission zero government worldwide create citizen assembly set climate priority extinction rebellion protestors stage mock funeral fashion outside hm store london fashion week london sep new york time group deliberately conceived selforganising nonhierarchical holacracy single leader group steering strategy tactic goal instead loose alliance group across britain alone volunteer organised working subgroup support team responsibility distributed among chapter extinction rebellion protestors stage mock funeral fashion outside hm store london fashion week london sep new york time meeting planning session tend take place online forum messaging apps meeting offline used training creating sense community extinction rebellion first modern protest movement organise way parallel particular occupy movement though setup foster general sense confusion disarray volunteer cheerfully describe planning meeting pretty crazy disorganised news conference last week ahead latest mass protest involved fair amount shouting technical difficulty london fashion week certain planned protest failed materialise exception funeral march turnout generally lower anticipated indeed success confusion around xr approach fashion sector responsible greenhouse gas emission according united nation fairly representative state group large always somewhat chaotic messy suppose thats part beauty extinction rebellion said sara arnold coordinator boycott fashion xr subgroup made headline urging people buy new clothes year learn run hope best left bel jacob sara arnold alice wilby coordinator boycottfashion movement part extinction rebellion xr trafalgar square marching xr protest fashion london fashion week sep new york time arnold studied fashion design central st martin environmental concern led decision design produce new clothes founded clothes rental company higher rental though refuse classified leader leader xr said one visible vocal figurehead group effort hold fashion industry account left bel jacob sara arnold alice wilby coordinator boycottfashion movement part extinction rebellion xr trafalgar square marching xr protest fashion london fashion week sep new york time key reason fashion become target xr activist shape people aspiration survival fashion industry survival planet arnold said peering trademark oversize glass state emergency stopping people consuming really way impact point difficult message many people take board change seeing brand remain extremely superficial arnold continued unsurprisingly xrs mission messaging popular among many conventional fashion brand retailer group also spurned another surprising industry faction sustainable brand another coordinator bel jacob former fashion editor free daily newspaper metro said extinction rebellion member found target ire said campaigning damaging new wave business attempting improve ethical environmental footprint clothes asking huge sacrifice know alienating also shifting overton window empowering people outside industry jacob said communication tool fashion influential put clothes power protester gather trafalgar square extinction rebellion protest fashion london fashion week sep new york time dispute even inside xr whether better work fashion industry protester gather trafalgar square extinction rebellion protest fashion london fashion week sep new york time last summer example three member extinction rebellion appeared advertising campaign luxury fashion designer stella mccartney roaming welsh coastline expensive new designer clothing without letting chapter know boycott fashion coordinator said first heard partnership saw photograph jacob put delicately somewhat surprised however london news conference last week douglas rogers xr spokesman insisted absence solid hierarchy give movement strength fresh effort underway decentralise organising system london rebellion support office autonomous regional base british police announced week would seek new legal power protester extinction rebellion protester hold poster outside victoria beckham show london fashion week sep new york time people arrested extinction rebellion protest april police operation cost million million protester prosecuted convicted extinction rebellion protester hold poster outside victoria beckham show london fashion week sep new york time course challenging maintain communal sense control without visible leadership make u stronger face would want break movement rogers said amid scrum reporter activist vocal plea chair get stacked make space room actually find moment like stella mccartney campaign reassuring show really rebellion said rebellion messy overlap forged lot opinion action would worrying xr acted like superslick silicon valleystyle business much chance anyone actually thinking new york time news service,1
minister major asian state visiting brussels last month said planned meet prime minister europe course could recall person name post exist remark show european union still struggle find voice world decade u secretary state henry kissinger famous question call want call europe bloc number state stature grown play second fiddle united state many part world notably middle east diplomacy power act remains hobbled complex internal red tape revamp system described verging dysfunctional british diplomat former eu external relation directorgeneral brian crowe foreign policy included eu reform treaty due take effect january eu member state broadly agree exert influence globalised world collectively state anxious protect national interest remains seen farreaching reform prove fill new role foreign policy supremo person interacts planned new eu president diplomatic support function still resolved reform create powerful high representative foreign affair combining role existing eu foreign policy coordinator european commissioner charge eu multibillion euro aid budget person supported eu diplomatic corp drawn staff brussels eu delegation worldwide diplomatic service eu state hugely important challenge external said katinka barysch deputy director londonbased centre european reform cer think tank climate change terrorism proliferation weapon mass destruction energy security deal china russia turf battle antonio missiroli director european policy centre think tank said treaty provided good legal basis coherent eu foreign policy moment difficult predict everybody play game little bit worry whole brussels machinery caught battle turf barysch said influence high representative post currently held spanish socialist javier solana depended much personality someone well known respected world leader frequently eu end compromise someone look like lowest common denominator one eu foreign policy insider called expected jostling position job president foreign policy chief new diplomatic corp accident waiting happen fait accompli smaller state fear france big nation already trying stitch together arrangement presented fait accompli paris take rotating eu presidency july source said key question whether new eu president evolves largely ceremonial role one real influence britain former prime minister tony blair made secret desire job missiroli said would intrusive foreign policy field eu diplomat politician believe blair little chance britain disconnected eu mainstream discredited europe support iraq war smart money luxembourg prime minister jeanclaude juncker master consensusbuilder would steal le limelight would accept purely ceremonial role long favourite high representative swedish foreign minister carl bildt former prime minister extensive diplomatic experience however consider outspoken rumour gaining ground best personality high representative beginning solana old safe pair hand least one year two would better keep place said missiroli,1
xi left china month counting ostensible reason xi lack foreign travel covid though official said explicitly also calculation reinforced deeper shift china foreign domestic policy china xi longer feel compelled cooperate least seen cooperating united state ally anything term still xi recent absence global stage complicated china ambition position alternative american leadership coincided say contributed sharp deterioration country relation much rest world instead china turned inward official preoccupied protecting xi health internal political machination including communist party congress next year expected claim another five year country leader result facetoface diplomacy lower priority xi first year office bunker mentality china right said noah barkin follows china research firm rhodium group xi retreat deprived chance personally counter steady decline country reputation even face rising tension trade taiwan issue le year ago xi made concession seal investment agreement european union partly blunt united state deal scuttled friction political sanction since beijing taken invitation xi meet eu leader europe year eliminates reduces opportunity engagement top leadership level helena legarda senior analyst mercator institute china study berlin said xi lack travel diplomatically speaking added inperson meeting often fundamental try overcome leftover obstacle sort agreement try reduce tension xi absence also dampened hope gathering rome glasgow make meaningful progress two pressing issue facing world today postpandemic recovery fight global warming biden attending sought meet xi sideline keeping strategy work china issue like climate change even two country clash others instead two leader agreed hold virtual summit end year though date announced yet inability president biden president xi meet person carry cost said ryan ha senior fellow brookings institution director china national security council president barack obama five year ago speech annual world economic forum davos switzerland xi cast guardian multinational order president donald trump pulled united state america first retreat difficult play role hunkered within china border remain largely closed protection pandemic xi leave china would either need adhere covid protocol upon return beijing risk criticism placing rule apply everyone else ha said xi government abandoned diplomacy china along russia taken leading role negotiating taliban return power afghanistan xi also held several conference call european leader including germany departing chancellor angela merkel week president emmanuel macron france prime minister boris johnson britain china foreign minister wang yi attend meeting rome xi dial deliver spokesperson ministry foreign affair hua chunying said friday would important speech biden spoken forging alliance democracy counter china challenge xi sought build partnership including russia developing country oppose view western sanctimony term diplomacy developing world country world think xi jinpings lack travel great disadvantage said neil thomas analyst eurasia group noted xi phone diplomacy week prime minister papua new guinea james marape thats whole lot face time prime minister papua new guinea getting joe biden thomas said still xi halt international travel conspicuous especially compared frenetic pace maintained last time left china january visit myanmar day ordered lockdown wuhan city coronavirus emerged xi played host many foreign official week lockdown met director world health organization leader cambodia mongolia last known meeting foreign official took place beijing march president arif alvi pakistan chinese leader long made selling point busy schedule trip abroad especially willingness visit poorer country covid xi became first outpace american counterpart annual average number visit foreign country according research thomas year covid xi visited average country annually spending around day abroad thomas estimated notably surpassed obamas average day foreign travel trump president xi diplomatic footstep cover every part world said article shared communist party medium outlet late xi made mark world jettisoning idea china modest player international stage hiding strength biding time dictum predecessor deng xiaoping though find trying project china new image confident ambition video meeting facing international scrutiny many china policy origin coronavirus mounting right abuse hong kong tibet xinjiang increasingly ominous warning taiwan survey shown view china deteriorated sharply many major country past two year victor shih professor political science university california san diego said xi limited travel coincided increasingly nationalist tone home seems preclude significant cooperation compromise longer feel need international support much domestic support domestic control shih said general effort court america also european country le today first term timing meeting rome glasgow also conflicted preparation meeting home clearly taken precedence nov country communist elite gather beijing behindcloseddoors session major step toward xi next phase power xi absence rome glasgow could missed opportunity country unite around stronger unified global effort climate economic recovery seems unlikely chinese delegation authority negotiate significant compromise issue area hope cooperation hope positive outcome legarda china analyst mercator institute said climate summit glasgow xi jinping attending first unclear manage get second guess question priority beijing many leader mind new york time company,1
china devastating snowstorm cold past month show world must prepare new type disaster caused called freak weather united nation expert said wednesday expert said chinese event beijing say affected million people likely cost least billion underlined need greater global cooperation global weather forecasting socalled freak weather becoming common reducing vulnerability unexpected extreme must top priority government said salvador briceno head un disaster relief agency isdr separately world meteorological organization wmo chief michel jarraud said freeze swept china north normally neartropical southern province underlined need better seasonal climate prediction world need strengthen existing mechanism predict climate event ensure information made available especially benefit people developing country jarraud said china meteorological administration say january extreme probably developed la nina low sea surface temperature part pacific second half last year combined unusual weather west also warning country recovering sky clear power restored freeze killed score people must ready result global climate change briceno said statement isdr headquarters geneva china suffering underscored need government build infrastructure withstand previously unthinkable weather billion dollar potential loss balanced low cost prevention future choice clear said country could expect face similar situation coming year added jarraud speaking news briefing said essential ensure better seasonal well short longterm climate prediction life saved economy protected weather pattern change speaking threeday meeting specialist weather disaster relief wide range discipline international national agency said also vital ensure better transmission forecast around globe meeting called prepare un world climate conference geneva second half next year focus science underpinning seasonal prediction area jarraud said little investment conference following two predecessor set key body climate change decide science needed next decade provide reliable forecasting urge government support said,1
new delhi mon mar bdnews comreuters india pressing ahead trading scheme centred energy efficient certificate could possibly expand renewable energy country climate change envoy said monday plan involves creating marketbased mechanism would allow business using energy stipulated compensate buying energy certificate using le energy using renewable energy government setting energy benchmark industry sector company meet benchmark would buy certificate reward penalty system hope may perhaps even linked concept renewable energy certificate shyam saran told business meeting new delhi link could established probably fast growing market energy efficiency renewable energy certificate country would major innovation energy efficiency among eight area india identified national climate change policy last year hope reduce energy consumption least percent energyintensive sector power cement timeline prescribed reaching target firm india asia thirdlargest economy fourthlargest emitter carbon dioxide yet plan impact climate change measure emission deadline curb according study india top firm also face little stakeholder pressure combat climate change percent company setting voluntary carbon emission reduction goal according survey ceo kpmg consultant last year expert say indian firm response climate issue driven largely need comply expected regulation leaving leadership role tackling global warming government saran hoped domestic trading system would draw upon market mechanism encourage energy efficiency india say want save megawatt end energy efficiency measure looking trading mechanism efficient get certain credit le efficient buy saran said india whose economy grown percent annually recent year contributes around percent mankind global greenhouse gas emission say level never go beyond developed country country face election week though climate change poll issue many fear policy announcement energy efficiency trading scheme could get delayed new government installed,1
cable published late saturday mail sunday called washington file span period present include candid assessment u domestic politics washington treatment iran nuclear weapon program unclear leaked document mail obtained british news outlet identified one recipient britain mark sedwill nation national security adviser became cabinet secretary sunday morning white house commented leak trump known react badly criticism british government recently hosted u president first state visit included lavish banquet buckingham palace gun salute gesture seemed aimed winning good britain barrel toward brexit set oct hard exit european union appears likely trump repeatedly dangled advantageous trade deal united state british foreign office challenge authenticity leaked document said statement british public would expect ambassador provide minister honest unvarnished assessment politics country view necessarily view minister indeed government said pay candid u ambassador send back reading westminster politics personality cable british ambassador kim darroch say british analyst believe trump administration going become substantially normal le dysfunctional le unpredictable le faction riven le diplomatically clumsy inept sunday morning nigel farage brexit party leader close relationship trump called darroch step calling totally unsuited job diplomat noted trump regularly survived scandal past suggested could win second term president trump may emerge flame battered intact like schwarzenegger final scene terminator darroch wrote referring sciencefiction film warned real risk horizon trump guided u policy away consensus britain america first administration could profoundly damaging thing world trade system denounce wto tear existing trade detail launch protectionist action even ally wrote could undermine international action climate change cut un funding noted trump decision order missile strike syrian air base political success warned le well judged military intervention inconceivable history relationship trump british ambassador shortly took post memorandum darroch leaked suggesting trump would open outside influence pitched right trump recommended via twitter friend farage leader uk independence party appointed ambassador washington darrochs place would great job trump wrote downing street spokesman responded swiftly darroch government support diplomat year darroch served britain permanent representative eu head foreign office press office national security adviser kim darroch photo kim darrochtwitteruk government among revelation leaked cable kim darroch photo kim darrochtwitteruk government british official cast trump state visit strategic coup writing team dazzled reception close contact spent year building relationship gatekeeper trump whisperer people rely upon ensure uk voice heard west wing confidential letter dated june addressed sedwill handful senior downing street figure darroch say allegation trump camp colluded russia presidential campaign ruled darrochs sixpage letter gave harsh assessment trump domestic accomplishment writing main campaign promise inch wall built executive order travel ban muslim country blocked state court tax reform infrastructure package pushed middle distance repeal replacement obamacare knife edge letter ambassador described white house uniquely dysfunctional environment said britain prepared outburst trump filter darroch wrote could also beginning downward spiral rather roller coaster something could emerge lead disgrace downfall letter outline britain effort influence trump thinking writing important flood zone want many possible trump consults give answer need creative using channel available u relationship cabinet white house staff contact among outside friend ambassador advised taking path chosen chancellor angela merkel germany president emmanuel macron france shunning trump dont think follow wrote advising british interlocutor sometimes push back arguably get respect president stand occasionally provided public comment come surprise judicious calm avoid personalizing wrote another memo sent june express scepticism project deepening trading arrangement brexit saying divergence approach climate change medium freedom death penalty may come fore new york time news service,1
copenhagen climate talk generate carbon emission previous climate conference equivalent annual output half million ethiopian figure commissioned host denmark show delegate journalist activist observer almost country gathered dec summit travel work create tonne carbon dioxide flight would fill nearly olympic swimming pool amount produced year american ethiopian vast difference due huge gap consumption pattern two country according u government statistic per person emission despite effort danish government reduce conference carbon footprint around tonne carbon dioxide created summit tonne created attendee flight copenhagen figure flight calculated united nation framework convention climate change unfccc domestic carbon footprint summit calculated accountant deloitte said deloitte consultant stine balslev much bigger last talk many people said adding people expected pas conference center every day preliminary figure expect final calculation conference carbon footprint deloitte included calculation emission caused accommodation local transport electricity heating conference center paper security transport good service well energy used computer kitchen photocopier printer inside conference center accommodation accounted percent summit greenhouse gas emission copenhagen transport caused percent seventy percent came activity inside conference center said forced put temporary building order provide delegation room number participant much larger expected said balslev instance u delegation ordered area thats five time big last year temporary building housing delegation office well insulated warmed oil heater area energywasteful said researcher assumed percent conference participant would catch public transport conference balslev said probably optimistic balslev said energy used conference coal fired power station power electricity grid wind power,1
istanbul tue mar bdnews comreuters global financial crisis could set back development water utility decade investment falter people become increasingly unable afford water bill world bank warned tuesday funding dry vicious circle could reemerge poor service low willingness pay low investment said jamal saghir director energy water transport world bank speaking istanbul world water forum said water utility worldwide would boost efficiency convince cashstrapped government sound investment meantime new venture likely canceled existing water infrastructure project come cost pressure said environmentalist scientist aid utility expert discussing issue surrounding water climate change development government minister around country forum conference come fire action group stressing enough basic human right clean water united nation millennium development goal pledged start decade halve proportion population without access safe drinking water almost billion people access safe water billion people access sanitation angel gurria secretary general organization economic cooperation development oecd told conference national government must revise fund water service typically mix tarifs paid user tax revenue country aid transfer financial crisis make harder developing country borrow must find way gradually moving tariffbased system also protect least able pay said report unveiled forum oecd said financial crisis represented opportunity make water infrastructure efficient thereby attracting new investment,1
reutersipsos online poll month asked american rate much threat list country organization individual posed united state scale one threat imminent threat poll showed percent republican ranked obama imminent threat ahead putin percent accused aggression ukraine assad percent western government alleged assad used chlorine gas barrel bomb citizen given level polarization american politics result surprising said barry glassner sociologist author culture fear american afraid wrong thing tends lot demonizing person office glassner said adding fear mongering republican democratic party would mainstay u presidential campaign tv medium american politics much trade fear said ipsos survey done march march included democrat republican twentyseven percent republican saw democratic party imminent threat united state percent democrat deemed republican imminent threat people polled concerned threat related potential terror attack islamic state militant rated imminent threat percent respondent al qaeda percent north korean leader kim jong un viewed threat percent iran ayatollah ali khamenei percent cyber attack viewed imminent threat percent drug trafficking seen imminent threat third respondent democrat concerned climate change republican percent democrat rating global warming imminent threat among republican percent said climate change threat data weighted reflect u population credibility interval measure accuracy plus minus percentage point adult point democrat point republican,1
washington fri aug bdnews comreuters border security drug war arm smuggling join trade recession agenda president barack obamas first three amigo summit leader mexico canada weekend mexico mexican gang dominating drug trade u border canada violence often usmade weapon spreading north security news three country much trade economic recession climate change affect bordering neighbor potential affect u want certain tightest best possible cooperation obamas national security adviser jim jones told reporter meeting guadalajara mexico sunday monday obama made relation neighbor priority first month office since becoming president january met canadian prime minister stephen harper mexican president felipe calderon several time mexican drug gang killing rival record number despite calderon threeyear army assault cartel death rate year third higher police united state far north vancouver blamed violence mexican trafficker violence particularly mexico increased exponentially sign heading north border united state also canada said shannon oneil latin american expert council foreign relation new york obama promised full support calderon visit april mexico complains antidrug equipment training taking long arrive hope summit move thing ahead border security concern three leader illegal immigration volatile political issue united state home million undocumented mexican calderon harper may also address simmering dispute canada decision last month require mexican visitor obtain visa economy climate canada united state largest trading partner mexico third largest country expressed concern see tilt toward protectionism washington seek overcome recession u business group pressing white house resolve crossborder trucking dispute mexico say threatens eliminate thousand u job mexico imposed retaliatory tariff billion u good march obama signed bill canceling program allowing mexican truck operate beyond u border zone would like see final closure final solution issue trucking mexican government official said adding government would like deal year end canada sends percent export united state decried provision u stimulus package requiring example steel used public work project plan made united state expect general word publicly leader issue continued need open border robust trading relationship within north america said eric farnsworth vice president council america expect tougher word behind closed door canada mexico need strong open u recovery surely impress idea president obama said climate change swine flu leader also promise statement n swine flu jointly address climate change prepare major international talk copenhagen december interesting see kind announcement made kind statement made issue alternative energy climate change said peter deshazo director america program center strategic international study washington area there lot possibility future work among three country said three country touted cooperation year n flu outbreak sign well work together saw unprecedented cooperation openness three country working together oneil said regional issue june ouster leftist honduran president manuel zelaya expected discussed focus obama calderon harper expressed support effort restore democracy honduras continue hope international mediation effort work solution farnsworth said certainly issue president secretary state want deal everything else going,1
hoi vietnam sep bdnews comreuters vietnam central province battled biggest flood decade wednesday caused powerful typhoon swept country wreaking havoc philippine government report said torrential rain typhoon ketsana swept vietnam late tuesday killed people left missing flood landslide nine coastal central highland province ketsana hit philippine weekend killing people leaving another missing causing damage totaling million official said weather report said late wednesday river vietnam quang nam province could reach level last seen typhoon spared daklak vietnam top coffeegrowing province official still assessing coffee rubber tree gia lai thirdlargest coffee grower staterun vietnam television said floodwaters submerging old house quang nams hoi city unescorecognized world heritage site people move around boat storm flooding past time le xuan toan yearold hoi resident told reuters sitting roof submerged house foreign tourist took shelter state building hoi typhoon made landfall returned hotel wednesday helped clean street ship tossed ashore flood typhoon damaged destroyed home central vietnam around people province evacuated sea wave threw several ship onshore port city danang reuters witness said region hit ketsana lie far north vietnam mekong delta rice basket rain dumped central highland coffee belt could delay start next coffee harvest day export would affected trader said ketsana weakened tropical storm moving lao cambodia tuesday night weather forecaster said vietnam deputy prime minister hoang trung hai urged authority quickly resume power supply typhoonhit region including quang ngai province vietnam first oil refinery dung quat due reopen wednesday outage halted plant test run last month barrel per day plant resume operation later wednesday scheduled repair petrovietnam official said adding typhoon damaged facility storm become focus marathon climate talk bangkok week developing nation green group saying example type climate disaster poor nation could face warmer world ketsana clearly manifestation consequence global inaction addressing immediate impact creeping climate change chief philippine climate negotiator heherson alvarez told reporter said rich nation must act urgently moderate storm spare whole world impoverishing devastating impact climate change resident manila scathing criticism government disaster response crowded city million sewer notoriously blocked rubbish ketsana dumped month worth average rainfall manila surrounding area forcing home destroying tonne paddy rice philippine lawmaker set pas supplementary budget billion peso million relief recovery rehabilitation effort defense secretary gilberto teodoro said new storm forming pacific ocean likely enter philippine water thursday make landfall later northern island luzon forecaster said,1
german chancellor angela merkel urged india one world biggest polluter combat climate change tuesday saying country willing help new delhi make progress merkel former environment minister pushed global warming top international agenda said rich nation emerging economy needed strike balance amount responsibility need shoulder prevent climate change fight prove willing strike balance merkel began fourday visit india monday told business leader new delhi multilateral agreement essence germany could help india become efficient user energy sharing technology avoid mistake made industrial country said speaking translator climate change beyond substantive issue good issue u learn shoulder common responsibility said referring growing trade business tie two country emerging economy like china india also major polluter opposed strict new environmental regulation energy constraint fear step could strangle economic growth demand industrialised nation traditionally chief polluter bear brunt emission cut scientist say climate change expected serious impact south asia region depends monsoon rain himalayan glacierfed river long coastline lift investment cap receding glacier could jeopardise water supply hundred million people rising sea level could menace city like mumbai kolkata well neighbouring bangladesh expert warn new delhi expected come national plan tackle global warming end year indian expert say country already achieved substantial energy efficiency merkels visit india first chancellor largely aimed boosting business tie two country whose trade touched billion euro billion four year ahead official target india asia thirdbiggest economy grown average percent last four year expected maintain similar rate coming year however need huge investment infrastructure sector german businessmen travelling merkel said new delhi needed lift cap set foreign investment insurance banking retail telecommunication sector could push germany ranking sixth largest foreign investor india said relation two country blossom briefly cooled following india nuclear test believe potential indogerman cooperation yet fully tapped said merkel hold talk indian prime minister manmohan singh later tuesday stand ready build road rail track invest financial sector insurance banking sector said,1
bought day got death threat said threat cain explained came rightwing troll response video posted youtube day earlier video told story liberal college dropout struggling find place world gotten sucked vortex farright politics youtube fell altright rabbit hole said video cain recently swore altright nearly five year discovering become vocal critic scarred experience radicalised call decentralised cult farright youtube personality convinced western civilisation threat muslim immigrant cultural marxist innate iq difference explained racial disparity feminism dangerous ideology kept falling deeper deeper appealed made feel sense belonging said brainwashed year reporting internet culture ive heard countless version cain story aimless young man usually white frequently interested video game visit youtube looking direction distraction seduced community farright creator young men discover farright video accident others seek travel way neonazism others stop milder form bigotry common thread many story youtube recommendation algorithm software determines video appear user home page next sidebar next video playing algorithm responsible time spent site radicalisation young men driven complex stew emotional economic political element many nothing social medium critic independent researcher say youtube inadvertently created dangerous onramp extremism combining two thing business model reward provocative video exposure advertising dollar algorithm guide user personalised path meant keep glued screen there spectrum youtube calm section walter cronkite carl sagan part crazytown extreme stuff said tristan harris former design ethicist google youtubes parent company im youtube want watch im always going steer toward crazytown recent year social medium platform grappled growth extremism service many platform barred handful farright influencers conspiracy theorist including alex jones infowars tech company taken step limit spread political misinformation youtube radical caleb cain spent year consumed call decentralized cult farright youtube personality berkeley spring va apr young men discover video accident others seek travel way neonazism others stop bigotry common thread youtube recommendation algorithm brainwashed cain say justin gellersonthe new york time youtube whose rule prohibit hate speech harassment took laissezfaire approach enforcement year last week company announced updating policy ban video espousing neonazism white supremacy bigoted view company also said changing recommendation algorithm reduce spread misinformation conspiracy theory youtube radical caleb cain spent year consumed call decentralized cult farright youtube personality berkeley spring va apr young men discover video accident others seek travel way neonazism others stop bigotry common thread youtube recommendation algorithm brainwashed cain say justin gellersonthe new york time billion monthly active user uploading hour video every minute youtubes traffic estimated second highest website behind googlecom according pew research center american age use youtube higher percentage online service like many silicon valley company youtube outwardly liberal corporate politics sponsor float lgbt pride parade celebrates diverse creator chief executive endorsed hillary clinton presidential election president donald trump conservative claimed youtube social medium network biased rightwing view used takedown like announced youtube wednesday evidence claim reality youtube godsend hyperpartisans side allowed bypass traditional gatekeeper broadcast view mainstream audience helped onceobscure commentator build lucrative medium business also useful recruiting tool farright extremist group bellingcat investigative news site analysed message farright chat room found youtube cited frequent cause member redpilling internet slang term converting farright belief european research group voxpol conducted separate analysis nearly twitter account affiliated altright found account linked youtube often site youtube able fly radar recently one thought place radicalisation happening said becca lewis study online extremism nonprofit data society young people getting information entertainment space creator broadcasting political content time overtly white supremacist visited cain west virginia seeing youtube video denouncing far right spent hour discussing radicalisation back recollection downloaded sent entire youtube history log video search query dating interview data point form picture disillusioned young man internetsavvy group rightwing reactionary powerful algorithm learns connect two suggests youtube may played role steering cain young men like toward farright fringe also suggests time youtube capable steering different direction finding online community early age cain fascinated internet culture teenager browsed chan lawless message board played online game friend devoured video intellectual debating charged topic like existence god internet escape cain grew postindustrial appalachia raised conservative christian grandparent smart shy socially awkward carved identity high school countercultural punk went community college dropped three semester broke depressed resolved get act together began looking help place looked everything youtube one day late youtube recommended selfhelp video stefan molyneux canadian talk show host selfstyled philosopher like cain molyneux difficult childhood talked overcoming hardship selfimprovement seemed smart passionate wrestled big question like free along practical advice topic like dating job interview molyneux call anarchocapitalist also political agenda men right advocate said feminism form socialism progressive gender politics holding young men back offered conservative commentary pop culture current event explaining disney frozen allegory female vanity fatal shooting unarmed black teenager white police officer proof danger rap culture cain liberal cared social justice worried wealth inequality believed climate change found molyneuxs diatribe fascinating even disagreed willing address young men issue directly way id never heard cain said cain dived deeper youtube recommendation discovered universe rightwing creator time watched dozen clip steven crowder conservative comedian paul joseph watson prominent rightwing conspiracy theorist barred facebook year became entranced lauren southern farright canadian activist started referring fashy bae fascist crush people werent shouty demagogue entertainer building audience satirical skit debate interview likeminded creator part altright loose cohort protrump activist sandwiched white nationalism layer internet sarcasm others considered altlite merely antiprogressive software develops alienation one ingredient cain radicalisation persuasive partisan like molyneux another third series product decision youtube made starting march year youtubes engineer made update site recommendation algorithm year algorithm programmed maximise view showing user video likely click creator learned game system inflating view posting video exaggerated title choosing salacious thumbnail image response youtubes executive announced recommendation algorithm would give weight watch time rather view way creator would encouraged make video user would finish user would satisfied youtube would able show ad bet paid within week algorithm change company reported overall watch time growing even number view shrank according report youtubes watch time grew year three consecutive year month algorithm tweak youtube changed rule allow video creator run ad video earn portion revenue previously popular channel vetted youtube able run ad neither change intended benefit far right youtubes algorithm inherent preference extreme political content treated white nationalist monologue differently ariana grande cover cake icing tutorial far right well positioned capitalise change many rightwing creator already made long video essay posted video version podcasts inflammatory message engaging milder fare could earn money video financial incentive churn much material possible research team google brain google muchlauded artificial intelligence division began rebuilding youtubes recommendation system around neural network type ai mimic human brain interview verge youtube executive said new algorithm capable drawing user deeper platform figuring adjacent relationship video human would never identify new algorithm worked well wasnt perfect one problem according several current former youtube employee ai tended pigeonhole user specific niche recommending video similar one already watched eventually user got bored google brain researcher wondered could keep youtube user engaged longer steering different part youtube rather feeding existing interest began testing new algorithm incorporated different type ai called reinforcement learning new ai known reinforce kind longterm addiction machine designed maximise user engagement time predicting recommendation would expand taste get watch one video many reinforce huge success talk ai conference february minmin chen google brain researcher said youtubes successful launch two year sitewide view increased nearly said gain youtubes scale could amount million hour daily watch time million dollar advertising revenue per year added new algorithm already starting alter user behavior really lead user toward different state versus recommending content familiar chen said interview youtube official denied recommendation algorithm steered user extreme content company internal testing said found opposite user watch one extreme video average recommended video reflect moderate view declined share data give specific example user shown moderate video watching extreme video official stressed however youtube realised responsibility combat misinformation extreme content weve made good progress work done continue making improvement year youtube spokesman farshad shadloo said statement punkrock moment night nov cain transformation complete spent much night watching clip clinton supporter cry election called trump favor youtube viewing history show bed turned live stream hosted crowder title trump win felt like punkrock moment almost like high school cain said year cain youtube consumption skyrocketed got job packing box furniture warehouse would listen podcasts watch video favorite youtube creator day fell asleep youtube video night phone propped pillow watched nearly youtube video double number watched previous year video political cain viewing history show sought video interest including car music cryptocurrency trading bulk medium diet came farright channel election began exploring part youtube darker radical group creator people didnt couch racist antisemitic view sarcastic meme didnt speak dog whistle one channel run jared taylor editor white nationalist magazine american renaissance posted video title like refugee invasion european suicide others posted clip interview white supremacist like richard spencer david duke left strike back nearly four year cain begun watching rightwing youtube video new kind video began appearing recommendation video made leftwing creator mimicked aesthetic rightwing youtube combative title mocking use word like triggered snowflake one video debate immigration southern steven bonnell liberal youtuber known destiny cain watched video cheer southern cain reluctantly declared bonnell winner cain also found video natalie wynn former academic philosopher go name contrapoints wynn wore elaborate costume dragstyle performance explained western culture wasnt attack immigrant race social construct unlike progressive cain seen take right bonnell wynn funny engaging spoke native language youtube didnt get outraged farright idea instead rolled eye made seem shallow unsophisticated noticed rightwing people taking oldfashioned kneejerk reactionary politics packing edgy punk rock wynn told one goal take excitement cain first saw video dismissed leftwing propaganda watched started wonder people like wynn point video persuasively used research citation rebut rightwing talking point absorbed kept watching content sympathising empathising also seeing wow really know shes talking cain said wynn bonnell part new group youtubers trying build counterweight youtubes farright flank group call breadtube reference leftwing anarchist peter kropotkin book conquest bread also includes people like oliver thorn british philosopher host channel philosophytube post video topic like transphobia racism marxist economics core breadtubes strategy kind algorithmic hijacking talking many topic farright creator case responding directly video leftwing youtubers able get video recommended audience natalie destiny made bridge side cain said interesting compelling enough walked across breadtube still small wynn prominent figure movement subscriber small fraction audience drawn largest rightwing creator unfortunately altright got big head start finding way appeal white men said emerican johnson youtuber run leftwing channel called noncompete late party think build narrative stand strong altright narrative new zealand shooting cain decided try help recently started youtube channel faraday speaks homage thcentury scientist michael faraday talk politics current event leftwing perspective want show young men way far right white nationalist violence ensues reach people level part edgy humor edgy meme said empathise give space get idea head shortly first video uploaded cain began receiving threat altright troll chan one called traitor made reference hanging bought gun several week ago moved west virginia working new job develops youtube channel surprising cain new life surface similar feel old one still watch dozen youtube video every day hang word favorite creator still difficult time tell youtube algorithm stop personality begin new york time news service,1
vermont rule reducing greenhouse gas emission strict adhering would financial disaster general motor executive u automaker testified lawsuit tuesday gm daimlerchrysler ag local auto dealer industry association filed suit vermont rule call percent cut amount carbon dioxide released car starting model would financial disaster company rule go effect said alan weverstad executive director environment energy gm world largest automaker vermont one u state adopted rule calling percent cut carbon dioxide emission scientist say contribute global warming trial began week u supreme court ruled objection bush administration greenhouse gas meet definition pollutant told environmental protection agency rethink refusal regulate lack action carbon dioxide emission national level recent year prompted california adopt rule reducing much car emit state followed vermont adopted standard sued automaker others lawsuit also filed california rhode island vermont case started tuesday u district court burlington first go trial connecticut maine massachusetts new jersey new york oregon washington also adopted rule arizona maryland new mexico considering heart case whether state right regulate emission carbon dioxide often called chemical shorthand co amount gas released car directly related amount fuel burned fuel economy covered national regulation way reduce amount co improve fuel economy said weverstad scot kline representing vermont argued regulating greenhouse gas part broader state effort greenhouse gas regulation de facto fuel economy standard kline told court part larger comprehensive effort state level address climate change vermont first adopted rule two year ago gm evaluated could try comply weverstad said said company found even revamped entire vehicle line adding gasolineelectric hybrid engine percent car truck loss billion would able comply regulation go full force light go weverstad said explaining gm estimated time would longer able sell vehicle vermont california state adopted rule defense attorney noted gm made similarly bleak prediction united state first required catalytic converter reduce noxious emission company survived crossexamination weverstad said scenario sketched company include improvement carbon dioxide emission related adoption diesel engine addition ethanol fuel source potentially emissionsreducing technology,1
china greenhouse gas pollution could double two decade say new chinese state thinktank study cast stark light industrial giant role stoking global warming beijing released recent official data greenhouse gas nation fastgrowing use coal oil gas researcher abroad estimate china carbon dioxide emission easily outstrip united state long biggest emitter break official reticence researcher chinese academy science major staterun institute concluded without dramatic countersteps nation emission tower others much sooner earlier government forecast projected leap emission underscore pressure china face looming climate change negotiation immense challenge would face meeting commitment china burning fossil fuel could emit carbon dioxide equal mass billion metric tonne pure carbon billion tonne depending varying scenario development technology emission may reach billion tonne billion tonne compare global carbon emission billion tonne emission also often estimated tonne co weighs time much carbon alone report give estimate china current co emission cite data u department energy institute put billion tonne carbon u oak ridge national laboratory estimated united state emitted billion tonne carbon compared china billion tonne china energy report warns drastic risk inaction face projected growth yet also say economic development must hobbled matter historical responsibility defined country development path repeat unconstrained emission developed country energy use state chineselanguage report recently went public sale without fanfare therefore must soon prepare plan ahead implement emission reduction concept measure longterm stable energy development strategy main author wei yiming participated un scientific panel ass global warming immediately available comment finding appeared build pressure study may add contention china response global warming time accelerating international negotiation beijing heart effort forge treaty next year succeed first phase kyoto protocol expires end european union week said developing country accept percent cut greenhouse gas emission businessasusual level protocol unled pact poor nation assume target cap emission washington refused ratify kyoto partly say treaty ineffective without beijing acceptance mandatory cap carbon dioxide greenhouse gas trap solar radiation heating atmosphere threatening stoke worsening drought disrupted rainfall wild weather china point per caput emission billion people much lower rich country say developed country bear overwhelming responsibility dangerous accumulation greenhouse gas new study back argument beijing official also often said sacrifice hardwon economic development greenhouse gas cap china relative reducing carbon dioxide emission economic development even important study say,1
italy prime minister silvio berlusconi risk losing northern power base milan left first time two decade local election shown fragile centreright coalition around million italian eligible vote mayoral contest town six province monday focus squarely main battleground financial capital milan southern port naples voting began gmt monday result expected evening poll close gmt government preparing bring forward plan slash budget deficit billion euro billion rating agency standard poor cut outlook italy rating negative stable stake high defeat hometown milan would serious blow premier already weakened series sex scandal corruption trial sluggish economy could call question government ability push painful cut despite mountainous public debt percent gross domestic product italy largely avoided financial market turmoil seen greece portugal sp warning earlier month reminder price inaction real dilemma current government able manage business daily il sole ore asked editorial monday berlusconi suffered drubbing first round voting may uninspired centre left easily held power turin bologna forced centre right runoff naples milan longtime stronghold loss would almost certainly deepen rift main ally northern league could provoke challenge otherwise unquestioned leadership centre right although senior minister ruled change course next national election dont see possibility alternative government dont think anyone want early election defence minister ignazio la russa one berlusconis faithful lieutenant told daily newspaper la stampa islamic gypsyland milan berlusconi made business fortune launched political career outgoing centreright mayor letizia moratti trailed percent firstround vote leftist giuliano pisapias percent seen climate changing milan really changing milan resident cinzia zarotti said cast vote monday regional issue including transport chronic garbage crisis naples weighed voter choice flailing national economy overshadowed poll italy one euro zone sluggish economy decade quarter youth unemployed average italian poorer year ago berlusconis government last month forced trim growth forecast year percent percent cut next year outlook percent percent sps lowered outlook italy failing cut debt boost growth although worry immediate impact market eased treasury sold longterm bond near top target range monday idnlde punished initially characterising vote referendum popularity policy berlusconi since blanketed airwave trademark tirade longtime enemy left communist magistrate milan become islamic gypsyland left win predicted leftist voter lacked brain anyway said prompting internet spoof lawsuit offended voter rant italian magistrate surprised u president barack obama group eight summit deauville france prompted economy undersecretary daniela melchiorre former magistrate resign protest,0
million world poorest child among principal victim climate change caused rich developed world united nation report said tuesday calling urgent action unicef report climate child responsibility measured action target set un millennium development goal aimed halving child poverty found failure count health survival education gender equality clear failure address climate change failure protect child said unicef uk director david bull contributed least climate change world poorest child suffering report said climate change could add child death year asia subsaharan africa lower economic growth also noted temperature rose two degree celsius preindustrial level million people globally would face hunger figure climb million temperature rise three degree unicef report said economic damage due climate change would force parent withdraw child school often place guaranteed least one meal day fetch water fuel instead environmental change wrought climate change also expand range deadly disease malaria already kill child year seen previously unaffected area scientist predict global average temperature rise degree celsius century due carbon emission burning fossil fuel power transport causing flood famine violent storm drought international agreement sought action ensure temperature rise degree inevitable environmentalist say degree rise inevitable whatever action taken partly year time lag climate response emitted carbon partly nation like china open new coalfired power station week stop burning carbon china vast coal reserve economy growing percent year set overtake united state world biggest carbon emitter developing nation pressure sign new curb carbon emission end next year say reason keep people poverty problem caused developed world rich country responsibility bulk past emission demand give strong support said nicholas stern whose report economic implication climate crisis sparked international concern businessasusual delayed action would lead probability much higher temperature increase would catastrophically transform planet wrote foreword tuesday report young poor developing country suffer earliest hardest allow happen,1
bangladesh already considered role model management natural disaster prime minister proposes redouble effort singular effort bangladesh enough said government open initiative regional global level including bimstec saarc delta coalition climate vulnerable forum indian ocean rim association iora global level bangladesh champion promoting climate issue foreign minister speaking thematic meeting pdd platform disaster displacement attended highlevel delegation expert sunday dhaka displacement due either slow sudden onset disaster global problem aggravated due erratic climate change environmental degradation momen shared bangladesh story met rickshaw puller sylhet asked travelled way southern coastal belt barisal replied due erosion cultivable land washed away due river erosion leaving option move higher plain family safety security trying earn living survive said adding alone capital city dhaka estimated million resident nearly rd like floating population forced partly home living firm washed away land enough provide living due climate change world bank predicts meter rise sea level inundate percent coastal region leaving million people without home without job momen asked climate change migrant go said since bangladesh one vulnerable country term climate vulnerability prime minister sheikh hasina took corrective action live climate change adopted climate change strategy action plan early also involved community created well trained volunteer erected nearly cyclone shelter plus afforestation addition bangladesh erected embankment nearly percent percent coastal area arrange irrigation facility percent cultivable area also developed flood resistant salinity resilient crop adopt live climate change said addition face challenge climate change bangladesh adopted year delta plan however programme may cost additional percent gdp year term dollar would cost billion foreign minister said prime minister initiative especially various mitigation strategy resulted minimal le percent greenhouse emission bangladesh spite fact country rich yet devoted substantial amount hardearned money climate fund established climate fund initiated dredging river green afforestation unfortunately recent influx nearly million rohingyas myanmar eating afforestation creating environmental disaster,0
second later another man leap grab leg protester try kick fall protester buried among angry mob seem attack floor video thursday morning episode eastern london circulated widely illustrated complicated passion ignited protest british capital extinction rebellion group environmental activist employ radical disruptive tactic draw attention climate crisis total eight activist arrested suspicion obstructing train british transport police said thursday action suspended line creating significant delay transport system extinction rebellion holding protest london two week three day ago police banned group action centre city protest activist chased commuter top train canning town eastern london demonstrator glued train shadwell station also east capital sean ocallaghan assistant chief constable british transport police called behaviour passenger canning town unacceptable saying concerning see number commuter took matter hand displaying violent behaviour detain protester mayor sadiq khan london said thursday activist protest illegal extremely dangerous counterproductive extinction rebellion said statement act borne necessity face impending disaster disruption purpose since encounter far greater disruption future dont radically change society valerie milnerbrown spokeswoman group said statement already see horrifying early effect climate ecological emergency part global south clear coming way soon added group said taken measure minimize risk commuter trapped subway police informed protest advance adding action part ongoing campaign intended increase pressure upon government disruption lie heart group tactic affiliated activist urged seek get arrested maximum disruption movement action focused capital city past two week extinction rebellion action shut road bridge around parliament london last week james brown british paralympic medallist protested climbing top british airway plane london city airport judicial review ban underway bbc reported wednesday extinction rebellion attracted criticism social medium group compared noncompliance police ban action american civil right pioneer rosa park one user called mal jutley suggested twitter post thursday movement lost support londoner disruptive action london underground said delay nightmare people trying go work adding rosa park comparison really new york time company,1
agata khadundu village western kenya busia county living temporary camp displaced family least three week water came swept away house everything owned came nothing great need assistance especially food agata said prepared meal grandchild flood landslide killed least people east african country displaced government said earlier month region also ravaged invasion locust lake victoria kenya southern border washed farmland house scientist say hasnt high since shoreline crept forward km local official casper ajuma told reuters dont anywhere farm dont anywhere build house said forced move fisherman like michael arakwa one biggest disaster ever witnessed bunyala said environmental campaigner say climate change exacerbating problem caused deforestation poor land management east africa record number cyclone last year flood drought wildfire see result climate crisis said amos wemanya campaigner greenpeace africa dont time waste,1
firefighter refused shake morrison hand visited town cobargo new south wale state thursday video footage showed morrison tried grab man hand got walked away sparking apology prime minister local fire official explained man lost house defending others home another man blasted morrison watching firework sydney harbour official waterfront mansion kirribilli house fire raged south new year eve wont getting vote buddy youre idiot man shouted dont see kirribilli burning firework screamed morrison said friday didnt take attack personally see sense frustration hurt loss anger ferocity natural disaster told reporter bairnsdale eastern victoria state understand seek provide comfort support whatever way said morrison walked away cobargo woman urged provide funding town state firefighter fair totally forgotten every single time area flood fire get nothing another woman shouted morrison drove away even state politician liberal party whose seat region took swipe prime minister honest local probably gave welcome probably deserved said new south wale transport minister andrew constance prime minister surprise election victory last may ended sour note fire raging across five state took family holiday hawaii facing criticism cut holiday short apologised making mistake considering cancelling official trip india scheduled jan due fire emergency im inclined proceed visit morrison said friday australia coal gas export blamed adding global climate change condition stoking bushfires expected high agenda talk india morrison government long supported controversial coal mine planned india adani group australia,1
purchase three year ago exeter promised make sprawling community major hub seemed like canada next big growth industry legal pot highpaying job would bring anticipated job greenhouse filled single marijuana seed even sown became apparent canada already growing far marijuana market wanted sitting idle two year millionsquarefoot greenhouse sold last year onethird original purchase price million canadian dollar million exeters experience greenhouse high hope followed disappointment mirror broader canadian story business side legal pot analyst say one reason sunny projection failed materialise tightly regulated distribution system introduced canada largely ban advertising marketing halting rollout store province particularly ontario also factor plus survey suggested many canadian simply interested adopting new vice looking forward said mayor george finch standing outside exeters thcentury town hall sounded good almost eh bad may well revert vegetable prime minister justin trudeaus government legalised marijuana primary goal create equitable justice system major new business sector investor however thought otherwise time leading legalisation green rush swept toronto stock exchange money poured company starting service canadian market also eyeing opportunity particularly u market state embracing legalisation longdormant greenhouse renovated sold record price like one exeter new indoor growing facility popped across nation newspaper cutting back staff hired journalist cover new marijuana beat like plastic film graduate marijuana seemed destined become canada next big thing investment craze produced strong echo dotcom stock boom late ended collapse even slight recovery propelled spreading legalisation united state new york legalised marijuana last month voter four state backed legalisation november one marijuana stock index still peak year legalisation marijuana producer canada still reporting staggering loss major new competitor looming well mexico lawmaker legalised recreational pot use last month business climate canada grower could become even challenging there probably going series shakeout said kyle murray vice dean university alberta school business edmonton thing way overblown similar dotcom boom bust canopy growth country largest producer lost ca billion million first nine month current operating year layoff swept industry large producer merged bid find strength size light permanently switched many greenhouse several province big bet marijuana analyst said made assumption marijuana sale canada would mirror sharp spike liquor sale occurred united state end prohibition everyone thought canada industry going move faster hasnt happened said brendan kennedy chief executive tilray major grower based nanaimo british columbia lost million last year one challenge around competing illicit market regulation stringent kennedy among leader canada marijuana industry still standing loss piled higher stock tumbled pioneer shown door planned merger tilray ontariobased aphria go year creating likely world biggest cannabis company kennedy remain director although longer helm ontario plan first handle sale branch governmentowned liquor store system way done quebec new conservative government came power swiftly canceled plan left online sale provincial website since province plan changed two time making uneven introduction privately owned shop even recent increase licensing ontario still approved shop comparison alberta onethird ontario population shop initial hope marijuana wealth overly optimistic murray said confident viable business emerge rising number ontario shop one sign price dropped closer parity street price also help legal sale none mean bad market murray said poor start much money many company involved initially eventually company successful long period time lucky become global leader one comparative bright spot british columbia previously heart canada illegal marijuana industry sale legal store grew june october quebec governmentowned cannabis store operator socit qubcoise du cannabis lost nearly ca million first fiscal year since become profitable largely disappointed home larger grower canada pointed foreign market particularly medical marijuana next great hope many analyst skeptical mexico recent move toward creating world largest legal market could doom marijuana growing canada said brent mcknight professor degroote school business mcmaster university hamilton ontario trade agreement likely make impossible canada stop import mexico mexico significantly lower labor cost warmer climate potentially give competitive advantage would certainly put downward pricing pressure local grower said canada industry forced consolidate survive worry lose large publicly traded company come dominate space long legalisation many first shop defy canadian marijuana law nonprofit compassion club selling people used cannabis medicinal purpose current system emphasis large corporate grower profit squeezed many people minority community business said dr daniel werb public health researcher drug policy analyst st michael hospital toronto werb part research group whose preliminary finding shown marked lack diversity leadership new legal supplier said seller indigenous community left limbo generally subjected police raid also outside legal system although ontario begun licensing shop community get concerned one hand lack ethnoracial diversity hand lack imagination around fact didnt wholly forprofit industry werb said seems like missed opportunity think creatively new york time company,0
biden made remark virtual meeting major economy forum mef followup earth day meeting hosted april unveil new u greenhouse gas emission reduction target press country curb united kingdom heeded call prime minister boris johnson pledging among first signatory global methane pledge reduce emission harmful gas tackling climate change one bidens top domestic international priority un cop climate conference glasgow oct nov seen critical moment world commit halt rising temperature united nation said thursday pace climate change slowed covid pandemic world losing battle cut emission enough cap global warming degree celsius preindustrial level scientist say ceiling avoid catastrophic effect climate change biden asked nation friday join pact agreed united state eu aim reduce global methane emission least percent level rapidly reduce rate global warming also produce valuable side benefit like improving public health agricultural output biden told leader believe collective goal ambitious realistic urge join u announcing pledge cop biden said globally methane emission responsible around warming since preindustrial era according united nation recent report un climate scientist said cutting methane emission fastest way slow global warming pledging uk commitment goal johnson urged nation make good use leadup next climate summit next hour everyone coming cop must work allow u come glasgow bearing ambitious ndcs nationally determined contribution rocksolid commitment coal car tree johnson said pointing importance securing fund spur compliance poorer nation must get serious filling billion pot developing world need order bit leader argentina bangladesh indonesia south korea mexico britain european union took part mef along united nation secretary general antnio guterres white house said april summit included remark china president xi jinping russian president vladimir putin german chancellor angela merkel top world leader biden said wanted use mef complement climate change forum team including climate envoy john kerry working push country set ambitious target cutting greenhouse gas emission whatever commitment make cop must resolve together glasgow continue strengthening ambition action keep u degree keep within reach biden said leader activist warned potentially disastrous consequence current policy well reach almost degree global warming end century italian prime minister mario draghi said according remark released office consequence increase global temperature would catastrophic biden announced april new target reduce u greenhouse gas emission compared level biden emphasising climate change repeatedly recent week wake damage devastating flood wildfire across united state,1
landscape resilience fund lrf developed green group wwf swissbased social enterprise south pole starting million luxury brand chanel million global environment facility independent nonprofit lrf aim attract five additional investor help finance small business project foster climateresilient agriculture forestry practice protect natural system martin stadelmann senior director south pole manage lrf said pioneering way major multinational company invest adaptation climate change company supply chain threat climate change told thomson reuters foundation one million animal plant specie risk extinction due humankind relentless pursuit economic growth scientist warned landmark report devastating impact modern civilisation natural world environmentalist largely blame production commodity like palm oil beef mineral destruction forest cleared plantation ranch farm mine cutting forest major implication global goal curb climate change tree absorb third planetwarming emission produced worldwide release carbon back air rot burned forest also provide food livelihood essential habitat wildlife better conservation restoration management natural area park forest wilderness seen key nation meet target reduce planetheating emission reverse loss plant animal specie global annual spending protect restore nature land need triple decade billion un report said may urging shift mindset among financier business government presently percent total climate finance go adapting warmer planet coming public fund south pole official said fund really target missing middle currently commercial financing said ur dieterich fund manager south pole managing director lrf fund provide cheap loan technical assistance small business work smallholder vulnerable landscape cocoa coffee grower rattan harvester help access better farming input droughtresistant seed well training finance repaid loan reinvested small business working climate adaptation project apply online funding approach lrf directly assessed climate change exposure adaptation plan progress tracked local staff published annual report fund official said never critical time private sector step help close investment gap needed effective climate adaptation andrea davack chief sustainability officer chanel said statement lrf offer opportunity explore different approach could help advance change supply chain business practice davack added,1
take october issue gq feature paul mccartney decade leaned familiar beatles anecdote presuming decadesold chestnut may still pas warm gq course several long conversation revealed unstudied slightly wishywashy much le preoccupied sanctity image might think even offered recollection beatles teenage sexual adventure led characteristically sweaty new york post headline beat meatles story worked two way reader fan appealingly revealing mccartney who famous long sculpture human welcome softening took willingness answer question submit give take come profile scale big story demand transparency subject say september issue vogue beyonc cover accompanying article titled beyonc word profile collection brief onlyoccasionallyrevealing commentary range topic motherhood family body acceptance touring anna wintour refers story editor letter powerful essay beyonc writes asset liability journalist room point process piece told credit end outside perspective effectively erased devotee beyonc might matter though devotee celebrity journalism kind work aim add context depth fame economy predicated productive frisson interviewer interviewee portends catastrophe isolated event pop music especially plenty famous performer essentially eschew press taylor swift hasnt given substantive interview access print publication least two year drake year tumultuous one frank ocean disappeared whats replaced isnt satisfying either outright silence often unidirectional narrative offered social medium monologue dialogue threatens upend role celebrity press since indepth interview crucial part starmaking process also regular feature highlevel celebrity maintenance artist didnt abandon obligation medium reached pinnacle fame answering question part job way people making interesting culture explained whether john lennon breakup beatles tupac shakur speaking jail courtney love wake kurt cobains death illuminating fan also something badge honour famous especially conversation adversarial star like ice cube madonna used thrive circumstance interview revealed thoughtful unafraid challenged alive creation image climate print publication disproportionate amount leverage internet tmz hadnt wrested away narrative control star coming going began documented minutebyminute basis change triggered celebrity reticence wouldnt signal death knell celebrity journalism practiced decade pressure applied celebrity journalism top might pale comparison threat surging new generation celebrity youtube star soundcloud rapper various earnest young people share extensively social medium term moving quickly decisively messily need patience pushback might encounter interview setting generation one allaccess hyperdocumentation making promise celebrity journalism emphasising intimate perspective behindthescenes access largely irrelevant emblematic example rapper lil xan recent month played several microdramas online discussing health struggle put odds management phone forcibly grabbed hand live instagram discussing family drama falling breaking noah cyrus mileys younger sister traditional medium might catch story someday he waiting asked comment providing one recently announced instagram filming series netflix bypassing old platform sometimes social medium post take place preserve tellall interview ariana grande mourned exboyfriend mac miller instagram post rapper xxxtentacion replied allegation sexual assault instagram story youtube star logan paul used usual platform apologise video filmed dead body onesided story scrutiny beyond comment section theyve become highly visible safe space young celebrity especially era one direct social medium audience via instagram twitter snapchat far exceed reach even prestigious popular publication way thats lasertargeted supporter leaf celebrity journalism likely unsolvable conundrum famous effectively dispensed newly famous grown age largely irrelevant time middle space may well squeezed nothingness whats creation content diversified casual consumer difficult tell difference original reporting aggregation content created journalistic outlet content created brand blurriness incentivises famous away traditional medium dont control final product oldmedia extinction loom new ecosystem often used corrective loud distraction selena gomez cover elle month accompanying story relatively innocuous appeared online replied long instagram post expressing frustration speaking heart hour someone put thought paid word hard wrote older get want voice mine listed specific thing sought promote interview lamented thing namely personal life church given much attention power dynamic tilt favour famous press publication weakened desperate financially fragile forced find ever contorted way trade minimum feeling control exchange precious access celebrity guest edit edit special issue magazine swift appear cover harper bazaar year accompanying article interviewer asking question rock muse pattie boyd rihanna photographed cover fader shoot executed concert professional photographer yes metacommentary panoptic fame also cover star taking photograph option arent available magazine simply assign friend celebrity conduct interview elle jennifer lawrence interviewed emma stone blake lively conducted gigi hadids harper bazaar may cover interview katy perry march glamour cover interview instagram affirmation specialist cleo wade interview magazine predicated sort intracelebrity conversation recently resurrected comeback issue raf simon talk george condo journalist chime occasionally jennifer jason leigh talk phoebe cates friend doesnt even famous rolling stone current feature pressshy pop star sia author announces longtime friend new york magazine recent exclusive interview soonyi previn woody allen wife conducted longtime friend allen howl dismay twitter story trade perceived intimacy friendship proxy actual insight abdicating role objective press process covenant implicit celebrity profile journalist proxy reader subject thirst exclusive access old rule get tossed wayside ethic become inconvenient friendship disqualifier prerequisite disservice fan miss happens someone room pushing back merely taking dictation imagine wildly illuminating probing conversation beyonc lemonade swift reputation would boon curious well opportunity interview subject shown full complexity rather engage term star become hermetic shame well never know answer question arent asked new york time news service,0
climate change threatens human right million people risk losing access housing food clean water unless government intervene early counter effect expert said tuesday conference climate change migration united nation official said rising sea level intense storm drought flood could force score people home land permanently global warming extreme weather condition may calamitous consequence human right million people said kyungwha kang un deputy high commissioner human right ultimately climate change may affect right life various individual said pointing threat hunger malnutrition exposure disease lost livelihood particularly poor rural area dependent fertile soil kang south korean said country obligation prevent address direst consequence climate change may reap human right may include providing safe housing ensuring good sanitation waterdrinking supply making sure citizen access information legal redress take part decisionmaking said environmental disaster natural resource scarcity long seen contributor displacement instance sudan darfur region million people driven home conflict rooted part access water united nation yet expressly tackled climate change human right instance enshrining right protection effect international convention michelle leighton director human right program university san franciscos law school told conference pressure global warming could also force wouldbe migrant hand criminal three quarter subsaharan africa agricultural drylands degraded degree said pointing west african country ghana senegal nigeria acutely vulnerable climate changerelated damage many people somalia mali cape verde also little option leave land coming year many likely turn human smuggler help accessing prosperous country europe elsewhere said big business leighton said climate change prediction come true see much pressure agricultural land subsaharan africa likely see increase illegal smuggling well gordon shepherd wwf international told session pressure must addressed international community well government none u escape effect disaster facing future generation said,1
india billion people risk china bangladesh indonesia philippine japan pakistan also ranked among country people exposed natural hazard according data compiled verisk maplecroft ukbased risk management company billion people south asia exposed least one major natural hazard severe storm flooding earthquake researcher said list country vulnerable disaster term ability prepare respond recover topped african nation particularly conflictplagued south sudan burundi eritrea recent prolonged conflict erode societal resilience warned richard hewston analyst verisk maplecroft led development natural hazard data much vulnerability africa elsewhere result poor governance including corruption inability implement policy reduce disaster risk hewston said example india pakistan extent building code place weakly implemented see construction going side landslideprone mountain flood plain said theory there urban planning added clearly corruption issue japan taiwan hong kong percent people exposed least one kind natural hazard researcher noted three country classed low vulnerability together recorded le death natural disaster since haiti hand exposed potential disaster considered highly vulnerable suffered death since many major earthquake city ranking data city show manila exposed city almost million people path cyclone many also facing tsunami earthquake researcher said seven major city japan indonesia china bangladesh india particularly tokyo jakarta dongguan china also large population risk found fast pace development asian country bangladesh pakistan india philippine done little cut region disaster risk researcher noted vulnerable country shown strong economic growth infrastructure welfare system could protect people remain weak governance said boy collect water shallow well dug sand along shabelle river bed dry due drought somalia shabelle region march reuters nepal instance massive earthquake caused widespread damage death cut communication transport many outlying community capital boy collect water shallow well dug sand along shabelle river bed dry due drought somalia shabelle region march reuters people survived injured left cope emergency service food hewston said crucially reducing vulnerability disaster particularly place large exposure natural hazard depend tackling poverty inequality said providing education healthcare giving people access service improve income knowledge help move precarious place safer one typically expensive live added good business loss natural disaster averaging billion year worldwide many business looking way minimise threat factory worker supply chain verisk maplecroft report said already private investment account percent percent investment disaster risk reduction worldwide said suggests private spending could help supplement government effort many place particularly business trying protect facility supply chain worker customer really strong infrastructure site might untouched there power one get work youve got worker hewston noted need holistic approach result new global agreement last year reduce disaster risk curb climate change achieve new sustainable development goal there push business involved engage local level said,1
birth control new technology lifestyle change alone may needed head combined climate food energy crunch later century said head britain science academy martin rees world population expected rise one third billion people may keep growing fuelling concern food energy shortage difficult task curb greenhouse gas heating planet analyst environment development group rarely mention population control smack totalitarianism unled climate talk meant agree december broader ambitious pact replace kyoto protocol stigma providing woman way getting ignorance poverty getting access contraceptive said rees president royal society reuters global climate alternative energy summit think population issue need higher agenda population beyond uncertain stigma stronger effort give woman africa empowerment billion extra people africa said rees added continent would three time population europe triple africa population rees gave two priority policymakers maintain food energy lowcarbon air supply later century substituting quickly possible fossil fuel ensure global population doesnt continue rising told reuters london going pressure environment climate change food water chinese government estimate population million smaller result onechild policy introduced population billion cleantech climate talk deadlocked foot bill install expensive lowcarbon energy prepare drought rising sea group eight leading developed country committed italy july cut greenhouse gas emission percent gave detail achieve without new technology never meet target said rees alternative energy biofuels genetic modification fourth generation nuclear power fusion battery technology developed urgency throwing money problem many case speed progress rees urged substantial increase energy research funding globally estimated level year ago politician economist often reluctant suggest fighting climate change expensive require painful behavior change example walk fly le changing people behavior enough maybe get percent emission cut insulating house turning air conditioning dont want disparage seen attitude changed smoking drinking driving,1
world nation go done burning fossil fuel releasing greenhouse gas inexorably changing climate global average temperature rise global fish catch fall dramatically new study science journal calculates every degree celsius earth warm fish catch could increase million tonne holding warming two degree rise predicted businessasusual scenario would net additional six million tonne total fish catch right total fish catch estimated million tonne year outlook promising fishery scientist already reported change potential ocean yield accelerating change habitual range fish specie north sea already warming four time faster global average haddock lemon sole plaice becoming le common sardine popular mediterranean specie beginning move northward research suggested unhappy mix changing sea temperature increasing acidification could knock seafood menu million research led scientist university british columbia ubc vancouver confirms people lose tropic fish move cooler water trend projected already happening train left station going faster faster scientist already predicted world fisherman could expect see loss revenue billion year climate change continues present rate new study promise bigger catch provides measure expect way fish catch contain global warming level agreed nation un climate conference paris last december benefit vulnerable tropical area strong reason important target meet say lead author william cheung director science nippon foundationnereus programme associate professor ubcs institute ocean fishery country sensitive region highly dependent fishery food livelihood country impacted seafood supply chain highly globalised everyone would benefit meeting paris agreement greater pressure benefit vary region finding suggest indopacific area would see increase catch warming versus arctic catch would benefit fish migrate region could also expect greater pressure fishery sea ice melt climate change accelerates researcher make calculation knowing paris agreement may politically precarious u presidentelect donald trump declared believe climate change trend projected already happening train left station going faster faster say gabriel reygondeau ubc researcher one largest co emitting country get paris agreement effort others clearly reduced question much benefit paris agreement much dont want lose,1
team scientist studying rock sample africa shown strong link falling carbon dioxide level formation antarctic ice sheet million year ago result first make link underpinning computer climate model predict creation ice sheet co level fall melting ice cap co level rise team cardiff bristol texas university spent week african bush tanzania armed guard protect lion extract sample tiny fossil could reveal co level atmosphere million year ago level carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas mysteriously fell time event called eoceneoligocene climate transition biggest climate switch since extinction dinosaur million year ago said coauthor bridget wade texas university study reconstructed co level around period showing dip around time ice sheet antarctica started form co level around part per million double current level sample air age measure need find something measure would responded atmospheric co paul pearson cardiff university told reuters pearson wade gavin foster university bristol gathered sediment sample tanzanian village stakishari deposit particular type wellpreserved microfossil reveal past co level study first us sort proxy reconstruction co point declining co u expected ought able find pearson said monday cardiff said co acidic gas cause change acidity ocean absorbs large amount gas pick chemistry microscopic plankton shell living surface ocean time explained evidence around antarctica much harder find ice cap covered everything antarctica erosion sediment around antarctica since formation ice cap obliterated lot preexisting evidence might result really line sophisticated climate model applied interval pearson added result published online journal nature model could used predict melting ice suggested melting start around ppm part per million said level belief could reached end century unless serious emission cut made,1
thousand scientist government official business leader met glasgow scotland month pivotal united nation climate conference hundred member trilliondollar tourism industry came together made first commitment toward shared road map cut carbon emission half reach net zero global travel stakeholder including tour operator tourism board hotel chain signed glasgow declaration climate action tourism requiring submit concrete transparent plan within month detail yet put forward company country signed germany railway company deutsche bahn ag panama expected disclose carbon emission offer clear strategy reduce process spearheaded un world tourism organization world travel tourism council two industry body previously sparred climate matter undoubtedly biggest climate commitment industry come together said jeremy smith cofounder tourism declares climate emergency initiative support climate action provided framework glasgow declaration initiative launched two year ago industry collective plan well getting tourism organisation board without funding said glasgow declaration build work coming together major player sector owned everyone signed establishing collective responsibility travel industry large contributor global carbon emission footprint estimated total greenhouse gas according world travel tourism council aviation alone represents around total travel carbon emission year growing number destination community heavily dependent tourism country like thailand india madagascar hit hard effect climate change form rising sea level drought wildfire deforestation biodiversity loss pandemic spotlighted adverse effect industry growth overtourism venice italy bali indonesia popular destination forcing place take stock pivot toward sustainable environmentally friendly business model yet operator destination reeling industry shutdown last year unclear many plan prioritised need fast recovery need cultural change need move beyond traditional growthoriented mindset see sustainable responsible climateneutral tourism ecosystem said patrick child deputy director general environment european commission lot apathy declaration four main target measurement requiring company disclose travel tourismrelated emission decarbonisation setting target aligned climate science regeneration restore protect natural ecosystem collaboration ensure best practice shared financing available follow recent analysis world travel tourism council travel business found publicly announced climate target many based latest science early november council published road map different industry within travel providing concrete guidance reach net zero target lot apathy people quite sure need thinking significant enough thats really important larger organisation show way said darrell wade cofounder chairman intrepid travel global tour company climate target verified science based target initiative promotes best practice emission reduction line climate science joining deutsche bahn panama signing glasgow declaration big company like accor skyscanner travel corp iberostar group well country already affected climate change including norway barbados signatory hope destination participate coming week throughout experience tourism declares climate emergency initiative smith found easier get smaller agile company smaller country involved came larger company barrier obstacle said reach destination even city becomes even harder multiple different player different interest scale country said take time panama one three carbonnegative country world meaning absorbs carbon emission emits taken lead role establishing initiative economic growth tourism also benefit preserve local community resource main plan sustainable tourism market empower local community particularly indigenous people generate income tourism allows preserve ancestral way life allowing sustainably manage natural resource like forest coral reef said ivan eskildsen panama tourism minister pointed example trail built national park designed involve local community active management area land sea preserved national park humanly impossible supervise area said community benefit economically area also prone stay take care instead coming shortterm income visit scotland country national tourism organisation helped draft declaration also taken lead role organisation reduced carbon emission since local business given green tourism award sustainability effort challenge persist glasgow declaration garnered great momentum established common objective challenge lie ahead especially come setting global standard reporting emission figure wide range sector within industry tour operator destination airline cruise ship signatory expected hold accountable set common standard throughout international supply chain action plan submitted within next year reporting framework necessary anyone fails submit road map within time frame removed declaration really important bring value chain together said catherine dolton chief sustainability officer ihg hotel resort hotel developer hotel owner investor franchisees well operator impacting sustainability different stage hotel life cycle visibly absent list signatory member cruise industry sector made separate pledge pursue carbonneutral cruising reduce emission annual environmental report published recently cruise line international association industry trade group report make detailed commitment reducing cruise industry carbon footprint using new technology alternative fuel address environmental issue discharge waste despite technical advance surveillance program cruising remains major source air water fresh marine land pollution affecting fragile habitat area specie potential source physical mental human health risk according recent report marine pollution bulletin journal though disappointment limited participation industry pledge overall sentiment one optimism belief declaration would lead real change le greenwashing term used describe company try portray environmentally minded actually ive long quite pessimistic travel tourism approach toward climate change said wade intrepid travel recently published toolkit available online help travel business measure reduce carbon emission im really optimistic broadlevel support industry actually reduce emission first time ive seen real concrete commitment industry government new york time company,1
biden unveiled goal cut emission level start twoday climate summit kicked earth day attended virtually leader country including big emitter china india russia united state world secondleading emitter china seek reclaim global leadership fight global warming former president donald trump withdrew country international effort cut emission decade must make decision avoid worst consequence climate crisis biden democrat said white house british prime minister boris johnson called new u goal game changing two country made new pledge prime minister yoshihide suga visited biden white house month raised japan target cutting emission environmentalist wanted pledge least japan powerful business lobby pushed national policy favor coal canada prime minster justin trudeau meanwhile raised country goal cut level brazil president jair bolsonaro announced ambitious environmental goal yet saying country would reach emission neutrality year earlier previous goal state city tribal nation business organization stepped past four year lead tackling climate change thank today announced new national target youll partner administration president biden potus april state city tribal nation business organization stepped past four year lead tackling climate change thank today announced new national target youll partner administration greenpeace uk head climate kate blagojevic said summit target archery competition target wont lead emission cut said take real policy money thats whole world still way course putin say problem go way back country offer new emission goal chinese president xi jinping said china expects carbon emission peak country achieve net zero emission xi said china gradually reduce coal use china leader producing technology renewable energy like solar panel burn large amount coal electricity generation russian president vladimir putin proposed giving preferential treatment foreign investment clean energy project also made apparent reference united state historically world top greenhouse gas polluter secret condition facilitated global warming associated problem go way back putin said thank potus joebiden convening leadersclimatesummit europe st climate neutral continent want onelets commit ambitious emission reduction way netzero httpstcoxi gk icfv ursula von der leyen vonderleyen april thank potus joebiden convening leadersclimatesummit europe st climate neutral continent want onelets commit ambitious emission reduction way netzero httpstcoxi gk icfv u climate goal mark milestone bidens broader plan decarbonise u economy entirely agenda say create million goodpaying job many republican say damage economy u emission cut expected come power plant automobile sector across economy sectorspecific goal laid later year new u target nearly double former president barack obamas pledge emission cut level cementing credibility washington intends reach climate goal crucial cementing u credibility global warming amid international concern america commitment clean energy economy shift drastically one administration next bidens recently introduced trillion infrastructure plan contains numerous measure could deliver emission cut needed decade including clean energy standard achieve net zero emission power sector move electrify vehicle fleet measure need passed congress becoming reality american petroleum institute top u oil gas lobbying group cautiously welcomed bidens pledge said must come policy including price carbon tough sell among lawmaker u back summit first string meeting world leader including g ahead annual un climate talk november scotland serf deadline nearly country update climate pledge paris agreement international accord set leader small island nation vulnerable rising sea like antigua barbuda marshall island also spoke summit world leader aim limit global warming degree celsius preindustrial level threshold scientist say prevent worst impact climate change biden administration official said new u target enhanced commitment japan canada prior target european union britain country accounting half world economy committed reduction achieve degree celsius goal european leader including german chancellor angela merkel european commission president ursula von der leyen expressed delight united state back climate fight importance day judgment world came together bidens climate envoy john kerry told reporter white house,1
fewer one three world transboundary river lake basin nine aquifer straddle one country crossborder management system place according new index economist intelligence unit half world population likely live waterscarce area percent dependent transboundary water growing threat said matus samel public policy consultant economist intelligence unit transboundary basin peaceful trend seeing tension conflict arising told thomson reuters foundation work began index look five key river basin around world mekong amazon researcher thought would see hint future problem rather current one samel said instead found water scarcity becoming urgent issue said surprised personally urgency situation basin facing population growth climate change economic agricultural expansion deforestation placing greater pressure world limited supply water scientist say competition grows region put place relatively effective body try share water fairly economist intelligence unit report said despite worsening drought senegal river basin shared west african nation including senegal mali mauritania held together regional watergovernance body attracted investment support samel said effort jointly govern sava river basin cross many warring nation former yugoslavia southeast europe also largely successful said replicating likely huge challenge conflicthit basin along tigris euphrates river iraq syria samel said still even tough political situation way country local government others work together make sure conflict emerge escalate said benefit cooperation go way beyond direct access drinking water said creating trust channel communication might otherwise exist easy solution report suggests national leader make water security priority link water policy national policy agriculture trade put place watersharing institution early easy solution universal solution samel warned lesson region basin learn share index yet examine many hotspot nile river lake chad africa indus river system india pakistan samel said would expanded coming year working toward better shared water management particularly crucial climate change brings drought flood water extreme said alan nicol based ethiopia international water management institute knowing system work effectively help know face massive drought flood event expect extreme weather said effort coordinate water policy national regional policy priority crucial key missing element shoring water security political said weve talking kind integrated water management year said problem practising thats essentially political problem,1
indigenous community around world urged rich nation friday help participate global climate change talk saying contributed least affected global warming clad colorful traditional robe representative country including united state canada japan along student activist academic met japan northern island hokkaido island venue july group eight summit home indigenous ainu ethnic group meeting member indigenous community blamed marketoriented economic model nation main cause climate change food crisis high oil price issue high discussion agenda summit know composed powerful richest government world one make decision direct impact u said victoria taulicorpuz chair un permanent forum indigenous issue far concerned seen many problem actually caused added taulicorpuz also representative igorot people philippine declaration issued meeting end said leader pave way indigenous people included global climate change talk led united nation indigenous people need included level climate change negotiation affected also contribute said ben powless mohawk canada many sang chanted prayer indigenous language meeting united nation estimated million indigenous people already exposed front line climate change frequent flood drought desertification disease rising sea meeting indigenous community highlighted trouble also facing effect measure intended mitigate climate change example taulicorpuz said people displaced biofuel plantation expanded philippine forest used carbon sink uganda really pleading government ensure process undertaking programme marginalize violate basic right indigenous people told reuters interview declaration representative also called government canada united state russia adopt un declaration right indigenous people united state canada voted nonbinding declaration russia abstained australia new zealand also voted passed overwhelmingly general assembly september representative welcomed move japanese government last month recognize ainu indigenous people called official apology mistreatment ainu concrete step well including ainu representative expert committee one ainu named eightmember committee formed japan government month declaration meeting handed friday japanese lawmaker pas japanese prime minister yasuo fukuda summit meeting organizer said,1
india spend million protect forest announce much carbon emission captured green cover environment minister said friday jairam ramesh said money would go conserving restoring unique vegetation controlling forest fire strengthening forestry infrastructure among goal reflects high priority prime minister accord renewal forestry establishment critical climate change mitigation adaptation effort said forestry form important part international negotiation new un climate change deal december india say effort conserve increase forest cover considered vital reducing deforestation forest soak vast amount planetwarming co act brake climate change emerging un scheme called reduced emission deforestation degradation redd developing nation could potentially earn billion dollar setting aside rehabilitating forest valuable carbon offset earn could sold rich nation help meet emission goal scheme likely part broader climate pact ramesh said india would announce aug result study much emission captured india forest quantification could bolster india demand money afforestation effort redd first time estimated much emission captured forest cover said million hectare percent india land forest cover ramesh said cover would extended another six million hectare next six year,1
result published journal climate showed global warming actually tends reduce temperature variability repeated cold snap led temperature far freezing across eastern united state past two winter part niagara fall froze ice floe formed lake michigan scientist eth zurich switzerland california institute technology u led tapio schneider professor climate dynamic eth zurich found extreme winter result climate change used climate simulation theoretical argument show place range temperature fluctuation decrease climate warms cold snap become rarer simply climate warming additionally frequency reduced fluctuation warming mean temperature also become smaller however schneider noted despite lower temperature variance extreme warm period future earth warming using highly simplified climate model examined various climate scenario verify theory showed temperature variability midlatitudes indeed decrease temperature difference pole equator diminishes climate model simulation intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc showed similar result climate warms temperature difference midlatitudes decrease temperature variability especially winter temperature extreme therefore become rarer variability reduced mean temperature extreme future researcher added,1
belt carry million tonne coal year giant power plant several kilometre inland burn fuel least year generate power million people live india tamil nadu state udangudi plant one nearly coalfired power station construction asia including china india indonesia according data u nonprofit global energy monitor gem new fleet produce planetwarming emission decade measure challenge world leader face meet climate talk glasgow hope sound death knell coal source power coal use one many issue dividing industrialised developing country seek tackle climate change many industrialised country shutting coal plant year reduce emission united state alone retired plant since asia home percent world population half global manufacturing coal use growing rather shrinking rapidly developing country seek meet booming demand power percent coal plant built around world asia according data gem tamil nadu india secondmost industrialised state one country top renewable energy producer also building coalfired plant country depend solar wind senior official tamil nadu generation distribution corp told reuters cake coal icing solar said declining named authorised speak medium hooked coal despite dramatic jump renewable energy output global economy remains hooked coal electricity asia coal share generation mix twice global average especially surging economy india percent world power came coal according bp statistical review world energy roughly percent came natural gas percent hydro dam percent nuclear percent renewables like solar wind year coal demand set new record driving price alltime high contributing worldwide scramble fuel record coal demand contributing rapid rise emission fall last year restriction movement billion people slow pandemic caused fuel use plummet new coal plant construction replace older polluting station together add total emission completion capacity already construction country drive coal demand emission said lauri myllyvirta lead analyst centre research energy clear air carbon dioxide co emission new plant alone close billion tonne year lifespan according gem thats far billion tonne total worldwide co emission source according bp highlighting tough leader gathering glasgow including indian prime minister narendra modi make meaningful progress climate change india environment secretary rameshwar prasad gupta told reuters recent interview india track reach target cutting back country carbon footprint coal would fall abolished look every country strength coal depend gupta said position take target reducing carbon intensity impact leave u whether coal somewhere else anil swarup former coal secretary took line interview renewable energy expansion critical coal remain india main energy source next year least production need ramped address energy need said china crunch across india coal plant operating beyond built another preconstruction phase gem data show number dwarfed china top global coal miner consumer emitter whose leader president xi jinping expected attend cop coal plant operation almost planned already construction together coal plant world secondlargest economy emit billion tonne carbon lifetime global co emission bp data show despite also boasting world largest renewables capacity china suffering major energy crunch urged coal miner raise output thats likely boost coal consumption near term even though china plan reduce coal use even total global coal consumption look set rise driven accelerating use south southeast asia project construction raise coalburning capacity percent percent respectively lifetime co emission coal plant country even economy committed slashing emission coal grip remains strong japan nuclear power industry crisis since fukushima disaster turned coal fill gap building seven large new coalfired power station leading generator jera plan add cleanburning ammonia used coal help meet target carbon neutral potentially keep old unit operating longer bay near nagoya jeras yearold megawatt hekinan station asia largest supply electricity like auto giant toyota motor corp like many power plant hekinans boiler rely fuel top exporter australia coal vital source revenue billion current financial year bone contention ally urging ambitious emission cut australian prime minister scott morrison set attend glasgow talk resource minister keith pitt said would demand coal decade made clear country would swayed pressure bank regulator investor hobble industry,1
last round un climate talk annual summit south africa year held panama united nation framework convention climate change said website intersessional meeting held panama city october another opportunity country make progress global climate change deal participant aim full climate deal year durban south africa two past attempt u president barack obama world leader failed agree binding pact summit copenhagen rich economy reluctant make substantial cut emission beyond without commitment big developing economy china india also curb fastrising emission,1
growth global emission heattrapping greenhouse gas carbon dioxide slowed slightly last year preliminary data u carbon dioxide information analysis center cdiac suggest cdiac primary source climatechange data information analysis u department energy past preliminary emission estimate subsequently revised upwards tt hard put much emphasis last number time series always subject revision said gregg marland senior scientist cdiac austria international institute applied system analysis marland told reuters cdiacs latest unpublished data show carbon emission burning fossil fuel making cement flaring natural gas rose percent versus percent emission rose percent respectively global carbon emission rising especially country like china india fuelling rapid economic growth burning coal carbon dioxide commonest several manmade greenhouse gas produced result burning fossil fuel asiapacific leader gather week annual asiapacific economic cooperation apec meeting trade climate change top agenda series major report panel un scientist earlier year painted bleak picture extreme weather including drought heat wave flood unless mankind get grip output greenhouse gas intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc said emission peak within eight year keep world course european union say would avoid dangerous climate change cdiacs preliminary estimate based fuel consumption data oil company bp earlier estimate use un energy data,1
bangladesh said continue effort build cooperation among nation order solve economic social cultural humanitarian problem contribute worldwide peace security made comment message issued eve united nation day celebrated thursday across world united nation day mark anniversary entry force un charter ratification founding document majority signatory including five permanent member security council united nation officially came day devoted making known people world aim achievement united nation organization united nation day part united nation week run oct united nation general assembly declared october anniversary charter united nation shall devoted making known people world aim achievement united nation gaining support work since oct celebrated united nation day year day themed greening blue prime minister described theme time befitting one saying present government demonstrated remarkable leadership undertaking massive adaptation mitigation measure climate change wished continuous strengthening engagement bangladesh un system said bangladesh join international community reiterating firm conviction uphold peace ensure security protect human right promote development across globe enshrined un charter bangladesh constitution bangladesh joined un leadership father nation bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman three year independence prime minister recalled bangabandhus first speech unga stated bengali people aspired live peace friendship nation world noble ideal enshrined united nation charter ideal million people made supreme sacrifice hoped un system continue serve humanity bring peace harmony sustainable development,0
people suffer respiratory health problem said night noise shaking caused local power plant disturb people sleep narayanganj city major industrial hub south dhaka produce country knitwear export thirdworst air quality bangladesh according survey last year stamford university manufacturing construction meanwhile account city planetwarming emission showed assessment south asia branch iclei local government sustainability international body help city green policy major source pollution include city seven cement factory illegal brick kiln number steel mill said moinul islam town planner narayanganj city corporation narayanganj mayor salina hayat ivy first woman head city corporation bangladesh told thomson reuters foundation asked cement lime factory relocate away residential neighbourhood april city corporation approved action plan lowcarbon climateresilient development supported iclei making narayanganj first bangladeshi city adopt plan said jubaer rashid bangladesh representative iclei south asia assessed vulnerability climateimpacted urban system like energy water supply waste management came realistic recommendation city implement said city administration already set airquality monitoring system help iclei detect measure polluting gas like carbon monoxide nitrogen dioxide sulphur dioxide well particulate matter realtime data displayed public screen iclei also encouraged renewable energy adoption city set rooftop solar power system public facility including public library hospital city limited authority policy action tackle climate change bangladesh central government agency charged delivering public service nationwide municipality need backing central government roll plan said rafiur rabbi leader citizen committee local movement working social environmental issue department environment instance enforces regulation emission effluent management district deputy commissioner allocate land factory water work narayanganj industrialised rapidly last year owing strategic location kmlong shitalakhya river meet dhaleshwari river near city according local journalist golam rabbani jute hosiery garment industry developed city good could transported along shitalakhya addition narayanganj two dozen canal water transport stormwater drainage prevent flooding recent decade sustained encroachment river canal hampering runoff stormwater causing waterlogging area said activist rabbi city corporation working restore canal phase expected stop bad odour boost vegetation enable inhabitant get around easily water body also reduce heat island effect urban area evaporation said environmental engineer dipak bhowmick icleis project officer narayanganj shitalakhya however damaged dumping untreated industrial effluent municipal waste water decimating biodiversity making biologically almost dead said journalist rabbani hurt local people manoranjan goswami leader fisher community eastern narayanganj lamented loss fish erosion traditional livelihood around fisherman family fish stock river mostly gone said smaller business usually lack funding install operate effluent treatment plant said activist rabbi urging government set central treatment plant serve industry cluster city corporation working build ecoparks ecological zone including forest wetland recreational green space along bank main river canal protect water body address climate change said mayor ivy reducing river canal pollution could also help ease growing pressure underground aquifer resident sink tube well extract clean water use added migrant overlooked mohammad babul hossain moved city chandpur several year ago worked taxi rickshaw driver narayanganj place prefers much hurlyburly trouble dhaka least threequarters narayanganjs roughly millionstrong population migrant across bangladesh one vulnerable country climate change bangladesh could see internal climate migrant top million according world bank report boatman like mansur gazi mahadeb also left floodprone riverine district chandpur narayanganj ferry people across shitalakhya cent journey manual electric rickshaw serve popular transport city also driven migrant presence cause social tension newcomer often settle roadside hawker causing congestion noted rabbi despite growing migration narayanganj like vast majority city lack formal strategy deal challenge migration way adapting climate change pressure included icleibacked climate action plan funding shortfall insufficient finance key constraint narayanganjs effort pursue climatesmart development model said mayor ivy city corporation annual budget million rajshahi le half population main city administrative division northwest dhaka million need larger budget said ivy noting narayanganjs outsized contribution national economy iclei working closely city corporation formulate project proposal include climate concern pitch global development organisation funding said iclei south asia project officer bhowmick world bank japanese government asian development bank among funded project city town planner islam urged government organisation working department environment bangladesh inland water transport authority coordinate activity city sustainable development aim iclei country head rashid said narayanganj would serve pilot lowemissions urban development bangladesh rajshahi second city approve start implementing climate action plan others yet noted southwestern port city mongla meanwhile made progress bangladeshi organisation helping craft strategy infrastructure prevent flooding well opportunity climate migrant example narayanganj demonstrate local government could play role realising goal paris agreement climate change rashid said editing megan rowling,1
corporate mogul policy expert u senator spoke one voice global warming wednesday telling world forum united state must take lead role cutting greenhouse gas want encourage china india capitol hill meeting included representative group eight industrialized nation plus china india south africa brazil european union sen john mccain put case action climate change bluntly debate friend arizona republican said question act care enough young people next generation act seriously meaningfully going continue debate discussion mccain said push reduce greenhouse gas emission spur global climate change national security issue voluntary effort limit emission vehicle power plant human source change status quo mccain senator joseph lieberman connecticut independent pushed legislation would set limit emission greenhouse gas including carbon dioxide allow exceed trade others limit plan known capandtrade lieberman also addressed group ornate senate caucus room noted growing momentum u action many year denial inaction global warming want make prediction congress united state enact nationwide law mandating substantial reduction greenhouse gas end congress early next lieberman said session congress end late bush administration rejected call mandatory limit greenhouse gas emission maintaining cap would harm u economy jim rogers chief duke energy applauded mandatory capandtrade approach stressed united state act soon cut greenhouse emission fastdeveloping china india probably would participate global emissionscutting program one first speech address climate change world bank president paul wolfowitz called country agree postkyoto global regulatory framework reducing carbon emission punish poor kyoto protocol curbing greenhouse gas emission expires said challenge cut greenhouse gas meeting energy demand help people escape poverty penalize country escaping poverty result fossildependent growth pattern rich country told delegate dinner wednesday hosted world bank richard branson chief virgin airline venture said leadership sacrifice required tackle global warming credited united state growing market renewable energy green technology branson announced last week london million prize first person find way scrub greenhouse gas atmosphere,1
first trip new york yearold argentine pontiff also prayed memorial killed sep attack perhaps poignant moment first visit united state addressing dozen world leader un general assembly spiritual head billion roman catholic railed grave offense economic social exclusion selfish boundless thirst power material prosperity lead misuse available natural resource exclusion weak disadvantaged said first pope latin america francis often criticised unbridled capitalism two year papacy friday highpowered audience united nation celebrating th anniversary year general assembly believed attracted highest number leader un history pontiff urged government leader ensure people enjoy minimum material need practical term absolute minimum three name lodging labour land francis said applause said humanity future danger ecological crisis largescale destruction biodiversity threaten existence human specie said francis year published first papal encyclical letter church dedicated environment keeping reputation green pope francis used small fiat car rather limousine get around washington manhattan week francis underscored urgent need work world free nuclear weapon praised july agreement reached united state world power curb iran nuclear programme proof potential political good law exercised sincerity patience constancy pope also said international financial agency work toward sustainable development country ensure subjected oppressive lending system cause greater poverty exclusion dependence palpable grief francis led interreligious prayer service site sep hijacked plane attack al qaeda islamist militant brought twin tower world trade centre lower manhattan solemn moment first trip united state grief palpable francis said viewing reflecting pool mark footprint twin tower flanked dozen religious leader jewish muslim hindu sikh buddhist greek orthodox tradition francis spoke crowd people underground gallery opposing every attempt create rigid uniformity must build unity basis diversity language culture religion francis said pope arrived new york thursday night also serenaded schoolchildren visit catholic elementary school serving mostly latino black child city east harlem neighbourhood speaking individual student lady queen angel school pope greeted large adoring crowd drove popemobile sprawling central park heading famed madison square garden sport arena evening mass two year papacy francis admiration many united state liberal captivated focus meeting need poor immigrant homeless first u trip also emphasised conservative value catholic teaching family day becoming first pope address u congress francis warned un speech imposing western liberal value rest world via ideological colonisation imposition anomalous model lifestyle francis called government leader fight human trafficking ban nuclear arm promote education girl among audience cuban president raul castro malala yousafzai yearold pakistani campaigner girl right schooling echoing concern expressed white house congress week environment francis called fundamental effective agreement climate change talk paris december prospect meaningful global climate pact french capital boosted news china one world biggest polluter start national carbon emission trading market francis wrap sixday u trip philadelphia saturday sunday catholic summit family visit jail large outdoor mass,1
decision come nation around world seal border ban travel stop virus spread trump held videoconference leader world major industrialised country earlier week plan repeat april may june physical meeting presidential retreat maryland scheduled take place white house economic adviser larry kudlow also serf trump sherpa informed counterpart move order country focus resource responding health economic challenge covid president trump direction national economic council director u sherpa larry kudlow informed sherpa colleague leader summit u set host june camp david done videoteleconference white house spokesman judd deere said statement reuters white house also informed member order continue close coordination president convene leader via video teleconference april may week said white house view change part mitigation effort fight virus country normally send large delegation leader summit journalist around world convene cover meeting well trump intended focus meeting economy eschewing traditional topic often top agenda climate change initially planned host leader group one property florida cancelled plan criticism would profit financially meeting made united state italy japan canada france germany britain well european union trump irritated europe instituting travel ban citizen without first alerting european leader europe become epicentre coronavirus,1
bangladesh sideline meeting fourth day copenhagen climate conference demanded balanced regional distribution clean development mechanism project clean development mechanism part un kyoto protocol promotes investment emissionreducing project developing world company government rich nation return building wind farm project investment earn valuable carbon offset called certified emission reduction cer sold profit used meet mandatory target cut emission reforming cdm part agenda un talk copenhagen negotiator around world gathered discus new global agreement combat climate change first phase kyoto expires main issue surrounding reform cdm china china far biggest generator cer strenuously defended current system onus put industrialised country fund co reduction project developing world china say oppose reform change enable investment technology flow china developing country china also called cdm system scaled possibly much wider application programmatic cdm allow whole village community earn credit installing efficient cooking stove solar panel energysaving lightbulb official also say le bureaucracy fewer delay streamlining complex approval process expected discussed copenhagen beyond beijing also opposes european proposal overhaul projectbased cdm impose target entire industrial sector calling covert attempt impose binding emission target developing nation european union european union biggest market cer criticised cdm three front first cdm failed maintain environmental integrity focus socalled lowhanging fruit easy cheap greenhouse gas abatement project enough curb global warming also considering twotier system lowquality cer traded lower price second cdm far dominated advanced developing nation primarily china india brazil vulnerable unindustrialised nation africa given nothing third eu said projectbased cdm small scale meaningful impact global co emission answer problem sectoral approach emission reduction target imposed entire industry power generation cement steel according eu proposal sector assigned benchmark awarded carbon credit make co cut beyond benchmark europe still hope major developing country china india persuaded join scheme old cdm could maintained fund cleanenergy project poorer nation united state united state never ratified kyoto protocol hasnt participated cdm even though obama administration made commitment implement capandtrade regime many legislator unhappy idea domestic co target subject monitoring verification united nation draft climate legislation united state allows use overseas mechanism offset carbon emission country negotiator said could work cdm many still reluctant join treaty commits industry stringent co cut without forcing china reason supportive eu sectoral measure could help allay u concern lost competitiveness brazil brazil third biggest beneficiary cdm china india analyst predicted could earn billion per year redd project reducing emission deforestation degradation approved new scheme however brazil backing separate redd scheme arguing inclusion forest project cdm would enable rich nation meet co target cheap japan japan second biggest buyer cer european union also calling reform saying new system need ensure developing country make bigger commitment reducing greenhouse gas also called standardised rule cdm project particularly baseline project co cut evaluated nonindustrialised nation cdm focused primarily reducing industrial greenhouse emission brought much relatively unindustrialised region like africa according latest statistic unep risoe centre around percent total cdm project percent cer currently pipeline originated continent major party negotiation concede cdm wealth spread evenly cdms executive board also said equitable distribution project discussed copenhagen,1
sun may warm earth waning solar cycle new satellite data shown turning scientific understanding head helping explain extreme local weather pattern scientist said wednesday scientist said finding undermine case manmade global warming greenhouse gas emission heat light sun wax wane roughly year period scientist thought warmed earth peak activity example measured number spot visible sun atmosphere new satellite data showed fact cycle waned light reached earth surface high frequency ultraviolet light hardly reach earth surface faded mean sun warmed earth declining cycle new counterintuitive finding quite intriguing suggesting solar influence completely opposite expectation said imperial college london joanna haigh lead author paper titled influence solar spectral variation radiative forcing climate published journal nature thursday author underlined finding threeyear period proof needed could provided light earth surface fell sun becomes active expected next year cold winter skeptic theory manmade climate change long argued variation solar activity could explain warming earth rather rising greenhouse gas emission average amount heat light sun pump increased slightly past year climate scientist say increase one tenth warming effect rising greenhouse gas emission helped cause global average temperature rise degree celsius since preindustrial time doesnt give comfort climate skeptic said haigh may suggest dont know much sun climate model would still producing much result without solar effect however study may help explain regional extreme weather said reading university mike lockwood revealed amount ultraviolet light fell far expected declining solar cycle large dip would cause falling temperature upper atmosphere could explain twisting jet stream powerful wind high atmosphere drag cold air polar region sun january year reached deepest solar minimum since could help explain change jet stream cold winter europe north america backdrop hotter average temperature globally said lockwood first half year hottest since record began say u scientist lockwood added sun rather active last year longerterm cycle expected turn course century potentially bringing colder winter europe similar jet stream effect would paradox globally warming world might cold winter europe lockwood said,1
british company belief within five year achieving reactor relevant fusion major landmark six decade long scientific search veritable holy grail energy production fusion star produce energy occurs nucleus light atom hydrogen fused together extreme pressure heat tokamak energy oxfordshire belief third version compact spherical tokamak reactor able reach temperature million degree celsius thats seven time hotter centre sun temperature necessary achieve fusion temperature fuse hydrogen atom together releasing energy differs fission reactor work splitting atom much lower temperature achievement wouldnt mean rapid rollout global fusion electricity network would significant step achieving potentially making enormous contribution world energy supply reducing carbon emission paris world leader meeting try reach agreed framework action aimed stabilizing atmospheric concentration greenhouse gas ghgs government hope summit end december deal herald shift rising dependence fossil fuel since industrial revolution cleaner energy wind solar power key tokamak energy success spherical shape tokamak device using magnetic field confine plasma thin high temperature superconductor strip developing building small tokamak like st weve got device using key technology high temperature superconductors spherical tokamak shape senior tokamak engineer bill huang told reuters weve got slightly different shape traditional fusion allows u get higher plasma pressure given magnetic field measure efficiency called beta using improved efficiency mean overall size device actually quite bit smaller tokamak energy say technology would similar cost nuclear fission plant without fissile material risk meltdown company world economic forum technology pioneer say compact design mean fusion could generated far smaller reactor assumed possible scientist recently huang say current st reactor already reached fusion temperature short burst hope third reactor st currently completed enable produce reactor relevant condition st allow u get high temperature short amount time looking generate high temperature reactor relevant weve set million degree challenge aiming get million degree st device said huang company three stage five stage process involving new reactor tokamak ceo david kingham belief possible team transfer energy grid want get within five year energy gain want go ten year get first electricity device demonstrate production electricity fusion may year get energy grid significant quantity said kingham added fusion one technology could harnessed could scaled rapidly deployed worldwide could make big difference carbon emission therefore climate change onwards tokamak energy developed magnet using novel high temperature superconductors belief new material could used construct even powerful magnet keep hot plasma position inside power generating tokamak fusion reactor heart ongoing failure multibillion dollar international thermonuclear experimental reactor iter project france encouraged many small company take advantage advance various technology attempt make fusion number highprofile investor microsofts paul allen amazon jeff bezos backing various smallscale fusion project investor attracted sheer scale eventual return offer era world turning back dwindling fossil fuel stock looking cleaner energy source fact many different route could developed achieve fusion opposed winnertakesall race one invention succeeds also attractive one company largest investor first stump fund rainbow seed fund comanaged mark white think opportunity possibly one spectacular combination risk reward ive ever seen undoubtedly many challenge still remaining said challenge include making exceptionally strong magnet high temperature superconductors white say tokamak energy superconducting magnet invention also help investor like achieve good return money additional factor make venture attractive first fusion reactor constructed factory youre talking economy scale second key thing way grid future grid likely dispersed current central power generation unit one two gigawatts per power station device talking likely order megawatt considerably smaller unit put sort power output bracket becomes really interesting large mobile us might see defence sector aircraft carrier submarine example company hunt fusion breakthrough include dynomak developed researcher university washington seattle proven concept work next step scale achieve temperature needed start sustain fusion reaction,1
honey production hurt longterm drought chile withered bee food source flower crop drought uncommon chile current megadrought persisted since climate change least partly blame scientist say beekeeper want government reform improve honey price provide subsidy honey producer asked meet president sebastian pinera beekeeper set around beehive contained estimated bee avenue front palace one beekeeper jose iturra told local reporter drought colina commune north santiago killing local bee population bee dying iturra said would life bee die thats wanted highlight demonstration representative ministry agriculture santiago region said agency also concerned effect drought bee government providing aid month community experiencing severe water shortage omar guzman regional agricultural secretary told reporter passersby alarmed risk bee posed public dangerous people allergic bee cause death one local said seven national police officer called carabinier stung trying arrest beekeeper move beehive street police official said taken hospital drought rising temperature climate change affected bee population worldwide study published journal science found population fell around north america europe one generation,1
nasa still unable say sure whether phoenix lander found place life could existed mar scientist working u space agency said monday computer model using predict weather would like red planet wrong accurate model would give better picture past speaking opening day american geophysical union conference san francisco phoenix mission scientist laid early harvest five month robotic operation northern polar region mar addition analyzing ice soil sample organic material process still way phoenix science team collected daily weather report information considered critical learning planet could supported water long enough life evolve active weather environment lead investigator peter smith told reporter teleconference bit mystery happening phoenix saw dusty summer day slip cloudy fall replete ground fog snow frost global climate model running mar would predict smith said learning polar region going force u make change accurate computer model would give scientist clearer picture happened mar past particularly planet axial tilt obliquity greater without large moon stabilization mar polar region periodically shift axis degree time sun would rise higher sky martian pole making warmer summer scientist trying determine ever period time would warm enough water considered key ingredient life know really trying understand ever wetter environment smith said update global circulation model understand better polar weather look back time see liquid water ever dominant influence soil location phoenix team also hunt evidence mineral affected water scientist problem delivering soil sample phoenix tiny oven analysis soil turned rather clumpy dry dusty like soil site probe landed though frustrating discovery also spurred new question water moving ice soil atmosphere something taking windblown material mildly cementing said ray arvidson washington university st louis served lead scientist lander robotic arm result phoenix mission expected next year,1
indonesia achieve similar growth rate asia economic powerhouse china india provided fix ailing infrastructure attracts foreign investment vice president jusuf kalla said wednesday southeast asia biggest economy set expand percent year fastest growth year still lag far behind china set grow percent year india heading percent growth fiscal year achieve kind growth rate kalla told reuters interview indonesia plan improve infrastructure road port transportation provide good regulation investor president susilo bambang yudhoyono elected back promise tackle corruption boost growth create job kalla said government tackling impediment growth corruption investorunfriendly labour law transition period said wealthy businessman come indonesia sulawesi island presidential election due kalla already seen potential opponent yudhoyono rather running mate asked whether would run yudhoyono kalla said question answered personal decision party decision kalla head dominant golkar party parliament rule standing president anything possible kalla gave upbeat assessment economy shrugging recent weakness rupiah currency partly blamed concern impact high oil price economy high cost government fuel subsidy rupiah fell low per dollar wednesday around beginning november central bank take care said usually intervene world responsible forest kalla expressed confidence economy could meet government growth target percent next year said plan cut reduce fuel subsidy politically sensitive indonesia cut level subsidy led riot past analyst say election slated unlikely government cut subsidy finance minister sri mulyani indrawati said tuesday energy subsidy could hit trillion rupiah billion year well trillion rupiah allocated budget nuclear energy kalla big issue u citing lack budget safety worry indonesia preference energy source geothermal hydropower indonesia said want build first nuclear plant drawing ire environmentalist worried nuclear accident given country frequent earthquake kalla said right indonesia percent world tropical rain forest press richer nation help pay retain forest reduce global warming indonesia host un climate change meeting bali next month nation backing scheme aim make emission cut forest eligible carbon trading expert estimate indonesia could earn billion preserving forest plan get support bali people world responsible said kalla referring exploitation indonesian timber richer country around world,0
offering come year apple issued first green bond billion largest issued u corporation response paris agreement apple said second green bond meant show business still committed goal nation accord leadership business community essential address threat climate change protect shared planet said lisa jackson apple vice president environment policy social initiative apple chief executive tim cook one several ceo directly appealed trump keep united state pact made decision tech giant said proceeds green bond sale used finance renewable energy energy efficiency apple facility supply chain procuring safer material product offering also includes specific focus helping apple meet goal greening supply chain using renewable resource recycled material reducing need mine rare earth material last year apple allocated million different project renewable energy recycling first bond offer one project funded robotic system called liam take apart junked iphones recover valuable material recycled silver tungsten attempt address criticism apple product sleek seamless design tightly constructed component difficult take apart although green bond comprise small fraction overall bond market demand grown significantly investor seek lowercarbon investment billion green bond issued double number according climate bond initiative organization promotes use green bond government also embracing use green bond way meet pledge world leader limit global warming century degree celsius,1
think foreign observer troubled rhetoric thats taking place republican primary republican debate obama told reporter end summit southeast asian leader american choose new president nov election republican democrat currently battling nominating contest determine represent party race presidency republican presidential frontrunner donald trump made headline supporting temporary ban muslim entering united state controversial statement immigrant obama said concern abroad limited trump may ante antimuslim sentiment look republican candidate said thats pretty troubling obama added noting country rely united state back sound science obama also took aim republican resistance strong action climate change troubling international community obama reiterated confidence ultimately american would reject billionaire trump american realize next president access nuclear code power send u troop war may tasked keeping banking system afloat obama said recognize president serious job hosting talk show reality show promotion marketing said american people sensible think make sensible choice end trump real estate mogul host popular reality tv show apprentice celebrity apprentice making run president asked obamas comment town hall style event beaufort south carolina trump said obama done lousy job would oneterm president decided challenge last election man done bad job set u back far say actually great compliment trump said,1
vote likely win support previous year large asset manager seeking clarity executive plan adapt prosper lowcarbon world according reuters interview dozen activist investor fund manager united state shareholder filed climaterelated resolution far compared last year according data compiled sustainable investment institute shared reuters institute estimated count could reach year topic put vote annual general meeting agms include call emission limit pollution report climate audit show financial impact climate change business broad theme press corporation across sector oil transport food drink detail plan reduce carbon footprint coming year line government pledge cut emission net zero netzero target without credible plan including shortterm target greenwashing shareholder must hold account said billionaire british hedge fund manager chris hohn pushing company worldwide hold recurring shareholder vote climate plan many company say already provide plenty information climate issue yet activist say see sign executive dealmaking mood year royal dutch shell said feb would become first oil gas major offer vote following similar announcement spanish airport operator aena uk consumer good company unilever u rating agency moody resolution nonbinding often spur change even support executive look satisfy many investor possible demand increased disclosure targetsetting much pointed said daniele vitale londonbased head governance georgeson advises corporation shareholder view company warm world company issuing netzero target line goal set paris climate accord published interim target study sustainability consultancy south pole showed firm polled varied sector done there much ambiguity lack clarity exact journey route company going take quickly actually expect movement said mirza baig head investment stewardship aviva investor data analysis swiss bank safra sarasin shared reuters show scale collective challenge sarasin studied emission roughly firm msci world index broad proxy world listed company calculated company globally curb emission rate would raise global temperature degree celsius well short paris accord goal limiting warming well preferably industry level large difference study found every company emitted level energy sector example temperature rise would material sector including metal mining course consumer staple including food drink calculation mostly based company reported emission level latest full year analysed cover scope emission caused directly company plus production electricity buy us tailwind climate sector high carbon emission likely face investor pressure clarity january example exxonmobil long energy industry laggard setting climate goal disclosed scope emission connected use product prompted california public employee retirement system calpers withdraw shareholder resolution seeking information calpers simiso nzima head corporate governance billion pension fund said saw promising year climate concern higher likelihood company also reaching agreement activist investor youre seeing tailwind term climate change however exxon asked usjsecurities exchange commission permission skip vote four shareholder proposal three related climate matter according filing sec cite reason company already substantially implemented reform exxon spokesman said ongoing discussion stakeholder led emission disclosure declined comment request skip vote sec yet ruled exxons request late tuesday crumb sign given influence large shareholder activist hoping blackrock world biggest investor trillion management promised tougher approach climate issue last week blackrock called board come climate plan release emission data make robust shortterm target risk seeing director voted agm backed resolution procter gamble agm unusually held october asked company report effort eliminate deforestation supply chain helping pas support crumb hope sign thing come blackrock said kyle kempf spokesman resolution sponsor green century capital management boston asked detail plan might support hohns resolution blackrock spokesman referred prior guidance would follow casebycase approach assessing proposal merit europe biggest asset manager amundi said last week would back resolution vanguard world secondbiggest investor trillion management seemed le certain though lisa harlow vanguard stewardship leader europe middle east africa called really difficult say whether support climate resolution year would higher traditional rate backing one ten fight britain hohn founder billion hedge fund tci aim establish regular mechanism judge climate progress via annual shareholder vote say climate resolution investor ask company provide detailed net zero plan including shortterm target put annual nonbinding vote investor arent satisfied stronger position justify voting director plan hold early sign suggest drive gaining momentum hohn already filed least seven resolution tci childrens investment fund foundation hohn founded working campaign group asset manager file resolution next two agm season united state europe canada japan australia course company support say climate hohn told pension fund insurance company november fight win vote,0
china say onechild policy helped fight global warming avoiding million birth equivalent population united state delegate un climate change talk vienna said thursday birth control unlikely find favour major policy tool partly opposition catholic church developing nation trying increase population scientist say birth control measure far le draconian china wrongly overlooked fight climate change world population projected soar billion billion population clearly important factor said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat un talk trying plan new deal combat climate change china reject criticism little confront climate change say population billion billion imposed tough birth control measure late number birth avoided equal entire population united state beijing say fewer people mean le demand energy lower emission heattrapping gas burning fossil fuel illustration action taken said su wei senior foreign ministry official heading china delegation nation talk aug told reuters beijing arguing policy model others follow global drive avert ever chaotic weather pattern drought flood erosion rising ocean level avoiding million birth mean averted billion tonne carbon dioxide based average world per capital emission tonne said country emitting billion tonne year would rank ahead germany global list emitter behind united state china russia india japan beijing introduced onechild policy late rule vary across country usually limit family one two child population taken seriously enough climate debate said chris rapley incoming head science museum london favour greater drive education family planning avoid unwanted birth slow population growth tougher birth control run opposition roman catholic church developing nation favour rising birth rate per caput emission fraction rich nation harlan watson chief u negotiator said high immigration united state make harder slow rising emission simple arithmetic said look midcentury europe level population nearing percent level population matter said,1
new delhi dec bdnews comreuters china brazil south africa india want global climate treaty wrapped june according joint draft document prepared copenhagen climate summit opened monday country gathered danish capital world biggest climate conference meant agree outline new climate treaty world leader attend closing dec decision leader join copenhagen talk buoyed dec meeting time run agree full legal treaty intended next year copenhagen instead merely agree politically binding text four major emerging economy responsible percent global carbon emission targeted june end talk legal text country suggested end deadline negotiating group shall complete work june present outcome work conference resumed session copenhagen meeting draft obtained reuters said draft recognised scientific target limit warming degree celsius rejected notion border tariff added surcharge import highpolluting nation party shall resort form unilateral measure including fiscal nonfiscal border measure good service said draft specify far rich country cut greenhouse gas key target year much money four wanted industrialised world help prepare climate change cut greenhouse gas emission china india called rich country cut emission least percent level asked whether developing nation dropped demand india special envoy climate change shyam saran copenhagen told reuters reason country china larger group developing nation want higher percentage alliance small island state say minimum percent percent matter discussion draft text called global climate fund help developing country prepare mitigate climate change administered global environment facility,1
last year world second hottest behind temperature record dating back director research britain climatic research unit cru phil jones said wednesday jones unit compiling data met office hadley centre one three main group worldwide tracking global warming last week two based united state said tied hottest record data showed one year past decade among hottest record underlining warming trend linked human emission greenhouse gas jones told reuters year except top ten said global fight climate change suffered setback wake financial crisis slowing finance renewable energy project knocking momentum effort agree new climate deal succeed kyoto protocol new data appeared bolster evidence manmade climate change leaked email including cru showed climate scientist sniping sceptic error made un climate panel also exaggerated pace melt glacier himalaya last year degree celsius fahrenheit average cru hadley data showed compared degree nearest year degree warmer longterm average u national climatic data center national oceanic atmospheric administration nasa goddard institute space study gi reported similar finding last week found tied hottest year three group use similar observation slightly different way example gi take greater account arctic weather station warming fastest warmest year separated fraction degree,1
monday central government imposed day national ban coastal fishing restrictive ever bangladesh poor densely populated country fish play central role economy diet shamsuddin promptly reduced third amount food buy wife three child wont able run family next two month little amount saving said telephone bhola district mile drive south capital dhaka saving run dry life nightmareofficials say ban imposed muslim holy month ramadan annual one help conserve fish shrimp stock long term fisherman across nation girding hardship planning protest dhaka official offer compensation nightmare situation huge number fisherman family member price typically rise bangladesh ramadan said mokter ahmed spokesman national fisherman association cox bazar port city fisherman added authority prevent illegal fishing bangladeshi coast fleet asian country ultimate goal ban achieved fisherman suffer representational image fisherman bhola harbouring boat ahead cyclone foni tension day ban highlight government struggling balance need longterm conservation coastal community depend fish shortterm survival fish stock worldwide declining recent year overfishing ocean warming caused climate change representational image fisherman bhola harbouring boat ahead cyclone foni tension particularly acute asia seen steepest decline fishery productivity human population rely fish vital protein source grown bangladesh country slightly larger new york state million people third suffer food insecurity case point country produced nearly million metric ton fish fourfold increase according world bank data fraction china huge output norway south korea nearly much japan depletion fish stock bangladesh along pollution unchecked coastal development problem led clear loss biodiversity prompted immediate need transformation coastal marine governance two bangladeshi scientist wrote academic study last year evidence fishery crisis mount bangladesh government said plan permanently turn least coastal marine area protected zone rolled series weekslong fishing ban region certain type fish including hilsa staple south asian fishery similar day marine fishing ban along bangladesh roughly mile coastline came effect applied commercial fleet current ban enforced navy coast guard applies fishing boat size resource deplete one day use sustainably ashraf ali khan khasru minister fishery livestock told dhaka tribune newspaper last week referring marine resource bay bengal let fish grow breed otherwise suffer future representational image worker carrying basket full hilsas warehouse fishery ghat chattogram april photo sumon babu temporary fishery closure help manage depleted fish stock combined appropriate enforcement alternate opportunity fish said simon nicol senior fishery officer united nation food agency asia headquarters bangkok representational image worker carrying basket full hilsas warehouse fishery ghat chattogram april photo sumon babu rebuilt stock provide greater certainty catch fisher nicol added bangladesh people work fishery sector official announced plan compensate fisherman affected day ban fishery official dhaka respond request comment shah alam mollik representative bangladesh fishing boat owner association estimated ban already plunged million people including fisherman family crisis ahmed fisherman association said many smallscale fisherman essentially day labourer would soon need borrow money face starvation compensation materialises added fish supply cox bazar already dwindling people whose diet revolves around fish suffer even price touch sky ban could help restore depleted fish stock bay bengal said mohammad mahmudul islam fishery professor sylhet agricultural university country northeast cowriter recent academic study bangladeshi fishery many smallscale fisherman coastal bangladesh vulnerable indebted loan shark investment capital added ability fish often interrupted cyclone tropical storm said crucial government provide immediate compensation official typically offer fisherman pound rice per household day annual ban hilsa fishing take effect every october islam said ration insufficient rice typically reach half eligible recipient last october many fisherman across bangladesh blatantly flouted hilsa fishing ban one fishery officer told dhaka tribune time police sweep district turned pound fish foot netting shamsuddin fisherman bhola district said would fishing anytime soon boat work grounded said extremely poor fisherman like usually subsist rice lentil vegetable survive eating rice salt said new york time news service,1
stephen brown rome july bdnews reuters china russia brazil use week summit italy push view world need start seeking new global reserve currency alternative dollar official said tuesday leader group eight rich nation major developing power travelled italy threeday summit starting wednesday seemed unlikely currency debate would get specific mention summit document member russia emerging power brazil like china india member join second day summit thursday echoed china call currency debate taken world leader top kremlin economic aide arkady dvorkovich said china russia would state stance global currency system need smooth evolutionary development brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva said keen explore possibility new trade relation dependent dollar india also said open debate member germany france canada played talk summit including detailed currency discussion source president nicolas sarkozys office said generally forum discussing currency exchange rate german finance minister peer steinbrueck said monday dollar likely remain global reserve currency chinese yuan euro would slowly gain significance debate highly sensitive financial market wary risk u asset value china nation promoting debate take care avoid undermining dollar lula saying would vital decade come china percent trillion official currency reserve dollar underline dollar still important reserve currency belief overreliance dollar exacerbated financial crisis see international monetary fund special drawing right sdrs based basket currency viable alternative future urged act poverty italy keen avoid repeat riot police brutality marred genoa security tight around earthquakestricken mountain town laquila world leader sleep austere police training school police laquila arrested five french citizen found club stick vehicle small group student protester clashed police nearby rome want demonstrate represents said student giving name maria teresa pope benedict issued document coincide urging leader impose tough rule financial system encylical called true world political authority manage global economy avoid abuse free market nine african leader attending summit united state could pledge billion agricultural development poor nation want matched partner total commitment billion according draft declaration progress climate trade talk open discussion economic crisis italy silvio berlusconi eager transmit optimism though credibility host undermined prostitution scandal poor record aid reputation diplomatic gaffe however look possible laquila summit could produce breakthrough climate change trade draft communique suggested g would agree conclude stalled doha round trade talk launched help poor country prosper trade doha stumbled proposal cut tariff subsidy eye december un climate change summit copenhagen seeing replacement kyoto pact leader also try narrow difference cut greenhouse gas emission funding low carbon technology likely agree goal limit global warming degree celsius fahrenheit since preindustrial time strengthen last year vague vision halving global carbon emission also adopted member major economy forum talk chaired thursday u president barack obama first summit would major progress india china far refused accept target,1
european union leader set give formal blessing friday french proposal mediterranean union boost tie bloc southern neighbour draft final statement showed plan presented french president nicolas sarkozy german chancellor angela merkel nation eu summit pale shadow grand design initially proposed paris european council approved principle union mediterranean include member state eu noneu mediterranean coastal state upgrade barcelona process draft seen reuters said eu leader due approve end twoday summit friday invite executive european commission propose detailed arrangement launching new union summit paris july month fierce resistance berlin forced paris drop controversial feature concept shrunk international forum grouping state mediterranean coastline involving nine new agency bank mere regular summit eu mediterranean country joint presidency may yet dropped small secretariat merkel said original plan would split eu siphoned common fund benefit member former colony sarkozy told midnight news briefing never idea excluding eu statesi never regarded rival eu acknowledged negotiation difficult insisted relation merkel strained episode saying remained excellent harm one vetoed plan closer cooperation south east mediterranean state leader grudging austrian chancellor alfred gusenbauer said idea doesnt harm added matter u special grill party member state practice union mediterranean little new political umbrella existing euromediterranean partnership launched barcelona process trade cultural political cooperation yielded disappointing result partly due lingering israelipalestinian conflict also mediterranean partner state opaque authoritarian government poorly equipped absorb eu fund progress towards original aim euromediterranean free trade area slow eu southern state insisting keeping rival farm produce year focus shifted providing multilateral support israelipalestinian peace process combating terrorism illegal migration spanish secretary state european affair alberto navarro said proposed rotating copresidency would work arab state would want avoid going israel eu foreign policy chief javier solana voiced similar concern germany insistence new eu money beyond fund allocated barcelona process france hope tap private sector funding addition sarkozy said expected resource billion euro billion french diplomat say hope paris summit launch handful new project cleanup polluted mediterranean sea joint effort combat climate change fight forest fire,1
cape canaveral nov bdnews comreuters initial analysis atmosphere mar nasa rover curiosity shown sign methane gas detected previously remote sensor researcher said friday earth percent methane atmosphere result living organism presence martian atmosphere first detected raised prospect microbial life planet although methane detected curiosity first detailed atmospheric analysis scientist working auspex u space agency plan keep looking search go curiosity scientist paul mahaffy nasa goddard space flight center greenbelt maryland told reporter friday addition chemically analyzing soil rock curiosity equipped sample study gas planet thin atmosphere rover onboard laboratory looked methane concentration small five part per billion scientist far explanation curiosity found methane orbiting probe groundbased telescope previously found evidence gas mar well produced living organism methane also generated geological activity methane would released curiosity landing site inside gale crater rover detect according atmospheric chemist sushil atreya university michigan ann arbor source methane elsewhere take long get distributed planet three month atreya said monitor methane time may able say possibility source gale crater region said measurement atmospheric gas proven fruitful analysis carbon argon isotope variation particular chemical element indicates mar suspected lost significant amount atmosphere space time gas current atmosphere product mar entire history said curiosity scientist laurie leshin rensselaer polytechnic institute troy new york goal twoyear billion curiosity mission determine whether mar cold dry today ever chemical environmental condition support preserve microbial life mar abundant flowing water climate cold atmosphere thin today preclude leshin said studying today atmosphere gain clue mar environment changed said curiosity landed mar august nasa first astrobiology mission since serum viking probe,1
growing oklahoma wearing hijab come term visibly muslim iranian american organizer activist said people would call terrorist pretend run policymakers held hijab woman right part rationale military action afghanistan economic sanction iran said thats started really thinking clothes decade half later katebi become leading critic global garment industry particularly fastfashion sector many u might avoid peering closely wardrobe iffy provenance katebi devoted hidden world ultimately tearing rather say campaigning get garment worker paid dollar said calling end system put worker position begin blue tin production small apparel manufacturing worker cooperative chicago run workingclass woman colour katebi founded blue tin executes clothing contract way antithetical contemporary sweatshop full equity transparency exploitation abuse greenwashing term applied company exaggerates ecoconsciousness goal produce highquality luxury apparel shining light systemic issue stitched fashion addition running blue tin katebi work community organiser speaker writer attending law school university california berkeley run saffron ice cream coloniser tear said following interview condensed edited abolitionism mean context work fast fashion specific type manufacturing basically focused speed output rest fashion industry usually work fourseason year fast fashion work there new season every week there way amount product created way thats ethical sustainable system requires violence order function assault worker manager common top general subjugation enforced poverty give people little choice work violence cant reformed away easy analogy slavery ask slave owner nicer institution inherently violent blue tin abolitionist response fastfashion industry fashion become focus discovered fashion blog college fun outlet favourite people working brand bd list list company individual support israel werent thinking politics behind aesthetic created first website push people think clothes complex nuanced way everything relates fashion fashion one biggest contributor climate change example contributes greenhouse gas maritime shipping air travel combined according figure united nation environment program ellen macarthur foundation there connection sustainability policing upholds ability cheap labour exist turn allows certain neighbourhood disproportionately impacted say coal power plant pollutes air turn keep community thriving issue care find fashion top people world work fashion industry one know majority workingclass woman colour farmer provide example system resists change chicago los angeles new york factory intentionally hire undocumented worker pay month worker get upset management call u immigration custom enforcement selfreported raid factory former blue tin member gone process biggest challenge blue tin abolition mean putting end industry also mean thinking world want create place create clothes way thats violent feel like low bar extremely complicated stressful cry week play daytoday basis blue tin try prioritise people unhirable labour industry standard mean people may speak english child care need maybe need sit process trauma theyve theyre domestic violence survivor people system harmed different way year started one member got call uncle yearold son killed bombing damascus syria asked need moment stopped production go walk build care around behind production lost client end day live capitalist world cant create utopia question create best even flawed ive noticed tend use word refugee describing blue tin team though others class part important identity part hate identity politics immigrant refugee become catchphrase fashion industry people like aw cute sewing circle immigrant woman team didnt want framed trauma trying completely reimagine fashion industry build garment worker power brand work u incredible skill set background feel bad oh sure go pr dont care really beautiful clothes bringing art craftsmanship back fashion belongs whats everyone working right theyre panty purgatory call theyve making underwear nonstop big client think thats finally done basically panty entrepreneur consciousness around issue take shape lot value come islamic value divine compassion divine mercy dont sound radical actually radical demand instead live world compassion mercy im assault empire capitalism nurturing required hold time guess throw molotov also give someone hug new york time company,0
city inundated crop destroyed severe weather spread northward official xinhua news agency reporting direct economic loss billion yuan million far provincial weather bureau thursday raised storm alert four city north henan xinxiang anyang hebi jiaozuo red highest tier fourstep colourcoded weather warning system fatality included people killed subway provincial capital zhengzhou km mile southwest beijing flooded earlier week eight people listed missing across province people evacuated city anyang henans border hebei province swamped mm rainfall since monday official xinhua news agency reported xinxiang small city north zhengzhou recorded mm rainfall tuesday thursday shattering local meteorological record xinhua reported seven mediumsized reservoir city overflowed affecting score nearby village town late wednesday people hectare crop affected xinxiang downpour xinhua said adding local government deployed strong search rescue team neighbouring hebei two people killed tornado struck city baoding fatal flooding zhengzhou subway prompted government order local authority immediately improve urban transit flood control emergency response medium image showed commuter immersed chestdeep water lightless cabin one underground station reduced large churning pool ministry transport said local authority must immediately reexamine rectify hidden risk rail transit must take emergency measure suspending train evacuating passenger closing station atypical situation excessively intense storm ministry said statement thursday mm inch rain fell zhengzhou saturday tuesday almost equivalent city annual average mm inch public scrutiny also fallen timeliness weather bulletin provided local meteorological service provincial weather bureau told state medium issued report warning coming torrential rain two day advance since monday evening meteorological department provincial county level sent million text message mobile phone user warning storm henan weather bureau said,0
united state china world largest emitter greenhouse gas signed agreement tuesday promise cooperation climate change energy environment without setting firm goal chinese u official signed memorandum understanding state department following two day highlevel economic strategic talk secretary state hillary clinton said highlighted importance climate change uschinese relation also provides country direction work together support international climate negotiation accelerate transition low carbon economy said clinton signing ceremony said side discussed detail cut emission ahead un conference copenhagen december aim set new global goal controlling climate change document released state department set firm target reiterated support year cooperation deal signed last year bush administration created new climate change policy dialogue would meet regularly agreement per se side commit particular target set structure dialogue said state department spokesman ian kelly memorandum listed area cooperation including energy efficiency renewable energy cleaner use coal smart grid technology electric car research development united state argue washington agree specific reduction industrial emission could boost energy price china also agrees others say china already taken concrete step united state must show runup copenhagen meeting serious reducing emission chinese state counselor dai bingguo said country faced severe challenge posed climate change beijing committed cooperating washington need take strategic longterm view chinaus dialogue cooperation area said two country important contribution make global effort tackle climate change ensure energy security protect environment u energy secretary steven chu praised china effort said country needed today agreement set stage hope many year cooperation said month visit china chu commerce secretary gary locke two country launched million joint project create energyefficient building car study development cleanerburning coal,1
half country nation un climate talk copenhagen back far tougher goal limiting global warming favored rich nation group small island state said monday group say rising sea level could wipe map complained meter ft globe hanging copenhagen conference center omits many island state pacific indian ocean dessima williams head member alliance small island state aosis said nation signed goal limiting rise temperature celsius preindustrial level august half united nation calling ambitious specific target williams grenada told news conference december meeting among nation trying work new treaty succeed un kyoto protocol least developed nation mostly africa small island state support celsius goal would require cut greenhouse gas emission rich nation least percent level deal copenhagen agreed unanimity depth greenhouse gas cut rich amount fund offer help poor among major obstacle deal copenhagen developed nation leading emerging economy led china india back goal limiting warming maximum celsius preindustrial time temperature already risen celsius set rise living front line climate change williams said adding aosis wanted legally binding treaty copenhagen rather mere political declaration favored many developed nation even current warming said many island suffering significant damage going sea losing fresh water supply coral reef getting damaged rising temperature dismissed suggestion split developing nation group amid dispute proposal pacific island state tuvalu strong legally binding pact copenhagen nation said aosis member supported tuvalu principle still working common front china india favor legally binding cut greenhouse gas rich nation kyoto protocol le stringent obligation poor fine sounding political declaration copenhagen without legally binding outcome like shark without teeth said barry coates spokesman oxfam antonio lima cape verde vice chair aosis said climate change looming disaster poor like volcanic eruption mount vesuvius year ago buried roman city pompeii know facing know going happen planet pompeii said,1
ugandan police found unexploded suicide vest arrested six somali ugandan suspected planning twin bombing killed soccer fan sunday intelligence source said somali al shabaab islamist linked al qaeda said carried attack crowded restaurant rugby club ugandan capital fan watched world cup final television washington senior u official said indication al shabaabs claim responsibility authentic would mark first time group struck outside somalia u president barack obama said tragic ironic explosion happened people watching world cup played south africa one hand vision africa move africa unified africa modernizing creating opportunity obama told south african broadcasting corp hand youve got vision al qaeda al shabaab destruction death washington contact uganda government region determine whether al shabaab plotting attack share intelligence decide appropriate measure senior u official said al shabaab official said suicide bomber involved attack uganda peacekeeper somalia ugandan military intelligence source told reuters intelligence official received tipoff last month attack planned u official said washington aware advance warning june informer kisenyi suburb kampala told intelligence somali planning attack world cup uganda source said official said people somali ugandan involved planning attack far arrested six people racket said al shabaab threatened attack unless uganda burundi withdraw peacekeeper african union peacekeeping force somalia militant fighting government control large part country police said suicide vest found late monday third site designed could planted rather worn rage blessed carried attack expected long life show suicide bomb planted man identified yonis assistant al shabaab spokesman sheikh ali mohamud rage told reuters well banning alcohol al shabaab prohibited watching soccer match area control coordinated attack hallmark al qaeda group linked osama bin ladens militant network al shabaab would first time militant taken push power internationally african summit think there common recognition new phase al shabaab term expanding geographic reach unfortunately u homeland security secretary janet napolitano told reporter constantly looking way increase preparation prevention interdiction type terrorist attack occur soil said u official briefed reporter washington said al shabaab radar screen link al qaeda east africa al qaeda arabian peninsula official said kampala attack line threat broaden target directly answer question whether group might pose specific danger united state youve seen statement made terrorist organization regard african life valuable obama said interview south african broadcasting corp see potential place carry ideological battle kill innocent without regard longterm consequence shortterm tactical gain african union said uganda would still host summit african leader month would deterred peacekeeping mission regional bloc igad said would cowed would continue support westernbacked government somalia shall continue plan increase peacekeeper somalia hope extra troop country second week august executive secretary mahboud maalim told journalist kenyan capital nairobi last week igad member kenya uganda sudan ethiopia somalia djibouti said eventually wanted troop au united nation deployed somalia uganda opposition forum democratic change party urged president yoweri museveni pull peacekeeper said planned withdrawal election peace keep somalia uganda strategic interest sacrificing child nothing party spokesman wafula oguttu told reuters analyst say sustained bombing campaign would damage uganda investment climate oneoff attack unlikely deter major company british hydrocarbon explorer tullow oil investing direct foreign investment east africa third largest economy surged driven oil exploration along western border democratic republic congo one american among dead u embassy south africa said five u citizen wounded evacuated johannesburg nairobi fbi team kampala u state department said,0
romemilan tue oct bdnews comreuters western world need rethink rush biofuels done harm pushing food price good reducing greenhouse gas united nation report said tuesday un food agriculture organisation fao said policy encouraging biofuel production use europe united state likely maintain pressure food price little impact weaning car user away oil report find biofuels offset modest share fossil energy use next decade much bigger impact agriculture food security said annual state food agriculture report growing demand biofuels boost price agricultural commodity next year report said instance demand biofuel agricultural feedstock rose percent would drive sugar price percent maize price percent vegetable oil price percent fao said global stock low crop strongly dependent weather food price would remain volatile said antihunger campaigner blamed biofuels convert crop maize sugar oil seed palm oil liquid fuel use car pushing global food price contributing soaring food bill last two year global food import bill expected jump percent billion powered price rise rice wheat vegetable oil fao said looking ahead fao forecast percent rise world output main agricultural crop wheat rice coarse grain rapeseed soybean sunflower seed palm oil sugar compared urgent food versus fuel debate stoked last year un envoy right food jean ziegler said using arable land make fuel crime humanity fao report us far le dramatic language quantify biofuels contribution commodity price spike also due poor harvest demand richer diet place like china india say rise biofuels put people risk hunger requiring food aid assistance also pours doubt claim biofuels reduce carbon dioxide emission crop soak co main greenhouse gas blamed climate change grow fuel used cultivation processing reduces efficiency tree cleared plant gain lost many case increased emission landuse change likely offset even exceed greenhouse gas saving obtained replacing fossil fuel biofuels impact water soil biodiversity also concern fao said exception sugar cane ethanol production brazil biofuel production thrives subsidised urgent need review current policy supporting subsidising mandating biofuel production use report said recommending funding directed second generation biofuels come nonfood plant matter straw algae transportation account percent world total energy consumption percent come biofuels proportion international energy agency say could rise percent percent biofuels rise could provide opportunity farmer developing country develop new cash crop report said would happen subsidy regime changed favour poorer country rather richer one,1
climate talk bali indonesia agreed saturday start two year negotiation seal broader pact fight global warming part meeting among nation range pressing issue aid developing world discussed following agreed agreed talk twoyear dialogue negotiator agreed start two year talk new climate deal succeed kyoto protocol main deal fighting climate change bind outsider led united state china india talk start first meeting april end adoption new treaty copenhagen late u uturn allowed deal go ahead dramatic session washington booed opposing demand poor nation rich help fight warming ambition fight climate change bali talk never expected set firm greenhouse gas emission target bali agreement set global aim deep cut global emission avoid dangerous climate change final text distinguished rich poor country calling developed nation consider quantified emission cut developing country consider mitigation action adaptation fund bali meeting agreed launch un fund help poor nation cope damage climate change drought rising sea adaptation fund comprises million might rise billion year investment green technology developing nation surge accord enabling fund start broke deadlock management splitting responsibility global environment facility fund clean energy project world bank fund would member board strong representation developing nation preserving tropical forest payandpreserve scheme known reducing emission deforestation developing country redd aim allow poorer nation sell carbon offset rich country return burning tropical forest nation recognised urgent need take action cut carbon methane emission tropical forest draft decision encourages party undertake pilot project address main cause deforestation carbon capture storage meeting postponed next year consideration plan fund untested technology capture buries greenhouse gas carbon dioxide emitted power plant burn fossil fuel country want capture storage qualify carbon offset slowing global warming hfc bali failed agree whether allow company sell carbon offset destroying new production powerful greenhouse gas called hydrofluorocarbon hfc benefiting factory biggest winner un scheme reward company cut greenhouse gas emission technology transfer final draft called financial resource investment developing country adaptation mitigation technology cooperation especially vulnerable technology transfer key demand developing nation say sacrifice growth fight warming afford clean technology would allow expand economy curbing emission,1
chinese premier wen jiabao begin threeday visit india wednesday trying boost trade soothe tension two fastestgrowing major economy world wen visit first chinese premier five year accompanied business leader underscoring growing commercial tie country house third world population impressive business delegation accompanied barack obama david cameron wen circus roll town china top tycoon red carpet need bit longer said commentary hindustan time wednesday let trade talking issue add trust deficit hopefully get addressed way two country onetime rival went war entwined booming trade relationship rising global clout stood together resist western demand world trade climate change talk closer economic tie driving much goodwill china india largest trade partner twoway trade reached billion year billion economic tie constitute literally bedrock relation side keen enhance mutually beneficial trade looking new initiative said indian foreign ministry spokesman monday although nation said exploring possible freetrade agreement real progress expected front scepticism new delhi beijing may want dump cheap manufactured good india booming trillion economy two often lumped together emerging world power china gdp four time bigger india infrastructure outshines india dilapidated road port factor make new delhi wary beijing growing might fragile relation trade relationship also overlaid political strategic rift relation fragile easy damaged difficult repair therefore need special care information age china envoy india zhang yan told reporter new delhi india china cooperated global issue climate change clashed china close relationship pakistan fear chinese spying longstanding border dispute also divide india fear china want restrict global reach possibly opposing bid permanent un security council seat encircling indian ocean region project pakistan myanmar india know must engage china nation exert global clout wen trip come month u president barack obamas visit french president nicolas sarkozy british prime minister david cameron also visited india year assistant chinese foreign minister hu zhengyue said monday everything would discussion dec visit new delhi wen travel straight pakistan india nuclear armed rival another two night issue table hu told reporter beijing monday adding visit expand bilateral trade increase cooperation promote regional peace stability day leading wen trip china india signed series business deal chinese telecom gear maker huawei whose import banned india may spying fear said tuesday aim invest billion india next five year india anil dhirubhai ambani group adag sew billion loan chinese bank reliance communication sign accord china development bank billion year loan still total investment china india small amounting million representing percent china total outward foreign direct investment stock year figure seven time le china invested pakistan according data china ministry commerce india sought diversify trade basket raw material lowend commodity iron ore still make percent export china contrast manufactured good trinket turbine form bulk chinese export,1
iceberg drifted slowly icy weddell sea year picking steam entered southern ocean last heard bearing island south georgia south atlantic bit shrunken battered journey mile ala ol last year mile south georgia finally iceberg eventually thinned much broke small piece eventually drifted nothingness prime nearly foot thick though foot hidden waterline ecologist others feared journey iceberg might become grounded near south georgia could kept million penguin seal live breed reaching feeding area ocean didnt happen new research show performed driveby likely struck feature seafloor briefly turned kept going broke research also revealed another potential threat iceberg ecosystem around south georgia travelled relatively warm water southern ocean south atlantic melted eventually releasing huge quantity fresh water sea near island influx much fresh water could affect plankton organism marine food chain scientist led anne braakmannfolgmann doctoral student center polar observation modeling university leeds britain used satellite imagery monitor shape location iceberg course journey like large antarctic iceberg named according convention established u national ice center bit le flashy one used hurricane imagery showed area iceberg changed time researcher also determined thickness using data satellite measure ice height time broke braakmannfolgmann said foot thinner overall left mark researcher whose finding published journal remote sensing environment estimated melting vicinity south georgia resulted release billion ton fresh water thats enough fill olympicsize swimming pool million time researcher said although ice already floating melting contribute sealevel rise water fresh salty also contains large amount iron nutrient braakmannfolgmann helping another group researcher british antarctic survey trying determine ecological effect iceberg meltwater iceberg near south georgia scientist survey able deploy autonomous underwater glider take water sample island used tracking device gentoo penguin fur seal see whether presence iceberg affected foraging behaviour geraint tarling biological oceanographer survey said preliminary finding tracking data showed penguin seal alter foraging route might iceberg blocked way affected prey least area colony saw impact iceberg devastating first feared tarling said still much data analyse tarling suggested especially water sample large influx fresh water surface could affect growth phytoplankton lower end food chain could alter mix phytoplankton specie available said complicating analysis iceberg nearing south georgia also happened bad year krill small crustacean phytoplankton food chain tarling said although become grounded large iceberg recent decade grounding dragging iceberg wreak havoc ecosystem near seafloor said climate change could potentially lead grounding episode warming causing part huge antarctic ice sheet flow faster toward ocean leading calving iceberg travel north looking lot movement iceberg could actually gouge area sea floor tarling said new york time company,1
group rich developing nation promised give rising power china say rebuilding guiding global economy declared crisisfighting effort success friday leader pledged keep emergency economic support place sustainable recovery assured launch framework acting together rebalance economic growth implement tougher rule governing bank pittsburgh leader representing two third planet population agreed global plan job growth sustained economic recovery british prime minister gordon brown said twoday summit u president barack obamas first turn hosting major summit ended upbeat note leader claiming victory stopping recession turning depression worked said final communique forceful response helped stop dangerous sharp decline global activity stabilize financial market obama said tolerate old boomandbust economy past cant wait crisis cooperate thats new framework allow u ass others policy build consensus reform ensure global demand support growth pittsburgh gathering third summit year said would premier forum economic cooperation supplanting westerndominated g primary international forum decade symbolic act inclusion immense importance international politics said colin bradford senior fellow brookings institution washington tremendous significance history made today decision enlarge replaces others skeptical think something zombie hard kill said simon johnson former imf chief economist lot interconnection obviously summit level gone move clear acknowledgment fastgrowing country china india play much important part world growth movement away recognizing economic reality cant talk global economy without major dynamic emerging economy table john lipsky deputy managing director international monetary fund told reuters television disclosure second iranian uranium enrichment plant gave obama leader britain france side opportunity press united action tehran disputed nuclear program obama said iran notice must choose meet world power geneva october whether would continue path going lead confrontation job done tough economic task remained group vowed return reckless behavior blamed triggering financial crisis exploded two year ago failing u mortgage loan caused catastrophic loss financial firm around world sense normalcy lead complacency leader said summit communique want growth without cycle boom bust market foster responsibility recklessness addition regulatory reform supposed developed end put place two year later took aim lavish pay package banker leader agreed firm able claw back reclaim pay bonus certain instance measure aimed making sure banker dont get huge payouts making risky bet later go bad leader agreed shift voting power international monetary fund underrepresented country china rich one another sign developed world accepted changing balance economic power statement endorsed plan phase fossil fuel subsidy way combat global warming step effort complete doha round trade talk rebalancing growth world leader also backed usled push reshaping global economy smooth huge surplus exporting powerhouse china large deficit big importing country united state obama want ditch u borrowandspend mold embrace saving investment mean country china rely export growth must also adjust leader agreed work together ass domestic policy mesh evaluate whether collectively consistent sustainable balanced growth country sustained significant surplus description could fit china pledged strengthen domestic source growth according communique token country big deficit united state pledged support private saving economist warned year large imbalance could destabilize global economy previous attempt correct fallen flat united state think effort succeed time china big exporter suffered severe slump global trade collapsed recession showing economy vulnerable outside shock climate change despite show solidarity source friction many european frustrated little agreed pay fighting climate change particularly december climate summit copenhagen fast approaching hide concern slow rate progressits time get serious later european commission president jose manuel barroso said statement kept distance convention center protester marched capitalism agenda chanting youre sexy youre cute take riot suit police one arrest friday mood buoyant contrast protest thursday clash police dozen arrest,1
dermophis donaldtrumpi particularly susceptible impact climate change therefore danger becoming extinct direct result namesake climate policy said envirobuild cofounder aidan bell statement tuesday small blind creature type caecilian primarily life underground discovered panama named head company bid auction privilege company said wanted raise awareness climate change bbc reported although u president tend receive fair share honour bell drawing unflattering comparison behaviour trump th president might want ignore latest burrowing head underground help donald trump avoiding scientific consensus anthropomorphic climate change bell wrote world leading scientist agree climate change primarily humaninduced trump whose administration pursued profossil fuel agenda accused scientist political agenda cast doubt whether human responsible earth rising temperature bbc report said dont know manmade said interview cbss minute october im denying climate change temperature could well go back added without offering evidence november trump questioned report government found climate change would cost u hundred billion dollar annually damage health dont believe told reporter time taking office announced u would withdraw paris climate accord commits country keep limit rising global temperature justified decision asserting elected serve citizen pittsburgh paris deal disadvantaged u business worker,1
modern human may left africa arabia year earlier previously thought exodus enabled environmental factor rather technology scientist said thursday finding suggest migrant followed direct route arabian peninsula africa travel via nile valley near east suggested previous study international team researcher studied ancient tool kit containing hand ax perforators scraper unearthed jebel faya archaeological site united arab emirate finding stimulate reevaluation mean modern human became global specie said simon armitage university london worked study using luminescence dating technique used determine mineral grain last exposed sunlight found stone tool year old hanspeter uerpmann eberhard karls university tuebingen led research said craftsmanship ruled possibility tool made middle east said tool resembled made early human east africa instead suggesting particular cultural achievement necessary people leave africa research published journal science suggests environmental factor sea level important technological innovation making migration possible researcher analysed sealevel climatechange record preserved landscape last interglacial period around year ago determine human would able cross arabia found bab almandab strait arabia horn africa would become narrower time sea level lower providing safe route africa prior beginning last interglacial period uerpmann said strait may passable low tide making likely modern human walked across travelled either raft boat previously thought desert arabian peninsula would hindered exodus africa new study suggests arabia became wetter last interglacial period lake river vegetation making easier human survive passage arabia although timing modern human moving africa subject much debate previous evidence suggested exodus took place along mediterranean sea arabian coast around year ago,0
european union southeast asian state agreed thursday boost political economic cooperation militaryruled myanmar remained obstacle fullblown free trade pact foreign minister meeting german city nuremberg adopted declaration enhanced partnership agreed cooperate closely security energy environmental development issue included pledge promote cooperation terrorism money laundering cyber crime drug trafficking well work closely tackling climate change eu foreign policy chief javier solana said impressed way relation two side developed economic trade issue also politics happy group country china india important group country communality thinking european union told reporter analyst say asean association south east asian nation regard better tie europe way balance china growing might also want emulate european union success establishing single market eu looking tap potential nation region population million via free trade pact held asean insistence including myanmar deal european union maintained sanction myanmar since military ruler ignored election victory main prodemocracy party eu external relation commissioner benita ferrerowalder said eu wanted see asean country press improvement human right myanmar including release opposition leader nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi want see burmamyanmar change said pending full euasean trade deal eu pursuing bilateral cooperation pact indonesia thailand singapore philippine malaysia brunei eventually vietnam clearly said would like go free trade agreement two bloc start working different country ferrerowaldner said agreement indonesia could finalised within month issue remain resolved singapore military takeover thailand imposed block eu aim similar pact vietnam highlight human right problem well trade friction eu official stress though right dialogue hanoi exist myanmar,0
washington apr bdnews comreuters senator john kerry supposed spending monday basking achievement bringing united state gigantic step closer tackling global warming instead attending medium event announce compromise climate change bill backed key u industry democrat found right back he past six month holed talk republican senator lindsey graham independent senator joseph lieberman three even talking mean bill would require industry reduce emission carbon dioxide gas blamed global warming stalled yet officially dead may provide solace business negotiation continuing loath environmental protection agency left regulate emission agency said would report demise energy legislation greatly exaggerated said senate aide asked identified bill much alive senator aggressively moving forward remove obstacle getting passed year drive bring climate change bill senate floor six month difficult negotiation ruptured saturday graham pulled angrily accused senate democratic leader destroyed confidence bill would considered raised prospect first contentious immigration reform little time left november congressional election think senate barely time one big piece legislation much le two monday evening meeting kerrygrahamlieberman trio could help illuminate whether climate legislation alive dead string setback three senator may power decide fate senate democratic leader harry reid president barack obamas white house likely calling shot say immigration climate legislation neck neck term importance democratic leader house senate timing yet determined democratic aide told reuters senate aide added weve always path try something summer something easy even fight legislative priority resolved maggie fox head alliance climate protection founded former vice president al gore said last weekend development dramatic bump road still said positive effect interesting kind way reignited reinvested u sense purpose fox said sense really slipping away everyone running back put back together determination group flying people several state washington put pressure senator act fox said thought medium event set monday rescheduled roll climate change bill dramatic way one official major environmental group said kerry manages roll bill soon key podium senator graham going circumstance official asked may epa expected set forth rule defining size factory power plant regulated carbon emission another step taking action climate agency got ball rolling last year finding declared emission threat human health welfare epa rollout new rule said christine tezak analyst robert baird co would perhaps precipitating event put bill back front burner senate thats many emitter feel would influence crafting legislation epa rule would represent top command control main power epa threat isnt certainty strict regulation said kevin book analyst clearview energy partner llc uncertainty youre going get political consideration senate democratic leader white house including whether tackling climate change immigration help november election prospect still factor senior senate aide speculated senator party might looking way avoid acting either bill year avoid angering different constituency,1
british government set route map wednesday showing plan meet target cutting greenhouse gas emission percent compared level minister said sunday government publish uk low carbon transition plan renewable energy strategy setting britain plan meet european union target getting percent energy renewable source trying set wednesday route map sense go beyond energy climate change secretary ed miliband told bbc news report said government would say proposal could create job industry offshore wind nuclear power said measure could also drive household fuel bill plan include feedin tariff allow people sell energy domestic solar panel wind turbine national grid introducing feedin tariff april uk individual community play part kind clean energy revolution need miliband told bbc news sunday time said plan expected include additional incentive building offshore wind farm renewables obligation scheme requires power firm buy certain amount renewable energy likely extended year past expiry date newspaper said british prime minister gordon brown writing observer newspaper said proposal would involve loan family make energy efficiency improvement would repaid saving fuel bill brown said government also unveil lowcarbon industrial strategy week final shortlist site building new environmentally friendly ecotowns plan lead change transport miliband said think need help people make transition term electric car example weve announced incentive electric car charging point around country said think price flying go time said asked people would pay energy miliband said think upward pressure energy price whatever route go opposition conservative accused government taking idea britain first country bind framework emission reduction call percent cut emission,1
message came part rare public advisory nation top physician dr vivek murthy page report noting pandemic intensified mental health issue already widespread spring report cited significant increase selfreports depression anxiety along emergency room visit mental health issue united state emergency room visit suicide attempt rose adolescent girl early compared period figure rose boy globally symptom anxiety depression doubled pandemic report noted mental health issue already rise united state emergency room visit related depression anxiety similar condition reason complex yet definitive adolescent brain chemistry relationship friend family play role report noted fastpaced medium culture leave young mind feeling helpless young people bombarded message medium popular culture erode sense selfworth telling goodlooking enough popular enough smart enough rich enough murthy wrote report come progress legitimate distressing issue like climate change income inequality racial injustice opioid epidemic gun violence feel slow surgeon general advisory add growing number call attention action around adolescent mental health october american academy pediatrics american academy child adolescent psychiatry childrens hospital association joined declare national emergency youth mental health although blame adolescent distress often pinned social medium screen time alone account crisis many researcher say rather social medium online activity act amplify adolescent existing mental state causing young people feel distress others experience enhanced feeling connection bonnie nagel pediatric neuropsychologist oregon health science university treat study adolescent said online interaction appear satisfy core need connection recent research colleague found feeling loneliness key predictor depression suicidal ideation dont think genuine human connection talking somebody fake facade online nagel said moreover screen time may displacing activity known vital physical mental health including sleep exercise inperson activity research show current generation adolescent express heightened level loneliness age group despite spending countless hour connected medium authority scientist widely acknowledge insufficient research underlying cause there real dearth scientist area real dearth clinician said dr joshua gordon director national institute mental health parent cant get care kid across country variety setting rural urban richer poorer shortage specialist ass condition attention deficit hyperactivity disorder anxiety depression eating disorder may childrens hospital colorado declared first state emergency pediatric mental health citing emergency room flooded young people struggling suicidal ideation issue researcher hypothesised pandemic intensified stress young people part isolating period life social connection vital healthy development pandemic tell full story group u lawmaker issued report ring alarm focusing suicide crisis among black adolescent group historically seen relatively low rate suicide statistic like increase suicide emergency room visit stark undeniable accurately measuring scale mental health threat faced young people adult scientist say made difficult fact issue openly discussed assessed past increase selfreports depression anxiety may reliable indicator crisis may earlier generation also felt distressed lacked popular language describe emotion question whether new medicalising gordon said kind answer really really hard get murthys advisory call resource devoted understanding addressing mental health challenge urge greater appreciation mental health key factor overall health moment demand change report concludes new york time company,1
merkel led germany year steering europe biggest economy global financial crisis euro zone debt crisis migrant crisis coronavirus pandemic running fifth term every week challenge look event face rising coronavirus case terrible flood cant say arent issue sorted merkel said final annual summer news conference yielded little hard news demand made office continue way last day said conservative chancellor known sober approach year old trained physicist grew communist east germany said reflected much would step little time space think time said asked plan last week undertaken something farewell tour paying visit united state britain climate change however selfassured appearance smiled made ironic comment merkel hinted may still role play european union climate protection plan entitled fit saying tough negotiation could start new german government formed said want make sure good handover adding might make start dubbed climate chancellor championing issue group eight leader pushing switch renewable energy germany merkel acknowledged pace change slow think spent great deal energy climate protection merkel said still sufficiently equipped scientific mind see objective circumstance show continue pace must move faster germany first female chancellor merkel pain cast strong feminist asked characteristic woman politics struck typically selfdeprecating note tends longing among woman efficiency said adding also exception said woman done equality achieved something merkel lutheran woman maledominated traditionally catholic party caught guard asked would election night stumbled saying hadnt thought would touch party betrayed emotion impending departure merely noting usually notice miss longer,1
tougher sanction may jeopardize latest detente two korea amid preparation create condition appropriate hold summit north korean leader kim jong un south korean president moon jaein senior u administration official spoke reuters condition anonymity called new penalty largest package new sanction north korea regime without giving detail u vice president mike penny hinted plan two week ago stop tokyo preceded visit south korea pyeongchang winter olympics north korean leader kim jong un said want boost warm climate reconciliation dialogue south korea highlevel delegation including sister returned winter olympics last year north korea conducted dozen missile launch sixth largest nuclear test defiance united nation sanction however two month since last missile test late november new u sanction announced trump daughter ivanka visiting south korea attend dinner moon closing ceremony game addition dinner feature kosher menu ivankas dietary restriction blue house planned small traditional korean music performance delegation visit coincides sanctioned north korean official kim yong chol blamed deadly sinking south korean navy ship killed sailor delegation also meet moon blue house said official opportunity u north korean official meet right person kim yong chol vicechairman north ruling worker party central committee previously chief reconnaissance general bureau top north korean military intelligence agency south korea blamed sinking navy corvette cheonan north korea denied involvement sinking south korea friday said approved winter olympic visit kim yong chol pursuit peace asked public understanding current difficult circumstance decided focus whether peace korean peninsula improvement interkorean relation derived dialogue visiting north korean official past said unification ministry baik taehyun medium briefing south korean lawmaker briefed country spy agency said friday kim right person interkorean denuclearisation talk kim yong chol top official regarding interkorean relation accepted right person discus various issue like easing military tension improving interkorean tie denuclearisation said kang seokho reporter kim currently head united front department north office responsible handling interkorean affair protest north korea delegation south korea decision thursday allow kim currently sanctioned united state south korea across border sparked protest family member dead cheonan sailor opposition party member main opposition liberty korea party staged protest front presidential blue house friday demanding government withdraw decision president moon decision accept north facade peace serious issue go history crime eternal said party statement group family member killed cheonan sinking said hold press conference decision saturday acknowledging public angst kims pending visit baik said south stance cheonan sinking instigated north changed however whats important effort create actual peace korean peninsula kind provocation dont occur said baik adding government would make various effort assuage public concern,0
prime minister manmohan singh thursday called global centre coordinate research cleanenergy technology saying innovation viewed public good poorer country could afford transferring clean energy technology key issue negotiated part broader global pact fight climate change united nation hope agreed copenhagen december developing nation say wealthy state grown prosperous fuelling economy polluting oil coal natural gas help poorer state grow finance cleanenergy technology curb pace climate change rich country fear losing competitiveness dilution intellectual property right ipr innovation climate friendly environmentally sound technology viewed global public good manmohan singh told conference clean technology new delhi implies ipr regime applied good balance reward innovator need promote common good humankind key issue developing appropriate technology collapsing time first commercialisation largescale adoption developing country report londonbased think tank chatham house said last month time taken clean technology spread globally must halved meet emission cut target singh said august india world fourth largest polluter must invest environmentally friendly technology country energy use rise sharply coming decade new delhi say commit legally binding emission target new un climate deal crucial economy keep growing quickly lift million poverty say take voluntary step cut emission action supported finance rich nation would open scrutiny part broader climate deal replace kyoto protocol government said singh said world look creating platform bring together global resource deliver technology transform entire industry good example guide u including iter fusion energy project consultative group international agricultural research cifor said doubt developed country make serious effort bring percapita emission within tolerable level unleash large resource directed towards research generate upsurge technology make much easier country follow suit kim carstensen leader wwfs global climate initiative told reuters last week could possible find solution copenhagen licensing buying right technology setting small fund facility would enable identification technological solution buying licensing within framework existing ipr system think sound something acceptable party,1
alok sharma conference chairman visibly emotional banging gavel relief signal veto almost national delegation present glasgow ranging coal gasfuelled superpower oil producer pacific island swallowed rise sea level twoweek conference glasgow extended extra day tortuous negotiation th kind first call reduction fossil fuel power much world economy also main cause manmade global warming lastminute drama india whose energy need hugely dependent coal abundance raised lastminute objection part agreement clause hurriedly amended accelerating effort phase unabated coal power phase inefficient fossil fuel subsidy weakening effort phase change met dismay rich economy european union switzerland well marshall island one small pacific island state whose existence threat rising sea level said would let stand sake overall agreement approved text compromise reflect interest condition contradiction state political world today said un secretarygeneral antonio guterres take important step unfortunately collective political enough overcome deep contradiction deep disappointment sharma onerous task balancing demand nation big industrial power like india china whose consumption export fossil fuel vital economic development voice broke emotion heard vulnerable nation express anger lastminute change may say delegate apologise way process unfolded deeply sorry told assembled delegate also understand deep disappointment think noted also vital protect package overarching aim set conference one climate campaigner vulnerable country found far modest namely keep alive paris agreement target cap global warming degree celsius fahrenheit preindustrial level agreement effect acknowledged commitment made far cut emission planetheating greenhouse gas nowhere near enough asked nation set tougher climate pledge next year rather every five year currently required scientist say go beyond rise would unleash extreme sea level rise catastrophe including crippling drought monstrous storm wildfire far worse world already suffering national pledge made far cut greenhouse emission mostly carbon dioxide burning coal oil gas would cap average global temperature rise celsius era coal ending jennifer morgan executive director campaign group greenpeace saw glass halffull changed word cant change signal coming cop era coal ending said youre coal company executive cop saw bad outcome developing country argue rich nation whose historical emission largely responsible heating planet must pay help adapt consequence well reducing carbon footprint deal gave poorest nation promise guarantee would finally get financial help long told get urged rich country double finance climate adaptation level offering funding key demand small island nation conference adaptation fund primarily go poorest country currently take small fraction climate funding un committee also report next year progress towards delivering billion per year overall annual climate funding rich nation promised failed deliver government summoned meet discus climate finance yet even billion year far short poorer country actual need could hit billion adaptation cost alone according united nation addition economic loss crop failure climaterelated disaster,1
pete postlethwaite oscarnominated british actor died spokesman said monday died hospital shropshire western england sunday suffering cancer unwell around two year worked frequently normal past year cancer side effect spokesman said postlethwaite described director steven spielberg probably best actor world today two worked together movie lost world jurassic park amistad nominated oscar role name father film wrongful conviction socalled guildford four irish republican army bombing notable film credit included brassed usual suspect inception stage played lead king lear liverpool everyman northern english theatre began career postlethwaite well known political activism appearing front man climate change film age stupid arriving london premiere bicycle actor bill nighy performed postlethwaite everyman paid tribute rare remarkable man honoured friendship irreplaceable nighy quoted saying bbc one friend asked named paid tribute man enormous dignity integrity selfdeprecating enormously funny little time fame celebrity biggest love life acting family postlethwaite survived wife jacqui two child daughter lily,1
president barack obamas top aide promised wednesday robust negotiation towards global climate change deal month firmly stated united state owe world reparation century carbon pollution also warned china booming economy would recipient u aid even though asian heavyweight considered developing country un rule yu qingtai china climate change ambassador told reporter china never sought become first candidate financial support despite emphasis need developed country financial aid emphasis said safeguard basic principle agreed previous united nation climate deal three obamas cabinet secretary lead climate negotiator arrived copenhagen talk began monday scheduled continue december seeking robust engagement partner around world u environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson said news conference speaking day agency announced intends first time regulate carbon dioxide emission jackson declared seeking prevent rapid approach climate change todd stern obamas special envoy climate change assured reporter united state contribute richcountry fund aimed helping developing nation deal climate change problem stern warned however china booming economy large reserve u dollar would recipient financial aid washington dont envision public fund certainly united state going china said adding government would direct public money poorest country dont think china would first candidate said country get u cash see sign world largest economy blamed growth era carbon dioxide recognised threat planet absolutely recognise historic role putting emission atmosphere sense guilt culpability reparation categorically reject stern said response reporter question discussion billion billion pound annual fund next year would downpayment towards longrun could grow hundred billion dollar financial support year u senator john kerry asked obama administration contribute billion next year financing plan key part ongoing talk another highranking obama administration official interior secretary ken salazar toured offshore danish wind mill saying climate change solution put backburner eight year george bush presidency salazar told reporter think world hope optimism u able get act together energy climate change bill one world economic recession united state pushed unemployment percent dampened enthusiasm climate change legislation could raise consumer price industry gradually forced switch fossil fuel like coal oil expensive alternative energy source obama administration official hope coming month congress able finish work bill would comprehensive epa regulation recently recession cut u gas emission putting country track reach obamas shortterm emission goal cutting pollution take effort economy recovers u agriculture secretary tom vilsack also copenhagen joined later administration official including energy secretary steven chu obama arrive towards end talk dealmaking typically peak past two day chinese official attending copenhagen meeting highly critical u offer reduce greenhouse gas emission range percent level china top climate envoy xie zhenhua told reuters hoped obama offer tougher target copenhagen could difficult u president congress far failed embrace specific goal stern countered core part negotiation significant action major developing country there question said china major developing country taken step towards controlling carbon emission needed offer firm transparent plan negotiation,1
banana import rule protecting product name official diplomat working friday range issue ahead next week makeorbreak ministerial trade negotiation trade expert said significance next week doha round talk go far beyond detail tariff subsidy cut signaling international community ability deal major problem food crisis government cant even agree trade negotiation id like know theyre going climate change next half decade world trade organisation chief economist patrick low told briefing wto directorgeneral pascal lamy called geneva meeting start formally monday set last week push breakthrough longrunning doha round talk missed repeated deadline since launched late open world trade help developing country export way poverty negotiator say new sense urgency even optimism minister country aim clinch outline deal core area agriculture industrial good next week prevent talk sidelined u election next year change white house indian commerce minister kamal nath arriving late thursday talk ahead meeting said deal address challenge three f finance food fuel three f backdrop negotiation held told reporter outline deal world leader u president george bush brazil president luiz inacio lula da silva called deal deal see rich country like united state japan eu member open market food cutting farm tariff subsidy return tariff cut big emerging country like india brazil give access market industrial good service minister agree term framework negotiator apply detail coming month thousand tariff line turn area fishery subsidy rule unfairly priced import question whether minister overcome difference divide developed developing country france european union biggest food producer current holder presidency said eu exhausted scope concession agriculture shared objective achieve rebalancing concession eu already made french trade secretary annemarie idrac told news conference brussels eu trade chief peter mandelson said felt eu government strengthened hand pressing concession others wto talk wto consensusdriven system member rising next week cape verde join veto poor country pointing doha round development mandate say open market le rich country instead asked expose subsistence farmer infant industry competition rich country continue protect farmer rich country say sell deal home involving big sacrifice farm protection unless point real gain market access country india china say biggest gain would come south south trade developing country trading conventional wisdom repeated week wto report globalization free trade increase prosperity creates winner loser nation whole benefit many nongovernmental organization challenge view arguing current doha proposal expose poorcountry farmer worker poverty lock developing country dependence rich fly face proposed community social movement take away space needed developing country put place measure deal crisis anuradha mittal executive director oakland institute usbased thinktank told briefing lamy austere frenchman former eu trade chief argues forcefully potential doha deal reduce distortion world trading system benefit poor country long term would boost food supply short term would boost confidence say give one rare signal there bit good news system dont see front available said,1
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tegucigalpathu sep bdnews comreuters rain hurricane felix soaked honduras wednesday threatening dangerous flooding mudslide killing nine people neighboring nicaragua storm powerful category struck caribbean coast central america revived memory killer hurricane mitch resident tegucigalpa appeared got lightly time around drizzle fell capital flooded badly mitch killed people rampage central america report death felix killed least nine people tuesday around nicaraguan caribbean coastal town puerto cabezas damaged house uprooted tree least people missing four dead drowned another woman crushed tree fell house felix weakened tropical depression headed southwest toward border el salvador honduran emergency service warned worst might constant precipitation could problem river overflowing ravine flooding said jose ramon salina senior civil protection official hurricane came heel another category storm powerful type last month hurricane dean killed people caribbean mexico first time record two atlantic hurricane made landfall category storm season bad memory hurricane mitch nine year ago fresh honduras coffeeproducing country home million people mitch shocked didnt energy strength another hurricane thank god nothing happened said social worker jose luis bordas capital pacific ocean hurricane henriette headed gulf california toward mainland mexico lashing los cabos resort baja california peninsula tuesday wind rain due hit state sonora sinaloa category storm foreign tourist walking beach los cabos killed struck big wave monday storm approached coffee producer nicaragua honduras said report damage crop vital two country economy despite growing consensus global warming may spawn stronger tropical cyclone weather expert believe soon blame climate change backtoback hurricane,1
told matter live high socioeconomic status climate change endanger health physical mental future health also health child grandchild might consider making change help mitigate threat relatively american associate climate change possible harm health given little thought possibility even though read widely medical issue like american unaware many health hazard accompany climate change study united state britain shown people strong tendency see climate change le threatening health family health people health according julia hathaway edward maibach center climate change communication george mason university two recently published report set straight one two public health expert called creation within national institute health national institute climate change health better inform medical community public official ordinary citizen way stanch looming threat human health increase global warming expert dr howard frumkin dr richard jackson former director national center environmental health center disease control prevention warned recent climaterelated disaster including devastating wildfire recordbreaking hurricane season demonstrate failure take climate change seriously resulting needle suffering death second report appeared began investigating evidence supporting proposal fullpage article new york time nov headline wildfire smoke california poisoning child described lung damage along lifelong threat health youngster forced breathe smokeladen air wildfire began raging august fouled air throughout fall child one endangered anyone asthma experience lifethreatening attack pollution level soar risk heart disease stroke rise recent study jama neurology american cognitive impairment found strong link high level air pollution increased risk developing dementia anyones health harmed climate change people greatly increased risk including young child pregnant woman older adult people chronic illness disability outdoor worker people fewer resource hathaway maibach wrote current environmental health report ala said jackson emeritus professor ucla human being respond threat moment californian much aware fire got people attention wildfire season starting much earlier ending later result warming climate international research team reported new england journal medicine november frumkin emeritus professor university washington told lot people dont consider climate change major problem relative take seriously realise health concern heat wave example kill people also diminish work capacity sleep quality academic performance child changing climate much impact people health time jackson said people age develop respiratory allergy already allergy expect get worse plant tree respond warmer climate release allergen place longer period infectious disease carried tick mosquito vector also rise warming climate even small increase temperature temperate zone raise potential epidemic lyme disease rocky mountain spotted fever encephalitis tickborne infection well mosquitoborne west nile disease dengue fever even malaria climate change endangers safety food water supply fostering organism cause food poisoning microbial contamination drinking water extreme flooding hurricane spawn epidemic leptospirosis walking floodwaters increase risk bacterial blood infection fold smattering health risk linked global warming extensive require societal individual effort minimise yes society changing albeit slowly biden administration rejoined paris climate agreement general motor nation largest car manufacturer announced would dedicate electric vehicle green energy initiative ford volkswagen others lest feel cant make difference let suggest step many u take help assure healthier future everyone assume youve already changed light bulb efficient led checked source electricity see relies primarily nonpolluting renewable energy source install solar panel live afford replace old energyguzzling appliance new efficient one dont waste electricity water tackle transportation drive le use people power wherever possible commute run errand cycling walking scootering also directly enhance health take public transportation must drive consider getting electric car save fuel cost well protect environment dietary inventory one enhance health directly indirectly cutting back cutting red meat reduce greenhouse gas relying instead plantbased food perfect start healthier planet human inhabitant reduce waste currently jackson said percent food wasted buy need use spoil support organisation like city harvest distributes unsold food store unused food restaurant need reuse recycle material instead throwing everything longer want need new york time company,1
climate scientist long predicted global warming would make certain part world wetter overall part warmer atmosphere hold moisture simply looking global average obscure important reality heaviest rainstorm intense produce vastly rainfall short period time extreme event drive catastrophic flooding storm intensity increasing much faster average change precipitation said aiguo dai professor atmospheric science university albany state university new york intensity really matter thats design infrastructure handle remnant hurricane ida swept new york city central park recorded inch rain single hour wednesday night smashing previous onehour record inch set aug tropical storm henri sudden burst rain paralysed city cascade water pouring subway station shutting much system hour across continental united state heaviest downpour become frequent severe recent decade according federal government national climate assessment northeast strongest percent storm produce percent rainfall middle th century there lot fluctuation year year longer period time trend becoming increasingly evident dai said exactly theory climate model predicted part world also struggling increasingly vicious downpour july unusually heavy rain germany belgium caused river burst bank washing away building killing people month day torrential rain zhengzhou china submerged city subway system caused least death region scientist always predict exactly rainstorm occur understand global warming making stronger temperature rise water evaporates air ocean land every degree celsius global warming atmosphere hold roughly water vapour mean rainstorm form water fall ground sometimes within short period recent study detected increase hourly rainfall extreme part united state europe australia asia planet keep getting hotter threat intense rainfall grow earth already warmed roughly degree celsius since preindustrial time driven greenhouse gas emission burning fossil fuel deforestation without swift action reduce emission recent report un intergovernmental panel climate change warned planet could warm twice amount report explored consequence heavy rainstorm consider severe rainstorm past might occurred decade average today storm percent likely occur produce percent rainfall average total global warming reach degree celsius storm produce percent rainfall report predicted heavy precipitation flooding would likely become frequent across north america europe africa asia temperature rise rain often blessing drinking water supply agriculture western u grappling record drought know well much coming also devastating impact tennessee last month intense thunderstorm caused river creek quickly overflow flooding home killing least people california year portion highway collapsed pacific ocean heavy rain unleashed torrent mud debris midwest unrelenting downpour destroyed crop stripped away topsoil forced farmer delay planting whether heavy rainstorm lead destructive flooding however depends combination factor amount rainfall way water flow collect landscape water managed time study found united state country managed reduce vulnerability many type dangerous flooding building dam levee protective measure still plenty risk remain city new york often vulnerable sudden downpour much land area paved impervious surface like asphalt mean runoff channelled street sewer rather absorbed landscape houston researcher found transformation open land paved parking lot housing development helped worsen flooding hurricane harvey new york subway system built century ago also designed handle extreme rainfall fueled climate change metropolitan transportation authority invested billion resiliency project since hurricane sandy inundated city subway including fortifying subway vent staircase elevator shaft flooding still week flash flood showed system remains vulnerable heavy rainfall increase expert say need done could include adding green space city absorb excess runoff well redesigning sewer system road public transit network cope heavier precipitation also includes updating floodrisk map account climate change people clearer sense risky build buy insurance flooding pretty much infrastructure weve built today designed deal historical weather condition thats longer enough said jennifer jacob professor civil environmental engineering university new hampshire tough place like new york city there much room water go need think creatively drainage design system higher level precipitation new york time company,1
australian prime minister john howard urged government lawmaker tuesday spooked slumping opinion poll start election year saying history still favoured conservative victory year power four election win howard government saw support slipping lowest level six year tuesday centreleft labour opposition recorded sustained boost new leader kevin rudd election due second half howard told meeting ruling lawmaker tuesday government could win another term promoting strong economic management tough stand national security history side change government since world war two without loss confidence government party spokesman quoted howard telling closed meeting government lawmaker people think run economy well broadly agree u national security said adding youthful rudd still enjoying honeymoon period voter latest newspoll found support labour continued surge february giving party biggest lead since early back rudd promise bring australian troop home iraq sign kyoto protocol climate change newspoll published australian newspaper found labour held point lead percent support compared percent government twoparty basis minority vote distributed main party ultimately decide election poll found labour last national government also held strong primary firstcount vote lead percent support percent government howard conservative seat majority last election october percent primary vote percent twoparty preferred vote poll also found rudd two month job trailing howard one point percent preferred prime minister eroding howard longterm solid lead issue rudd played significance poll tuesday said labour lot work ahead election know there huge amount work still done weve got sleeve rolled rudd told australian radio next election due second half howard widely expected call october november labour must win seat parliament win power howard faced similar slump poll early clawed back support win election november driven tough stand illegal immigration national security aftermath sept attack united state,1
bank executive security expert federal official planning potentially devastating cyberattacks financial industry least decade issue grown urgent recent year increase nationstate cyberattacks critical infrastructure cyberattacks russia took part ukraine electric grid wannacry worm linked north korea hit hospital shipping industry federal reserve chairman jerome powell recently told minute risk keep eye cyber risk federal government financial institution formed informationsharing group performed tabletop exercise invested heavily cybersecurity jpmorgan chase alone spends million year cybersecurity effort employee working issue way still expert say significant gap awareness preparation cyberattack wall street focus often threat individual institution threat system whole recent spate ransomware attack underscored vulnerability individual company system think everybody belief institution taken said greg rattray former director cybersecurity national security council former chief information security officer jpmorgan said degree risk think really well understood systemically rehearsal arent enough key financial institution rehearse response cyberattack scenario rattray said exercise provide confidence readiness unlike detailed simulation help prepare first responder soldier hurricane forest fire war simulate scale destruction never simulate duration cyberattacks rattray said dont know bad would get fast financial system could probably withstand one large institution getting knocked multiple large financial institution shut cyberattack disruption could last week said additionally attacker struck particularly volatile period market example one triple witching friday occur quarter stock option stock index future stock index option expire day effect could amplified attack would require skill resource immense coordination far adversary shown cyberattacks financial institution date involved criminal theft bank card number account credential although incident involving nationbacked actor occurred theyve contained scope effect late iranian hacker associated islamic revolutionary guard corp launched monthslong denialofservice campaign dozen u financial institution including american express jpmorgan well fargo according department justice document onslaught disabled banking website locked hundred thousand customer online account hacker associated north korea broke bangladesh bank hijacked employee credential attempt steal million via swift network messaging system used financial institution succeeded nabbing million sophisticated destructive attack question however new york cyber task force group government private industry expert convened columbia university led rattray examined severe plausible scenario involving multiple financial institution theoretical scenario described report task force published year north korean hacker compromise thirdparty service provider cloud computing company slip financial institution network install selfpropagating digital worm wipe data financial institution communicate infected bank wiper spread network well scenario highlight swiftly attack could cascade financial institution focused securing network adversary could miss risk compromised network trusted partner scenario occur task force imagined initiative called sheltered harbor would help address least loss data program launched industry designed protect bank losing valuable data cyberattacks data participating bank encrypted backed daily offline secure storage get deleted altered access blocked restored bank white house executive order department homeland security asked identify critical infrastructure cybersecurity incident could catastrophic regional national effect public health safety economic security national security within financial sector dhs department treasury identified two dozen key financial institution fit description according source asked named information sensitive long list created eight top u financial institution formed financial systemic analysis resilience center address cyberattack risk eight bank america bny mellon citigroup goldman sachs jpmorgan morgan stanley state street well fargo bank arent necessarily biggest risk system whole many critical infrastructure industry composed interwoven entity make cybersecurity tricky hit one key institution put others potentially risk financial sector interwoven relies major institution taken bring critical service process entire industry halt include payment card processor clearing house like ach fedwire system settling transaction involving bond equity option example national security clearing corp depository trust clearing corp financial entity arent concern nonfinancial thirdparty provider cloud service company electric utility data storage service could great effect financial service wiped little understanding way failure whether accident adversary design company big fail major cloud service provider might cascade wrote author brookings study financial stability cyber risk financial industry prepared eric goldstein executive assistant director cybersecurity dhs cybersecurity infrastructure security agency wouldnt quantify prepared financial industry said agency helping ensure organisation financial sector implement right security control resiliency measure business continue operate even face attack expert say individual financial institution resilient enough withstand attack well deposit run likely would result darrell duffie professor stanford university business school examined potential effect cyber run paper published joshua younger managing director jpmorgan bank required day liquidity ability access within day fund cover every deposit line credit customer withdraw holding face calledin debt among sampling top u financial institution author concluded sufficient liquid asset cover relatively extreme cyber run well access additional fund federal reserve resilience cyber run doesnt preclude damage economy duffie younger noted financial market probably critical infrastructure except election require public trust operate quickly erode even attack isnt widespread corporate customer financial firm arent directly affected attack need access large sum money short notice could decide withdraw money bank anyway place theyre assured fast access could stop processing payment caution furthermore major processing settlement house taken instability would devastating performance financial market duffie told dealbook extent trade continue occur settled investor would get extremely nervous duffie said adding uncertainty persists day price could decline rapidly significantly goldstein said company need plan strategy communicate clearly public potential implication cybersecurity incident deliver quickly last thing organisation want occur misinterpretation even misinformation incident cause consumer customer supplier take action could escalate problem said new york time company,1
global inflation pressure intensified start year combining slower growth put central banker bind keep price check without tipping economy recession united state federal reserve slashed interest rate since global credit crunch gripped economy last august data friday showed fed favoured gauge underlying u inflation rose percent january percent gain december overall annual rate rose percent percent euro zone european central bank far declined follow fed ratecutting lead preliminary data several country february showed inflation holding well ecbs percent target ceiling major economy february inflation running annual rate percent germany percent italy record percent spain belgium inflation jumped percent highest rate since july japan annual inflation held decadehigh percent january data pointing economic slowdown bank japan still seen potentially cutting rate already low percent year ken wattret chief euro zone market economist bnp paribas said euro zone likely see uncomfortably high level headline inflation coming month ecb caught awkward position economic growth outlook deteriorating deteriorating fast opinion inflation getting better quickly enough said european central bank governing council member axel weber said wednesday market expectation ecb cut interest rate current percent fail consider danger higher inflation u stagflation federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said thursday united state headed toward sstyle stagflation acknowledged inflation could complicate effort spur economy friday u core personal consumption expenditure price index pce underlined conflicting pressure central bank support growth banking sector reel writedowns highrisk debt seeking hold inflation check fed already cut rate percentage point percent since last september widely expected keep cutting data show inflation pressure beginning uptick going change view next move fed interest rate cut said matthew strauss currency strategist rbc capital toronto updated economic forecast released last week u central bank lowered outlook growth half point percent percent citing prolonged housing slump bottleneck credit market japan much strongerthanexpected housing construction household spending data released friday eased concern japan may follow united state recession japanese central bank looking inflation return year battling deflation price trend similar developed country inflation high moment ease future said yoshimasa maruyama economist bnp paribas tokyo europe ecbs task made harder series aboveinflation pay demand trade union germany region largest economy central bank fear could shift inflation expectation feed wage demand however ecb also wrestling weakened euro zone growth outlook business climate indicator euro zone based survey corporate manager fell expected february lowest level two year core euro zone inflation eas breakdown euro zone january price data showed core inflation excludes volatile energy food cost eased percent january percent december preliminary euro zone figure february due march forecast unchanged percent fact core inflation remains muted give ecb leverage start easing rate soon said david brown chief european economist bear stearns headline euro zone inflation rate accelerated percent january percent december wattret bnp paribas thought ecb would soon look beyond headline inflation rate focus risk growth euro zone rise euro record high versus dollar making life hard exporter economist latest reuters poll expect ecb cut rate twice year think imminent move look le likely inflation stay high,0
obama administration want build usindia civilian nuclear power deal work indian strengthen global nonproliferation system senior u diplomat said monday u deputy secretary state james steinberg said atomic power deal allowing new delhi import nuclear technology year freeze gave country duty shore nuclear nonproliferation treaty system united state india responsibility help craft strengthened npt regime foster safe affordable nuclear power help globe energy environment need assuring spread nuclear weapon said india signatory npt nonetheless position look kind commitment make part international approach steinberg said brookings institution washington think tank nation nuclear supplier group agreed september lift ban nuclear trade india imposed first nuclear test refusal join npt washington overcame significant opposition win nsg waiver order implement nuclear cooperation pact key strategic clean energy environmental commercial goal united state india pakistan israel country never signed npt india special envoy nuclear issue climate change said nuclear deal nsg waiver meant country accepted partner global nuclear domain thanks civil nuclear agreement potentially different level engagement hitherto sensitive even contentious issue envoy shyam saran said brookings deal bringing india pakistan npt world critical question steinberg said washington new delhi would cooperate nonproliferation issue would worked talk obama administration filled key post following india general election april may added,1
world slightly warmer average first four month year may turn hottest record britain official weather forecaster said tuesday el ninos lesserknown sister weather phenomenon la nina could bring cooling touch meteorological office said first four month track global forecast warmer average year cool la nina event developing equatorial pacific could prevent warmestever year david parker climate scientist met office said la nina girl recurs every year characterized unusually cold ocean temperature eastern pacific ocean around equator affect weather around globe better known el nino boy characterized unusually warm ocean temperature equatorial pacific according u national oceanic atmospheric administration leader rich industrialised country meet germany week discus climate change among global concern met office figure released tuesday show mean global temperature period january april almost degree celsius long term average data britain leading climatologist also show spring britain warmest since record began uk mean spring temperature degree previos high set balmy uk spring follows one warmest recorded winter run record breaking year last five year warmest record evidence supporting scientist warning high level carbon dioxide atmosphere warming planet causing increasing public concern according survey published tuesday nielsen company oxford university environmental change institute public anxiety climate change risen dramatically last six month,1
humble chickpea somewhat rocky road present popularity however suggests new study published last week nature sequence genome example making one largest plant genome sequencing effort ever completed im truly excited see else uncovered massive resource said patrick edger professor horticulture michigan state university involved study researcher believe chickpea first domesticated turkey southeastern anatolia region cultivation may stagnated millennium result genetic bottleneck make chickpea today descendant relatively small group thousand year ago whats modern variety grown farmer low genetic diversity mean risk failing stress climate change mapping legume genetic makeup rich detail scientist hope make easier plant breeder develop new kind crop bring diversity back chickpea gene giving flexible tool kit survive drought flooding disease hummus may become ubiquitous american grocery store past year chickpea long staple crop developing world said rajeev varshney research program director international crop research institute semiarid tropic hyderabad india well professor murdoch university australia author new paper india world largest producer chickpea growing million metric ton well one largest importer chickpea status developing world crop meant received much attention breeder commodity like corn varshney said chickpea farmer grow handful variety improved year without part benefit genetic information might give breeder control trait bean present study researcher sequenced dna sample chickpea ranging wild relative crop modern stock identified set gene plant common well wide variety others including scientist discovered common gene likely handle basic trait plant share unique gene hand may encode special ability like resistance drought protection disease going researcher flagged set gene found older variety may prove helpful modern chickpea way plant breeding usually work varshney said genetic trait like resistance fungal disease brought given variety individual exact tool block infection mean form disease evolves get past defence result could disastrous whole crop whole field wiped varshney said using gene set identified study making sure many different set represented chickpea population could protection crop failure hope said breeding resilient chickpea process start using genetic information speed process farmer wake one day find need chickpea thrive degree fahrenheit would challenging said varshney need incremental study also peer chickpea gene tell u travel bean left middle east along independent route indian subcontinent land border mediterranean although pattern gene suggest gradual decline popularity thousand year scientist sure might maybe farmer thought useful varshney said changed year ago according data human seem rediscovered wonder chickpea reason unclear researcher next time dunk pita hummus glad new york time company,1
next three year scheme aim help developingworld city pull capital private sector cover cost keeping infrastructure community safe wilder weather rising sea investment urban resilience avoids loss generates value catalysis growth said marc forni lead disaster risk management specialist world bank predicted home twothirds world population many city struggling pay measure needed guard resident property threat flood storm heatwaves improving housing reducing inequality world bankled city resilience program city assisted structure project make bankable goal attract capital heavyweight investor like pension fund form partnership international local company see issue supply side investment rather demand side forni told thomson reuters foundation rain high tide adjoining river flash flood rise seawater level silt bed canal sewerage drain cause waterlogging port city chittagong first set city take part includes manaus brazil chittagong bangladesh accra istanbul rain high tide adjoining river flash flood rise seawater level silt bed canal sewerage drain cause waterlogging port city chittagong element partnership launched week one planet summit paris deal monetising increase land value finding way city better use credit fight climate change led city community essential fund continue michael bloomberg former new york city mayor cochair global covenant mayor climate energy said statement city country joined global covenant mayor formed last year city exchange information developing clean energy making groundlevel change slow global warming united state hundred city pledged work state business towards achieving paris agreement goal curb climate change sidestepping president donald trump decision pull country pact,1
patna india wed aug bdnews comreuters food riot erupted wednesday bihar two million people forced home house destroyed official say worst flood year one person killed madhepura district angry villager fought among limited supply food medicine overcrowded relief centre kosi river bihar one india poorest state smashed mud embankment changed course last week unleashing huge wall water inundated hundred village town flood since killed nearly people bihar torrential rain killed people south asia since monsoon began june mainly uttar pradesh also nepal bangladesh expert blame flood heavier monsoon rain caused global warming others say authority failed take enough preventive measure improve infrastructure official said flood victim looted grain place bihar others ran mile helicopter dropping food packet one boy killed people injured supaul district food packet fell enough stock food grain problem limited mean transport supply among villager rajesh kumar gupta government official madhepura told reuters telephone several prisoner took advantage flood escaped jail supaul tuesday night official said difficulty getting exact number prisoner fled since communication network totally snapped said nitish kumar bihar chief minister un childrens fund unicef said road damaged water electricity supply disrupted affected area railway track submerged essential commodity including food transported boat floating tree trunk displaced flood expected able return home another two three month embankment repaired river move back normal course appealing villager evacuate flooded area bihar kumar said radio address tuesday must understand right middle river monsoon season still progress local people call kosi sorrow bihar regular flood ability change course quickly originates nepal broke dam last week unicef said case diarrhoea fever reported makeshift camp weather extremely hot aggravating suffering displaced population particularly child pregnant lactating woman aged said television image showed people using banana tree trunk cot stay afloat even cattle goat official said flood destroyed home damaged hectare wheat paddy crop last year flood eastern india bangladesh killed around people million affected official fear climate change make similar disaster frequent engineer began repairing broken dam kosi river nepal wednesday prevent causing damage,1
sweeping new report international energy agency issued detailed road map would take world nation slash carbon dioxide emission net zero would likely keep average global temperature increasing degree celsius preindustrial level threshold beyond scientist say earth face irreversible damage academic environmentalist made similar recommendation first time international energy agency outlined way accomplish drastic cut emission thats significant given fact influential agency environmental group international organization advises world capital energy policy formed oil crisis agency report forecast frequently cited energy company investor basis longterm planning huge shift messaging theyre saying there need invest new fossil fuel supply said kelly trout senior research analyst oil change international environmental advocacy group several major economy including united state european union recently pledged zero emission responsible global warming midcentury many world leader yet come grip extraordinary transformation global energy system required agency warned sheer magnitude change needed get net zero emission still fully understood many government investor fatih birol agency executive director said interview net zero emission doesnt mean country would stop emitting carbon dioxide altogether instead would need sharply reduce carbon dioxide generated power plant factory vehicle emission could fully erased would offset forest artificial technology pull carbon dioxide directly atmosphere reach goal net zero worldwide every nation would need move much faster aggressively away fossil fuel currently report found instance annual pace installation solar panel wind turbine worldwide would quadruple agency said solar industry would mean building equivalent currently world largest solar farm every day next decade world remains course last month agency warned global carbon dioxide emission expected rise secondfastest pace ever country recovered ravage coronavirus pandemic global coal burning neared high led surge industrial activity asia seeing government around world make netzero pledge good news birol said there still huge gap rhetoric reality president joe biden made climate action top priority administration pushing aggressive pivot away fossil fuel home abroad pledge cut u greenhouse gas least percent level end decade face significant political obstacle virtual summit world leader biden hosted last month japan canada britain joined european union committing steeper cut china india russia china still plan dozen new coalfired power plant although president xi jinping said country would strictly limit increasing coal consumption next five year company united state canada still targeting new oil gas field development unevenness global action come even scientist warn damage rising temperature already reverberating around globe report environmental protection agency published last week found united state wildfire starting earlier year heat wave frequent flooding common world government want change course quickly international energy agency essentially offered stepbystep guide might agency sketched one potential timetable year nation would stop approving new coal plant unless outfitted carbon capture technology trap bury emission underground nation would also stop approving development new oil gas field beyond already committed government worldwide would start banning sale new oil gas furnace heat building shifting instead cleaner electric heat pump electric vehicle would make percent new car sale globally percent today automaker would stop selling new gasoline dieselfueled passenger vehicle virtually car road worldwide would either run battery hydrogen world advanced economy would zero emission power plant shifting away emitting coal gas plant technology like wind solar nuclear carbon capture world remaining coalfired power plant would closed retrofitted carbon capture technology half new heavy truck would electric roughly half air travel worldwide would fueled cleaner alternative jet fuel sustainable biofuels hydrogen american petroleum institute oil gas industry trade group said agreed goal lower carbon future still saw role oil gas going forward pathway net zero must include continued use natural gas oil remain crucial displacing coal developing nation enabling renewable energy said stephen comstock institute vice president corporate policy international energy agency warned energy transformation scale necessary would require unprecedented global cooperation wealthier nation helping poorer country lack technological expertise investment capital decarbonize would also require crash research programme improve clean energy technology world make enormous stride cutting emission next decade deploying technology already widely used wind turbine solar panel electric vehicle roughly half emission cut would come technology still demonstration prototype stage report said cleaner hydrogen fuel steel plant advanced battery juggle wind solar output device pull carbon dioxide atmosphere government pay careful attention geopolitical upheaval could accompany rapid shift clean energy agency said instance mining critical metal cobalt copper would grow sevenfold next decade sharp decline oil gas production worldwide would likely mean lowcost oil producer place like middle east would assume dominant share remaining market challenge abound push clean energy could create million new job globally another million people fossilfuel industry could find work today million people worldwide currently access electricity agency warned shift away fossil fuel leave behind isnt far line academic report said important international energy agency saying said david victor climate expert university california san diego reviewed report publication company government might come say disagree specific need happen report essentially serf starting point discussion agency concluded limiting global warming degree celsius remains technically economically feasible little margin error delay making netzero emission reality report concluded hinge singular unwavering focus government working together one another business investor citizen new york time,1
mankind closest relative teetering brink first extinction century hunted human food medicine squeezed forest home report endangered primate said friday dozen threatened gibbon langur left one colobus may already gone way dodo warned report vulnerable primate could fit surviving member specie single football stadium thats remain earth today said russell mittermeier president usbased environmental group conservation international primate include great ape chimpanzee gorilla well smaller cousin ranging gibbon lemur monkey sought food pet traditional medicine still trapped medical research others victim competition living space resource forest make habitat chopped central west africa primate meat luxury item elite mittermeier told reuters telephone interview cambodia even medicinal purpose valuable specie going market southeastern china sumatran orangutan one two great ape list along crossriver gorilla also threatened pet trade taiwan added thousand dollar could enough push number vulnerable animal said mittermeier hope publicity report bolster flow fund conservation group income ecotourism primate survived th century without losing single known specie fact new one rapidly found relatively easy protect added spend one day iraq could fund primate conservation next decade every endangered critically endangered vulnerable specie said china example china environment animal suffering rapid dirty economic growth may already pushed specie dolphin extinction scientist say although hainan gibbon thought endangered primate fewer surviving country effort save golden monkey remote southwestern yunnan province set global model done find really amazing local villager following group daily basis mittermeier said looking applying vietnam madagascar place said climate change longterm threat endangered specie could wipe forest survive could also prove magnificent opportunity tropical forest protection regrowth project included un programme cut greenhouse gas emission primate tropical forest animal tropical forest really serious decline last year mittermeier said pushing idea much carbon sequestered tropical forest dont cut compensate country largest area also happen country primate,1
mayor luigi brugnaro closed access submerged st mark square issued international appeal fund warning damage caused week flood could rise one billion euro local authority said high tide peaked cm slightly expectation significantly lower cm level reached tuesday second highest tide ever recorded venice still enough leave city water fraying nerve local faced yet another largescale cleanup operation emergency day cant put said venetian resident nava naccara government declared state emergency venice thursday allocating million euro million address immediate damage brugnaro predicted cost would vastly higher launched fund help pay repair venice destroyed day talking damage totaling billion euro said video siren wailed across city early morning hour warning impending high tide sea water swiftly filled crypt beneath st mark basilica built thousand year ago venice unesco world heritage site spread island presided powerful maritime empire city filled gothic architectural masterpiece house painting italy important artist culture minister dario franceschini said initial check suggested damage st mark irreparable warned church across city flooded week visiting see disaster much bigger think watch image television said climate change friday high water forecaster predicted tide cm weekend normal condition tide cm generally seen high manageable mayor blamed climate change everincreasing flood water city deal recent year mean sea level estimated cm higher century ago set raise much group volunteer student arrived city centre help business mop school remained closed week hear name venice always like sunset everything pretty bit crazy said british tourist chelsea smart knew going flood didnt expect high city internationally renowned bookshop acqua alta italian high water staff trying dry thousand waterdamaged book print usually kept boat bath tub plastic bin thing able raise book much possible unfortunately even wasnt enough half bookshop completely flooded said oriana work store shop stayed open throughout high tide welcoming hardy customer wading water boot thigh store remained shuttered owner saying idea could resume trade electric burnt said nicola gastaldon run citycentre bar old bar woodwork inside earlier scrub fresh water clean flood barrier designed protect venice high tide expected start working end project plagued sort problem come characterise major italian infrastructure programme corruption cost overrun prolonged delay,1
latest measure along decision u state impose mandatory quarantine health worker returning home treating ebola victim west africa condemned health authority united nation extremethe top health official charge dealing washington response ebola warned turning doctor nurse travel west africa tackle ebola pariahsthe ebola outbreak killed nearly people since march vast majority west africa nine ebola case united state caused alarm state new york new jersey ignored federal advice introducing strict controlsthe united nation monday sharply criticized new restriction imposed u state health worker returning home affected west african state liberia guinea sierra leonereturning health worker exceptional people giving humanity secretarygeneral ban kimoons spokesman stephane dujarric said subjected restriction based science develop infection supported stigmatizedamerican soldier returning west africa also isolated even though showed symptom infection believed exposed deadly virus official said mondayin statement army said chief staff general raymond odierno ordered day monitoring period returning soldier ensure soldier family member surrounding community confident taking step necessary protect healththe army isolated dozen soldier return weekend home base vicenza italy included major general darryl williams commander u army africa oversaw military initial response ebola outbreak west africawe billeted separate area base there contact general population family one walking around vicenza williams told reuters telephone interviewthe u military repeatedly stressed personnel interacting ebola patient instead building treatment unit help health authority battle epidemic u troop may deployed missionfrom public health perspective would feel isolation appropriate said dr jeff duchin washington state epidemiologist chairman public health committee infectious disease society americathe decision go well beyond previously established military protocol came president barack obamas administration sought discourage precautionary quarantine imposed u state healthcare worker returning country battling ebolaquestions quarantineus federal health official monday revamped guideline doctor nurse returning west africa stopping well short controversial mandatory quarantinesdr thomas frieden director u center disease control prevention cdc called isolation people highest risk ebola infection said medical worker returning three country centre epidemic would require daily monitoring without isolationat cdc base decision science experience base decision know learn science experience change adopt adapt guideline recommendation frieden saidthe obama administration new guideline mandatory state right put place policy strict state official grappling unfamiliar public health threat called federal restriction placed people traveling ebolaaffected country insufficient protect american imposed tougher measuresaustralia monday issued blanket ban visa ebolaaffected country west africa prevent disease reaching country becoming first rich nation shut door regionaustralia recorded case ebola despite number scare conservative prime minister tony abbott far resisted repeated request send medical personnel help battle outbreak groundthe decision refuse entry anyone sierra leone guinea liberia touted government necessary safety precaution criticised expert advocate politically motivated shortsightedadam kamradtscott senior lecturer university sydney marie bashir institute infectious disease biosecurity said ban would nothing protect country ebola potentially negative public health impact unduly raising fear creating general climate panicmedical professional say ebola difficult catch spread direct contact bodily fluid infected person transmitted asymptomatic people ebola airbornethere growing chorus critic including public health expert united nation medical charity even white house denouncing mandatory quarantine scientifically unjustified obstacle fighting disease source west africaanything dissuade foreign trained personnel coming west africa joining u frontline fight fight would unfortunate anthony banbury head un ebola emergency response mission unmeer told reuters ghanian capital accrahe said health worker returning country treated hero,0
united state unveiled proposal cut greenhouse gas wednesday said president barack obama attend un climate talk copenhagen next month world leader show obama go december talk denmark december eve ceremony nearby oslo norway collect nobel peace prize white house said scheduled return however final day hard bargaining likely dozen leader slated attend white house said united state pledge copenhagen cut greenhouse gas emission roughly percent level drop percent benchmark year used un treaty figure line legislation passed u house representative le ambitious percent reduction sought senate version delayed u negotiator consulted lawmaker arriving proposed figure said would flexible based outcome final domestic legislation senate support required ratify treaty come copenhagen followup meeting u envoy eager backing lawmaker united state last major industrialized country offer target cutting greenhouse gas unled drive slow rising world temperature could bring heatwaves expanding desert flood rising sea level white house said hoped obamas attendance would give momentum copenhagen talk president going copenhagen give positive momentum negotiation think enhance prospect success said michael froman deputy national security adviser obama one climate adviser activist official agreed deliver election campaign statement copenhagen need success coming copenhagen think critical good outcome un climate chief yvo de boer told reporter germany danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen said pleased american president visit copenhagen strong commitment american president climate change issue valuable right city wrong date green group disappointed would miss climax leader arrive right city wrong date seems he taking issue seriously said kyle ash greenpeace usa climate policy advisor world leader confirmed attend conference danish host hope clinch deal laying foundation treaty agreed european union pressing aggressive cut pledged least percent cut emission compared level though u figure constrained bill congress environmentalist said could stronger president need show must ensure united state promotes real solution including stronger emission reduction target funding developing country deal climate impact said friend earth president erich pica looking beyond united state also propose emission cut percent percent compared level white house official said many government analyst blamed u failure propose carbon cutting target sooner delay agreement full climate treaty last two year wasted lot time marginal issue technical issue havent focused core question negotiation yu qingtai china climate change ambassador said wednesday yu hinted china would bow milder ambition summit copenhagen think actual content whatever achieved important title document produced china previously said studying danish proposal defer agreement full treaty united nation de boer said world depending u leadership world much looking united state said new zealand revised emission trading plan passed law wednesday neighboring australia moved step closer ending deadlock stalling carbontrade legislation ahead vote week,1
united state major power wednesday told iran prepare serious response october demand halt nuclear program risk consequence demand five permanent member united nation security council germany came u president barack obama made first speech un general assembly urging leader stop blaming america join confronting world issue including iran nuclear plan expect serious response iran decide context dual track approach result meeting next step british foreign minister david miliband said reading statement agreed britain china france germany russia united state u secretary state hillary clinton said side agreed could consequence iran reply substantively negotiator meet geneva next month china later said stepping pressure iran would effective believe sanction exerting pressure way solve problem conducive current diplomatic effort iran nuclear issue foreign ministry spokeswoman jiang yu told news briefing beijing jiangs comment suggest china often say interfere nation internal affair might brake effort build international pressure tehran iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad un address directly mention nuclear issue iranian leader delivered usual tough rhetoric israel accusing inhuman policy palestinian territory dominating world political economic affair u british official assembly hall left time ahmadinejads comment israel disappointing mr ahmadinejad chosen espouse hateful offensive antisemitic rhetoric said u mission spokesman mark kornblau hour protester gathered outside iran un mission accuse stealing june election ahmadinejad hailed glorious fully democratic poll entrusted large majority greed excess abuse obama first speech assembly since taking office january pledged u global engagement said united state could shoulder responsibility alone used chastise america acting alone world stand wait america solve world problem alone obama said obama host group nation summit pittsburgh week also pledged work ally strengthen financial regulation put end greed excess abuse led u disaster obama among first major speaker gathering brings head state government together air issue ranging nuclear proliferation international terrorism climate change global poverty libya muammar gaddafi delivering inaugural un address took swipe veto power wielded five permanent member un security council called group terror council demanded scrapped obama brought new tone u foreign policy stressing cooperation consultation unilateralism predecessor george bush despite obamas global popularity new approach delivered concrete foreign policy achievement u official disappointed week israel palestinian rebuffed new obama push restart peace talk time un meeting wednesday however obama got good news russian u official signaled two side may moving closer deal iran nuclear program one pressing foreign policy priority russian president dmitry medvedev said sanction could inevitable significant hardening moscow position u official denied russian shift represented payback obamas decision last week scale back bushera plan european missile defense angered moscow acknowledged climate changed wasnt long ago divergent definition threat definition strategic objective visavis iran seems lot closer almost together michael mcfaul white house adviser russia said new york chinese foreign minister yang jiechi repeated nation position dispute iran nuclear programme resolved dialogue,1
nation agreed plan sunday salvage climate talk copenhagen summit un top climate official predicted full new treaty reach delegate april talk marred latenight wrangling rich poor nation slow global warming agreed hold two extra meeting second half december summit fell short binding deal extra session least week long linked plan prepare new draft un climate text would help pave way next annual meeting environment minister cancun mexico nov dec outcome pretty positive good augury come next said jonathan pershing head u delegation said pain neck took long noted un climate talk often sluggish made substantial progress resuscitation positive spirit said dessima williams grenada chair alliance small island state dispute showed multilateralism slow complicated earlier un top climate official yvo de boer said government focus practical step aid poor nation cope impact climate change protection tropical forest new clean technology dont think cancun provide final outcome de boer told reuters sideline talk first since copenhagen intended rebuild trust summit many meeting think cancun agree operational architecture turning treaty decision take time beyond mexico said predicting many round talk reach ultimate solution elliot diringer pew centre global climate change said climate treaty remain ultimate objective might year shouldnt fool getting year next said delegate asked chair talk margaret mukahananasangarwe zimbabwe come draft text may way combat global warming help push ahead negotiation meeting scheduled bonn may june two extra meeting also planned venue fixed country could send input next two week heart dispute rich poor role nonbinding copenhagen accord worked summit backed nation led united state mukahananasangarwe said reckoned could draw element accord work even though adopted copenhagen face bitter opposition nation sudan bolivia saudi arabia accord aim limit rise average world temperature two degree celsius preindustrial time spell poor nation say weak avert dangerous impact accord also pledge billion help developing nation cope climate change flood drought mudslide rising sea aid meant rise billion year almost delegate say current pledge developed nation cutting greenhouse gas mean temperature rise celsius dont debate happening tougher goal thats acceptable said kathrin gutmann wwf conservation group,1
providing clean water toilet developing nation quickest way eradicate poverty improve health worldwide study un university said sunday installing drinking water sanitation would pay saving cash spent treating disease would raise productivity lost illness create job said million people billion planet lack access safe drinking water billion live without proper sanitation said rising population climate change could aggravate stress water supply simply installing toilet needed throughout world ensuring safe water supply would end crippling poverty improve world health measure university said statement founded un university conduct research global problem concern united nation agency total number death attributed poor water sanitation hygiene million said percent case diarrhoea kill million child year preventable simply building latrine rural area help lot communitybased solution create job said zafar adeel head un university canadianbased international network water environment health wrote study estimate extra annual investment needed water sanitation ranged billion told reuters said billion comparable amount spent pet food north america return term better health productivity would perhaps nine time investment adeel predicted global financial crunch could dry aid budget least couple year halving proportion people living extreme poverty top goal government millennium development goal government also target improve water supply sanitation,1
want go building ecocity future london science museum offering visitor chance exhibition opening later week science survival show offer visitor interactive trip problem climate change pose daily life array option rising challenge end result custom made ecocommunity end community built choice made visit said malinda campbell science company joint venture science museum fleming medium along way every choice make shown pro con telling one answer true virtual city end message positive told reuters preview visit visitor get computer chip card introduced basic problem four animated character individual approach solution continueasnormal avatar technologyholdsalltheanswers avatar greenistheholygrail avatar one take piece others exhibition broken five lifestyle section water food entertainment transport building explaining problem perspective offering range solution computer avatar instance message outset state every drop water earth salty drink two trapped ice one fresh water first glance may suggest global warming melting ice cap offer solution growing shortage drinking water get deeper exhibition find side said campbell stage visitor take part game ranging designing mode transport build power making meal building house choosing power supply decision stored computer chip card spring ecocommunity end aim challenge taken granted million people developed world want connect people personal level said campbell exhibition open saturday run november exact duplicate open new jersey united state autumn plan take one road round world interesting see different place come different answer said campbell,1
europe saw little respite sunday arctic condition closed airport disrupted travel weekend christmas traditionally one busiest time year britain busiest airport london heathrow forced close runway much saturday heavy snow accepting inbound flight sunday said plane would leaving tonne snow removed parking stand around plane ice making dangerous aircraft moved come point weather impact simply safe fly andrew teacher spokesman airport operator baa told bbc television runway london second busiest airport gatwick open thousand passenger facing delay cancellation british airport germany frankfurt airport operator fraport said flight canceled sunday far worsening weather condition expected noon onwards airport hall packed flight guest spokeswoman said adding people forced stay airport overnight snow blanketed northern france delaying train forcing flight canceled paris main roissycharles de gaulle orly airport passenger expected quarter flight canceled delay running average least hour climate advice britain transport secretary philip hammond said asked government chief scientific adviser ass whether country experiencing step change weather pattern due climate change needed spend money winter preparation britain traditionally experience mild winter last year coldest year december likely coldest since met office said temperature could hit minus degree celsius western scotland later sunday icy condition forecast across country british foreign secretary william hague told sky news colleague transport secretary said havent equipped last decade country cope every aspect severe prolonged cold weather may look thing recur frequently government transport operator faced criticism cold spell seen train delayed canceled road closed driver forced sleep car french secretary state transport thierry mariani urged french avoid driving government took considerable criticism earlier month better prepared snowstorm trapped many people car french tgv highspeed train running minute late sunday million people expected use train system holiday period,1
one know former u vice president al gore return politics he definitely headed hollywood red carpet thanks climate change documentary inconvenient truth truth bigscreen adaptation gore slideshow lecture calling urgent action curb manmade greenhouse gas emission linked global warming nominated oscar tuesday best documentary feature nomination technically go film director davis guggenheim producer lawrence bender pulp fiction laurie david environmentalist wife seinfeld cocreator larry david gore star narrator film also profile long effort raise environmental awareness book version inconvenient truth published last year followup bestseller earth balance academy award nomination mean people going see al gore message people going wake help solve problem guggenheim told reuters even people doubter seeing movie deny truth long gore according guggenheim plan attend oscar ceremony february said statement film prof movie really make difference truth grossed million u ticket sale alone become nation thirdhighestgrossing documentary excluding concert film imax movie behind fahrenheit march penguin film taken nearly million overseas nomination came hour gore onetime political rival president bush long skeptical humaninduced climate change expected address global warming annual state union speech bush defeated gore contested presidential election said film opened may doubted would see gore film oscar recognition would raise gore profile fellow democrat line run party nomination president although former vice president bill clinton said recently last week plan run also nominated best documentary deliver u evil sexual abuse roman catholic priest jesus camp religious camp two film war iraq country country iraq fragment,1
temperature celsius fahrenheit emergency official urged people prepare fire part southeast including hundred mile coast south sydney already badly hit month blaze tomorrow peak heatwave nsw area expected reach extreme heatwave condition new south wale nsw state rural fire service said facebook post late friday australia bushfires killed people estimated billion native animal since september home destroyed million hectare sq km razed andrew barr chief minister australian capital territory act said area first state emergency since fatal wildfire indicated danger weekend four people killed almost home destroyed official said outofcontrol fire act south doorstep canberra grown sq km almost territory land mass fire may become unpredictable may become uncontrollable barr said televised briefing combination extreme heat wind dry landscape place suburb canberra south risk state emergency run hour giving authority greater power order evacuation close road take control property victoria state adjoins nsw act also expected see heatwave condition weekend neighboring new zealand smoke australian blaze turned glacier brown firefighter battling contain fire spread rapidly cover hectare south island heatwave condition also forecast much country weekend main event friday bushfire crisis active fire nsw one emergency level victoria three emergency level temperature canberra southern state tasmania victoria reached f friday hot weather forecast continue weekend australian energy market operator attempting prevent supply shortage urged people victoria restrict energy use friday evening demand expected peak unusually high humidity prime minister scott morrison critic say done enough address impact climate change friday pledged funding emission reduction project part billion billion package increase gas supply nsw,1
copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters biggest climate meeting history participant nation opened copenhagen monday host denmark saying unmissable opportunity protect planet within reach world depositing hope short history mankind danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen told delegate opening ceremony talk seeking agree first un climate pact year said world leader including u president barack obama would attend summit end dec meeting agree deep cut greenhouse gas emission rich raise billion dollar poor aid deal within reach rasmussen said presence many world leader reflects unprecedented mobilization political determination combat climate change represents huge opportunity opportunity world afford miss rasmussen said ultimate responsibility rest citizen world ultimately bear fatal consequence fail act said summit overcome deep distrust rich poor nation sharing cost emission cut activist asked delegate arriving conference centre large wind turbine nearby go green gateway marked vote earth red one marked global warming told anyone choosing red others handed free coffee delegate pamphlet global warming button urging wider use public transport attendance leader pledge curb emission top emitter led china united state russia india raised hope accord sluggish negotiation past two year south africa added new impetus saying sunday would cut carbon emission percent expected level rich country furnished financial technological help world leader attend environment minister agreed existing un climate pact kyoto protocol plan world leader attend brightened hope since rasmussen said last month time run agree full legal treaty aim copenhagen politically binding deal new deadline legal detail british prime minister gordon brown writing guardian newspaper monday said british government absolutely clear must achieve aim comprehensive global agreement converted internationally legally binding treaty six month added end next week got ambitious agreement indictment generation child forgive newspaper country including guardian le monde el pais toronto star monday published joint editorial urging world leader take decisive action humanity face profound emergency unless combine take decisive action climate change ravage planet said politician copenhagen power shape history judgment generation one saw challenge rose one stupid saw calamity coming avert pinprick rising temperature kyoto pact bind industrialised nation cut emission even supporter admit pinprick rising world temperature especially since washington join ally ratifying pact time idea get action major emitter including china india help avert drought desertification wildfire specie extinction rising sea meeting test far developing nation stick entrenched position example rich nation must cut greenhouse gas least percent far deeper target offer united nation want developed nation agree deep cut greenhouse emission come immediate billion year new fund help poor cope want developing nation start slowing rising emission,1
xi provided detail depending policy implemented move could significantly limit financing coal plant developing world china heavy diplomatic pressure put end coal financing overseas could make easier world stay course meet goal paris climate agreement reduce carbon emission xi announcement followed similar move south korea japan earlier year un secretarygeneral antonio guterres u climate envoy john kerry urged china follow lead asian counterpart china step support developing country developing green lowcarbon energy build new coalfired power project abroad xi said prerecorded video address annual un gathering stressed china peaceful intention international relation kerry quickly welcomed xi announcement calling great contribution good beginning effort needed achieve success oct nov cop united nation climate change conference glasgow scotland weve talking china quite period time im absolutely delighted hear president xi made important decision kerry said statement alok sharma head cop also hailed announcement clear writing wall coal power welcome president xi commitment stop building new coal project abroad key topic discussion visit china said twitter xi spoke u president joe biden gave first united nation address biden mapped new era vigorous competition without new cold war despite china ascendance measured speech xi made direct mention china often bitter rivalry united state biden administration made policy climate change mitigation top priority sought cooperate beijing xi repeated pledge last year china would achieve peak carbon dioxide emission carbon neutrality expert criticised target ambitious enough though allowed beijing claim moral high ground issue thenus president donald trump called climate change hoax withdrawn paris climate agreement china world largest greenhouse gas emitter still heavily reliant coal domestic energy need one bidens first move assuming office january reassert u leadership climate change return united state paris agreement china last man standing there public finance coal china there little global coal expansion justin guay director global climate strategy sunrise project group advocating global transition coal fossil fuel said xi promise guterres welcomed xi move coal bidens pledge work u congress double fund billion per year help developing nation deal climate change accelerating global phase coal single important step keep degree goal paris agreement within reach said statement breathe free hour earlier without mentioning china name biden said democracy would defeated authoritarianism future belong give people ability breathe free seek suffocate people iron hand biden said must call condemn targeting oppression racial ethnic religious minority whether occurs xinjiang northern ethiopia anywhere world said referring western chinese region authority created network internment camp uyghurs muslim minority china denies allegation abuse xinjiang tie world two biggest economy languishing lowest point decade issue ranging human right transparency origin covid xi said need reject practice forming small circle zerosum game possible reference usled quad forum australia india japan united state seen mean pushing back china rise due meet leader level washington friday china last week warned intensified arm race region united state britain australia announced new indopacific security alliance dubbed aukus provide australia technology capability deploy nuclearpowered submarine bidens image taken battering chaotic u withdrawal afghanistan said end america longest war allow united state refocus resource attention indopacific military intervention outside socalled democratic transformation entail nothing harm xi said apparent swipe united state,1
biotechnology agricultural key feeding growing world population overcoming climate challenge like cropkilling drought according group leading industry player critical keep moving forward said thomas west director biotechnology affair dupont interviewed sideline biotechnology conference san diego yield produce way dupont belief increase corn soybean yield percent next decade corn seed average bushel per acre could well bushel acre example dupont official said crop shortage year sparked riot country steep price hike market around globe question address issue subject several meeting bio international convention held week despite persistent reluctance many nation consumer environmental group genetically modified crop fortune company make rise growing food biofuel demand helping push growth using conventional biotech genetic modification crop made yield optimum well harsh weather condition made healthier developed way create energy use ethanol production according biotech proponent bring number tool bear biotechnology solve problem said syngenta seed executive industry relation head director jack bernens food price increase certainly brings practical perspective debate syngenta focusing droughtresistant corn hope bring market early well trait increase yield protect plant insect damage diseaseresistant biotech wheat also developed syngenta industry player also developing biotech crop need le fertilizer corn efficiently turned ethanol bayer cropscience unit germany bayer ag ongoing field trial biotech canola performs well even drought condition said bayer crop productivity group leader michael metzlaff water scarcity problem seen doubling severity next three decade even world population explodes exacerbated global warming climate change said billion people expected populate planet percent population seen lesser developed country decreased land agriculture multiple demand water use come hand hand expected doubling food demand said david dennis ceo kingston ontariobased performance plant performance plant working africa harvest biotech foundation international develop field test droughttolerant white maize biggest problem crop environmental stress biggest stress drought said dennis biotech crop opponent rebuke idea biotechnology answer say industry leader continue focus much effort plant tolerate chemical even push seed price make farmer reliant patented seed product must repurchased year year know love talk drought tolerance really focusing said bill freese science policy analyst washingtonbased center food safety freese said conventional breeding ability address climate change food need funding cut publicsector crop breeder reduced ability nonbiotech group advance crop improvement fact ground clearly show biotech company developed mainly chemicaldependent gm crop increased pesticide use reduced yield nothing feeding world freese said world wait gm crop many existing solution neglected,1
southern african country struggling recover series devastating cyclone killed score people displaced thousand nyusi speaking reporter visit south africa said briefed president ramaphosa gombe tropical storm affecting mozambique since today seven people killed across nampula province due fallen house infrastructure collapsing said storm initial damage nampula mozambique northeast world meteorological organisation said gombe made landfall intense category cyclone predicting devastating wind rainfall storm surge wind weakened heavy rain bring threat flooding mozambique southern malawi several day wmo said tweet according saffirsimpson hurricane wind scale category denotes cyclone oneminute maximum sustained wind kmh kmh state broadcaster tvm private channel aired footage showing fallen tree poorly built clay adobe home roof ripped fierce wind heavy rain also causing flooding lowlying area authority said tropical storm ana killed least people across southern eastern africa january recent severe storm hit southern african region million impoverished people facing volatile weather condition blamed rising temperature climate change,1
china india explosion trade africa greater investment tolerance traditional partner boosted continent development climate ethiopia prime minister said monday external environment conducive african development latitude author destiny prime minister meles zenawi told meeting finance economy minister ethiopian capital china trade africa grew billion compared million india rose billion million period according un african union figure analyst say influx money combined nostringsattached trade aid policy nation helped make western donor traditionally dictated term africa ease restriction funding significant change attitude traditional developmental partner also willingness tolerate alternative path development continent meles said meles said india china interest created new source investment technology africa economy significant jump foreign direct investment hence africa rapid growth continent grew average percent according united nation figure trade among african nation remained low accounting tenth total trade continent african union said meles speaking african unionun economic commission africa conference tackle development issue like rising food energy price impact climate change continent economy meles said china india growing appetite food raw material commodity mixed blessing africa development contributed steep rise commodity price associated risk african economy said african union united nation statement released monday warned rising price staple blamed social disburbances least four african country listed burkina faso cameroon senegal mauritania abdoulie janneh un undersecretary general executive secretary economic commission africa said global problem high food oil price would force continent strike balance role producer consumer challenge face ensure essential good affordable stifling signaling role price increased production janneh said,0
dream difficult one succeeds first bangladeshi climbed seven summit world total foot climbing seven continent two prohibitively cold climate devoid natural human habitation typically men attempted finished seven summit followed woman country would put wasfia nazreen record book bangladesh seven summit campaign supported liberation war museum celebration year bangladesh independence project tribute woman men overcame enormous challenge birth nation dint resolve asked funding told bdnews com sold jewellery mother left wasfia also sold small property inherited gave initial seedmoney campaign mutual trust bank renata limited sponsored elbrus calling upon national company come forward help put bangladesh flag top every continent said wasfia said quit job make happen within next year fully determined accomplish goal even take decade said enthusiasm first effort wasfia left country july intention conquer first peak schedule highest point europe mount elbrus border russia georgia since february south side mountain normal climbing route european summit remained closed multiple terrorist attack therefore team forced shift climb north side dangerous unexplored terrain home crevasse july wasfia team tried first summit push met drastic weather change thunderstorm strong wind poor visibility finally july team reached within meter summit however due severe weather condition deadline descend midday everyone fall back going back elbrus complete last meter situation get better wasfia quoted saying satellite message almost atop europe remembering martyr call upon youth motherland take country forward best way u serve high time bangladesh recognised world podium beauty bangladesh aaro egiye choluk seven summit plan september wasfia set next challenge kilimanjaro situated northeastern tanzania kilimanjaro highest mountain africa foot december plan climb aconcagua highest peak south america foot located argentinian andes denali mount mckinley alaska united state highest peak north america altitude foot also wasfias list plan take infamous peak around junejuly summit rate denali percent lot climber fall accident death would consider one tougher one even everest wasfia told bdnews com aprilmay wasfia try beat highest point world succeeds third bangladeshi conquered everest sagarmatha chomolungma nepalese tibetan call respectively mere mile south pole harsh cold antarctica vinson massif stand foot february wasfia brave subzero temperature put bangladeshi flag top last list puncak jaya also called carstensz pyramid mountain western central highland indonesia foot puncak jaya highest mountain oceania highest island peak world wasfia go sepoct one also dangerous reaching basecamp requires overcoming lot redtapes climbing hard rock surface requires lot technical skill said wasfia said need sponsorship climbing mountain continent would prefer sponsor bangladeshi national ownership achievement explained would put big foreign company last resort added,0
police sought arrest nikita jacob mumbaibased lawyer allegedly working together activist disha ravi toolkit document said used foment violence mass protest farmer delhi last month ravi activist linked swedish climate change campaigner greta thunberg arrested weekend charge sedition remains police custody jacob petitioned court mumbai stop police carrying arrest warrant court granted three week interim relief sanjukta dey jacob lawyer told reporter outside court nothing tool kit violence creating awareness farm law creating violence dey added dey said jacob already questioned police document ready cooperate investigation event jan farmer stormed historic red fort old quarter delhi country marking republic day thunberg tweeted link toolkit early february drawing international attention farmer campaign indian government move deregulate agriculture produce market open private player later deleted post politician student activist held protest arrest ravi founding member local arm thunbergs friday future climate change movement wednesday student wing main opposition congress party staged protest delhi demanding release lawyer ravi declined comment arrest come time prime minister narendra modis government face allegation suppressing dissent,1
deborah zabarenko washington jan bdnews comreuters world biggest greenhouse gaspolluting country sending delegate hawaii week ushosted meeting aimed curbing climate change without stalling economic growth twoday gathering start wednesday honolulu meant spur un negotiation international climate agreement pact ready current carboncapping kyoto protocol expires bush administration reject kyoto plan saying unfairly exempts developing country cutting back emission could cost u job instead washington favour voluntary measure aspirational goal limit climate change aided easier transfer environmental technology addition united state many count biggest emitter climatewarming carbon dioxide conference expecting representative australia brazil canada china france germany india indonesia italy japan mexico russia south africa south korea united kingdom united nation european union also represented second time group convened first time washington september scepticism among environmentalist effectiveness process question back september fact theyre launching process indicate change position administration said angela anderson nonpartisan pew environment group answer anderson said telephone interview change position whatsoever white house hoping sell position rest world thats working collaboration criticism james connaughton head white house council environmental quality played expectation hawaii meeting think iterative discussion initial goal lay variety option without holding country particular proposal connaughton told reporter briefing friday trying collaborative way rather classic bring number bring number start kicking around president george bush drew criticism september meeting opposition mandatory limit carbon emission specified kyoto agreement supported every major industrialised country criticism continued december global climate meeting bali indonesia u representative including connaughton booed opposing demand poor nation rich help fight climate change back washington democraticcontrolled congress last week grilled connaughton another top bush administration official stephen johnson chief environmental protection agency two hotbutton issue epa rejection push california state set higher standard u government vehicle emission administration overall policy climate change another environmental case drawing unwelcome attention u government delay deciding whether polar bear classified threatened climate change icy habitat melt postponed deadline issuing decision february three day expected sale oil gas lease chukchi sea alaskan coast thousand polar bear live hawaii meeting begin two day bush final state union address connaughton declined say whether bush would discus greenhouse emission major speech said climate change among item top agenda presidential discussion world leader world leader president engaged think youll see continued engagement way year connaughton said bush leaf office january,1
june opinion poll suggests american voter may penalize president donald trump harshly walking away paris climate agreement even would preferred keep country deal poll found percent american want united state lead global effort slow climate change percent agree given amount greenhouse gas produce united state take aggressive action slow global warming even american rank environment near bottom list priority country percent american believe environment bigger issue healthcare economy terrorism immigration education crime morality reutersipsos polling show source reutersipsos kind feel helpless dana anderson mesa arizona said climate change something happens environment right source reutersipsos anderson multiple sclerosis said whatever trump say healthcare matter much thought global temperature poll conducted trump announced thursday united state would abandon landmark agreement country slash carbon emission curb global warming republican president previously called climate change hoax despite overwhelming evidence contrary said thought pact would harm u economy without providing tangible benefit decision drew anger condemnation world leader business chief many worried u exit would put planet risk leave united state behind global shift away fossil fuel poll found u public split along party line move withdraw global climate pact republican supporting democrat opposing overall percent agreed trump decision percent disagreed percent undecided poll also showed percent american believe global temperature rise faster result u withdrawal climate deal percent think u relation country suffer public split decision economic impact percent saying strengthen economy percent saying reutersipsos poll conducted online english throughout united state gathered response american including republican democrat poll credibility interval measure accuracy percentage point entire group percentage point republican democrat,1
taipei mon jan bdnews comreuters global pc industry stood tall last year technology sector foundered caught bug deepening economic downturn hit demand consumer corporate buyer recently november jt wang chairman acer world pc seller confident pc immune global downturn due growing importance computer everyday life child still need go school need computer business continue running need computer wang said fast forward two month slew recent sale warning cut business forecast signal sudden downturn last longer demand weak dont think alone forecasting negative growth said pranab sarmah analyst daiwa institute research may see demand picking second half traditional backtoschool season begin consumer start spending analyst forecast global pc shipment vary many expect sale fall research firm idc expects spending pc could drop percent year billion versus previous forecast percent increase brand dell lenovo world pc seller could face pain mostly due reliance sale business cut back spending sharply consumer said gartner analyst lillian tay theyve already shifting focus toward consumer space reform time anyway even consumer spending seasonal trending upwards festive backtoschool period said share global leader hewlettpackard acer strong presence consumer sector outperformed benchmark index downward revision shipment forecast leading data tracking firm idc gartner first hint problem system followed analyst downgrade reorganization announcement dell lenovo latest bombshell came last week top chipmaker intel corp whose chip brain behind percent world pc issued revenue warning saying demand pc even worse feared slowdown pc shipment growth fourth quarter likely soft global recession led company consumer cut back item viewed discretionary item many brand catering corporate customer may taking harder hit chasing consumer wide array lowcost computer company reduce delay new technology spending brutal economic slowdown analyst said hp dell lost market share recently consumerfocused competitor acer asustek taiwan last week lenovo forecast quarterly loss china slowing economy hit sale said axe job part restructuring cope falling demand computer lenovo also hit purchase ibms pc business focused corporate customer time get leaner acer asustek scored success new category lowcost notebook called netbooks many others initially dismissed dramatic slowdown corporate spending big brand also racing focus consumer smaller player nec sony also embraced computer aimed budgetconscious shopper growth market consumer side lenovo bogged commercial business said bryan idc analyst thats say theyre badly theyre still great compare acer consumer front thats see difference even consumerfocused name beginning hurt asustek widely credited helping create wildly popular netbook market said last week miss shipment target fourth quarter reported percent yearonyear drop december sale many analyst say current climate volatile forecast specific recovery could mean good news form lower price consumer bad news pc maker see alreadythin margin erode price technology always go go without saying said daniel chang pc analyst macquarie security demand weak pc brand want sell product theyre going depress average selling price even sometime soon prospect many consumer taiwan popular kuanghwa computer mart eagerly waiting im going hang said student nick chen examined one asusteks newest release eee top touchscreenenabled desktop nobody buying theyll cut price even,0
washington dec bdnews comreuters u president barack obama saturday defended international climate accord reached copenhagen important breakthrough stressed step toward curbing global carbon emission first time history world major economy come together accept responsibility take action threat climate change obama said statement returning danish capital overnight united nation climate talk ended bareminimum agreement fell well short conference original goal prolonged negotiation failed paper difference rich nation developing world obama brokered accord last moment china india brazil south africa avoid coming home empty handed acknowledged talk tough extremely difficult complex negotiation important breakthrough laid foundation international action year come said speaking snowbound white house winter storm blanketed washington going forward going build momentum established copenhagen ensure international action significantly reduce emission sustained sufficient time obama said critic complain explicit deal struck copenhagen limit global warming degree celsius provided detail goal would reached emission cut promised would insufficient get obama staked significant political capital pressing climate change copenhagen simultaneously pushing healthcare reform back home must contend increasingly climatesceptical american public washington postabc news opinion poll published friday found percent surveyed approved handling global warming percent june percent april obamas broader approval rating also dipped american contend doubledigit unemployment economy recovers worst recession year sought saturday link job creation climate policy home mean continuing effort build clean energy economy potential create million new job new industry said america lead developing clean energy lead growing economy putting people back work,1
climate change biggest security challenge since cold war people woken risk easy solution saving energy home expert said tuesday yet collectively grasping scale need british climate change ambassador john ashton told seminar scientist official nation ny alesund norway km mile north pole said global warming recast security issue war terrorism help mobilise support tougher global action cut emission greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel cold war last big problem world faced many front economic political industrial said expert talk arctic scientific research base also said much focus cost cutting emission greenhouse gas rather risk rising sea drought flood projected un study global warming looked totally different type challenge instead asking cost said joergen randers leading norwegian economist casting global warming security issue could make easier confront said cost fighting global warming likely manageable report un climate panel year said even stringent measure would mean loss three percent global gross domestic product expert said hard persuade million individual cut energy use get business invest new technology avert longterm damage global warming randers said cheapest way cut greenhouse gas emission cooler climate would get everyone turn temperature home degree celsius fahrenheit wear sweater needed keep warm done loss comfort said adding jokingly might enforced sweater police another solution would charge higher price heating home beyond f researcher noted people often act without weighing longterm consequence many smoke cigarette eat much without rationally reviewing risk lung cancer obesity similar way people dont see benefit switching expensive bulb last longer said nebojsa nakicenovic vienna university technology still area behaviour changing labelling electricity appliance europe scale according energy efficiency meant shop longer sell machine le efficient said christoper rapley director british antarctic survey said effective way get people cut electricity use home probably give large dial showing current electricity use rising instance cooker turned,1
queensland hardesthit torrential rain pummeling town city slowly moving south engulf state capital brisbane bracing sunday another night heavy deluge photograph city sunday night showed brisbane river extremely swollen many street already severely flooded extensive damage road building vehicle caught downpour home brisbane considered authority risk across queensland people evacuated around home without power weekend hundred school closed monday official asked resident work home australia buffeted particularly extreme weather past year including catastrophic fire drought widespread flooding according expert country giant landmass large continental united state surrounded climatedriving ocean suffered weather extreme millennium including harsh drought ending major flood though factor driving swing ageless climate change increasing likelihood severe downpour annastacia palaszczuk state premier queensland sunday described latest calamity rain bomb coming bucket said news conference waterfall like wave water coming palaszczuk compared weather unpredictable cyclone said authority expected storm system sit state long prime minister scott morrison australia described situation concerning urged resident stay home going anxious night brisbane see rain continue fall said sunday seven people died since wednesday authority said six queensland one state new south wale latest yearold brisbane man died trying escape submerged car sunday morning others include volunteer emergency worker died vehicle swept away way help family trapped floodwaters photograph video posted social medium showed house submerged roof floodwater touching top traffic light taken using boat including kayak get around footage one person going swimming flooded cricket ground spread quickly social medium though authority urged resident stay water town gympie two death occurred saw worst flooding since beach along gold coast near brisbane sunshine coast north city famous vacation location closed sunday dangerous surf condition heaviest rain forecast move south coming day new south wale authority already urging resident riskier area evacuate last time queensland faced similarly catastrophic flooding people killed torrential rain fell several week disaster affected people caused billion dollar damage new york time company,1
state pernambuco least people died saturday afternoon rain provoked landslide wiped away hillside urban neighbourhood according state official twitter account another people forced leave home least temporarily according state government authority neighbouring state alagoas registered two death according brazil federal emergency service late december early january dozen killed ten thousand displaced rain hammered bahia state also located northeastern brazil least died flooding southeastern state sao paulo later january february torrential downpour mountain rio de janeiro state killed much brazil spent majority severe drought unusually intense rain started arrive final month year oftendeadly flooding followed provoked debate potential role climate change brazil volatile weather pattern focused attention nation oftenhaphazard urban planning many death friday saturday occurred pernambuco state capital recife many urban area brazil many recife neighbourhood built location vulnerable land mudslide brazilian president jair bolsonaro putting together federal task force send pernambuco saturday according local medium main opponent october presidential election leftist luiz inacio lula da silva lamented flooding twitter solidarity family recife metropolitan area suffering strong rain wrote,1
end three week midyear climate talk held online due covid pandemic patricia espinosa called country overcome difference work together remaining month key cop negotiation glasgow said government engaged effectively despite challenge virtual working made advance several area including common timeframes emissionscutting goal transparency country report climate action still division rule governing global carbon market work un climate body noted higherlevel political guidance needed espinosa said effort would continue ensure maximum progress cop added much stake said top un official urge u rise challenge time get job done overcome difference fulfill promise june talk first official un climate negotiation held since end due delay caused pandemic cop summit tasked finalising rule paris agreement climate change pact fully implemented un official said must achieve success cop espinosa told journalist thursday credibility test fight climate emergency central green recovery affirmation multilateralism world need stumbling block many nation yet submit stronger climate action plan due last year paris accord thrown course due pandemic emission reduction promised government still long way needed meet paris goal limiting global warming well degree celsius ideally preindustrial time united nation said failure wealthy nation deliver longstanding climate finance pledge help poorer vulnerable country shift renewable energy adapt climate change impact casting shadow unled process pandemic also thrown another spanner work many developing nation struggling secure access vaccine supply mostly bought rich country mean many delegate know whether able attend cop summit person conference host british prime minister boris johnson said month government exploring united nation provide covid vaccination accredited delegation would unable get otherwise road cop remains nebulous covid remains serious concern many u diann blacklayne antigua barbuda representing member alliance small island state told closing session june talk group also still waiting major progress climate finance added calling new scaledup finance goal cop climatevulnerable nation sonam wangdi bhutan chair member group least developed country un talk agreed delivering climate finance critical ensure success rich nation come fire yet meeting promise raise billion year help poorer country tackle climate change leader criticised offering clear roadmap pledge would met summit last weekend although germany canada committed fresh money month un climate talk produce formal decision virtual nature delegate struggling technical difficulty push work forward faster alok sharma uk official preside cop plan bring minister country together london late july archie young britain lead climate negotiator said heard clearly desire clarity issue around vaccination logistical arrangement cop sharma said london working partner plan offer vaccine accredited cop delegate including government official representative green group medium hoped set detail shortly,0
google postponed launch two mobile phone china use android platform first sign business country starting affected dispute hacking censorship manufacturer telephone scheduled launch china wednesday motorola samsung electronics co ltd china unicom would carrier google spokeswoman said source familiar situation said google inc wanted customer positive experience product felt would difficult considering publicity surrounding company china present google said last week company target sophisticated cyberspying china also went chinese dissident threatened pull country also said longer want censor chinese googlecn search site want talk beijing offering legal unfiltered chinese site android open source mobile operating system already adopted china mobile ophone dell mini launched china late last year analyst say without search google important business china firm would struggle retain foothold world biggest internet market user dispute could stoke tension china united state already odds value yuan currency trade issue u arm sale taiwan climate change policy chinese official far publicly fended google complaint openly flagged talk world biggest internet search company opened chineselanguage search site chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhaoxu pressed company little tuesday comment suggested scant room giving way google demand foreign firm china respect china law regulation respect china public custom tradition assume corresponding social responsibility course google exception told regular briefing mention censorship among responsibility chinese official foreign ministry avoided mentioning google name comment dispute also drawn washington demanding explanation beijing like chinese official directly hit back u asked google complaint hacked within china said chinese company also hacked china biggest victim hacking said adding eight personal computer china connected internet hacked figure apparently included many computer infected virus spread online country also drawn dispute india national security adviser mk narayanan told londonbased time newspaper tuesday indian government office target hacker attack originating china dec coinciding attack google firm basis claim said indian commerce industry minister anand sharma declined comment report said brought issue china commerce minister met beijing tuesday,1
would tragedy united state people united state u becomes kind rogue country country world somehow going go ahead paris agreement robinson said interview thomson reuters foundation sunday u presidentelect donald trump republican promised pull united state global climate accord agreed last year country came effect earlier month advance election deal aim hold climate change well degree celsius warming moving world economy away fossil fuel agreement provides billion year international funding help poorer country develop cleanly adapt already inevitable impact climate change robinson run foundation focused seeking justice people hit hard climate impact despite contributed little problem said confident country would continue backing accord regardless action taken united state dont think process affected one country however big important country decides go ahead said sideline un climate talk marrakesh due end friday pullout could mean huge difference already difficult effort gather enough international finance help poorer country develop economy without increasing emission want said moral obligation united state big emitter historically big emitter built whole economy fossil fuel damaging world unconscionable united state would walk away said threat withdraw paris deal life without water however robinson said sympathised american lost job polluting industry coal many supported trump election campaign clearly theyre hurting moment said calling assistance help worker retrain win new job clean energy economy future go backward coal higher emission united state warned impact felt poor community poor country world un envoy el nino climate change said dry region honduras woman told longer water result worsening drought saw pain face woman one woman said ill never forget water live without water im hearing world said united state back away adopting clean energy also would handing china leadership role key new industry said thats many state business city academic community local community want united state said urged american upset proposed change u policy make voice heard people united state get make big noise business united state make big noise said,1
washington wed sep bdnews comreuters u senate panel voted tuesday approve usindia civil nuclear cooperation agreement without controversial proposal would give congress influence future deal senate foreign relation committee voted favor deal would end threedecade ban u nuclear trade india seen white house cornerstone new strategic partnership new delhi critic believe deal undermines effort prevent spread nuclear weapon set precedent allowing nation seek buy nuclear technology without submitting full range global nonproliferation safeguard bill text approved include language advocated influential congressman give u congress greater say future agreement house representative foreign affair committee chairman howard berman last week proposed changing u law future agreement would become effective congress vote approve source familiar matter said agreement typically go effect unless congress reject day period result law tilted favor agreement going berman asked change atomic energy act exchange speeding vote usindia civil nuclear cooperation agreement fuel technology deal would help india meet rising energy demand without aggravating climate change open market worth billion dollar u lawmaker racing finish work week including massive bush administration financial bailout plan wall street campaign nov election unclear whether measure get passed week whether bermans proposal may included house foreign affair committee spokeswoman lynne weil declined direct comment detail bermans proposal stressed supported nuclear cooperation india discussing way expedite approval deal senior u official spoke condition named said bush administration still negotiation member congress hoped assuage concern secure approval year dont know going come certainly spirit positive think chance come win congressional approval session way address many concern raised said official,1
un climate talk ended bareminimum agreement saturday delegate noted accord struck united state china emerging power fall far short conference original goal finally sealed deal un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said copenhagen accord may everything everyone hoped important beginning long road lie ahead accord weaker legally binding treaty weaker even political deal many foreseen left much imagination set target limiting global warming maximum degree celsius preindustrial time seen threshold dangerous change flood drought mudslide sandstorm rising sea failed say would achieved held prospect billion annual aid developing nation specify precisely money would come pushed decision core issue emission cut future basically letter intent ingredient architecture respond longterm challenge climate change precise legal term mean lot work long road mexico said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat another round climate talk scheduled november mexico negotiator hoping nail failed achieve copenhagen new treaty replace kyoto protocol guarantee nonbinding accord plenary session marathon nation talk danish capital merely took note new accord nonbinding deal combating global warming finalised u president barack obama china india brazil south africa work pact begun meeting leader minister official including eu country small island nation vulnerable climate change european union set ambitious emission cut target encouraged others follow suit reluctantly accepted weak deal finally emerged decision difficult done one step hoped several said german chancellor angela merkel final hour talk began dec ended early saturday afternoon delegate agreed set deadline conclude un treaty end stake deal fight global warming promote cleaner world economy le dependent fossil fuel accord explicitly recognised scientific view world limit warming degree celsius although promised emission cut far short amount needed reach goal big job ahead avoid climate change effective emission reduction target done said brazil climate change ambassador sergio serra final breakthrough came u president barack obama brokered final deal chinese premier wen jiabao leader india south africa brazil stand behind commitment curb growth greenhouse gas obama said extremely difficult complex talk laid foundation international action year come first time history world major economy come together accept responsibility take action threat climate change obama said white house saturday returning copenhagen outcome underscored shortcoming chaotic un process may pas initiative forming world climate policy united state china world top two emitter greenhouse gas stormy stormy overnight session talk came brink collapse sudan nicaragua cuba venezuela bolivia lined denounce u chinaled plan head state government flown home source close talk told reuters danish host un lawyer obtained formal backing conference smaller group leader minister agree final text leading chaos finally presented plenary meeting country un talk meant concluded unanimity compromise avoid collapse deal listed country favour deal allnight plenary session chaired danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen hit low point sudanese delegate said plan africa would like holocaust document solution based value opinion channelled six million people europe furnace said sudan lumumba stanislaus diaping reference holocaust context absolutely despicable said anders turesson chief negotiator sweden conference finally merely took note new accord give legal status accepted senior united nation official robert orr said far full endorsement also condemned many environmental group showing failure leadership,1
beijing tue may dnews comreuters tie united state china could transformed cooperation climate change u house representative speaker nancy pelosi said linking environmental concern human right rule law pelosi told audience chinese capital tuesday two nation world top emitter greenhouse gas must work together fight global warming china united state must confront challenge climate change together said meeting organised american chamber commerce beijing think climate change crisis gamechanger uschina relationship opportunity miss pelosi speaking visit china group u lawmaker examining two power cooperate better government seek agree new global treaty fighting global warming greenhouse gas pelosi democrat well known critic china human right rule tibet also obliquely linked concern right concern calling matter environmental justice fighting global warming would require political transparency rule law accountability pelosi told audience included former chinese foreign minister li zhaoxing current ambassador washington zhou wenzhong pelosi however mention specific human right issue speech whether washington beijing agree help contain greenhouse gas emission crucial negotiation aimed striking new treaty end year copenhagen two side struck upbeat note since president barack obama took office much still divide many u lawmaker want china make firm commitment contain growing greenhouse gas output back deal pelosis visit come heel house energy commerce committee approving climate change bill thursday would cut u emission carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas human activity percent level year beijing said new climate change pact developed country agree cut greenhouse gas emission much steeper percent level world biggest emitter gas china also face pressure begin cutting soon say developing nation accept mandatory emission cap solve problem caused century wealthy country still much higher per caput emission,1
across scorched southeast frightened australian taking cherished thing abandoning home vacation rental braving smoke discoloured sky struggled thursday evacuate wildfire turned countryside charcoal wasteland government official came disheartening warning weekend one worst period yet australia catastrophic fire season going blast furnace andrew constance transport minister new south wale told sydney morning herald blaze strained country firefighting resource fire season though still young already rank among worst australia recorded history state new south wale declared emergency southeastern region thursday calling resident vacationer evacuate constance said relocation largest region history fire crew burn brush near jerrawangala australia thursday jan calling evacuation along country southeastern coast official said next day would worst yet already catastrophic fire season new york time south state victoria declared disaster thursday allowing authorise evacuation area along eastern coast fire crew burn brush near jerrawangala australia thursday jan calling evacuation along country southeastern coast official said next day would worst yet already catastrophic fire season new york time using mean could find authority warning people evacuate communication area spotty nonexistent clear everyone would get message past week least nine people died many unaccounted least people died fire season blaze consumed house killed countless animal ravaged pacific coast region farm bush eucalyptus forest mountain lake vacation spot million acre blackened past four month wildfire still burning southern hemisphere summer barely underway country already reeling recordbreaking heat one expects relief time soon rain forecast still talking four six week best start see meaningful reprieve weather shane fitzsimmons rural fire commissioner state new south wale told reporter wreckage car destroyed fire conjola park australia tuesday dec new york time mallacoota coastal town victoria state australian navy friday began ferrying safety people trapped flame cut escape route land wreckage car destroyed fire conjola park australia tuesday dec new york time people camped beach slept small boat said trying shield flying ember inferno moved toward heavy smoke meant people medical problem could evacuated helicopter among beach justin brady musician moved melbourne mallacoota mile east managed salvage fiddle mandolin harmonica abandoning home built content flame pretty heavy said others nearby nearly measured venting anger national state government said taken crisis seriously enough michael harkin life sydney vacationing mallacoota complained incompetent governance keeping u safe im looking forward getting somewhere isnt said sanjeev tyagi district police superintendent office bijnor india dec new york time emergency service minister new south wale david elliott drew withering criticism social medium left country tuesday vacation britain france sydney morning herald reported said would return bush fire situation demand sanjeev tyagi district police superintendent office bijnor india dec new york time elliotts departure came week prime minister scott morrison widely ridiculed taking vacation hawaii crisis cut trip short navy ship arrived mallacoota hmas choules delivered food water medical supply expected leave hundred evacuee far enough shore sickest people taken away helicopter choules return people official said slow process trip safe port sprawling country expected take hour many people aboard cramped ship spend time sitting open deck evacuation order easier make carry twolane road carrying highwaylevel traffic road closed fire blocked downed tree power line long line car snake around gas station tank run dry drive would normally take two hour last half day wildfire yatte yattah australia tuesday dec new york time state premier victoria daniel andrew said people still missing fire swept alpine resort normally bucolic gippsland area wildfire yatte yattah australia tuesday dec new york time thousand people gone day without electricity phone service cell tower destroyed landline still working long line formed pay phone creating scene another era official advised people boil water using power failure knocked local water treatment facility store run short essential like diaper baby formula bread bottled water lodging full many people fleeing fire forced sleep car business generator continued operate run fuel others near point craig scott manager supermarket ulladulla beach town mile south sydney told australian broadcasting corp planned keep generator running siphoning fuel tank fishing boat said store gotten generator month ago one imagined desperately would needed vast intense fire create weather generating wind suck fresh air ground level sparking lightning immense ash cloud rise canberra australia capital recorded worst air quality ever measured thursday largest city sydney suffering intense smoke week ash blaze darkened sky coated glacier new zealand mile away fire set anger morrison particular played role global warming opposed measure combat climate change least initially rejected additional funding firefighter fire damaged tree line bendalong road near manyana australia thursday jan new york time thursday morrison heckled visited cobargo new south wale village fire killed two men destroyed main street extended hand one woman said would shake increased spending firefighting fire damaged tree line bendalong road near manyana australia thursday jan new york time wont getting vote buddy one man yelled youre son morrison left hurriedly man taunted returning kirribilli house prime minister elegant official residence sydney spectacular view harbor city dont see kirribilli burning man yelled morrison said understood resident frustration im surprised people feeling raw moment told australian broadcasting corp thats came today see offer comfort could understand strong feeling people theyve lost everything said adding still dangerous day ahead new york time news service,1
jan bdnews comreuters symbolic doomsday clock calculated group scientist moved minute closer midnight tuesday group citing inadequate progress nuclear weapon reduction climate change clock moved five minute midnight bulletin atomic scientist said first adjustment since beginning moved back one minute six minute midnight doomsday two year ago appeared world leader might address truly global threat face many case trend continued reversed group said statement bulletin wwwthebulletinorg periodical founded university chicago scientist helped develop first atomic weapon manhattan project created doomsday clock two year later symbolize close humanity selfannihilation initial setting seven minute midnight initially clock focused nuclear war broadened recent year scientist include range nobel laureate added risk humanity scientist said world leader failed sustain progress nuclear disarmament seen move hand back clock two year ago well major global challenge warmer climate threatens bring drought famine water scarcity rising sea said allison macfarlane associated professor george mason university near washington chair group committee help set clock global community may near point return effort prevent catastrophe change earth atmosphere macfarlane said statement last time group moved hand closer midnight two minute due north korean nuclear weapon test iranian nuclear ambition renewed u emphasis time military utility nuclear weapon closest clock ever came midnight year first test hydrogen bomb united state,1
european commission opted compromise end row antidumping duty chinese energysaving lightbulb wednesday proposing extend one year rather scrap right away case seen trade expert test european union openness cheap import asia bloc trade chief peter mandelson pushed axe duty immediately backing producer europe including dutch electronics group philip import large amount bulb china environmentalist argued extending duty add percent price bulb flew face eu claim lead global fight climate change mandelson ran opposition germany eu enterprise commissioner guenter verheugen expressed concern axing duty would cost job osram part germany siemens group oneyear extension backed eu commission wednesday shorter usual fiveyear period antidumping duty originally sought germany duty introduced case highlight tension within nation bloc company wanting cheap import say hurt unfair trade practice european commission spokesman johannes laitenberger told reporter oneyear extension would allow soft transition european industry proposal lambasted environmental group wwf severe contradiction eu policy one hand europe committed ambitious energy efficiency objective hand continues impose tax import green product wwf trade advisor eivind hoff said commission proposal put eu member state approval trade expert said lightbulb issue represents test case mandelson seems given weight past interest eu company produce source good china,1
biggest climate talk history must deliver ambitious sweeping agreement capitalise pledge country fight global warming united nation said sunday day twoweek talk danish capital formally begin un climate chief said time agree outline tougher climate deal troubled negotiation deepened split rich poor nation believe negotiator clearest signal ever world leader draft solid set proposal implement rapid action yvo de boer told reporter never year climate change negotiation many different nation made many firm pledge together almost every day country announce new target plan action cut emission said much stake copenhagen scientist say world heating greenhouse gas emission burning fossil fuel massive deforestation united nation say world need tougher climate pact brake rapidly rising carbon pollution failure would mean triggering dangerous climate change rising sea melting ice cap greater weather extreme could disrupt economy force million become climate refugee show support world leader said attend talk closing stage try seal deal year bitter debate divide burden emission curb pay poor country say developed nation grown rich fuelling economy coal oil gas responsible bulk greenhouse gas pollution atmosphere yet developing country emit half mankind greenhouse gas emission united nation say country must play part braking rise pollution japan said sunday would stick target cut emission percent level talk although target contingent major emitter china united state ambitious recent week china india indonesia country announced emission reduction pledge boosting hope success copenhagen within striking distance curb emission pledged date meant world within striking distance deal cut greenhouse gas level would avoid worst effect global warming report said sunday everybody little could close gap achim steiner head un environment programme unep said copenhagen un secretarygeneral ban kimoon said optimistic conference would produce agreement get agreement believe agreement signed un member state historic ban said interview danish daily newspaper berlingske tidende united nation set deadline copenhagen talk yield legally binding tougher agreement expand replace kyoto protocol negotiation launched became bogged talk likely end weaker political declaration legally binding treaty text might agreed next year de boer said pleased u president barack obama would join leader final stage hear concern country vulnerable impact climate change hope part negotiation process come ambitious american target strong financial support reach developing country well obama said government would offer provisional percent emission cut level developing nation green say tough enough christmas wish de boer said copenhagen deliver three thing said must result list rich country target ambitious clarity major developing country would limit growth emission list financial pledge help poorer nation green economy adapt climate change impact greenpeace said talk needed stronger political climate change negotiation never seen momentum must wasted said kumi naidoo executive director greenpeace international strong agreement copenhagen would give investor clearer idea future government policy putting price carbon pollution additional incentive clean energy wind solar well green transport,1
ukraine say investigating potential war crime least suspect following russia feb invasion neighbour russia brought barbarity ukraine committed vile atrocity including woman british expertise help uncover truth hold russian president vladimir putin regime account action foreign secretary liz truss said announcement come truss travel hague meet international criminal court president judge piotr hofmanski dutch counterpart wopke hoekstra specialist team assist ukrainian government gather evidence prosecute war crime include expert conflictrelated sexual violence said foreign office statement moscow call action special operation aimed degrading kyivs military power protecting russianspeakers living east country,0
without coordinated policy issue world risk contestation conflict without mechanism addressing international level said erin sikorsky deputy director washingtonbased center climate security socalled solar geoengineering technique particle could sprayed planet stratosphere deflect sunlight away heating earth particular concern told thomson reuters foundation ask security professional theyre worried issue coming said phone concern science moving ahead rule road report released monday expert international military council climate security imccs called swifter action curb planetheating emission greater effort deal consequence climate change increasing pace intensity climate hazard strain military security service around world called respond climatedriven crisis warned military force infrastructure increasingly risk climate impact rising sea level worsening storm said record drought u west harsher hurricane cyclone around world surging central american migration linked storm failed crop climate impact already presenting security risk said climate change longer future risk strike decade warming temperature climate impact already actively shaping security landscape country said kate guy deputy director imccs urgently needed expert said military force around world agree climate change security risk step address issue change development strategy diplomacy international defence accord starting emerge actual number implemented measure small said sherri goodman former u deputy undersecretary defense imccss secretarygeneral statement transition concept climate security implementation critical urgently needed added analyst said hoped nato country meeting june might agree first time push ahead climate action plan aimed addressing issue u president joe biden pushing climate action time seize initiative miss moment sikorsky said said climate risk starting integrated peacebuilding effort climate adviser appointed peacekeeping mission somalia language climate change peace agreement west africa there way done practice still oneoff happening everywhere said francois bausch luxembourg defence minister deputy prime minister said much military attention still focused traditional threat st century understanding security need include nontraditional risk said report online launch adding threat including climate change required assessment preparation mitigation measure david van weel nato assistant secretary general emerging security challenge said possible implication geoengineering technology far insufficiently looked sikorsky noted come preparing climate migration possible geoengineering deployment need get international community talking coming agreement need start,1
clear blue sky trump received tribute swiss guard vatican courtyard arrived entered small elevator taking third floor apostolic palace long ceremonial walk past frescoed corridor shook pope hand entrance private study frugal pontiff us official occasion door woodlined elevator closed vatican protocol official heard quipping president like trump tower new york francis smiled faintly greeted trump outside study outgoing sometimes visiting head state trump seeming subdued said great honor even two sitting pope desk presence photographer reporter pope avoided small talk usually occurs medium ushered two spoke privately minute translator men looked far relaxed end private meeting pope smiling joking trump wife melania franciss interpreter could heard translating comment pope first lady give eat francis gave trump small sculptured olive tree told interpreter symbolized peace desire become olive tree construct peace pope said speaking spanish trump responded use peace francis also gave trump signed copy peace message whose title nonviolence style politics peace copy encyclical letter need protect environment effect climate change well ill reading trump said election campaign trump said scientific finding human economic activity contributed global warming hoax president proposed deep cut environmental protection agency elimination many environmental regulation parting promise trump gave pope boxed set five firstedition book murdered u civil right leader martin luther king trump pope said goodbye door study trump told thank thank wont forget said asked meeting pope went trump said great something really good fantastic meeting vatican statement said meeting cordial vatican hoped could serene collaboration u government american catholic church including assistance immigrant u catholic church hierarchy opposes trump attempt cut federal assistance city give sanctuary illegal immigrant also opposes plan build wall u border mexico pope said last year man think building wall bridge christian trump candidate time responded disgraceful argentineborn pope represents half world two billion christian question faith meeting pope third stop trump nineday foreign tour part world tour religion meeting leader muslim nation saudi arabia visiting holy site jerusalem trump first plan stop rome visit europe vatican saw snub changed mind vatican squeezed wednesday morning unusual day unusually early time later flew brussels meet belgium king prime minister wednesday evening day meeting european union nato leader thursday,1
world biggest pop star red hot chili pepper madonna police played live earth concert worldwide saturday urge fan government fight global warming ten thousand partied concert sydney tokyo shanghai hamburg johannesburg london washington new jersey rio de janeiro hear bon jovi james blunt linkin park shakira many performer spearheaded environmentalist former u vice president al gore concert spanned hour ending rio copacabana beach new jersey football stadium live earth gore told crowd new jersey giant stadium stage made recycled tire hand raised taking oath gore took sevenpoint pledge want others endorse binding cut carbon emission lobby government employer save planet today billion u come together country seven continent gore said cheer time like demand action please sign live earth pledge pop idol madonna ended show london wembley stadium set including hey written live earth screen behind flashed image environmental disaster madonna thanked gore giving world wakeup call badly need starting avalanche awareness running time new jersey show political moment roger water running hit pink floyd day including money another brick wall displayed image u president george bush aboard aircraft carrier mission accomplished banner signal end major combat iraq drawing loud boo crowd police played message bottle rapper kanye west joined band stage rapped lyric need new leader follow al gore got vote following model live aid live live earth hope reach billion people radio television internet widespread cynicism among music fan campaigner fellow rocker role pop music renowned learjets limousine promote green living backstage new jersey singer kt tunstall said first year sale debut cd generated million ton carbon emission tried partially offset huge carbon footprint planting tree devil chimpanzee wembley corinne bailey rae sang mercy mercy ecology marvin gayes environment classic also played alicia key new jersey london mock rocker spinal tap reunited perform warmer earth devil complains high temperature britain among stranger moment primatologist jane goodall telling new jersey crowd im going start giving greeting chimpanzee mimicking animal lived studied since gore want world leader sign treaty cut global warming pollution percent rich nation half worldwide oscarwinning documentary global warming inconvenient truth live earth campaign added chatter man lost election bush might mount fresh white house bid despite statement plan plane flew stadium towing banner read draftgorecom apparently hoping convince gore run everybody supported concert bob geldof man behind live aid live argues world already aware global warming event lacked final goal many concert goer defended gig could lot environment suppose lazy teenager robyn raymond said johannesburg people hamburg enjoyed performance yusuf formerly known cat stevens shakira despite rain german comedian elton joked bad weather fight global warming crap weather shanghai concert seen key live earth success international energy agency said china could become top emitter main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide early year claim disputed official free rio show almost canceled security concern drew many peaceful attendee near stage reveler bikini swimsuit frolicked surf antarctica previously unknown band nunatak played fellow researcher allowing gore keep promise hold concert seven continent date thank coming live earth gore said series concert ended new jersey harness energy heart help u solve climate crisis,1
used mom credit card order kylie lip kit candy matte pink liquid lipstick matching lip liner kylie jenner debut makeup product sold second went sale website crashed catapulting youngest kardashianjenner sibling beauty mogul status age huge thing dua said needed one lip kit became popular hit new york city bar bat mitzvah circuit emcee would toss liquid lip colour liner sea dancing tweens bandage dress fastforward five year global beauty market last year generated nearly billion sale according euromonitor research firm teeming celebrity inundating social medium feed lip gloss face lotion recently vibrator technically beauty beauty adjacent promise plump lip glowing skin better sex life new line come dizzying rate there harry style pleasing nail polish tiny glass jar look like oldfashioned perfume bottle machine gun kelly undn laqr nail polish paint splatter shade brush nail art ariana grande new makeup line spacethemed chiara ferragni pink sparkly billie eilish addison rae released fragrance there lori harvey daughter steve harvey skn lh skin care collection demi lovatos demi wand eightspeed vibrator created bellesa internet pornography site marketed woman hailey bieber confirmed rhode beauty go sale next year rhode middle name starting feel like satire alex rodriguez concealer men creation hims landed may populated celebrity news account like shade room commenters thought joke see celebrity beauty brand dont buy dua said according hana benshabat founder gen planet research firm many duas peer share sentiment benshabats data indicate gen zers said celebrity influence purchasing decision compared cited friend influential celebrity saying skin care use dont get botox product said stacey berke addiction counsellor rochester new york make hard believe traditional celebrity endorsement longer enough people need know there expertise least interest whats sold apparent transactional said lucie greene trend forecaster founder light year consultancy something youve genuinely done youre passionate lip gloss moreover everyone know celebrity often undergo procedure cosmetic surgical look way serum make yearold look two decade younger yes know butt fake transition ive made cash hawking brand others dont try create something always right reason create something said richard gersten investor founder true beauty venture firm approached least celebrity influencer brand past month said evolution celebrity beauty brand way gain access celebrity private world spritz perfume said rachel ten brink general partner red bike capital founder scentbird fragrance subscription service fan privy food fashion opinion breakdown often real time famous people follow social medium redefined public connects celebrity piece following celebrity instagram twitter tiktok ten brink said access different way fragrance heyday early aught seemingly everyone britney spear justin bieber cent came personal scent kylie cosmetic ushered new kind celebrity brand one sold makeup skin care online jenner created blueprint market sell brand point usually department store counter sephora instagram post jenner needed sell million dollar worth lipstick came rihannas fenty beauty fundamentally changed beauty industry approached inclusivity shade range conversation race first full year label generated half billion dollar revenue according lvmh french luxury group coowner fenty beauty also goop past decade solidified socalled lifestyle brand founder gwyneth paltrow sell skin care supplement bath salt alongside athleisure everyone rushed copy model still industry insider lukewarm famous founder including john demsey executive group president este lauder co owner este lauder mac cosmetic clinique worked hundred celebrity wont brand entirely based one said dec mac og alist collaboration mary blige rihanna lady gaga mariah carey worked brand released new viva glam lipstick without celebrity first time year seemed right demsey said red blue yellow lipstick come tube printed keith haring design went back essential core essence whats product whats brand collaboration capture moment time brand forever industry dirty little secret majority celebrity beauty brand flop everybody interviewed article executive multibilliondollar company high school student asked name one three successful celebrity beauty brand besides kylie cosmetic fenty goop none could living influence alone enough demsey said ten million instagram tiktok follower june vanessa hudgens million follower instagram madison beer million follower instagram introduced know beauty skin care line prescribes regimen based cheek swab dna test splashy debut hasnt particularly active since though product still sale website know beauty declined comment company business lady gagas haus laboratory introduced much fanfare two year ago missed striking chord rabid fan base earlier year brand brought new executive team focus product innovation ingredient packaging newest casa gaga collection departure aesthetically original black packaging lipstick highlighter blush come white compact tube gold accent haus laboratory declined comment company business highprofile misadventure include youtuber tati westbrook announced shutting tati beauty november rflct skin care brand started gamer rachell hofstetter closed october two week unsubstantiated antibluelight claim people dont know handful company built many celebrity line see today brand factory incubator specialize creating several label fast either developed celebrity designed intention bringing celebrity afterward example beach house group created millie bobby brown florence mill kendall jenner moon oral care line tracee elli ross pattern hair care forma brand owner morphe behind jaclyn cosmetic grandes e beauty maesa built drew barrymore flower beauty kristin es hair taraji henson tph taraji hair care jada pinkett smith hey human personal care line line created brand factory designed longstanding business expert say though pattern ross appears well may outlive many peer incubator intentionally set churn said greg portell partner kearney consulting firm much interested speed velocity building brand happens mode day shaun neff founder beach house group said team come concept new company find celebrity pair kendall biggest supermodel world great fan base think great aesthetic taste good style neff replied asked jenner came cocreator kendall jenner teeth whitening pen face moon oral care brand sell cosmic gel toothpaste glittery silver tube like edgier colgate crest changing cultural value also factor decline celebrity brand older customer may lured celebrity harder entice young millennials gen zers place premium authenticity dua questioned skin care knowhow brown yearold star stranger thing whose line came actress dont really trust expertise wearing makeup someone else run counter selfexpression important tenet younger generation dont want like anyone else even celebrity ten brink said dont want look like addison rae new york time company,0
country claim pitched global warming front line may north atlantic island nation iceland purely physical level land icecap volcano home people undergoing rapid transformation glacier melt weather pattern change dramatically global warming also profound effect iceland economically many way effect actually beneficial warmer weather boon iceland hydroelectric industry producing energy melting glacier feed river climate change stoked human use fossil fuel also focused attention iceland energy innovation created demand idea expertise field geothermal energy fuel technology scientist africa america exploring icelandic university energy researcher foreign company teaming small island firm twothirds electricity iceland already derived renewable source plentiful river waterfall geothermal heat warms percent iceland house observer say forwardthinking come naturally island climate change already seen thawing ice balmier winter people already planning future different past said tomas johannesson geophysicist icelandic meteorological office unusual situation many change happening maybe beneficial worse added increase waterflow island river melting glacier one example compare hydrological data much energy water last year last year see increase said thorstein hilmarsson national power company landsvirkjun extra energy needed economy driven partly powerintensive industry aluminium smelting icelander know climate change simple economic equation something serious happens nation easily effect people exactly welcoming change johannesson said creative juice carol van voorst u ambassador iceland made promotion energy venture iceland part mission ground know player helpful making link connection said quickly notice creatively iceland using natural resource said among initiative caught attention deepdrilling project harness underground energy technology convert carbon dioxide fuel hydrogenpowered rental car went use reykjavik last year iceland deep drilling project multinational venture including landsvirkjun start drilling hole year km mile deep learn supercritical hydrous fluid temperature degree celsius degree fahrenheit might take decade learn harness energy could radically change way power generated iceland also pushing hard become first nation break free constraint fossil fuel year first hydrogenequipped commercial vessel due start sailing around reykjavik iceland hope convert entire transport system hydrogen rain snow flip side innovation however concern last october nordic nation including iceland sounded alarm quickening melt arctic ice said thaw might soon prove irreversible global warming un climate panel say temperature rising rapidly arctic darker water land soak heat reflective ice snow nonetheless even higher temperature could take century iceland glacier melt national energy company say vatnajokull glacier southeast iceland europe largest big enough cover iceland metre ft water immediate sign climate change though worrying iceland resident winter reykjavik experienced doubledigit swing temperature normally subzero condition suddenly turned balmy capital flooded dont think even question said asta gisladottir asked whether freak weather caused global warming close north pole yearold hotel worker said backyard gisladottir recalled winter childhood village siglufjordur island north different snow november april mostly rain geophysicist johannesson studied climate change since early said evidence anecdotal see overall warming rather cold th century said,1
european union state must meet pledge boost aid poor country eu executive said wednesday warning missing un goal would disaster developing nation threaten global stability progress made towards united nation millennium development goal european commission said year million child die curable illness one person four lack access drinking water million child primary education million woman illiterate missing millennium development goal would disaster developing country failure europe potential threat global stability commission said seven year remaining message millennium development goal achieved happen increased political public support needed eu executive said statement commission called eu state deliver pledge boost development aid percent gross national income gni percent terming vital containing problem like migration security climate change called eu state draw financial plan showing year year increase meet goal european union world biggest aid donor committing billion euro total amount fell billion euro enough financed school hospital serious failure aid development commissioner louis michel last week called serious failure commission urged effective aid avoiding duplication effort help developing country use biofuels fight poverty step help limit brain drain particularly health education research fundamental principle aid effectiveness yet respected said adding would put forward proposal improve situation state state called billion euro billion allocated aid trade programme aimed helping poorer country take advantage export opportunity special focus african caribbean pacific state commission president jose manuel barroso said must year action word want remain credible deliver promise said statement report last week member organisation economic cooperation development said development aid world biggest donor fell last year largely due end big debt relief package un member agreed goal aimed eradicating poverty promoting human social development protecting environment eu head state agreed target halving extreme poverty access primary education boy girl improved health standard aid reached percent eu gni last year interim target percent bloc fulfil european commission estimate official development assistance amounted euro per eu citizen compared euro per person united state euro japan,1
united state rejected germany bid get group eight agree tough cut climate warming carbon emission according draft communique presented meeting u still serious fundamental concern draft statement said red ink comment start copy communique seen reuters president germany want meeting resort heiligendamm june agree target timetable cut global warming emission increase energy efficiency transport power generation treatment climate change run counter overall position cross multiple red line term simply agree u comment continued document called final never agreed climate language present document comment reasoning document tried tread lightly far go given fundamental opposition german position germany want agreement curb rise average temperature century two degree celsius cut global emission percent level raise energy efficiency power transport percent washington reject goal well language draft support extension carbon trading acceptance would imply acceptance emission cap,1
rising world population official statement issued glasgow said vital curb global warming stoked farming deforestation land use change account quarter humanity planetheating emission saturday cop talk focus way enlist nature keep alive goal limiting rise global temperature degree celsius preindustrial time toughest ambition paris climate agreement average surface temperature already keep degree alive need action every part society including urgent transformation way manage ecosystem grow produce consume food global scale said uk environment secretary george eustice need put people nature climate core food system added statement said government would pledge urgent action investment protect nature shift sustainable way farming backer include major economy led united state japan germany developing nation india indonesia morocco vietnam philippine gabon ethiopia ghana uruguay statement give total amount funding said measure would include leveraging billion new public sector investment agricultural innovation including development climateresilient crop regenerative solution improve soil health among measure britain said would give millionpound boost protect million hectare equivalent million football pitch tropical rainforest create thousand green job across africa asia latin america greenhouse gas emission land use range carbon dioxide released burning forest clear land farming methane cow livestock digest food headline pledge environmental activist say britain shifted way host country climate summit cop formally known conference party run global gathering usually work behind scene build consensus instead britain grabbed headline week announcing new alliance instance nation phase coal another major investor trillion disposal boost green economy climate activist wary highprofile pledge may fulfilled important announcement may legally binding said mohamed adow director power shift africa kenyabased thinktank cop run press release said test agriculture commitment would far built nation formal climate action plan jennifer morgan executive director greenpeace said uk medium announcement often turned exaggeration actually want find thing celebrate hard constant concern everyone getting played said statement matt williams londonbased energy climate intelligence unit said food farming far largely missing cop summit well many country climate plan deal plant seed food farming considered serious part route net zero emission added ukled nature statement noted land clearance produce food beef soy palm oil cocoa major driver deforestation said nation big consumer commodity joined forest agriculture commodity trade fact roadmap launched february year safeguard planet sea suffering overfishing warming water cop statement said new country signed goal protecting least ocean india saudi arabia bahrain jamaica st lucia sri lanka qatar samoa tonga gambia georgia,1
complete melt greenland ice sheet could occur lower global temperature previously thought study journal nature climate change showed sunday increasing threat severity rise sea level substantial melting land ice could contribute longterm sea level rise several meter potentially threatening life million people study show temperature threshold melting ice sheet exists threshold overestimated said scientist potsdam institute climate impact research universidad complutense de madrid used computer simulation ice sheet evolution predict future behaviour complete ice sheet melt could happen global temperature rose degree celsius preindustrial level best estimate degree scientist said previous research suggested ice sheet could melt range degree temperature rise best estimate degree onetwentieth world ice greenland quarter size united state percent covered ice sheet melted would equivalent meter global sea level rise previous research shown global temperature significantly overshoot threshold long time ice continue melting regrow even climate would many thousand year return preindustrial state said team leader andrey ganopolski potsdam institute climate impact research today global warming degree already recorded exceed threshold faster melt said alexander robinson leadauthor study world take action limit greenhouse gas emission earth could warm degree celsius would result one fifth ice sheet melting within year complete loss year said one would call rapid collapse however compared happened planet history fast might already approaching critical threshold temperature rise limited degree celsius complete melt ice sheet could happen year study found,1
keep coral reef eaten away increasingly acidic ocean human need limit amount climatewarming greenhouse gas atmosphere panel marine scientist said wednesday logical critical action address impact ocean acidification coral reef stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration scientist said document called honolulu declaration release u conference coral reef hawaii ocean acidification another threat coral caused global warming along rising sea level higher sea surface temperature coral bleaching scientist said coral reef sentinel ecosystem sign environment changing said one expert billy causey u national marine sanctuary program although ocean acidification affecting health ocean thing increased carbon dioxide atmosphere going fact affecting terrestrial environment also causey said telephone hawaii coral reef offer economic environmental benefit million people including coastal protection wave storm source food pharmaceutical job revenue declaration said coral increasingly threatened warming sea surface temperature well ocean acidification ocean getting acidic absorbing billion ton greenhouse gas carbon dioxide last two century onethird humangenerated carbon dioxide period carbon dioxide combine sea water form carbonic acid marine researcher long recognized acidification deep ocean water far land study published year journal science found damaging phenomenon pacific north american continental shelf mexico canada quite likely elsewhere around globe water became corrosive started dissolving shell skeleton starfish clam coral stabilizing carbon dioxide emission honolulu declaration top longterm recommendation key shortterm recommendation nurture coral reef seem natural resilience acidification could adopted immediately manager protected marine area causey said honolulu declaration presented united nation global regional national forum,1
twoweek annual conference due finish friday often run overtime country squabble wording hammer difference push forward lagging climate action wednesday provisional text urged country step target cut greenhouse gas emission end acknowledging current pledge fall short needed limit warming degree celsius avert worst impact climate change aubrey webson un ambassador antigua barbuda chair alliance small island state said deal needed strengthened help vulnerable particularly finance adopt clean energy cope climate change impact wont get ambition emission cut need dont scale provision finance warned statement noting long overdue money deal growing climate loss damage particularly key one text noted regret developed country yet meet promise channel billion year climate finance poorer nation starting something promised text urged government accelerate effort meet goal sooner abul kalam azad bangladesh special envoy climate vulnerable forum cvf club vulnerable nation africa asia latin america said excuse meeting already overdue billion goal later without financial support little done minimise damaging effect vulnerable community around world said noted cvf want negotiator cop mandate financing option loss damage impact higher sea stronger storm drought flood studied presented cop next year ask included decision text far vanessa nakate young ugandan climate activist also called separate fund help vulnerable country like cope loss adding would experience suffering suffering suffering warming top adapt starvation adapt extinction adapt lost cultural heritage adapt lost biodiversity said calling loss damage put centre cop negotiation challenging mohamed adow director power shift africa nairobibased thinktank said cop decision text currently lopsided document dominant advance include push accelerate emission reduction call action phase use coal fossil fuel subsidy first time appeal appeared negotiating text talk key demand vulnerable country little told journalist helping country adapt climate impact deal permanent loss damage fuzzy vague deadline text country come back stronger emission reduction target welcomed many although developing nation wanted targeted mainly largeemitting nation submitted weak national action plan year climate campaigner said text lacked needed commitment revise emissionscutting goal every year given urgency change needed conference overarching aim keep alive reference paris agreement ambitious goal pursue effort limit average global temperature rise preindustrial time leading tracker national climate policy week said world hit warming century current plan emission cut fulfilled draft deal plan solve climate crisis agreement well cross finger hope best said jennifer morgan executive director greenpeace international polite request country maybe possibly next year alok sharma british official leading cop talk said uk government aiming high ambition outcome summit still lot work achieve satisfactory outcome finance line hope vulnerable country noted said hoped new pledge week would smooth way know risk reach ambitious outcome climatevulnerable country frontline climate crisis continue bear brunt engulfs u added,1
chicago mar bdnews comreuters u president barack obamas campaign putting cinematic finish reelection pitch new documentary democratic president first three year white house campaign released trailer minute film road weve traveled thursday featured dramatic music cinematicstyle video interview top obama adviser obama whose tie hollywood helped raise fund tapped oscarwinning director davis guggenheim direct film oscarwinning actor tom hank provide narration guggenheim documentary former vice president al gore fight climate change inconvenient truth academy award best documentary feature new obama film premiere obama campaign office across country march film opportunity put perspective challenge country faced president obama took office tough decision made face challenge progress weve made rebuilding economy thats meant last strengthening securing nation campaign said statement obamas campaign sought highlight president accomplishment face attack republican rival improving still rough economy obama face republican nominee november election documentary includes appearance vice president joe biden first lady michelle obama former white house adviser david axelrod chicago mayor rahm emanuel president first white house chief staff one dramatic moment shown trailer biden describes obamas decision send u force compound housed osama bin laden al qaeda leader killed raid republican national committee spokeswoman kirsten kukowski said american people dont need movie trailer minute documentary know president accomplished past three year unfortunately american feel obamas accomplishment every day president obama led country higher unemployment record debt higher gas price said white house spokesman jay carney asked obamas message needed hollywood help demurred suggesting im tom hank quipped laughter reporter take advantage every opportunity explain president policy explain position describe vision country moving forward obama used documentary format make case campaign ran minute advertisement october long november election win,1
madhavans two acre hectare land meenangadi village used lush cash crop coffee black pepper betel nut two decade drought unseasonally heavy rain decimated yield mahogany plantation one reliable source income earning rupee year keep tree standing yearold farmer paid plant protect tree tree banking scheme project heart meenangadis campaign become india first carbonneutral village madhavan got sapling free meenangadis panchayat village council lend rupee per tree every year cut point loan written like tree including felling sell timber every morning spend time looking tree really happy say except three died naturally steadfastly growing madhavan told thomson reuters foundation sooner later land become small forest filled infinite greenery past decade keralas farmer faced ailing business struggling rising temperature erratic rain deforestation caused soil degradation making land vulnerable flooding mudslide wayanad district suffering kerala state action plan climate change naming one state four hotspot treeplanting initiative taking root worldwide government corporation look way cut planetwarming emission fight pollution land degradation simply earn credit offset carbon emission many project fail rely local little time money look newly planted tree meenangadis treebanking project avoids pitfall giving farmer ongoing incentive protect tree said jayakumar executive director thanal local environmental group helping implement village carbonneutral programme message climate change linked climate justice said usually take farmer one two decade get financial benefit planting timber tree sapling project farmer get money start money grows tree meenangadi started carboncutting journey energy audit indicated village population generating tonne excess carbon every day help bring number zero within next four year aim plant least tree soak carbon dioxide atmosphere said ke vinayan president village council farmer join given tree sapling grown council nursery donated kerala forest department ranging tree timber fruit bamboo native specie chosen ability absorb large amount carbon withstand wild weather swing well generate income farmer mature vinayan said three year planting farmer mortgage tree year interestfree loan council paid back tree cut tree dy due disease heavy rain drought farmer continues receive money vinayan added far farmer enrolled scheme village planted sapling including vacant lot handed farmer support netzero push want join treebanking project already distributed rupee first tranche loan second tranche coming soon boosted millionrupee grant kerala state first survey still underway vinayan said far know none tree cut vital farmer allowed use tree however want end loan period real owner custodian tree noted dont want permanently infringe right said council regularly review project view extending mortgage period launching new scheme incentivise farmer preserve plantation added village inspiration even farmer joining meenangadis project decide leave tree standing many environmentalist warn treeplanting drive nearly enough slow planetary warming balagopal environmentalist committee member scientific organisation kerala sasthra sahithya parishad said supported treebanking scheme limitation climate change global phenomenon cant mitigated massive treeplanting particular region said benefit planting tree cancelled carbon pull air replaced greenhouse gas coming car household heating power source said need hour new green technology like solar added meenangadi council member said looking way bring carbon emission including shifting solar lighting electric vehicle using highefficiency stove village climate ambition spreading governing council sulthan batheri block district subdivision meenangadi located launched netzero programme january meenangadis carbonneutral mission really inspired u said assainar president sulthan batheri block panchayat madhavan meenangadi village plan offer hope fellow farmer could help calm erratic weather turned wayanad district agricultural champion region crisis hope ongoing carbonneutral campaign help u recapture past glory said,1
record high food price resulting inflation set continue least fuelling new hunger across globe anarchy street poorer nation top un official said josette sheeran executive director united nation world food programme said world economy entered perfect storm world hungry caused high oil food price low food stock assessment current level continue next year fact rise probably least said visit brussels thursday met european union official visit came day oil gold copper surged record high investor fleeing weak dollar piled commodity sheeran said food price rising due combination soaring oil energy price effect climate change growing demand country india china use crop produce biofuels leading new face hunger world call newly hungry people money priced able buy food said higher food price increase social unrest number country sensitive inflationary pressure importdependent see repeat riot already reported street seen burkina faso cameroon senegal food gap people die hunger related illness every day across world one child dying every five second un aid official brussels seeking help bridging million dollar food gap created soaring commodity cost increased around percent since wfp currently drawing list country believe vulnerable current food inflation crisis afghanistan million needed feed additional million people budget shortfall mean moment decide provide percent le food reach percent le people unacceptable sheeran said along extra funding said one solution would increase food production using land agriculture reducing amount land set aside biofuels eu last year set target biofuels account percent fuel used transport bloc critic recently questioned whether plan need reviewed light concern impact biofuels food supply whether really contribute reducing greenhouse gas emission government need look carefully link acceleration biofuels food supply give thought biofuels policy sheeran said seeing benefit small farmer particularly lessdeveloped world land could better used speculative investment commodity market product grain cereal helped fuel price surge shortterm phenomenon said shortterm bubble definitely continue sheeran said,1
bonn germany fri jun bdnews comreuters small reference page mammoth un scientific report cut greenhouse gas far deeper offer rich nation become main roadblock towards new un climate treaty developing nation twoweek un talk bonn ending friday outlined emission cut developed nation percent level become vital deal due agreed copenhagen december many developed nation however say curb meant avert worst climate change would cripple economy minus range become sort beacon yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reuters much back people mind something measure success copenhagen range based handful study even make summary policymakers threepart report intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc drawing work expert little progress made setting target shyam saran special climate envoy indian prime minister manmohan singh said bonn talk developing nation led china india say rich aim cut emission mainly burning fossil fuel least percent say evidence global warming melting arctic ice worsened since small island state fear washed map rising sea level say rich cut least percent level forty percent rather reasonable target problem big widely believed saran said de boer noted level agreed target merely scenario avoiding worst global warming obama cut many developed nation led united state say number reach president barack obama want cut u emission back level percent cut level percent japan set target week percent level level minus percent still possible quite difficult said bill hare potsdam institute climate impact research author ipccs final summary said recent scientific finding backed range percent make summary technical reason doubt validity percent gained wide political prominence reference page finding included footnote document launching talk new treaty meeting nation bali far offer table rich nation total cut percent level hare said european union offering percent cut developed nation join page say developing nation make substantial deviation slow rise emission business usual judgment split rich poor two starkly different camp rather instance setting sliding scale cut richest making deepest side feel asked much said alden meyer union concerned scientist unclear deadlock broken rich might offer deeper cut poor could back perhaps return clean technology far aid hare said russia main country yet set greenhouse gas goal whose emission already percent level collapse soviet union could make big difference russian goal maintaining current level would deepen overall promised cut percent country suggest cut fall within range especially later reduction deeper trend possible jonathan pershing head u delegation bonn ipcc author chapter included percent range said briefing late last month,1
greenland ice loss accelerating nudging sea level according study showing iceberg breaking away meltwater runoff equally blame shrinking ice sheet report using computer model confirm satellite reading indicated ice loss quickened equivalent mm inch world sea level rise per year average mm year mass loss accelerated said michiel van den broeke utrecht university netherlands led study friday edition journal science year warm summer seen huge melting told reuters study colleague united state netherlands britain underlying cause suggest trend likely continue near future jonathan bamber coauthor university bristol said statement computer model matched satellite data ice loss raising confidence finding showed loss due equally meltwater caused rising temperature iceberg breaking glacier help u understand process affect greenland also help u predict happen van den broeke said relative role snowfall iceberg thawing ice poorly understood greenland lock enough ice raise world sea level meter ft ever thawed end globe farcolder antarctica contains ice equivalent meter sea level rise according un estimate copenhagen government meet copenhagen december try agree un pact slow global warming fearing rising temperature bring powerful storm heatwaves mudslide specie extinction well rising sea level study said loss ice greenland would roughly double recent rate masked snowfall refreezing meltwater reached sea total greenland lost billion ton ice split iceberg cracking sea glacier water runoff mass loss would twice great without offsetting effect van den broeke said un intergovernmental panel climate change estimated world sea level could rise cm natural expansion water warms would account rise rather melting ice greenland current rate mm year would cm continued year ismuch previous estimate greenland contribution van den broeke said,1
china longest river yangtze suffering severe drought year water level area falling lowest year state medium said thursday china suffering worst drought decade left million people short drinking water shrunk reservoir river hardest hit large swathe usually humid south water level several major river plunged historic low recent month jan yangtze water level hankou plunged metre ft lowest since record began china daily said thursday quoting wuhanbased changjiang time year drought rare li changmin farmer central hubei province quoted saying day ago saw ship ship running aground never seen since october ship run aground main course yangtze world third longest river stretch km mile west east traditional dividing line north south china year dry season came month earlier usual water level fell sooner expected official quoted saying also large amount water stored three gorge dam last month caused flow volume river fall percent yangtze river water resource commission said drought nothing dam china daily said three gorge dam world largest hydroelectric project engineering feat seek tame yangtze backer say dam end devastating flood downstream generate clean electricity critic call reckless folly brought wrenching dislocation many people drought flood perennial problem china meteorologist complained increased extreme weather pointing global climate change culprit,1
qamrul hasan bdnews com correspondent satkhira feb bdnews commost coastal embankment damaged aila yet repaired even nine month devastating cyclone battered country southwest coast mid dismayed official local people fear work repair breach embankment would completed ahead coming monsoon turn could aggravate suffering million aila victim although reconstruction embankment started right earnest progress work rather moved snail pace local people said repair work likely completed february envisaged earlier authority slow progress likley bring fresh catastrophe inhabitant three union shyamnagar ashashuni upazilas dyke rebuilt ensuing monsoon villager said according water development board satkhira office shyamnagar ashashuni two worsthit upazilas battered cyclone aila partially damaging kilometre coastal embankment totally washing away km dyke md isahaq ali former chairman gabura union said reconstruction work hampered required number labourer could mobilised far compounding problem unwillingness subcontractor pay individual worker tk day althoguh ngo paid labourer tk work two factor likley delay completion work endfebruary deadline added padmapukur union chairman amjadul islam said contractor started work five embankment located jhapa garhkumarpur kalitala chaulkhola chandipur area slow pace work indicated would able repair breach onset monsoon rain embankment lebubunia kholishabunia chandnimukha jelekhali place gabura union shyamnagar upazila eroded strong current kapotaksha arhpangashia river flow sundarbans forest river swelled cyclone aila hit coastal area may last year submerging large number village many village adjacent union including padmapukur also went water river kalindi madar shinghatali washed away coastal dyke hand kapotakshainduced breach inundated pratapnagar ashashuni sadar anulia union ashashuni upazila local administration collaboration villager tried contain damage failed subsequently regular high tide continued damage remainder dyke month result homestead cropland shrimp farm union experience inundation twice every hour due regular tidal surge breached dyke repaired fully villager three union forced stay remaining stretch embankment past eight month area also suffers acute drinking water shortage md isahaq ali former chairman gabura union said already met local mp wdb official effort find solution assured would urge contractor finish work quickly ali said local people demanded coastal embankment built keeping view adverse effect climate change dyke upgraded least foot basal thickness ft height ft crestline satkhira wdb executive engineer mujibur rahman last month said tender group floated repair ailadamaged dyke satkhira wdbdivisions group fall shyamnagar kaliganj satkhira sadar upazilas division group satkhiras shyamnagar ashashuni kaliganj khulnas koira upazilas rahman said tender delayed lack fund allocation however matter resolved contractor got work order january immediately began work reparing embankment breach gabura union work started chawkbara area gabura january local people doubt inexperienced subcontractor would able finish task within stipulated time immediately repair work point dyke developed fresh breach villager said due poor quality work engineer said ongoing repair work padmapukur union five breach completed february contractor yet started work receiving work order asked job immediately,1
egyptian vote saturday referendum constitutional change designed allow free fair election splintered reform movement toppled hosni mubarak vote divided egypt say much deeper constitutional change needed others argue amendment suffice high turnout expected muslim brotherhood well organised islamist group come favour amendment setting odds secular group prominent reform advocate including mohamed elbaradei amr moussa candidate presidency military council mubarak handed power feb hoping amendment pas move along path set towards parliamentary presidential election allow cede power elected government watershed vote said ahmed saleh activist coordinating elbaradeis presidential campaign people appetite voting high change air military council mubarak handed power feb called strong turnout goal referendum create adequate climate parliamentary presidential election important outcome egyptian participate give voice said council asked judicial committee draft amendment include twoterm limit presidency restricting eight year time leader serve office mubarak held three decade rejection amendment force council rethink strategy prolong transitional period want keep short possible reform fall far short demand reformist want constitution completely rewritten youth group organised protest mubarak said amendment attempt abort revolution tight timetable broadly worried tight timetable set military election give enough time party recover year oppression give advantage muslim brotherhood remnant mubarak administration general ismail etman member supreme council armed force said week amending constitution best ideal solution interview al gomhuria newspaper published thursday said approval amendment would lead new law would open political life including end restriction political party formation newspaper television station social networking site alive debate vote camp pressed campaign friday fullpage advert al masry al youm popular egyptian newspaper agree historic decision without time adequate information one objection listed alongside picture actor politician religious figure businessmen urging voter reject amendment next page muslim brotherhood leader gave opposing view supporting constitutional amendment step towards realising demand revolution one reject offered clear alternative million egypt population million eligible vote high turnout expected voter accustomed election marred violence voterigging mubarak course vote never felt vote would count much saturday said ahmed adel added would vote amendment help get country back track need parliament president soon possible activist ziad elelemi disagreed holding workshop across country raise awareness among citizen constitutional amendment enough,0
los angeles mon jan bdnews comreuters california facing billion deficit current economic downturn glum gov arnold schwarzenegger warned golden state brink insolvency people left california u state past year disenchanted snarled traffic scarce job highest tax nation add prospect still higher tax fewer public service normally sunny californian little celebrate still expert say populous u state world eighthlargest economy well placed rise crisis could spur major change economy pay dividend long term abundant natural resource big port access pacific rim large relatively young work force entrepreneurial draw techoriented industry augur well future economist historian say prophet doom gloom looking reality california said jerry nickelsburg senior economist ucla anderson forecast government created kind mess thats problem solved negative actually fairly small think expect lot good california said typically upbeat schwarzenegger made international headline month instead delivering usual cheery state state speech issued short bleak message california roughly trillion economy rock upon chest california state emergency said former actor bodybuilder whose second term end next year addressing emergency first greatest thing must people billion deficit rock upon chest breathe get controller john chiang told californian would delay sending billion tax refund payment state running money dismal state state would hard imagine california postworld war two golden year income rising land plentiful home affordable wideopen freeway stretched direction good time came screeching halt opec recession said dowell myers professor urban planning demography university southern california way never really returned heart california problem economist say government heavy reliance personal income tax produce wild swing revenue coffer overflow good year dry leaner time california pioneer state famous entrepreneurial spirit entrepreneur might make million boom time could go bust recession big reason state reliance income tax proposition voterapproved change state constitution limit property tax increase requires plan boost tax receive approval least twothirds legislature measure credited sparking antitax sentiment state assisting ronald reagan election u president two year later legislator responded burdening state resident highest income sale tax country economist say state long needed fix revenue rollercoaster ride hopeful crisis force leader face music also place little longterm significance number people moving saying misleading compare absolute number state california population much larger long overdue reassessment moreover california population actually still growing thanks immigration birth state relatively young work force may give edge baby boomer retire california population could hit million according projection six time million people percent current million hardhit mortgage crisis foreclosure home price dropped percent southern california making home ownership realistic young family california first time nearly decade unemployment news grim state jobless rate december rising year high percent national average percent rate approaching one posted recession early california economy suffered gutted aerospace payroll unemployment rose nearly percent state remains leader green energy biotechnology aerospace industry expected fare well world economy create new job market people may think cant really solve problem california totally wreck train myers said shake wake outlook hopeful right crisis forcing longoverdue reassessment jessica gould yearold graduate student usc moved atlanta fell love mild climate natural beauty healthconscious lifestyle anythinggoes culture optimistic hoping make change gould said budget mess concern honest going face problem anywhere many thing get living guess small price pay,0
one thing decade disengagement narendra modi washington eager make fresh start u sending three cabinet secretary india quick succession kerry state penny pritzker commerce chuck hagel defence washington preparing host modi september u perspective modis government offer welcome respite year perceived strategic economic drift upa kerrys visit also well timedfirst nda government office nearly two month modi met xi jinping vladimir putin among others high time cabinetlevel u engagementsecond kerry argued speech week relation strategically important country shunted sideline crisis decade india among small group country vital american strategy u strong stake continued indian reform successespecially contribute global growth promote marketbased economic policy help secure global common maintain mutually favourable balance power asiathird kerry others including treasury secretary jack lew federal reserve chair janet yellen attended uschina strategic economic dialogue beijing continued absence new delhi cabinet level would invite unflattering comparison u approach china indiathe two side first challenge find new way working effectively modi unlike upa designed administration strengthened executive activist office prime minister setup inherent limit reliance ritualized strategic dialogue foreign ministriesthe two side relook existing structure reinvigorating trade defence ceo forum also need new line coordination reflect emerging institutional political setup new delhikerry attending strategic dialogue capitalized calendardriven exercise two country need real strategic dialogue lower case built upon le ritualized powerful set first principle strengthened coordination surprise core security equity sensitivity others domestic constraint frequent ritualized contact highest levelsthe immediate need strengthen trust rough patchfrom india perspective cause friction include u trade case khobragade debacle inadequate u attention india security concern especially india neighborhoodfrom u perspective concern centered scope pace indian economic reform badly tainted market sentiment soured u firm india retroactive tax nuclear liability bill compounded negative sentimentsviewed prism current usindia standoff wto badly timedthe u side listen closely india economic priority hopefully bring ideasfor example technology release defence license coproduction washington need avoid hectoring india investment climate instead inject something tangible mix especially since beijing tokyo among others offer india project finance vehicle u lacksbut biggest challenge structural longterm naturefirst economic constraint hindered strategic coordination especially east asiathe u india share powerful interest assuring favourable balance power much bind least shared regional maritime energy interest lofty strategic ambition require strengthened economic security content relation regional state one another east asian contextso hardly ideal washington new delhi pursuing separate competitive regional trade agreement transpacific partnership tpp regional comprehensive economic partnership rcepmeanwhile u economic weight asia increasing absolutely declining relative term china share asean trade increased threefold surpassing u share declined third period u want leverage tpp restore leadership zero prospect tpp year administration stomach pursue needed trade promotion authority congressindias challenge greater trade play growing role economy scale remains handicap percent asean trade china percent india coincidence backbone east asian economy remains integrated supply production chain india largely absent rising labour cost china geography asian manufacturing shift india opportunity align national manufacturing policy strategic imperative eastat time u india need new bilateral economic vehicle vice president biden called increase trade billiona number analogous uschina trade hard fathom india lack china manufacturing base integration regional global supply chain comparative openness foreign investment comparable stage development hard infrastructureinstead pithy slogan two side need better aligned agenda especially opportunity crossborder investment manufacturing infrastructure gasification energy opportunitiesfor american pressing need growthconducive reform investor friendly tax sectoral policy india arun jaitley budget offered hope le many u wished forone step would bilateral investment treaty indian firm would benefit investor protection u u firm would welcome relevant legal change safeguard india country would benefit treaty independent arbitration processin fact investment point important trade vote confidence country economy mesh well current need sideabove two side need continue difficult quest strategic consensus enhanced intelligence counterterrorism cooperation offer one opportunity defence coproduction weapon sale increase potential interoperabilitybut positive security agenda needed especially asia new initiative across series basket energy seaborne trade finance global common regional architecturethe two side need manage difference tone substance strategic issue concern including afghanistan pakistan chinatake china fact india view beijing role south asia far greater alarm washington unlikely change soon u lean toward india seek avoid becoming caught new delhi beijingmany india continue fear uschina condominium issue importance new delhi fear receded uschina relation deteriorated since yet india remains sensitive perceived inattention equity concern even pronounced afghanistan pakistan amid u withdrawal policy turbulencethe u india much better kerrys visit start modis september visit pivotal,0
hoodies leaf peeper among hundred new word phrase included updated version english dictionary downloaded accessed mobile phone first time monday ever since conservative party leader david cameron told u hug hoodie young person wear hooded sweatshirt regarded potential hooligan phrase become commonplace usage formally recognised latest edition collins english dictionary leaf peeper gained acceptance describing tourist visit new england autumn see changing colour foliage new word intended provide reflection changing world requirement collins said new word phrase include barbecue stopper controversial currentaffairs issue social gaffe croydon facelift tightening effect skin woman face caused securing hair back head tight ponytail disemvowel remove vowel word word text message email etc order abbreviate dykon celebrity much admired lesbian exergaming playing video game require rigorous physical exercise intended workout player race virtual bicycle onscreen pedalling simulator resembling exercise bike extraordinary rendition process country seizes person assumed involved terrorist activity transport interrogation country due process law unlikely respected girlfriend experience service provided prostitute includes personal activity kissing provided traditionally sex worker potus president united state season creep gradual changing length season demonstrated earlier flowering plant etc thought many caused climate change carbon footprint measure amount carbon dioxide released atmosphere single endeavour company household individual daytoday activity,1
people believe oil running government need find another fuel american alone thinking leader touch reality issue international poll said sunday average percent respondent country palestinian territory said thought oil supply peaked percent nearly respondent nation ranging china mexico believed enough new oil would found keep primary fuel source whats striking there widespread consensus around world oil running government need make real effort find new source energy said steven kull director worldpublicopinionorg global research organization conducted poll concern climate change spurred emission fossil fuel including oil also factor among respondent kull said current tightening oil market temporary continue price oil rise substantially respondent said think going keep going higher fundamental adaptation necessary kull said telephone interview united state world biggest oil consumer among biggest emitter climatewarming pollution fossil fuel use percent respondent said oil running believed u government mistakenly assumes would enough keep oil main source fuel u government facing reality american perceive government facing reality kull said united state alone among major industrialized nation rejecting kyoto protocol aim limit greenhouse gas emission exacerbate global warming last week president george bush said u greenhouse emission especially carbon dioxide spewed burning fossil fuel like oil would stop growing gave detail would come announcement drew sharp criticism environmental group others pointed mean emission continue grow next year nigeria majority percent believe enough new oil would found keep primary energy source reflection status major oil exporter member opec poll conducted china india united state indonesia nigeria russia mexico britain france iran azerbaijan ukraine egypt turkey south korea palestinian territory margin error varied country country ranging plus minus percentage point plus minus percentage point kull said worldpublicopinionorg involves research center around world location center determined country included poll kull noted poll included country make percent global population project managed program international policy attitude university maryland,1
germany biggest foreign policy shift since cold war scholz called zeitenwende epochal change applause leadership home abroad six week later applause largely ceased even image atrocity emerge ukraine since invasion president vladimir putin russia scholz ruled immediate oil gas embargo saying would costly dragging foot sending armoured vehicle ukraine saying germany must rush ahead new debate ruling coalition go forward massive task scholz laid let alone fast already doubt building german government commitment radical plan zeitenwende real country said thomas bagger senior german diplomat next ambassador poland everyone like change scholz announced go far deeper commitment spend gross domestic product military billion euro billion year compared france billion euro billion go heart germany postwar identity peaceful exporting nation heart business model enriched germany made europe largest powerful economy german asked rethink everything approach business energy policy defence russia said claudia major defence expert german institute international security affair need mindset change need recognize u power politics back germany must play role added germany leading dragged truly reorienting german new world security real cost term potentially lost life also lost trade higher energy price slimmer profit lower economic growth wrenching endeavour take time even generation afternoon policy pronouncement realisation dawning german frustrated european partner dont understand anyone germany sleep night seeing horror like without anything said andriy melnyk ukraine outspoken ambassador berlin referring atrocity ukraine take germany act even annalena baerbock selfassured green foreign minister expressed concern zeitenwende may temporary fundamental said worried consensus fragile german favour close tie russia silent changed view feel said know right regard sanction energy independence weapon delivery also regard treat russia actually dont like since scholz put forth zeitenwende special session parliament feb multiple crack germany commitment change already begun appear german celebrity made headline appeal government rearmament degree change german foreign policy far signed people green lawmaker lobbied spend part billion euro billion special fund military citing need like human security climate change labour union industry boss warning catastrophic damage economy immediate recession russian gas stop flowing ceo german chemical giant basf michael heinz put last week cheap russian energy basis industry competitiveness fact basis german economy german business facing possibility asked without resistance quietly mounting government minister say asked discreetly business leader thing go back normal return business usual ever since fall berlin wall german reunification business usual largely meant change trade conviction economic interdependency would alter authoritarian government like russia china better help keep peace prosperity democracy thinking went go hand hand link russia particularly complicated long complex history hot cold war including guilt million russian killed nazi reinforced belief security architecture europe include russia take account russian interest model paid nicely germany export china import cheap gas russia thats recipe german export success said ralph bollmann biographer angela merkel former german chancellor seen protected german rivalrous world preparing germany including intelligence service predicted putin would invade sovereign european country war set cycle soulsearching even among prominent politician like frankwalter steinmeier former foreign minister federal president senior member scholzs social democratic party prominent supporter nord stream natural gas pipeline halted bypassed ukraine united state opposed clinging idea building bridge russia partner warned u steinmeier said melnyk ukrainian ambassador accused enabling putin failed build common europe steinmeier said failed incorporate russia security architecture added wrong immediate aftermath scholzs zeitenwende speech detail shared handful people resolve act decisively seemed palpable three diverse party coalition swung behind partisan division conservative opposition briefly forgotten public opinion mirrored shift rewarding new chancellor better popularity rating short time breadth change scholz announced seems intimidated even threeparty coalition government made courageous decision seem afraid courage said jana puglierin director berlin office european council foreign relation scepticism political establishment ready break fundamentally moscow german voter happily pay much energy food foreseeable future german pacifism run deep said john kornblum former u ambassador germany lived country since german illusion may shattered trauma russia war neurotic relationship russia may pause moment return full force soon shooting stop said nil schmid foreign policy spokesperson parliament social democrat said germany soft stance toward russia reflects german society remain idea russia part europe deal war produced dashed hope peaceful united europe shared generation said noted war return business usual one really want go back old time engagement russia still said shouldnt overdo balance shift deterrence le dialogue must keep dialogue puglierin little patience argument people need let old idea go adapt reality want said russia shown want stable relationship existing security order empty shell prominent conservative lawmaker norbert rttgen argued germany must make complete immediate break russia war come back europe one affect political security order continent said germany must also draw lesson dependency russia future relationship powerful authoritarian realm china key sector germany exportdriven model rely rttgen said real zeitenwende puglierin said come remake model future competition russia china realise every dependency used u new york time company,1
united state must take another step towards global climate change pact major industrialized country meet japan next week head european union executive said friday summit expect united state show ambition shown far european commission president jose manuel barroso told reporter noted recent narrowing difference brussels washington need tackle emission greenhouse gas linked rising global temperature two side remained far apart eu official said without step forward u president george bush little chance progress late next year country would rushing try thrash new un climate change deal next round un climate talk due take place poland december united state transition inauguration next president january world expects major economy like united state barroso said saying hope expect u accept ambitious conclusion one last year group eight summit last year leader world richest country agreed consider seriously global goal halving greenhouse gas emission eu want fix goal agree need target cutting emission although official brussels concede little chance bush administration backing idea nearterm goal barroso said target would credible without closer goal said expected next u president enhance shift washington position towards measure already agreed eu nation eu agreed cut greenhouse gas emission least percent level working rule emission industry car aircraft legislation meet target united state say committed fighting climate change refuse accept binding emission cut big developing economy china india agree mandatory limit,0
leading un climate panel split even turned online encyclopaedia help restore trust mistake like erroneous forecast melting himalayan glacier expert said five leading climatologist suggested everything sticking existing intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc replacing organisation modelled international atomic energy agency iaea ipcc cherish tweak scrap journal nature said proposed solution published thursday edition error himalayan glacier could melt huge exaggeration thaw exposed shortcoming ipccs check source led call reform panel shared nobel peace prize scandal leaked email british university conflict interest panel member also damaged ipcc whose report main guide costly government policy shift fossil fuel towards renewable energy like financial sector last year ipcc currently experiencing failure trust reveals flaw structure wrote eduardo zorita gkss research centre germany said ipcc whose author usually keep existing job replaced international climate agency perhaps staff said iaea european central bank u congressional budget office showed possible independent respected several expert said problem ipcc produce main report every six year last drawing work expert totalling page john christy university alabama suggested turning ipcc living wikipediaipcc updated online section overseen group four eight expert short rapid new class short rapidly prepared peerreviewed report needed said mike hulme lead author university east anglia england could use carbon border tariff way slow deforestation controlling soot darken thaw arctic sea ice making soak heat thomas stocker university bern cochair one ipccs three main working group defended panel existing plan saying report every six year ensured robustness required thorough rigorous assessment separately another study nature outlined new framework assessing climate change improving scenario used ipcc factor impact cut emission new green technology change lifestyle idea whole library scenario nebojsa nakicenovic international institute applied system analysis told reuters become richer ipcc report used core scenario developed consulting nonclimate expert issue economic growth population energy use adding likely greenhouse gas emission factor process take long scenario easily adapted new information new parallel process could ass possible use carbonburying technology coalfired power plant instance shift biofuels reuters latest environment blog click blogsreuterscomenvironment,1
link dec proposal titled donald trump statement preventing muslim immigration called total complete shutdown muslim entering united state vanished thursday along list potential supreme court justice pick president certain detail economic defence regulatory reform plan trump campaign respond multiple email seeking comment website change link redirect reader campaign fundraising page appear removed around election day tuesday trump historic upset democratic rival hillary clinton according website record historic snapshot web page muslim appearance cnbc thursday saudi prince alwaleed bin talal praised trump removing muslim ban proposal website also said trump deleted statement offensive muslim twitter account several tweet attacking muslim trump sent campaigning president remained feed thursday however including march tweet trump wrote incompetent hillary despite horrible attack brussels today want border weak openand let muslim flow way nov tweet supporter trump quoted tweet repeated claim muslim celebrated attack sept suggested trump include footage celebration political ad news conference civil right leader thursday samer khalaf president americanarab antidiscrimination committee said group still worried trump policy effect muslim thank removing word khalaf said referring muslim ban proposal know word one thing action something totally different deletion trump core policy position remained website including central immigration promise build impenetrable physical wall border mexico make mexico pay construction first time trump campaign made unexplained change site campaign year also replaced part site describing trump healthcare policy different version contacted reuters september campaign put original page back,0
climate change affecting breeding cycle toad salamander researcher reported tuesday first published evidence change amphibian documented two specie breeding later autumn year past two others breeding earlier winter study published proceeding royal society add growing body evidence climate change affecting animal study shown bird north america europe moving northward temperature rise brian todd university california davis colleague set net around wetland south carolina starting year ago trapped animal came went analyzed year data reproductive timing amphibian specie found first evidence delayed breeding associated climate change wrote report also found earlier breeding two specie rate change reproductive timing study among fastest reported ecological event added change coincided degree degree warming average overnight temperature site result highlight sensitivity amphibian environmental change provide cause concern face continued climate warming todd colleague concluded dwarf salamander eurycea quadridigitata marbled salamander ambystoma opacum autumnbreeding specie arrived significantly later recent year beginning study found tiger salamander ambystoma tigrinum pseudacris ornata ornate chorus frog winterbreeding specie showing earlier breed six specie frog toad change timing breeding researcher said,1
three people among injured critical condition according mississippi highway patrol collapse affected portion highway george county mile km northeast biloxi weve lot rain ida torrential mississippi highway patrol officer calvin robertson said part highway washed seven vehicle plunged ditch foot metre long foot meter deep robertson said cnn ida one powerful hurricane ever hit u gulf coast weakened tropical depression late monday churned mississippi system brought heavy rain overnight storm deluged louisiana rain killed least two people state caused widespread power outage across louisiana mississippi alabama prompted rescue operation flooded community around new orleans ida one series powerful storm pound u gulf coast recent year climate change fueling deadly disastrous weather across globe including stronger damaging hurricane tuesday official warned resident hidden danger flood water might bring wildlife closer neighborhood sheriff deputy st tammany parish investigating disappearance yearold man apparent alligator attack flood water brought storm man wife told authority saw large alligator attack husband tiny avery estate community mile km northeast new orleans monday stopped attack pulled husband flood water seeing injury severe took small boat get help came back find husband gone sheriff office said statement power water woe early tuesday million customer remained without power louisiana according poweroutage gather data u utility company entergy corp major power supplier said could take week electricity restored hardesthit area damage eight highvoltage line shut electricity new orleans nearby parish part transmission tower toppled mississippi river sunday night outage also straining major waste disposal system city monday sewer pumping station lost power raising risk backup new orleans sewerage water board could reached update tuesday morning official jefferson parish new orleans metropolitan area asked resident conserve water prevent sewage system backup least six large tanker truck filled potable water stationed outside main campus ochsner medical centre new orleans tuesday morning compounding issue ida aftermath part louisiana mississippi heat advisory temperature forecast reach fahrenheit celsius tuesday national weather service said heat advisory today pose big challenge agency new orleans outpost said twitter need keep hydrated know youre boil water advisory widespread flooding power outage also slowed effort tuesday energy company ass damage oil production facility port refinery memory katrina ida made landfall sunday category hurricane year day hurricane katrina evoking memory disaster killed people devastated new orleans billion system levee flood gate pump designed wake katrinas devastation largely worked designed ida official said sparing new orleans catastrophic flooding devastated area year ago state healthcare system also appeared largely escaped catastrophic damage time louisiana reeling resurgence covid infection strained hospital,1
russia launched first major energy awareness campaign since fall soviet union bringing unfamiliar sight moscow street billboard urging people switch energysaving light bulb muscovite encouraged go green save planet moscow government realised country wasteful way energy could mean long enough fuel go around conserving energy supply nothing environment igor bashmakov head independent centre energy efficiency said campaign launched start year danger global warming grabbed headline attention around world prompting planned ban incandescent lightbulb australia russia world thirdlargest polluter climate change generally greeted shrug shoulder persuading russian save energy difficult task country huge oil gas reserve many people see keeping light round clock driving gasguzzling car birthright russia become rich last year pumping oil gas hungry market west energyintensive mineral metal extraction consuming selling energy high agenda saving shifting towards renewable source solar wind hydro power priority poorly insulated sovietera apartment block leak heat draughty window thin roof ice snow cover street drain cover gutter icefree heat escaping city apartment heated municipal boiler pump hot water building poorly insulated pipe often run ground temperature controlled centrally usually high standard way people turn heat home open window sending cloud steam freezing air last year temperature january fell minus celsius minus fahrenheit forcing muscovite plug electric heater keep warm surge electricity demand overwhelmed local power station triggering shortage persuading authority switch gas bound europe back domestic market try saving energy andrei turnitsa development director kosmos russian company sell energysaving light bulb brand said shock power cut motivated moscow city government persuade muscovite cut power use moscow government asked u become partner information programme turnitsa said aim explain consumer buying energysaving bulb contribute city energy saving programme new light bulb technology cut energy use around percent using ultraviolet ray gas instead heat create light bulb familiar consumer developed economy new many russia moscow deal kosmos pay advertising across moscow given discounted rate scheme termed social information programme result two different poster one show black outline old light bulb next slogan save energy second black poster yellow light greyed bearing slogan beneath old bulb arrow pointing new compact fluorescent lamp environmentalist others say initiative drop ocean say kremlin shying away policy change would make real difference creating economic incentive save energy example raising subsidised price gas market level quickly moscow advertising campaign impact went bought three new bulb yearold nastya meshkova said drag cigarette break photo shop central moscow work stared black yellow advert important save energy going save energy bill course ill said,1
european union adoption measure fight climate change week could set example united state china india german chancellor angela merkel said saturday germany presidency eu leader set binding target friday renewable source make percent eu energy consumption agreed cut greenhouse gas emission amount period think europe could set example others implement attractive better climate protection goal merkel said weekly video podcast available download internet site mean example united state developing country india china want discus summit heiligendamm june addition sixmonth eu presidency run july germany president group eight club industrialised nation entire year merkel focused climate change presidency new eu target form basis nation bloc negotiating position international agreement extend kyoto protocol climate change emission reduction target past eu produce percent world greenhouse gas emission united state world largest polluter produce percent u president george bush pulled united state kyoto protocol,1
shrinking ice snow cover northern hemisphere reflecting ever le sunshine back space previously underestimated mechanism could add global warming study showed satellite data indicated arctic sea ice glacier winter snow greenland ice bouncing le energy back space dwindling white sunshade expose ground water darker absorb heat study estimated ice snow northern hemisphere reflecting average watt per square meter solar energy back upper atmosphere reduction watt per square meter since late cooling effect reduced increasing amount solar energy planet absorbs mark flanner assistant professor university michigan lead author study told reuters reduction reflected solar energy warming greater simulated current crop climate model said finding team usbased researcher published journal nature geoscience sunday conclusion cryosphere area ice snow responding sensitively also driving stronger climate change thought said ever ground water exposed sunlight absorbed heat turn speed melting snow ice nearby arctic sea ice instance shrunk recent decade trend united nation panel climate scientist blame mainly greenhouse gas mankind burning fossil fuel factory power plant car many study project arctic sea ice could vanish summer later century trend would undermine hunting culture indigenous people threaten polar bear animal well adding global climate change ice shrink flanner said impossible draw conclusion study rate future melting instance arctic sea ice since based year data lot thing determine climate one said factor include whether cloud warmer world whose white top also reflect sunlight could water vapor trap heat atmosphere study estimated degree celsius degree fahrenheit rise temperature would mean decline solar energy reflected space watt per square meter northern hemisphere snow ice temperature northern hemisphere risen degree celsius past three decade study look southern hemisphere antarctica far ice much colder show fewer sign warming global scale planet absorbs solar energy rate watt per square meter averaged year planet would darker absorb additional watt without northern hemisphere cryosphere flanner said,1
fallout may take month ass impact u economy bound considerable especially texas state oil drive much job market coronavirus outbreak slowing trade transportation energyintensive economic activity demand likely remain weak even russia saudi arabia resolve difference led saudi slash price russia refused join production cut global oil glut could keep price low year many smaller u oil company could face bankruptcy price pressure go week larger one challenged protect dividend payment thousand oil worker receive pink slip battle impose intense hardship many oilproducing country well especially venezuela iran several african nation political implication difficult predict winner may driver paying le gasoline particularly older le fuelefficient car tend lower income day time said daniel yergin energy historian author prize epic quest oil money power clash oil geopolitics virus together sent market spiralling decline demand oil march across globe virus advance saudi arabia russia hurt low price reason compromise cushion absorb financial loss month least saudi arabia depends high oil price fund ample social program lowest production cost producer operate profitably even lower price russia sufficient financial reserve devalue currency ruble sustain flow money economy even price decline leaf highercost producer service company drill immediately vulnerable diamondback energy mediumsize company based texas slashed production plan cutting number hydraulicfracturing crew six nine company expected follow suit coming day operation greatest jeopardy small private one large debt impatient investor le productive well small company couple hundred well fewer account much u output doubled last decade roughly million barrel day mediumsize company also imperilled including chesapeake energy according morgan stanley chesapeake major oklahoma oil gas company billion debt little cash persistently low commodity price chesapeake immediately respond request comment investment note monday goldman sachs said large company like chevron conocophillips would prepared handle shock exxon mobil could forced cut spending exploration new production recently focused west texas new mexico water guyana share occidental petroleum deeply debt acquisition anadarko last year declined concern would need slash dividend halliburton service company one drilling hydraulic fracturing blast shale rock exposed explorer producer frequently cut service first downturn hand refiner like valero may benefit increased supply cheap oil according goldman sachs may upside natural gas producer reduction oil production mean le gas bubbling oil well bolstering price american oil executive put best face situation noting many reduced risk last six month hedging sale contract barrel higher said layoff inevitable oil price plunged late oil oilservice worker lost job company adjust spending drilling finishing well hydraulic fracturing leaving ready ramp price recover still oil analyst note even sharp decline new well would reduce american oil production couple million barrel day next year two scott sheffield chief executive pioneer natural resource one biggest texas oil company predicted russia saudi arabia would hurt far u oil producer adjust capital employee work force preserve balance sheet sheffield said many company go bankrupt new shareholder drilling location oil industry dealt sharp price decline several time recent decade big oil company invested cycle especially longterm project deepwater drilling gulf mexico brazil africa analyst say global industry may well prepared latest challenge increased concern climate change growing reluctance investor pour money sector strained make profit recent year hobbled industry even virus hit many respect time different good way said david goldwyn top energy diplomat state department first obama administration low oil price necessarily result increased demand due firm commitment many country decarbonisation uncertain trend line coronavirus suggests demand recovery slow coming stock market plunge accompanied drop oil price hurt many american least paying le gasoline pump average regular gasoline price declined cent last week gallon according aaa motor club cent year ago every penny drop mean roughly million day saving u driver energy economist say president donald trump grasped silver lining good consumer gasoline price coming declared monday twitter yergin energy historian noted low gasoline price dont much school closed cancel trip youre working home virus oilproducing state suffer texas lost many oil job last time price collapsed company never replaced worker state diversified economy since restaurant hotel shopping mall houston across state still rely energy economy oil company already laying employee recent month crude price sagged internationally price drop reverberate differently country country china india huge importer oil stand gain different story venezuela russian ally depends dwindling oil export country short food medicine prompting many venezuelan leave neighbouring country united state iran already pressure tightening american oil sanction also hurt lower price adding economic burden led growing discontent saudi arabia may also hurt even though precipitated crisis saudi government finance social programme based oil sale also meant help diversify economy twenty percent saudi population invested national oil company saudi aramco initial public offering last year prospect reduced earnings aramco share fallen ipo price could large number disgruntled citizen said ellen wald middle east historian senior fellow atlantic council global energy centre lower oil price mixed impact environment drilling go release methane powerful greenhouse gas connected climate change price stay low gasguzzling car truck may find buyer cycle question long last go go said dan becker director washingtonbased safe climate campaign new york time company,1
sun sea marina presented artist lina lapelyte vaiva grainyte rugile barzdziukaite took golden lion best national participation biennale beating national pavilion second successive time prize gone performance piece winner german pavilion anne imhofs haunting faust saturday big prize golden lion best participant biennales central exhibition american artist filmmaker arthur jafa showed stirring minute film white album juxtaposes manifestation white supremacy portrait white people care close jafa also showed set monumental sculpture truck tire chain could picked list wouldve picked list said catherine wood senior curator specialising performance tate london wood said lithuanian pavilion clever way framing people everyday activity leisure lying towel playing board game applying suntan lotion chatting reading quite powerful activist dimension warning ecological disaster specie extinction pedestrian movement meeting overarching framework story joyful melancholic time said lithuanian pavilion curator lucia pietroiusti curator general ecology live programme serpentine gallery london encouraged museum start thinking outside box exhibition format begging certain kind opening possibility said specialise much create niche specialism encounter huge catastrophic situation like climate change specie extinction need find way connect new york time news service,1
antisecrecy website wikileaks nominated nobel peace prize norwegian politician behind proposal said wednesday day deadline nomination expired norwegian nobel committee accepts nomination many consider world top accolade february although five panel member end month make proposal norwegian parliamentarian snorre valen said wikileaks one important contributor freedom speech transparency st century disclosing information corruption human right abuse war crime wikileaks natural contender nobel peace prize valen said member national parliament professor law political science previous winner among allowed make nomination committee declined comment wikileaks proposal nomination washington furious wikileaks founder julian assange releasing ten thousand secret document diplomatic cable say harmed u interest abroad including peace effort assange australian face extradition sweden britain questioning sex case supporter say smear campaign designed close wikileaks nonprofit organization funded public right group awarding wikileaks prize would likely provoke criticism nobel committee courted controversy two recent choice jailed chinese prodemocracy activist liu xiaobo president barack obama month election nobel definition stretched prize endowed alfred nobel swedish inventor dynamite said awarded whoever shall done best work fraternity nation abolition reduction standing army holding promotion peace congress past decade committee appointed norwegian parliament stretched nobel definition include human right climate activism even microfinancing source criticism nobel traditionalist nobel watcher say prize wikileaks would highlight growing role specialist internet site broad access social medium bringing world change site twitter youtube played important role mobilizing people country tight grip official medium egypt mass antigovernment protest taking place kristian berg harpviken prio peace think tank oslo agreed innovative use new tool bringing peace could major theme year nobel said expected prize go woman series male recipient strongest tip russian human right group memorial leader svetlana gannushkina,0
rise sea level around antarctica past decade almost entirely due warming ocean ice melting australian scientist leading major international research programme said year study temperature salinity change southern ocean found average temperature warmed threetenths degree celsius satellite also measured rise cm inch sea southern polar region area half size australia rintoul told reuters biggest contribution far warming ocean expansion said steve rintoul australian leader australianfrenchus scientific programme melting sea ice antarctic ice shelf jutting ocean directly add sea level rise rintoul speaking french ship lastrolabe prepared depart monday hobart australia southern island tasmania fifth voyage current summer season surveillance ocean astral survostral programme research programme taking temperature salinity reading year depth metre along km sixday route hobart antarctic produced longest continuous record temperature salinity change southern ocean scientist studying ocean contributes global climate survostral given u foundation much known way ocean inhospitable difficulttoaccess region control global climate rintoul said project leader said sea level rise uniform southern ocean rise guaranteed continue rate future study also shown southern ocean uptake carbon dioxide changed season summer increase phytoplankton brought greater light caused southern ocean absorb carbon dioxide atmosphere colder month said study showed water warmed specie phytoplankton extending south although research needed determine importance finding whats significant weve detected change physical environment also detecting change biology response physical change next challenge figure biological change mean carbon uptake higher level food chain said tiny phytoplankton bottom food chain crucial food source number specie investigation lastrolabe world largest ocean current tasmania antarctica shown deep stream water taking warming deep ocean programme started measuring temperature salinity weve recently begun much comprehensive chemistry biology programme measurement rintoul said would widen scientific investigation impact climate change biology carbon cycle said,1
washington jan bdnews comreuters tiny diamond sprinkled across north america suggest swarm comet hit earth around year ago kicking enough disruption send planet cold spell drive mammoth creature extinction scientist reported friday suggest event would transcend anything biblical series blinding explosion atmosphere equivalent thousand atomic bomb researcher said socalled nanodiamonds made hightemperature highpressure condition created cosmic impact similar explosion tunguska siberia flattened tree mile doug kennett university oregon colleague found little diamond site arizona south carolina alberta manitoba canada buried level corresponds beginning year ago younger dryas yearlong cold spell north american mammoth sabertoothed cat camel giant sloth became extinct clovis culture american indian also appears fallen apart time bone animal clovis artifact abundant time excavation show dark mat carbonrich material separate bone artifact emptier younger layer writing journal science kennett colleague report evidence nanodiamonds six site across north america fitting hypothesis giant explosion multiple explosion earth surface cause widespread fire pressure evidence mineral found sediment said help explain black mat data support hypothesis swarm comet carbonaceous chondrite type meteorite produced multiple air shock possible surface impact year ago wrote heat pressure could melted part greenland ice sheet causing current change affecting climate impact would kicked dust would shrouded sun lowered temperature endangering plant animal nanodiamonds found six location exist sediment associated younger dryas boundary layer kennett archeologist said statement discovery provide strong evidence cosmic impact event approximately year ago would enormous environmental consequence plant animal human across north america,1
operator paused menacing machine clear path surrounding forest park clung standoff continued driver gave turned back bulldozer returned day later park confronted time joined dozen neighbour south indian arcadia auroville linked arm around bulldozer chanting om namo bhagavate popular hindu mantra roughly translates obeisance almighty remained least temporary victory stay order environmental tribunal forcing demolition work stop super instinctive park said leap action there intruder immediately protect defend intruder case government auroville idealistic community founded goal realising human unity putting divine centre thing unity however recently frayed bitter dispute arisen aurovilles government revived longdelayed plan vastly expand community resident want protect thriving forest cultivated barren stretch land social experiment began year ago community founded french writer mirra alfassa better known follower simply mother believed change consciousness aspiration divine auroville would ripple rest world death mother commissioned french architect roger anger develop design city time current population anger conceived galactic form spiralling concentric circle around matrimandir circular golden meditation chamber radial road without money manpower decade carry plan community resident aurovilians built something different dug well built thatchedroof hut planted tree lot cool forest canopy civet jackal peacock creature roam muriel bush release sweet heady fragrance divide aurovilians want follow mother urban development plan known constructivist want let community continue developing organicists long existed struggle took heightened pitch july office prime minister narendra modi appointed new secretary jayanti ravi head township governing board ravi health secretary gujarat modis home state earlier district magistrate modi state top official faced nearuniversal condemnation failing control two month religious riot gujarat left people mostly muslim dead government new interest enacting anger design reflects modis penchant ambitious construction project foster tourism around hindu nationalist site bharatiya janata party bjp political arm rashtriya swayamsevak sangh social organisation devoted making india explicitly hindu state although auroville founded frenchwoman disciple sri aurobindo spiritual teacher freedom fighter india independence planned redesign auroville done sri aurobindos th birth anniversary august modi planning big celebration part narendra modis agenda appropriate religious spiritual figure fold bjp said navroz mody resident filed petition pause development project ravi promised infuse project million dollar federal funding development would start paving perfectly circular road part broader pedestrianised beltway would connect aurovilles four distinct zone way stand aurovilles youth centre water catchment area hundred tree sindhuja jagadeesh spokesperson local government said kind decadence aurovilles approximately people half indian half foreigner live acre land country densely populated india many people become attached comfort greenery supposed experiment evolve said jagadeesh also architect aurovilian stance opposed development jagadeesh added clash sharply mother vision model city future would replicated around world human unity also build city said proponent development plan ultimately envisions highdensity selfsustained city bustling economy experimental architecture deride auroville today ecovillage visitor get good cappuccino change consciousness founder hoped city plan meant hold experiment said shrimoyi rosegger resident approves development deep faith transformative power mother plan believe intelligence beyond u added follow guideline something revealed u leaning motorcycle outside community free clothing store food coop auroson bystrom among first child born auroville said opposes ravis plan think intense debate energised community aurobindo evolution bystrom said referring sri aurobindo last year auroville hasnt felt evolutionary opponent plan say philosophy sri aurobindo mother much building new city building new human take time urbanise important fast urbanise said suhasini ayer architect whose mixeduse development auroville recently design award un climate conference glasgow scotland community small population opponent development say owes unusual condition residency lack ring road government want plow tree wishing live must undergo year vetting must invest money home remain town property auroville receives funding government drum budget internally private enterprise donation resident purify water grow grain make paper work aurovilles public service receive meagre salary known maintenance people want pragmatic renu neogy lifelong aurovilian said ravi supporter pragmatic place utopia foreign resident said feared ravi could deprive sponsorship need continue living india fail get board plan two side seem far apart resident believe solution may lie approach community decisionmaking founding principle auroville consensus building allan bennett auroville town planner said group community architect mulling meld together place mother envisioned place exists today process known dream weaving architect trying capture poetry galaxy vision also ground reality said concept weave together back treehouse filled birdsong sunlight park contemplated confronted bulldozer save growing auroville park picked lemon swung limb banyan tree went briefly live seoul south korea wore school uniform followed strict routine outside unavoidable buy trash get swept away consumerism really get said easy good human new york time company,1
take lot rile people decidedly courteous nation president donald trump parting shot prime minister justin trudeau day left group summit meeting quebec country reacted uncharacteristic outrage defiance best friend nastiness extremely undiplomatic antagonistic frank mckenna former canadian ambassador united state wrote email disrespectful ill informed canadian support prime minister standing bully added friend treat friend contempt even trudeaus political foe rose defence stand shoulder shoulder prime minister people canada doug ford trumplike renegade recently elected premier ontario wrote twitter stephen harper former conservative prime minister trudeau beat become prime minister told fox news sunday trump made mistake targeting trade relation canada understand president trump american people feel need better trade relationship said added wrong target ink barely dried communiqu summit meeting charlevoix quebec trump berated trudeau twitter air force one accusing dishonest weak making false statement based justins false statement news conference fact canada charging massive tariff u farmer worker company instructed u rep endorse communique look tariff automobile flooding u market trump wrote canadian recovering sting remark trump economic adviser larry kudlow piled saying television trudeau stabbed u back betrayed trump made look weak summit meeting tuesday north korea leader peter navarro president top trade adviser suggested fox news sunday there special place hell trudeau trump ire appears spurred trudeau said canada would retaliate u tariff steel aluminum product calling kind insulting saying canadian nice pushed around strong word telegenic softspoken leader spent twoday summit trying strike precarious balance canada protectorinchief inciting mercurial u president canadian official said perplexed trump reaction since nothing trudeau said new singapore scheduled meet kim jong un north korea historic summit trump took twitter monday assail trudeau fair trade called fool trade reciprocal according canada release make almost billion dollar trade u guess bragging got caught trump wrote minimum tax dairy u justin act hurt called trump exactly popular canada twitter tirade threatened inflame already boiling resentment president whose antiimmigrant stance scepticism climate change infuriated many country pride openness social responsibility pew research survey published last year found canadian antagonism toward trump helped reduce canadian opinion united state low seen three decade percent canadian holding favourable view united state canadian across political spectrum said world grown used trump social medium rant ferocity personal tone insult trudeau crossed line even asked whether canadian boycott u product stop travel south border canada foreign minister chrystia freeland told reporter canadian insulted trump tariff steel aluminium imposed president said canada pose national security threat united state national security pretext absurd frankly insulting canadian closest strongest ally united state freeland said biting comment made kudlow responded canada believe ad hominem attack particularly appropriate useful way conduct relation country added particularly refrain ad hominem attack come ally freeland said planned continue negotiating american trade always prepared talk said thats canadian way always ready talk always absolutely clear standing canada calling u tariff illegal unjustified reiterated canada intention impose retaliatory tariff starting july canada day noted perhaps inappropriate trudeau meeting important test leadership home global stage sunday continued schedule meeting world leader trying rise twitter insult neighbour wrote twitter sunday agreement charlevoix would among thing strengthen economy protect woman environment thats matter canadian fury trump notwithstanding analyst said difficult overstate damage bad relation could cause canadian economy canada relies united state neighbour military ally largest trading partner million canadian job tied directly trade united state absorbs almost three quarter canada export canadian prime minister matter american president say deal president united state said janice stein founding director university toronto munk school global affair nevertheless analyst said trump attack could work politically embolden trudeau liberal whose popularity waning series misstep rise populism including ford recent election premier ontario john kirton director research group university toronto network people study gathering said trudeau face election next year needed appeal rural voter ontario quebec show protecting canada heartland face trump protectionism every canadian prime minister seen protect dairy sector kirton said trump repeatedly attacked canada tariff dairy import trudeau philosophical limit canada ability placate trump expectation weekend beautiful charlevoix surrounded sort lovely people going transform president outlook trade world said final news conference summit tweet storm didnt quite perhaps meet bar new york time news service,1
climate campaigner protesting planned expansion london heathrow airport said friday drawn list target direct action weekend including bank airport operator baa campaigner camped since saturday outside northern perimeter fence world busiest international airport also plan target air freight operation heathrows stilltobecompleted fifth terminal passenger argument passenger stopping government corporation taking unacceptable decision based purely profit spokeswoman sophie stephen said scientist say air transport contributes heavily global warming noting carbon dioxide water vapour emitted altitude four time potent sea level british government committed tackling climate change cutting co emission also back rapid expansion air travel set double next year protester numbering expected arrive planned hour action midday sunday want heathrows expansion plan dropped growth air travel halted stephen said planned picket headquarters london royal bank scotland bank worked baa owner spain ferrovial would also march baa headquarters next airport picket air freight operation planned mark extent heathrows planned third runway protest come height holiday season three month blazing jeep used attack glasgow airport year police thwarted said plan bomb airliner flying heathrow united state heathrow handle average almost one flight minute opened year ago designed cater million passenger year already see close million police drafted reinforcement said camp infiltrated violent anticapitalist demonstrator accusation stephen denied thursday police made several arrest campaigner chained perimeter railing two small airfield near london friday several glued door department transport baa say accepts global warming problem aviation contributes small fraction carbon emission cause,1
investor manages excess billion plan seek opinion consultant whether hsbc asset management help manage sustainability fund wake controversial comment said person direct knowledge matter staff inside bank hk also sought reassurance policy amid concern hsbc perceived client two source said source declined named authorised speak medium spokesperson hsbc declined comment earlier month stuart kirk global head responsible investing hsbc asset management told conference london climate change financial risk need worry comment prompted bank suspend conduct internal investigation kirk declined comment reached reuters kirk presentation met criticism campaigner pressuring bank peer financial service industry play bigger role fight climate change also prompted pension regulator uk warn pension scheme failing consider impact climate change ignoring major risk pension saving hsbc leading provider investment service scheme hsbc chief executive noel quinn said kirk comment inconsistent hsbcs strategy reflect view senior leadership nicolas moreau head asset management division also distanced bank kirk remark hsbc asset management received number inquiry institutional client kirk comment one source said institution said felt obligated seek clarity understand hsbcs official stance source added possibility hsbc asset management division oversees billion losing business come company invests unit part broader push grow fee income last year hsbc bought business singapore india seek expand asia particular unease also rippled bank internal meeting employee feeling concerned raised question senior management recent town hall two source said still several industry expert defended kirk saying sparked legitimate debate room dissenting voice finance impact climate risk portfolio indeed exaggerated kirk claimed tariq fancy former head sustainable investing blackrock inc told financial news interview monday,0
decaying spring hit city thing growing back destruction said hegarty placed nearby ledge painted papiermch sculpture albino pigeon holding bright flower beak sign hope vanitas painting impermanence something weve feeling pretty hard past year hegarty one artist contributing sitespecific project responsive moment loss renewal exhibition regrowth celebration art riverside park new york spirit exhibition organised curator karin bravin populates landscape th st street run sept largest art show park history according riverside park conservancy produced spent much pandemic walking park thought would perfect time see public art said bravin proposed idea daniel garodnick president ceo conservancy bleak day november fresh start valerie hegarty regrowth celebration art riverside park new york spirit new york jun exhibition sprawl across nearly block park contemporary artist address literal metaphoric poetic idea regrowth nina westerveltthe new york time thought regrowth theme would incredibly uplifting emerge tragic year restart life garodnick said show sponsored individual corporation conservancy experienced increase smalldonors category yielding park experienced similar pandemic surge donation well usage prospect park brooklyn instance seen increase dollar value contribution individual donor last month according sue donoghue president prospect park alliance fresh start valerie hegarty regrowth celebration art riverside park new york spirit new york jun exhibition sprawl across nearly block park contemporary artist address literal metaphoric poetic idea regrowth nina westerveltthe new york time spring barrel toward fullon summer new yorkers start feel comfortable shedding mask requirement lift vaccinated show may encourage long walk lead visitor explore new part park discovery journey looking work bravin said signage park entrance installation includes qr code lead map information exhibition well every work artist installation middle grassy area along waterfront announce distance near nd street foothigh curving sculpture stacked corten steel cylinder created dewitt godfrey evokes natural geometry honeycomb plantspore pattern st street people enter riverside reading room small open house erected mary mattingly lined shelf fossil rock earth plant aloe dracaena ponytail palm meditation cycle growth climate change installation may sneak walk garden biomorphic shape crafted sui park handdyed zip tie vibrant palette including green orange yellow pink seems sprout ground lush enclave th street outcropping boulder near th street blanket green molded form creep expanse like ivy moss unit bottom end plastic mountain dew bottle riveted together jean shin installation take dazzling florescent glow hit sun singleuse plastic recycled consumer waste invading world said shin want create encounter make u question everyday object relationship nature whats true cost convenience landscape body stuk dewitt godfrey regrowth celebration art riverside park new york spirit new york june exhibition sprawl across nearly block park contemporary artist address literal metaphoric poetic idea regrowth nina westerveltthe new york time pier jutting th street hudson river dahlia elsayed affixed brightly patterned banner couplet along row lamppost referencing design element traditional north african asian rug pair also includes phrase lifted terminology used pilot picking signalswith minimal resistance chart towardsthe charm read poem youre walking runway stuk dewitt godfrey regrowth celebration art riverside park new york spirit new york june exhibition sprawl across nearly block park contemporary artist address literal metaphoric poetic idea regrowth nina westerveltthe new york time thinking flying carpet able leave magical way holed staring four wall like everyone else elsayed said flag inviting journey privately funded conservancy celebrating th anniversary restoring improving park spent much last year focusing effort th street adjacent harlem northpark initiative bringing resource area park traditionally seen le investment city said garodnick noting million allocation city last year northpark infrastructure upgrade hope exhibition draw people uptown along river th th street well th th street signage guide visitor free augmentedreality app enables experience iphones shuli sads wild organic orb appear float water landscape near th street river two concrete figure joshua goode suggestive neolithic votive statue except head distinctive cartoon silhouette bart lisa simpson corner fence enclosing ball field th street glen wilson mounted two foot photograph young black female mail carrier one taken neighbourhood venice beach california harlem printing image industrial flexible plastic cutting strip wilson wove monumental photograph fabric chainlink appears woman looking toward intersection fence bicoastal crosscountry glance back one another celebration labour folk essentially carry weight trust neighbourhood said wilson interested riverside park democratised space park represents best civic pride know piece know belong new york time news service,1
made using carbon dioxide co locking planetwarming gas tech startup behind transformation grabbing investor attention use bacteria use protein use chemical process speed natural reaction pull apart carbon oxygen co create another chemical used make consumer good company area raised million far year tripling according reuters review data pitchbook circular carbon network cleantech group climate tech vc dont want call green tax consumer really care demonstrated theyre willing pay bit premium said ryan shearman chief executive aether diamond grows diamond lab using captured co opposite end glamour spectrum concrete industry green also good marketing said robert niven ceo carboncure technology make technology injects co fresh concrete strengthens locking carbon percent uptake independent concrete producer large small looking competitive edgethe world need capture store billion tonne co annually midcentury slow climate change according united nation estimate scale company dream current carbon capture pilot often scale hundred thousand tonne human produce greenhouse gas equivalent around billion tonne co year government gather scotland late october november un climate conference cutting emission fossilbased product could use recycled co instead account billion tonne emission according columbia university report may although lead author amar bhardwaj said trying swap would misuse co recycling since cheaper way reduce carbon emission nicholas flanders cofounder twelve us chemical process reuse co say recycling better storing captured co underground developing technology go toe toe fossil fuel without additional financial incentive remove carbon many consumer attracted green label lululemon athletica inc say created polyester yarn carbon emission lanzatech used future product lanzatech raised fund company space according reuters review creates ethanol using bacteria ethanol turned ethylene used make everything plastic bottle polyester ceo jennifer holmgren said lanzatechs ethanol expensive cornbased ethanol customer looking source greener product buyingthe biggest investment space year million houstonbased solugen feed co ingredient enzyme make chemical stronger cement water pipe coating product product already cheaper made fossil fuel said ceo gaurab chakrabarti still sourcing co captured factory emission air chakrabarti described option capturing co le enticing prospect many investor think government fund expensive highrisk project however nicholas moore eisenberger managing partner pure energy partner invested direct air capture firm global thermostat see opportunity necessity belief project scale cheaper science tell u decade start bend curve climate within investment time frame venture private equity investor said eisenberger,1
obama administration thursday unveiled new national security doctrine would join diplomatic engagement economic discipline military power bolster america standing world formal break goitalone bush era president barack obamas strategy called expanding partnership beyond traditional u ally encompass rising power like china india order share international burden faced struggling economy record deficit administration also acknowledged boosting economic growth getting u fiscal house order must core national security priority centre effort commitment renew economy serf wellspring american power wideranging policy statement said obamas first official declaration national security goal due released full later thursday pointedly omitted predecessor george bush policy preemptive war alienated u ally laying vision keeping america safe fight war afghanistan iraq document formalized obamas intent emphasize multilateral diplomacy military might try reshape world order administration even reiterated obamas determination try engage hostile nation warned nucleardefiant iran north korea possessed multiple mean isolate ignored international norm national security strategy required law every president often dry reaffirmation existing position considered important influence budget legislation closely watched internationally seek fiscally sustainable path obama took office faced worst financial crisis since took clearer stand predecessor drawing link america economic health home stature overseas must renew foundation america strength document said asserting sustained economic growth hinge putting country fiscally sustainable path also urging reduced dependence foreign oil source discussion become emerging consensus foreign policy circle heavy u indebtedness country like china pose national security problem report reflect washington enigmatic relationship beijing praising taking active role world affair insisting must responsibly reiterated unease china military buildup saying united state would prepare accordingly ensure interest ally protected bush used first policy statement stake right unilateral preemptive military action country terrorist group deemed threat united state aftermath sept attack obamas plan implicitly distanced administration became known bush doctrine underpinned usled invasion iraq renewing previous president commitment preserve u conventional military superiority doctrine laid thursday put official stamp obamas departure bush critic called cowboy diplomacy need cleareyed strength shortcoming international institution document said insisted united state option walk away instead must focus american engagement strengthening international institution galvanizing collective action serve common interest combating violent extremism stopping spread nuclear weapon securing nuclear material achieving balanced sustainable economic growth forging cooperative solution threat climate change said message emerging power obamas insistence united state act alone world also message current emerging power must shoulder share burden obama already widely credited improving tone u foreign policy achievement noted nobel peace price still struggling two unfinished war nuclear standoff iran north korea sluggish middle east peace effort critic say effort diplomatic outreach show u weakness question whether jeopardizes american interest relying heavily soft power obamas strategy repeated goal disrupt dismantle defeat al qaeda insisted process united state must uphold promote human right also rejected torture tool u national security obama reached muslim world u image bush hurt iraq war abu ghraib prisoner abuse scandal use phrase like war terror islamofascism curbing threat homegrown terrorism also listed top priority come aftermath failed christmas day bombing u airliner botched time square car bombing attempt earlier month,0
world become far hot aptly named exit glacier alaska like many lowaltitude glacier steadily melting shrinking two mile kilometre past year try strike new balance rising temperature kenai fjord national park south anchorage manager learned follow exit glacier moving sign path accommodate ephemeral river blue white ice retreat deeply carved valley stuff changing fast enough sign moving pedestal said fritz klasner natural resource specialist kenai fjord vast amount water stored glacier play crucial role river flow hydropower generation agricultural production contributing steady runoff ganges yangtze mekong indus river asia elsewhere many melting rapidly pace picking past decade giving glacier central role debate cause impact climate change role come even sharply focus recent attack un climate panel included wrong estimate pace melting himalayan glacier major report report said himalayan glacier could melt apparent typographical error stemmed using literature published scientific journal climate sceptic seized error used question panel finding climate change evidence rapid glacial melting though overwhelming problem one know exactly whats occurring remote himalaya part andes far better measurement crucial really understand threat million people downstream serious information state melting glacier himalayantibetan complex kurt lambeck president australian academy science told climate science medium briefing late february high altitude remoteness many glacier himalaya andes main reason data deep freeze try fill gap indian prime minister manmohan singh said last month government would establish national institute himalayan glaciology dehra dun north europe north america glacier generally accessible trained people study switzerland aletsch glacier largest alp retreating year glacier feed river rhone still store estimated billion tonne ice according wwwswissinfoch thats million olympicsized swimming pool total swiss glacier retreat advancing swiss glacier monitoring network say small number glacier monitored said veteran glaciologist ian allison pointing le globally regular massbalance measurement reflect much glacier grows shrink one year next measurement benchmark several decade data regarded best way build accurate picture whats happening glacier glacier originate land represent sizeable accumulation snow ice year tend carve way valley ice accumulates point lost melting gained shrinking feeling probably know le total volume glacier much ice big ice sheet greenland antarctic lot small mass area lot inaccessible said allison leader australian antarctic division ice ocean atmosphere climate programme world glacier monitoring service switzerland analysis mass balance data glacier say average mass balance continues decrease since cumulative thickness loss reference glacier group metre water equivalent say latest report estimate vary glacier mountain cap could contribute cm foot global sea level report authored allison leading scientist say copenhagen diagnosis report climate change research centre university new south wale say widespread evidence rapid melting glacier icecap since mid mean runoff melting glacier icecap raising sea level millimetre year translating cm foot global warming accelerates nepal international centre integrated mountain development say massbalance measurement would provide direct immediate evidence glacier volume increase decrease still systematic measurement glacial mass balance region although promising sign changing centre said recent notice said based study majority glacier region general condition retreat small glacier metre foot sea level probably disappear end century whereas larger glacier well level still exist smaller said glacier almost vanished new guinea island africa many greenland antarctic peninsula west antarctica also melting quickly dumping large amount ice sea bamboo stick part problem glacier fickle thing measure said allison requires legwork lot bamboo stake placed hole top bottom potentially dangerous job although satellite laser fitted aircraft changing year stake placed high snow build estimate much snow fell low lost mass due melt evaporation would cane sticking measure much height lowered much gained top youll need know density snow ice well allison said said glacier one region apparently behave differently response climate signal fluctuation occur front depend long take transfer mass top glacier bottom might area small glacier rapidly retreating big glacier still coming forward still integrating change happened maybe year ago added million live downstream impact concern among threat sudden bursting lake created glacier retreat estimated glacier nepal risk bursting dam ang tshering sherpa khumjung village shadow mount everest said imja glacial lake could burst dam anytime wash away village child used take yak mountain goat grazing grassy flat land overlooking everest sherpa said grazing ground yak turned imja due melting snow sherpa trekking climbing entrepreneur said kathmandu glacial lake broke dam year ago destroying trekking trail bridge hydroelectric plant region neighbouring bhutan also face threat bursting dam much water melting glacier contribute major river ganges brahmaputra though remains unknown richard armstrong senior scientist national snow ice data centre boulder colorado said nonsense think glacier melted would water ganges lifeline million northern india even glacier disappeared tomorrow wouldnt huge impact water supply rest river flow come rain melting seasonal snow said centre put proposal nasa use satellite data build better picture area altitude glacier himalaya want look whats contribution melting glacier ice downstream hydrology armstrong said really whats primary importance socioeconomic impact retreating glacier allison armstrong many scientist dismissed row un climate panel error overblown said served useful reminder gap global glacier monitoring need far better picture certainly brought attention problem said armstrong,1
atmospheric level methane time powerful carbon dioxide co trapping heat stayed steady two decade wider fertiliser use grow rice surge natural gas demand according two separate study journal nature climate researcher fuu ming kai massachusetts institute technology singapore research centre said one study methane output rice field northern hemisphere dropped period fertiliser replaced manure reduced water use second study murat aydin university california irvine concluded drop methane emission efficient burning fossil fuel surge natural gas demand study aim solve puzzle confounded climate scientist year methane level atmosphere rising steadily many year taper mid dip lasting two decade solving puzzle crucial methane level risen percent since start industrial revolution compared co percent increase rise study reach different conclusion study point human activity reason slowdown general methane source come northern hemisphere fuu told reuters main methane source come burning fossil fuel rice paddy coal mine livestock clearing burning tropical forest looked isotope data see changed past year saw trend isotope signature especially northern hemisphere fuu said longterm data comparing methane level hemisphere helped researcher conclude half decrease northern hemisphere methane emission could explained reduced emission rice agriculture asia past three decade important know mechanism behind slow know adopt suitable policy reduce methane emission fuu said aydin concluded drop coincided rapid natural gas production fuel became increasingly price competitive oil fossil fuel instead flaring gain came even though overall fossil fuel use increased cleaner burning technology helped keep methane emission check said speculate rising economic value natural gas late th century deployment cleaner technology led sharp reduction release light hydrocarbon atmosphere study say,1
rwanda president paul kagame expected win resounding victory monday election partly due growth stability delivered since genocide partly crackdown rival right group foreign diplomat say sign repression marred runup poll although donor expect peaceful say revised electoral code make transparent kagame percent vote kagame applauded locally internationally rebuilding institution promoting woman boosting agricultural output tripling household income two main rival presidential race offer little genuine alternative spent year part ruling coalition led rwandan patriotic front rpf rpf strong organized planned long time historically people resolve challenging issue therefore result kind overwhelming support kagame told reporter last day campaigning regret make apology right group amnesty international say poll take place climate fear registration trouble prevented three outspoken party fielding candidate two party chief arrested charge including stirring ethnic hatred genocide ideology opponent say threatened intimidated two newspaper suspended april critical journalist shot head june senior member democratic green party found nearly beheaded july analyst say although rwandan would like choice haunted genocide gang hutu extremist slaughtered ethnic tutsi moderate hutu lot rwandan would want kagame lot open like see choice feel consulted dont see evidence want radical regime change author philip gourevitch told reuters im afraid cant see candidate like victoire ingabire clearly identified old hutu power politics would healthy country time said gourevitch wrote wish inform tomorrow killed family book genocide ingabire former accountant lived exile netherlands year returned rwanda earlier year run office name appear ballot paper genocide spawned part surge radical ethnic politics followed birth multiparty democracy rwanda early kagame afraid widening democratic space would allow wolf sheepskin said western diplomat foreign diplomat said kagames real challenge come within tutsi cadre ruling party army war graft seen former political associate locked way sidelining possible threat power since beginning year top army official fled country arrested demoted shot mysterious circumstance kagame reject allegation rift brother arm know suggest kind crisis difference term opinion like anywhere else world said exiled army intelligence top brass sounding increasingly belligerent say rwandan stand fight freedom boil struggle power among party inner cabal could end becoming nasty private rpf official told probably biggest challenge faced party many year independent regional analyst jason stearns said congo siasa blog,0
italian prime minister silvio berlusconi warned tuesday eu nation backed effort block eu climate plan prompting doubt european action global warming berlusconi shocked european union leader summit last week threatening veto eu proposal cut carbon dioxide emission fifth unless adapted protect italian industry move added italy weight group former communist nation believe curb make coalpowered industry uncompetitive particularly economist predicting sharp slowdown world economy u biggest manufacturing economy europe along germany take cost would depress economy automotive sector compared economy moment crisis berlusconi said winning applause business people conference naples compared eu see vanguard move tackle climate change naive fictional character quixote acting without similar commitment big emitter like russia india china united state ive always admired quixote said absolutely let go attack let go attack rationality balanced way eight country poland hungary bulgaria estonia latvia lithuania romania slovakia last week urged rest eu recognise economic difficulty clear two country berlusconi referring hardball analyst environmentalist say italy unexpected change stance caught eu offguard threatens bloc ability meet climate goal nobody really envisaged west european state playing hardball said analyst simon tilford london centre european reform wont dilute target might make harder meet added economic crisis really started make felt italy environment minister stefania prestigiacomo told reporter meeting ecology minister week would push commitment review climate target minister said raise subject talk led accusation leader italy eastern europe playing voter business audience home new green technology energy efficiency renewable energy could create job italy said greenpeace spokesman mark breddy mr berlusconi prepared ignore interest people sake another fortnight europe political limelight added eu roman empire he certainly emperor italy east european nation last week increased influence detail legislation agreed december summit prompting angry protest european parliament fear sidelined parliament equal power socalled codecision matter far favoured tough move regardless impact traditional industry like steel cement still grave difference hows european democracy environmental substance europe said german green lawmaker daniel cohnbendit,1
singapore nov bdnews comreuters united state china sparred exchange rate meeting asia pacific leader sunday pointing tricky talk ahead president barack obama fly china address economic tension discord surfaced summit asia pacific economic cooperation apec forum singapore reference marketoriented exchange rate cut communique issued end two day talk apec delegation official said washington beijing could agree wording underscored strain likely feature obama fly shanghai later sunday following move washington slap duty various chinesemade product growing drumbeat pressure beijing let yuan currency strengthen chinese official grown testy pressure yuan chinese banking regulator liu mingkang told forum beijing sunday ultralow interest rate united state fuelling speculation overseas asset market threatened global economic recovery obama pledged saturday deepen dialogue china rather seek contain rising power set overtake japan next year world second largest economy issue ranging yuan trade tension human right could complicate many regard important relationship st century regard trade difficult time uschina relationship said derek scissors trade economist conservative heritage foundation washington sign actually getting worse instead better chinese president hu jintao ignored yuan issue several speech apec focused instead called unreasonable trade restriction developing country earlier draft pledged apecs member maintain marketoriented exchange rate reflect underlying economic fundamental statement agreed meeting apec finance minister thursday including china although made reference yuan washington say undervalued yuan contributing imbalance united state world thirdbiggest economy china pushing u recognition market economy concession trade case would make harder washington take action chinese product china central bank said last week would consider major currency guiding yuan suggesting departure unofficial peg chinese vice commerce minister chen jian sunday played talk shift policy well mounting expectation rise yuan exchange rate yuan effectively pegged dollar since mid cushion economy downturn china coming growing international pressure let rise manufacturer gained market share expense rival country whose currency risen falling dollar global imbalance obama told apec leader world economy path recovery warned failure rebalance global economic system would lead crisis said world could return cycle boom bust sparked global recession follow policy led imbalanced growth continue drift crisis crisis failed path already devastating consequence citizen business government obama said obamas strategy call america save spend le reform financial system cut deficit borrowing washington also want key exporter china boost domestic demand apec statement endorsed stimulus measure keep world sliding back recession urged successful conclusion doha round trade talk apec last major gathering global decisionmakers un climate summit copenhagen three week meant ramp effort fight climate change negotiation largely stalled u official said obama backed twostep plan danish prime minister aim operational agreement leave legally binding detail later apec statement dropped reference emission reduction earlier draft,1
aftermath regional national official initially suggested little could done face storm magnitude analysis authority responded day based government document interview expert chinese news report show flaw subway system design misstep operation day almost certainly contributed death tunnel zhengzhous difficulty hold lesson urban centre era climate change including new york city shut subway sept downpour le half heavy flood showed challenge global warming pose china gogo development model past four decade highlighted question well china city including subway cope extreme weather occurs frequently zhengzhous subway began reopen sunday human need learn dance wolf survive extreme weather climate said kong feng associate professor disaster emergency management china agricultural university beijing currently better way stop chinese government appears acknowledging misstep local official well possibility severe weather event become increasingly common visit nearly month flood li keqiang china premier warned country needed address shortfall preparedness warn future generation government investigation team referred unspecified act dereliction duty law enforcement according official statement topic become politically sensitive post critical government action removed social medium platform communist party organisation encouraged harassment foreign journalist covering disaster still image story resonated across china disappeared deep subway tunnel water raged outside train window like turbulent brown rapid commuter struggled air water rose felt like waiting death though didnt know whether would suffocation drowning said zheng yongle passenger got stuck zhengzhous line train death line one part catastrophe temporarily displaced million people resonated deeply public night july zhengzhous meteorological service issued first series emergency alert continued next day according government regulation henan province includes zhengzhou alert triggered closing essential business reason remain unclear city issue order rain culminated recordsetting cloudburst july pm inch rain fell twice authority forecast next three hour deluge compared hourly peak inch new york city sept similar peak rainfall deadly flooding tennessee aug christopher burt weather historian weather underground forecasting subsidiary ibm said heaviest single hour rainfall reliably measured center major city anywhere world zhengzhou manhattan downpour show climate change mean existing calculation frequency torrential rain may longer valid said zhengzhou metro subway system including pump drainage ditch pipe designed meet central government drainage standard type storm earlier assumption chance occurring given year contrast zhengzhou meteorologist estimate downpour like one july le chance occurring year although china national meteorological agency cautioned country reliable record dating early city official conducted emergency drill heavy flooding cataclysmic deluge said kong china agricultural university hidden vulnerability city never discovered disaster happened said vulnerable point subway system official said retaining wall built area city identified decade ago prone flooding wall stood beside maintenance yard next base slope sixlane avenue ran slope row floor apartment tower cloudburst raged water sluiced slope wall collapsed water poured tunnel used bring train aboveground cleaning repair filling line one system newest busiest retaining wall collapsed pm according zhengzhou metro minute authority shut subway social medium account show flooding system subway could suspended service beforehand casualty could avoided kong said water already begun swamp train line loop around city center zheng passenger trapped zhengzhou authority yet revealed train kept running next day china ministry transport said subway train driver could act immediately response safety issue check dispatcher later deluge subway seemed like lifeline still trying move around city wang yunlong told chinese news organization colleague business trip shanghai decided take subway unable hail taxi hotel although zhengzhou metro begun close entrance able board line train huanghe road station went two stop encountering difficulty haitan temple station paused minute pm train began moving heading toward shakou road tunnel dip become deepest stretch line driver stopped two station tunnel began fill water tried reverse train late happened next unfolded terrifying detail photograph video posted china social medium platform passenger able exit train front make way shakou road station treacherous water surging tunnel wang zou deqiang among tried zou lost grip swept away torrent witness recounted slow confused effort evacuate tunnel passenger gasped oxygen near ceiling train car murky water rose rescuer able reach train water began recede around pm people said death prompted demand responsible held account widow sha tao passenger died posted message weibo blaming subway system continuing operate telephone interview day flooding described desperate search complained authority slow search subway flooded body found nearly week later responsibility zhengzhou metro wrote heavy shirked new york time company,1
title nod senior role white house though official titular etiquette somewhat unclear speaking gig white house insisted appearing time capacity president donald trump eldest daughter ivanka trump introduced president thursday evening addressed convention white house lawn overtly political use federal property potential violation hatch act ivanka trump spent past year shifting dual role first daughter senior adviser little detail many way fitting framework appearance underscoring extent unabashedly embraced blending personal political governmental defined father approach politics almost much divisiveness brand thrives ivanka trump perceived distance part brand greatest asset convention appearance example intended large part reach suburban woman campaign believed might see president eldest daughter centrist professional counterpart firebrand candidate history misogynistic behaviour ahead thursday penultimate act convention already tailored large part woman aide hopeful could reach audience communicate similar appeal trump urged voter look beyond father rhetoric tone judge policy recognize dad communication style everyones taste know tweet feel bit unfiltered said result speak cited work increasing child care tax credit said president fulfilled promise support mother workforce four year ago told would fight alongside father trump said four year later trump one campaign requested surrogate cosmopolitan affect apolitical rhetoric serving balm sort woman might drawn idea businessman white house would never caught dead chanting build wall yet kept light footprint trail however eager father reelection bid fully embracing explicitly political role donald trump campaign question whether ivanka trump transformation complicate pitch moderate republican swing voter liked seemed check rubber stamp father agenda voter look ivanka issue focus generally positive response said lorna romero gop strategist arizona president chance november likely hinge moderate republican woman many felt alienated party donald trump four year later recognize daughter senior adviser going along president rhetoric policy theyre supportive went conflicted opinion ivanka trump made political debut voter knew name apprentice rack accessibly priced sheath dress macys subtly encouraged campaign see moderating influence father toying muslim travel ban suggesting russian official look hillary clinton email trump discussing punishing cost child care passion woman issue page harper bazaar campaign confident woman might see silence controversial element father campaign daughterly deference tactic needed win election rather tacit approval ivanka trump burden incumbency nearly four year voter may judge whether original cornerstone appeal moderating effect stated commitment progressive agenda issue like climate change fact borne march saturday night live aired sketch called complicit administration early action muslim travel ban since trump complained privately moderating influence moniker arguing image foisted upon others never reflected view many way accurate point father campaign trump suggest say building wall along southern border locking opponent element core candidacy whether softer public image accurate also true early white house tenure ivanka trump cared great deal protecting made clear support paris climate accord attempt prevent father withdrawing pact ultimately unsuccessful coverage first daughter often included anonymous quote people described close family familiar thought revealing disapproval whatever firestorm engulfed west wing certain point however trump seemed tire maintaining pretence responsible stewardess taxpayer dollar constructed identity meant keep suburban woman president midterm election showed wasnt working clear appeared change behaviour becoming comfortable publicly embracing proximity leader free world offer hobnobbing foreign leader highprofile trip overseas joining father historic exchange north korean dictator kim jong un demilitarized zone many venture even trump may struggled articulate presence necessary portfolio woman economic empowerment bore relevance increasingly felt le obligated try june day seoul told reporter woman play enormous role ushering peace peninsula certainly unconventional first daughter said douglas brinkley presidential historian rice university seems endless access anything everything go white house shes actually serving many way second first lady weve never policy front despite early setback trump notched victory increasing child tax credit part president tax cut also rallied many republican behind goal passing paid family leave legislation topic donald trump tenure rarely gained momentum gop circle stride made bipartisan convener time overshadowed increasing willingness enter political fray arena content let rest family especially brother donald trump jr navigate without earlier year embarked active role father reelection bid attended conservative political action conference annual gathering conservative activist went schedule multicity fundraising swing relishing ability put raise recordshattering amount campaign frequently us twitter feed defend father stark contrast posed family photo occasional policy thought shared october house moved forward impeachment proceeding father trump shared thomas jefferson quote enemy spy among political opposition july tweeted photo holding goya bean praising brand ceo support president sparked call boycott introducing father thursday trump sounded many note reassuring voter president commitment helping working family well dedication woman empowerment kitchentable issue transcend party line time however left doubt precise nature political identity extent aligns father officially announced year ivanka trump proud trump republican new york time news service,1
u president barack obama said wednesday disappointment outcome copenhagen climate change summit justified hardening widespread verdict conference failure think people justified disappointed outcome copenhagen said interview pb newshour said essentially rather see complete collapse copenhagen nothing got done would huge backward step least kind held ground wasnt much backsliding sweden labeled accord obama helped broker disaster environment british prime minister gordon brown said summit best flawed worst chaotic climate change advocate even scathing criticism talk secured bareminimum agreement fell well short original goal reduce carbon emission stem global warming lengthy negotiation failed paper difference rich nation developing economy singled china special blame british environment minister ed miliband wrote guardian newspaper monday china hijacked effort agree significant reduction global emission beijing denied claim said london scheming divide developing country climate change issue obama point finger say chinese delegation skipping negotiation personal intervention point complete breakdown prime minister india heading airport chinese representative essentially skipping negotiation everybodys screaming happen cooler head prevailed obama said obama forged accord china india brazil south africa conference final hour personally securing bilateral meeting four nation leader able least agree nonlegally binding target country united state europe also china india projecting forward going world largest emitter said,0
united nation oct bdnews comreuters instead sidelining fight climate change global credit crisis could hasten country effort create green growth industry revamping financial system behind un climate chief said friday would depend government helping poor country key saving planet ecology tackle problem instead spending available money rescuing financial world yvo de boer told reporter de boer said financial earthquake seen market plunge worldwide recent week could damage unled climate change talk opportunity crisis brings climate change abatement ignored credit crisis used make progress new direction opportunity global green economic growth de boer head bonnbased un climate change secretariat told news conference credit crunch believe opportunity rebuild financial system would underpin sustainable growth government opportunity create enforce policy stimulates private competition fund clean industry de boer said successful outcome climate change negotiation copenhagen december would create new market investment opportunity job creation warned available global capital used primarily refloat financial world literally sink future poorest poor hope credit crunch mean people south wait north repaid credit card debt mortgage attention turned south without reaching hand developing country would difficult make advance rest environmental agenda de boer said environment minister meet two month time poznan poland prepare copenhagen summit due agree new globalwarming accord succeed kyoto protocol expires minister poznan must make clear willing put financial resource architecture institution place allow developing country engage global approach mitigation adaptation said funding come government foresaw approach much use market de boer said financial crisis far affected kyoto protocol clean development mechanism allows rich country offset carbon footprint investing clean energy project developing country,1
india spend million protect forest announce much carbon emission captured green cover environment minister said friday jairam ramesh said money would go conserving restoring unique vegetation controlling forest fire strengthening forestry infrastructure among goal reflects high priority prime minister accord renewal forestry establishment critical climate change mitigation adaptation effort said forestry form important part international negotiation new un climate change deal december india say effort conserve increase forest cover considered vital reducing deforestation forest soak vast amount planetwarming co act brake climate change emerging un scheme called reduced emission deforestation degradation redd developing nation could potentially earn billion dollar setting aside rehabilitating forest valuable carbon offset earn could sold rich nation help meet emission goal scheme likely part broader climate pact ramesh said india would announce aug result study much emission captured india forest quantification could bolster india demand money afforestation effort redd first time estimated much emission captured forest cover said million hectare percent india land forest cover ramesh said cover would extended another six million hectare next six year,1
united nation oct bdnews comreuters libya pariah west took giant stride back global respectability elected along four country tuesday twoyear term united nation security council united state used influence foil previous libyan attempt win coveted seat powerful council took similar action year diplomat country said libya vietnam west african state burkina faso easily obtained twothirds majority endorsed regional grouping stand unopposed three nonpermanent seat available african asian nation also elected term starting january croatia defeated czech republic contested race east european seat costa rica beat challenge dominican republic latin american place stake like every year five nonpermanent seat nation council powerhouse united nation ability send peacekeeping troop around world impose sanction specific country unlike five permanent member united state russia britain france china nonpermanent member individual veto alliance seven stop resolution even big power want libya recently rehabilitated western eye country allegedly sponsored terrorist group organized bombing pan flight scotland cost life case led un sanction libya gradual shift course leader muammar gaddafi eventually turned suspect admitted civil responsibility also key gaddafi decision abandon weapon mass destruction program three month ago libya ended diplomatic standoff freeing five bulgarian nurse palestinian doctor held since charge western country ridiculed infected libyan child hiv virus cause aid appeasement voting figure showed state vote libya u deputy un ambassador alejandro wolff declined say voted telling reporter look forward working new member elected added noticed pan family member room know others watching presence felt today felt know delegation felt libyan ambassador giadalla ettalhi said think relation united state nowadays back normal adding pan affair behind u susan cohen whose yearold daughter died bombing said election libya previously sat council showed u policy appeasement feel america completely capitulated gaddafi blood hand surviving dictator cohen told reuters contest croatia former yugoslav republic never council czech republic served expected close although diplomat given edge czech first ballot croatia took lead four vote second widened point czech republic pulled dominican republic losing even wider margin costa rica official suggested speech czech president vaclav klaus september un conference questioning whether climate change manmade could lost vote others blamed fact slovakia part one country czech republic council past two year costa rica contrast quickly took strong lead dominican republic costa rica sat council twice dominican republic never withdrawal czech republic dominican republic drew applause assembly relief would repeat last year latin american epic venezuela usbacked guatemala went round balloting three week panama elected compromise country leave security council december congo republic ghana peru qatar slovakia remaining belgium indonesia italy panama south africa,1
u president barack obama set vision world free nuclear weapon sunday vowing involve state atomic weapon process reducing arsenal openair speech prague said nuclear threat iran eliminated would remove driving force building antimissile defense visiting czech capital oneweek trip marking presidential debut world stage obama committed reducing u nuclear arsenal bringing comprehensive test ban treaty force seeking tough penalty country broke rule nonproliferation united state take concrete step toward world without nuclear weapon told cheering crowd said north korea broken rule rocket launch earlier sunday called pyongyang abandon effort acquire nuclear weapon north korea said launch intended purely put satellite orbit action discussed emergency meeting un security council later sunday czech republic one two site eastern europe planned u missile shield angered russia washington say shield necessary counter threat call rogue state iran long threat iran persists go forward missile system obama said iranian threat eliminated stronger basis security driving force missile construction europe removed thousand czech foreign tourist crowded hradcanske square outside medieval prague castle hear obama speak u official quoted city authority estimating crowd aide said obama hoped calling nuclearfree world would lend credibility washington effort resolve atomic dispute country iran north korea earlier gary samore white house coordinator arm control said north korean rocket launch meant missile defense would remain priority north korean test illustrates importance continuing develop missile defense order protect country ally asia samore told reporter prague obama planned discus climate change energy security leader european union country summit hosted czech eu presidency,1
elephant death began late august come soon hundred elephant died neighbouring botswana mysterious circumstance official botswana initially loss explain elephant death since blamed toxin produced another type bacterium expert say botswana zimbabwe could home roughly half continent elephant often targeted poacher elephant botswana part zimbabwe historically high level elsewhere continent especially forested area many population severely depleted said chris thouless head research save elephant higher population equal greater risk infectious disease thouless told reuters adding climate change could put pressure elephant population water supply diminish temperature rise potentially increasing probability pathogen outbreak zimbabwe park wildlife management authority directorgeneral fulton mangwanya told parliamentary committee monday far dead elephant counted unlikely disease alone serious overall impact survival elephant population said northwest region zimbabwe overabundance elephant outbreak disease probably manifestation particularly hot dry season elephant stressed competition water food resource post mortems dead elephant showed inflamed liver organ mangwanya said elephant found lying stomach suggesting sudden death vernon booth zimbabwebased wildlife management consultant told reuters difficult put number zimbabwe current elephant population estimated could close last national survey conducted assuming roughly died year cause,1
coalition european country u state canadian province new zealand sign partnership monday slow global warming international carbon trading market official said monday least u state plus new zealand australia seven canadian province investigating following european union lead launching carbon trading scheme one policy tool fight climate change carbon market allow country company meet greenhouse gas emission target shopping around cheapest carbon offests analyst say wide difference among proposed scheme prevent market link international carbon action partnership icap hope become international forum government carrying tough measure cut greenhouse gas emission said cause global warming cooperation ensure program compatible able work together foundation global carbon market icap said statement monday icap also hope forum help boost demand lowcarbon product service allow cost effective reduction global warming emission partnership signed monday founding member including president european union commission jose manuel barroso primeminister gordon brown california governor arnold schwarzenegger united state world largest producer heattrapping gas many scientist link extreme weather like violent hurricane rising sea level,1
climate deal among key power brokered u president barack obama disappointed developing country observer putting tough decision obama spoke beginning new era international action many leader said imperfect sufficient best modest success get formally adopted nation copenhagen saturday problem faced china united state world top emitter stood way stronger deal world first pact combat climate change since un kyoto protocol big advance deal add promise billion year help developing nation promotes use forest soak carbon dioxide unclear cash come european leader fell reluctantly obama announced deal china india south africa brazil drafted nation ranging opec oil produce small island state drawback deal legally binding key demand many developing nation text instead suggests end deadline transforming legal text long expected copenhagen deal set goal limiting rise world temperature degree celsius preindustrial time set measure achieving target firm nearterm cut emission clearly fall well short public around world expecting said alden meyer union concerned scientist clearly enough keep temperature track degree un study leaked week showed current pledge nation would put world track celsius warming beyond many nation view dangerous threshold drought flood sandstorm rising sea mention past draft goal halving world emission level instance dropped china india insist rich nation must first set far tougher goal cutting greenhouse gas emission developed nation failed give average number cut greenhouse gas emission many scientist say need cut percent level avoid worst climate change instead country would submit plan fighting global warming end january un climate change secretariat pact sum pledge major economy curbing emission far looming deadline copenhagen spurred nation including china united state russia india promise target nation promised deeper cut december conference part drive shift world economy away fossil fuel toward renewable energy wind solar power deal proposes deadline end new legally binding instrument jake schmidt natural resource defense council said talk complicated china drive assert new powerful role world part dysfunction china feeling way new powerful role said obama pushed pact face problem home goal cutting u emission percent level stalled u senate deal unclear many point say developed nation provide billion aid help poor raise aid billion year say money come saying variety source including public private mean developed nation might try tap carbon market almost cash plan little public fund,1
captive hairy along swarm inchlong bark scorpion another box two dozen rattlesnake varying specie subspecies across hall kept coin realm venom effort tease apart vast swarm protein venom field called venomics burgeoned recent year growing catalogue compound led number drug discovery component natural toxin continue assayed evolving technology number promising molecule also growing century ago thought venom three four component know one type venom thousand said leslie boyer professor emeritus pathology university arizona thing accelerating small number good laboratory pumping information everyone else use make discovery added there pharmacopoeia waiting explored striking case modernday scientific alchemy highly evolved natural poison planet creating number effective medicine potential many one promising venomderived drug date come deadly fraser island funnel web spider australia halt cell death heart attack blood flow heart reduced heart attack make cell environment acidic lead cell death drug protein called hi scheduled clinical trial next year lab tested cell beating human heart found block ability sense acid death message blocked cell death reduced see improved heart cell survival said nathan palpant researcher university queensland australia helped make discovery proved trial could administered emergency medical worker might prevent damage occurs heart attack possibly improve outcome heart transplant keeping donor heart healthier longer look like going heart attack wonder drug said bryan fry associate professor toxicology university queensland familiar research involved one vilified creature australia technique used process venom compound become powerful creating new opportunity assay nowadays using couple microgram venom year ago would required hundred microgram fry said done open venomous lineage produce tiny amount material enormous natural library sort hundred thousand specie reptile insect spider snail jellyfish among creature mastered art chemical warfare venom moreover makeup venom varies animal animal kind toxic terroir venom differs quantity potency proportion type toxin according habitat diet even changing temperature climate change venom made complex mix toxin composed protein unique characteristic deadly evolution honed effectiveness long million year snake million jellyfish venom product biological arm race time venom becomes deadly victim evolve resistance turn make venom even deadlier human included dynamic made protein protein little complex configuration make u human said boyer founded venom immunochemistry pharmacology emergency response institute viper little configuration target venom specific cellular protein venom molecule evolved target pinpoint accuracy make drug derived use pathway effective protein however inherent problem make new drug unworkable usually need gather venom make drug identified synthesised three main effect venom neurotoxin attack nervous system paralyzing victim hemotoxins target blood local tissue toxin attack area around site poison exposure numerous venomderived drug market captopril first created venom brazilian jararaca pit viper treat high blood pressure successful commercially another drug exenatide derived gila monster venom prescribed type diabetes draculin anticoagulant vampire bat venom used treat stroke heart attack venom israeli deathstalker scorpion source compound clinical trial find illuminates breast colon tumour protein flagged potential candidate new drug journey long process manufacture clinical trial take many year cost million dollar march researcher university utah announced discovered fastacting molecule cone snail cone snail fire venom fish cause victim insulin level drop rapidly kill hold promise drug diabetes bee venom appears work wide range pathology recently found kill aggressive breast cancer cell brazil researcher looking venom brazilian wandering spider possible source new drug erectile dysfunction happens human victim bitten characteristic envenomation male get extraordinary painful incredibly longlasting erection fry said separate lethal factor course find way dial back scientist long suspected important secret locked venom scientific interest first surfaced th century mid th century italian physician polymath felice fontana added body knowledge treatise first research look venom component conducted weir mitchell philadelphia medicinal use venom long history often without scientific support venomdipped needle traditional form acupuncture beesting therapy swarm bee placed skin used natural healer rock musician steve ludwin claim routinely injected diluted venom believing tonic build immune system boost energy demand venom increasing califf arizonasonora desert museum said travel desert find bark scorpion hunt night black light glow dark arizona boyer said venom central venomous creature u state making well suited kind production scorpion venom harvested arachnid applying tiny electrical current cause spider excrete small drop amber liquid tip tail snake venom gland gently massaged bare fang martini glass surrender venom substance sent researcher around globe pit viper including rattlesnake unusual adaptation pit site biological equipment allows snake sense heat prey blindfold snake still strike target boyer said venom thats far better understood day past year wellheeled concerted search antivenom wellcome trust created million fund toward pursuit since numerous research effort around world looking single universal treatment one carried remote area immediately help someone bitten type venomous snake currently different type snakebite different antivenom difficult wide array ingredient venom benefit new drug research also made difficult find drug neutralise one promising universal antivenom varespladib clinical trial expert hope role venom lead respect fearinducing creature create fry work anticoagulant studying venom komodo dragon foot long pound largest lizard world also highly endangered work komodo allows u talk broader conservation message said want nature around biobank added find interesting compound magnificent creature extinct new york time company,1
even war causing much suffering global warming remains rapidly growing threat human specie planet espinosa told reuters espinosa said planned step executive secretary un framework convention climate change unfccc second threeyear term end july unfccc country treaty convenes global negotiation tackling climate change agenda postponed said adding energy security concern brought war russia major global supplier fossil fuel could hasten country towards clean energy european union publish plan tuesday wean russian fossil fuel security reason germany europe biggest economy also brought forward shift renewable power europe get gas russia important change way issue energy transition addressed espinosa said moscow say action ukraine special operation disarm neighbour arrest leader call neonazis ukraine western ally say pretext invasion conquer country million people country move escape dependency russian energy could prompt domestic coal use however since invasion germany also announced plan build terminal receive gas country climate analyst echoed espinosas hope geopolitical crisis mark pivot global climate action there evidence far climate squeezed political fiscal agenda government said alex scott climate diplomacy leader think tank g government handle response crisis change guard espinosa took job global climate action high point month un climate negotiation yielded paris agreement committing country limit warming degree celsius preindustrial temperature aim year since million people around world rallied climate action country including two biggest polluter china united state ramped emissionscutting target new electricity capacity added renewable yet global co emission continue climb promised funding rich country help poorer nation fight climate change arrived warming already seen worsened weather extreme deadly heatwaves downpour catastrophic wildfire un climate science report last week warned escalating destruction country fail slash emission prepare hotter planet moved right direction espinosa said time course wish would achieved un climate summit cop november clinched agreement country upgrade emissionscutting pledge year since current plan would fail limit warming espinosa said focus final month urging ambitious pledge ahead next un climate summit cop egypt november also push forward contentious talk deal loss damage caused climaterelated disaster poorer country vulnerable country demand funding disaster compensation far resisted wealthy nation un talk espinosa said specific plan step hoped continue contributing environmental sustainability united nation yet begin process appointing successor biggest challenge facing successor unfccc said speed test process take year negotiate single agreement among nearly country important get sense urgency process espinosa said dont time gradual progress anymore,1
prime minister manmohan singh said monday completing usindia nuclear cooperation deal would boost investment opportunity country hopeful sign u company eyeing india potential billion market power plant singh speaking u business leader eve talk u president barack obama said india ambitious infrastructure buildup would propel growth amid global slowdown open foreign investor currently finalizing detail make agreement fully operational said civilian nuclear deal open large area commercial opportunity singh former u president george bush signed deal india parliament debate new law limit u firm liability case nuclear accident united state still signed nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement india indian prime minister elaborate might announced white house summit tuesday regarding unfinished nuclear deal expert familiar talk said two leader might issue joint statement implementing deal would open india potential billion market power plant u supplier singh said obama would sign set agreement energy security clean energy climate change deepen cooperation economic relationship grown rapidly since india began opening economy year ago india economy hit global crisis growth moderated percent likely grow percent year delhi expects growth rate get back percent within three year singh told u chamber commerce speech urged u business community take advantage improved approval implementation process infrastructure project india look publicprivate sector project signed country federal state government need massive investment energy transport urban infrastructure able support high rate economic growth singh said twoway trade billion billion commerce rose nearly billion last year according u figure making united state india largest trading partner tuesday summit expected highlight improvement usindia tie past year underscore shared value world two biggest democracy singh also underscored india view climate change differs united state industrialized state india latecomer industrialization contributed little accumulation greenhouse gas cause global warming said separate speech council foreign relation singh said country wanted join global solution long come expense economic development called developed country make resource technology available help poor nation fight climate change indian ambassador meera shankar told separate gathering businessmen indiaus trade doubled three year global financial crisis erupted last year u export tripled period,1
poznan poland mon dec bdnews comreuters un climate talk opened poland monday plea urgent action fight global warming despite economic slowdown warning inaction could mean water shortage half world u presidentelect barack obama also praise opening ceremony dec talk among delegate nation setting ambitious goal fighting climate change work natural environment timeless irrespective economic situation polish prime minister donald tusk said amid worry financial crunch distracting drive agree new un climate treaty must understand let idea landmark conference financial crisis happened past happen future said talk western polish city poznan halfway point twoyear push agree climate pact end succeed kyoto protocol set goal rich nation cut greenhouse gas emission financial crisis prevent commitment urgent issue like climate change said danish prime minister anders fogh rasmussen host meeting copenhagen late meant agree un deal rajendra pachauri head un climate panel said many people still woken risk could irreversible change world failed act illustration said number people living river valley water stress could rise billion billion almost majority humanity greenland also possible greenland icecap could melt ever specie animal plant risk extinction said yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat said world step work reach deal next year clock ticking work move higher gear said wwf environmental organisation handed walnut delegate arrived conference centre urged crack climate nut greenpeace unveiled metre ft high sculpture showing planet threatened giant wave wood coal rasmussen praised obamas policy year dispute president george bush delighted see obama planning ambitious climate energy policy part solution economic slowdown said de boer also described obamas policy ambitious sunday obama plan cut u emission greenhouse gas level u emission mainly burning fossil fuel factory power plant car percent level bush policy foresee peak europe economic slowdown exposed doubt cost eu goal cutting greenhouse gas emission percent level un talk host poland get percent electricity coal italy leading drive concession package meant agreed december summit eu leader brussels,1
sound really far away said saw egypt couldnt get enough people always planned big trip month even year ahead time many extending timeline even travel stasis induced pandemic future traveller taken tackling bucket list big trip distant longer usual planned advance optimist targeting others next big trip pandemic according american society travel advisor traveller booked trip six month ahead average longer elaborate honeymoon special event like solar eclipse passing south america december travel company say longerterm booking recently rebounded instance red savannah british luxury travel agency organises custom trip say booking time last year day even spontaneous type time think want go put plan place im trying go big trip said rayme gorniak chicago currently laid work managing fitness studio franchise anything short normally easy plan might bring disappointment pandemic continues reasoned farhorizon destination he considering jordan june offer hope trip also represents personal conquest gorniak gay worried persecution lgbt people muslim country jordan radar rich history potential risk would said ive research amman seeing strict religious standard go little bit lax tradition said lori goldenthal wellesley massachusetts changing plan meant changing destination originally planned trip around vietnam husband upcoming th birthday pandemic hit worked agency extraordinary journey book twoweek trip namibia namibia bucket list seemed like better idea going big city asia said believe go know added noting generous cancellation policy made comfortable booking trip something look forward fantastic forwardlooking traveller simply picking year later month reading climate culture greenland jill hrubecky structural engineer based brooklyn new york excited cruise planned august mother aunt uncle working agency huckleberry travel rebooked cruise summer learning cancellation policy flexible make nonrefundable permanent plan next couple year said im optimist half fun travelling planning getting excited psychological benefit planning activity especially travel according shevaun neupert professor psychology north carolina state university futureoriented thinking equated proactive coping mean reducing stress detailed planning learning flight book avoid layover gathering resource including time money make happen able think imagine something positive future benefit present said pandemic may shown traveller thought could always namely see world isnt certainty maybe thought would always available previously true weve experienced restriction realise oh need make happen added advance planning also practical way turn vague desire concrete plan travel adviser network virtuoso offer program called virtuoso wanderlist online survey friend family seeking travel together take individually since pandemic virtuoso made online planning tool free program asks want go interest kind activity prefer compare result identify mutual preference priority travel adviser analyse consultation client use come fiveyear plan tackling bucket list jim bendt managing director virtuoso wanderlist equates travel planning financial planning sense seek maximize precious resource case travel currency time take away stress said karen walkowski health care manager eden prairie minnesota took wanderlist survey husband turn bucket list plan started vietnam cambodia last year fall small ship cruise greece postponed year virus pandemic said reshuffled priority pushing tanzania originally planned farther pending coronavirus vaccine moving alaska place plan take dreaming conjecturing actually thing committed paper always adjustment said weve moved chess piece around addition compounding wanderlust many traveller planner say pandemic revealed travel environmental impact planning mindfully current situation made even committed focusing exclusively sustainability going forward rose oconnor travel adviser granite bay california wrote email one hand seen tourism vital conservation effort certain destination wrote noting uptick poaching africa absence tourism revenue hand added traveling hot spot like united state particularly remote developing country ethical issue jeremy bassetti professor humanity valencia college orlando florida sabbatical coming fall plan use mile get china travel overland tibet nepal india several month big trip often accompany sabbatical bassetti rethought travel longer farther slowly said wouldnt want travel connect assumption free travel disappearing eye added want experience new culture cant quickly others present possibility traveling time virus may contained spontaneity resume high school freshman scout dingman miami sophie brandimarte glen head new york collaborating trip europe making plan family join marked map keeping google doc destination might branch hamburg germany plan visit friend although keeping plan loose uncertainty virus possibility cancel risk deposit delaying trip summer maintaining optimism thought pushed back wouldnt disappointed dingman said think safety measure brandimarte added term actual trip really want keep bright side worry,1
prime minister manmohan singh said monday completing usindia nuclear cooperation deal would boost investment opportunity country hopeful sign u company eyeing india potential billion market power plant singh speaking u business leader eve talk u president barack obama said india ambitious infrastructure buildup would propel growth amid global slowdown open foreign investor currently finalizing detail make agreement fully operational said civilian nuclear deal open large area commercial opportunity singh former u president george bush signed deal india parliament debate new law limit u firm liability case nuclear accident united state still signed nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement india indian prime minister elaborate might announced white house summit tuesday regarding unfinished nuclear deal expert familiar talk said two leader might issue joint statement implementing deal would open india potential billion market power plant u supplier singh said obama would sign set agreement energy security clean energy climate change deepen cooperation economic relationship grown rapidly since india began opening economy year ago india economy hit global crisis growth moderated percent likely grow percent year delhi expects growth rate get back percent within three year singh told u chamber commerce speech urged u business community take advantage improved approval implementation process infrastructure project india look publicprivate sector project signed country federal state government need massive investment energy transport urban infrastructure able support high rate economic growth singh said twoway trade billion billion commerce rose nearly billion last year according u figure making united state india largest trading partner tuesday summit expected highlight improvement usindia tie past year underscore shared value world two biggest democracy singh also underscored india view climate change differs united state industrialized state india latecomer industrialization contributed little accumulation greenhouse gas cause global warming said separate speech council foreign relation singh said country wanted join global solution long come expense economic development called developed country make resource technology available help poor nation fight climate change indian ambassador meera shankar told separate gathering businessmen indiaus trade doubled three year global financial crisis erupted last year u export tripled period,1
eu effort immediate term focused feb vote committee european parliament provide next signal whether plan bolster eu emission trading scheme proceedeven agreed analyst predict year european carbon price rise level least euro analyst say needed spur investment lowcarbon energythats good news intensive energy user coalburners bad government committed environmental target need bolster green energy usea positive vote next week would give indication whether european union political deeper reform needed longer termit would require debate among member state plenary session european parliamentwith without action analyst say market weakness mean national initiative proliferate running counter pursuit single eu energy marketfragmentation something already seen latest example fragmentation uk said david hone climate change adviser royal dutch shell regarding britain decision establish carbon price floor aprilwe see progressive process process startedthe european commission last year proposed plan temporarily remove huge surplus carbon permit weighed pricesit hoped agreement start third trading phase carbon market german indecision polish opposition helped delay decision adding market uncertaintyindecision oppositioncoaldependent poland openly hostile market intervention germany far avoided taking stancewhile germany need higher carbon price spur shift renewable energy chancellor angela merkel face election industry pressure avoid action might raise energy pricesthe chief executive germany largest utility eon supported idea removing carbon permit market say minimum co price tax might necessary though reformed eu ets would preferablebritish planbritain chosen introduce carbon price floor april give certainty clean energy investmentit work topping eu carbon price fall floor starting around pound tonne rise pound compare current eu carbon price around euro tonne average euro seen price floor cost british utility almost million pound billion according analyst thomson reuters point carbon cost probably passed domestic industrial customersbritains carbon price floor make expensive burn coal meaning still cheaper coal rest europe british emission fall europe whole would improvement showing need paneuropean global carbon pricing emission cutin absence reliable euwide framework utility say forced look emerging market outside europewithin eu closed cleaner gas capacity coal cheap import negligible carbon price provides incentive use lowest carbon optionfor first time energy sector closing power plant reason obsolescence economic reason never happened said jeanfrancois cirelli president gas industry body eurogas vicechairman president gdf suezif intervention system clearly dead switch another system taxing co eu level saidan euwide carbon tax proposed failed materialise lobbying industry difficulty getting eu whole agreeseveral eu nation however introduced energy tax least partly based carbon content including denmark finland germany ireland sweden norway france failed pas bill carbon tax last year italy proposed replacing ets carbon tax environment minister described ets irreparablethe scheme nevertheless expected stay would hard dismantle even poland archopponent higher carbon price called scrapped,1
german chancellor angela merkel described flooding devastated part europe terrifying sunday death toll across region rose district bavaria battered extreme weather merkel promised swift financial aid visiting one area worst affected record rainfall flood killed least germany alone recent day country worst natural disaster almost six decade also said government would get better faster effort tackle impact climate change day europe outlined package step towards net zero emission middle century terrifying told resident small town adenau state rhinelandpalatinate german language barely describe devastation thats taken place effort continued track missing people devastation continued sunday district bavaria southern germany hit flash flood killed least one person road turned river vehicle swept away swathe land buried thick mud berchtesgadener land hundred rescue worker searching survivor district border austria prepared said berchtesgadener land district administrator bernhard kern adding situation deteriorated drastically late saturday leaving little time emergency service act people killed worsthit ahrweiler district south cologne body expected found flood water recede police say european flood began wednesday mainly hit german state rhineland palatinate north rhinewestphalia well part belgium entire community cut without power communication north rhinewestphalia least people died death toll belgium climbed sunday aid power scale flood mean could shake germany general election september next year north rhinewestphalia state premier armin laschet cdu party candidate replace merkel apologised laughing background german president frankwalter steinmeier spoke medium visiting devastated town erftstadt mud cover floor butcher store following heavy rainfall dernau germany july reuterswolfgang rattay german government readying million euro million immediate relief billion euro fix collapsed house street bridge finance minister olaf scholz told weekly newspaper bild sonntag mud cover floor butcher store following heavy rainfall dernau germany july reuterswolfgang rattay huge damage much clear lost business house stem loss alone could also euro shortterm payment business affected impact flood well covid pandemic economy minister peter altmaier told paper scientist long said climate change lead heavier downpour said would still take several week determine role relentless rainfall belgian prime minister alexander de croo said link climate change clear belgium hold national day mourning tuesday people still missing unreachable crisis centre said water level falling huge cleanup operation underway military sent eastern town pepinster dozen building collapsed search victim household without electricity belgian authority said supply clean drinking water also major concern bridge battered emergency service official netherlands said situation somewhat stabilised southern part limburg province ten thousand evacuated recent day although northern part still high alert north tensely monitoring dyke whether hold jos teeuwen regional water authority told press conference sunday southern limburg authority still concerned safety traffic infrastructure road bridge battered high water netherlands far reported property damage flooding dead missing people hallein austrian town near salzburg powerful flood water tore town centre saturday evening kothbach river burst bank injury reported many area salzburg province neighbouring province remain alert rain set continue sunday western tyrol province reported water level area high seen year part switzerland remained flood alert though threat posed atrisk body water like lake lucerne bern aare river eased,1
nobel peace prize winner al gore urged government friday advance two year new treaty curb greenhouse gas emission instead waiting kyoto pact expires government minister meeting un conference bali indonesia try launch talk successor kyoto pact concluded would allow three year ratification existing pact expires hope move effective date new treaty forward two year dont wait much tougher treaty place former u vicepresident gore said arriving oslo collect nobel prize monday gore un intergovernmental panel climate change jointly awarded peace prize work raise awareness science climate change gore said need early treaty would part message government received prize norway later un climate conference bali kyoto protocol main un climate pact binding nation cut emission rejected united state argued would expensive wrongly omitted developing nation cut united state natural leader challenge many u working hard bring change policy united state america gore said oslo airport said sign change attitude united state city many state adopting kyoto provision call last week u business leader binding carbon emission cut making lot progress gore said boarding public rail link central oslo traveller said taking train would faster better form transport represented kind choice people could make environment gore lampooned riding limousine showing cannes film festival oscarwinning film inconvenient truth call urgent action fight climate change,1
copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters main session un climate talk copenhagen stalled monday african nation accused rich country trying kill existing un kyoto protocol talk failed start planned gmt due african protest session seek way end deadlock core issue four day world leader aim agree new climate deal limit global warming scientist say bring heatwaves flood rising sea level walkout process form walkout substance thats regrettable australian climate change minister penny wong said protest african nation dec meeting range developing country expressed concern acted accordingly time people play procedural game need resolve process issue get onto substance said african nation accused rich nation trying kill un existing kyoto protocol cutting greenhouse gas said outline talk planned monday would sideline concern developed country trying collapse entire nation talk kamel djemouai algerian official head african group told news conference said plan rich nation mean going accept death one legally binding instrument exists referring kyoto african delegate also said rich wanted kill kyoto yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat predicted negotiation would get back track early afternoon vast majority country want see continuation kyoto protocol said im aware country trying block anything de boer said danish minister connie hedegaard presiding meeting would hold talk appoint environment minister try break deadlock key area depth cut greenhouse gas emission developed nation cash help poor kyoto developing nation want extend existing kyoto protocol obliges rich nation except united state cut emission greenhouse gas work separate new deal developing nation rich nation want merge kyoto protocol new single accord obligation part assault global warming need twotrack outcome djemouai said wearing button jacket saying kyoto yes developed nation favour single track largely united state number two greenhouse gas emitter behind china outside kyoto fear signing new kyoto washington slip away le strict regime alongside big developing nation carry pace going get agreement british energy climate minister ed miliband told bbc earlier expressed sympathy developing country dont want kyoto protocol track ended new legal instrument instrument place equally think developing country understand kyoto party sign partial treaty many country outside would irresponsible climate said deal would accepting would continuation simply country treaty said kyoto bind almost industrialised nation cut emission mainly burning fossil fuel least percent level united state stayed reckoning kyoto would cost much wrongly omitted developing nation president barack obama want take part cutting emission new deal stretching separately un report projected climate change turn ocean percent acidic threatening coral reef key refuge feeding ground commercial fish specie ocean turning gradually acid absorb carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas human activity said corrosive effect undermines ability coral crab lobster build protective shell,1
thank god year grass herder said livestock reserve northern senegal plump cow munched pasture behind abundant rain soaked west africa sahel region recent month causing catastrophic flood area raised concern rising cost extreme weather year downpour also created thickest vegetation year satellite data show vital respite senegal farmer millionstrong herding community six year drought since early frequency storm tripled sahel according study journal nature said trend consistent scientist expect humandriven climate change herder used unexpected benefit sahel whose semiarid prairie stretch eastward senegal across world poorest country successive drought senegal neighbouring mauritania particularly long dry season latest rain helped permanently weaken pastoral livelihood across whole region according aid agency action hunger meanwhile rising temperature mean area could become hot sahara desert within year according study online journal climatic change published october year though thing looking record vegetation sow longhorned white cow walk far fill belly roam sunbaked field studded acacia baobab tree cattle sheep reserve fattest recent memory heavy rain encouraged zornia nutritious plant slender leaf herder feared becoming scarce said local vet mawdo ngom time last year grass already dry sow said late november rain also boosted sector grain output expected jump percent year prompting senegal reverse economic outlook contraction growth vegetation level hit record high year central part sahel including niger chad satellite data action hunger show proved blessing twothirds region population dependent farming herding conflict across mali burkina faso niger cut access farm displaced community partly result region facing worst food crisis decade potentially million people needing aid survive upcoming dry season according cadre harmonise regional food security framework auspex united nation drying heat dramatic climate swing year year normal sahel making hard ass impact climate change current condition predict senegal prepare long term climate scientist sylwia trzaska columbia university earth institute said uncertain way rainfall going evolve temperature rising especially dry season thats given said senegal escaped violence devastating neighbour herder doubt sustainability way life given struggle get recent dry season sitting family traditional home woven branch herder dioubeyrou ka said drought made hard find longstalked plant needed thatch roof often went cart morning till night searching water child could drink said tossing back thimblesized glass tea dry season keep getting hotter projected climate model water resource dry quicker period putting additional pressure herder livestock trzaska said reserve herder settled ngom say quiet earlier year nomadic herder desperate pasture came drove piling child possession baby goat onto cart pulled three donkey abreast expect number season herder nature smile forget problem said vet strolling past cow deemed reassuringly stout,1
labor returned power nine year opposition wave unprecedented support green climatefocussed independent mostly woman helped unseat conservative coalition saturday general election look forward leading government make australian proud government doesnt seek divide doesnt seek wedge seek bring people together albanese said first medium briefing taking charge prime minister although vote still counted makeup government yet finalised albanese sworn governorgeneral david hurley ceremony national capital canberra could attend meeting quad security grouping tokyo tuesday india united state japan australia member quad informal group washington promoting work potential bulwark china increasing political commercial military activity indopacific albanese said country relationship china would remain difficult one ahead summit u president joe biden prime minister japan india deputy labor leader richard marles three key minister penny wong foreign affair jim chalmers treasurer katy gallagher finance also sworn wong join albanese quad trip working class card labor campaign heavily spotlighted albaneses workingclass credential boy raised public housing single mother disability pension image pragmatic unifier centreleft labor leading seat seat lower house race close call according australian electoral commission independent green party looked set win dozen seat counting postal vote continued socalled teal independent campaigning affluent liberalheld seat platform climate integrity equality could yet hold significant sway independent monique ryan said climate important issue constituent seatof kooyong melbourne outgoing treasurer josh frydenberg formally conceded monday listened people wanted listened value desire put together platform reflected ryan said albanese said hoped labor would get enough seat govern added struck agreement independent support noconfidence motion government return japan albanese said would act swiftly implement election promise including setting national anticorruption commission billion billion manufacturing fund diversify australia economy swearingin full ministry happen june said australian financial market offered muted reaction election verdict monday outcome already priced radical change economic course expected economic forecast call reserve bank australia unchanged despite change national leadership economist commonwealth bank australia said,1
nearly diplomatic effort pareddown un general assembly shadowed complicated legacy president donald trump biden soothed strained relation france call president emmanuel macron wednesday blinken met new york french counterpart thursday french official openly likened biden administration trump failure warn strategic deal britain australia said muscled submarine contract fiery address global body wednesday president ebrahim raisi iran suggested little difference biden predecessor invoking respective foreign policy slogan world doesnt care america first america back response ambitious target biden offered address reduce global carbon emission editorial beijing hardline global time newspaper raised alltoofamiliar point biden official next u administration republican one promise biden made likely rescinded paper wrote point iranian also made potential return nuclear deal trump abruptly exited news conference capping week diplomacy blinken offered positive assessment said u official met counterpart country emphasised american leadership climate coronavirus asked several recent criticism u foreign policy afghanistan withdrawal stalled nuclear talk iran diplomatic offense paris secretary state said heard complaint directly new york week ive hearing last couple day response president speech direction he taking u extremely positive extremely supportive united state blinken said spoke departing weeklong diplomatic confab cautiously returned inperson coronavirus pandemic forced virtual un event last year many foreign leader skipped year gathering including president russia china iran absence precluded drama previous session around whether president united state might impromptu encounter foreign rival biden made brief appearance departing hour address tuesday speech depicted america whose withdrawal afghanistan turned page year war sept attack said united state embarking new era cooperative diplomacy solve global challenge including climate change coronavirus rising authoritarianism speech grand homage internationalism stark contrast trump undiplomatic bluster came amid growing complaint bidens signature policy move carried echo trump approach french official said blindsided u submarine deal australia complaint biden official easy answer brutal unilateral unpredictable decision reminds lot mr trump used jeanyves le drian foreign minister told french radio outlet according reuters angry bitter isnt done ally eased thursday bidens call macron blinkens meeting le drian french diplomat statement suggested matter quite forgotten getting crisis experiencing take time require action said flareup paris might dismissed isolated episode echo complaint nato ally biden withdrawn afghanistan without fully consulting alerting washington timeline trump notorious surprising longtime ally impulsive unilateral action blinken protested visited nato official spring gather view afghanistan official germany britain country said counsel slower withdrawal rejected biden ally say find comparison overblown admit global concern whether trump someone like might succeed biden reverse effort valid absurd face ally partner anyone think continuity trump biden term view ally negotiate internationally approach national security said loren dejonge schulman worked national security council pentagon obama administration talking point laughable one schulman added nation valid question shadow trump era biden administration could make sustainable international commitment like potential nuclear deal tehran build public support foreign alliance cant matter trust u said dejonge schulman adjunct senior fellow center new american security irritated ally embraced notion bidentrump commonality adversary found useful cudgel biden global time often echo view chinese communist party said bidens china policy virtually identical trump include bidens continuation trumpera trade tariff democrat roundly denounced biden took office official quickly came see source leverage dealing china similarly iranian official complain bitterly biden lifted numerous economic sanction trump imposed withdrew nuclear deal early bidens presidency european ally urged administration lift restriction way jumpstart nuclear talk biden official declined last month iran supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei charged america current administration different previous one demand iran nuclear issue different word thing trump demanded khameneis official website quoted saying monthslong pause negotiation election new hardline government tehran biden official warning iran time running mutual return nuclear agreement trump criticised countless foreign policy veteran party critique biden team management also growing particularly u military erroneous drone strike kabul last month killed civilian including seven child aid worker biden official without admitting much fault say work diplomacy particularly difficult given score experienced foreign service officer retired trump administration sen ted cruz rtexas also blocked dozen biden nominee senior state department position ambassadorship biden also encountering trump comparison setting including immigration question thats asked actually different trump marisa franco executive director mijente latino civil right organisation told new york time week new york time company,1
united state help libya develop civilian nuclear power programme accord signed shortly libya official news agency jana said monday agreement include building nuclear power plant helping develop libya water desalination capacity setting joint research technical project training libyan technician united state agency said general people committee authorized sunday general people committee liaison international cooperation sign agreement related libyanamerican cooperation peaceful use nuclear energy jana said referring libya equivalent cabinet foreign ministry respectively libya promised give nuclear chemical biological arm libyan leader colonel muammar gaddafi said time still hoped develop nuclear programme peaceful mean year libya cast decade international ostracism accepting responsibility starting pay compensation bombing airliner scotland niger fear finite oil gas supply climate change also pushed nuclear power limelight way producing energy cutting emission carbon dioxide blamed global warming washington voiced hope iran north korea follow libya example libya announced february would work french nuclear giant areva explore mine uranium say would used home exported libya proven oil reserve billion barrel enough year current production rate largely unexploited gas reserve estimated trillion cubic foot,1
norway prime minister jens stoltenberg appointed new energy minister friday vowed continuity policy offshore oil gas sector well renewable energy project aaslaug haga minister local government regional development stoltenbergs labourled coalition government replaced centre party colleague odd roger enoksen resigned two year post spend time family woman mp replace haga previous post making norway one world first government woman hold majority ministerial position energy minister one influential post norway world fifthbiggest crude exporter western europe biggest natural gas exporter continue policy stoltenberg told reporter continue historical work environmental friendly energy one experienced minister stepping one experienced minister stepping stoltenberg said enoksen oversaw preparation merge oil gas activity norsk hydro bigger rival statoil end september form powerful norwegian energy group better able compete abroad haga said focus boosting role renewable energy norway already mainly us clean hydropower produce electricity piled billion crown project capture store carbon emission blamed global warming biggest project speed work renewable energy said calling green gold future ministry clear climate doubt biggest challenge face linked climate change appointment centre party deputy magnhild meltveit kleppa regional development minister norway cabinet include woman nine men worked half woman half men important whether weighs one way stoltenberg told reuters announcing reshuffle norway year led fight woman right first country world impose regulation company woman make least percent board aim getting woman top business job norwegian company including firm listed bourse must obey quota percent complied rule july ahead jan deadline fine imposed breaching regulation,1
michael szabo copenhagen dec bdnews comreutersthe enormous white globe hung copenhagen bella centre site world largest ever summit climate change could unintended yet chilling sign thing come observant attendee made clear scribbling giant model earth designer forgot paint small lowlying pacific island nation like tuvalu cook island antarctica also missing colossal sphere scientist say rising global temperature melting world polar icecap lead higher sea level end century still island nation pleaded major economy like china united state agree new climate agreement day talk embarrassing mistake part organiser un climate talk ended bareminimum agreement saturday delegate noted accord struck united state china emerging power fall short conference original goal many observer termed talk failure long road lie ahead accord weaker legally binding treaty weaker even political deal many foreseen left much imagination set target limiting global warming maximum degree celsius preindustrial time seen threshold dangerous change flood drought mudslide sandstorm rising sea failed say would achieved held prospect billion billion pound annual aid developing nation specify precisely money would come pushed key decision emission cut future another round climate talk scheduled november mexico negotiator hoping nail failed achieve copenhagen new treaty replace kyoto protocol guarantee,1
animal one plant declared extinct removed endangered specie list federal wildlife official planned announce wednesday announcement could also offer glimpse future come amid worsening global biodiversity crisis threatens million specie extinction many within decade human activity like farming logging mining damming take habitat animal pollute much whats left people poach overfish climate change add new peril specie represents permanent loss nation natural heritage global biodiversity said bridget fahey oversees specie classification fish wildlife service sobering reminder extinction consequence humancaused environmental change extinction include bird eight freshwater mussel two fish bat plant many likely extinct almost time endangered specie act passed official advocate said perhaps amount conservation would able save endangered specie act wasnt passed time save specie said noah greenwald endangered specie director centre biological diversity nonprofit group tragedy since passage act specie united state removed endangered list population recovered another improved enough move endangered threatened far listed specie declared extinct day public comment period new batch begin thursday scientist member public provide information would like fish wildlife service consider making final ruling without conservation scientist say many specie would disappeared human transforming planet drastically add much need done biodiversity foundation social economic system yet managed solve extinction crisis said leah gerber ecologist director centre biodiversity outcome arizona state university next month talk ramp new global biodiversity agreement one proposal gained traction recently plan known protect least earth land ocean scientist declare extinction lightly often take decade fruitless searching half specie group already considered extinct international union conservation nature global authority status animal plant fish wildlife service moved slower part working backlog official said tends prioritise providing protection specie need removing protection dont many final confirmed sighting though one hawaiian bird last documented another animal batch sought passionately ivorybill largest woodpecker united state inhabiting old growth forest swamp southeast bird declined european settler descendant cleared forest hunted last confirmed sighting louisiana kayaker named gene sparling set flurry searching saw woodpecker looked like ivorybill arkansas swamp day hearing two experienced birder tim gallagher bobby harrison flew join search day paddling kayak getting ready stop lunch suddenly big bird flew right front tim yelled ivorybill time harrison recalled scared bird away men adamant got crystalclear look distinctive wing marking distinguish ivorybill similar relative pileated woodpecker unmistakable gallagher said host cornell university ornithologist several search reported sighting blurry video later paper journal science declared ivorybilled woodpecker campephilus principalis persists continental north america controversy ensued expert argued footage pileated woodpecker repeated attempt state federal wildlife agency find bird unsuccessful many expert concluded extinct amy trahan biologist fish wildlife service completed recent specie assessment woodpecker said make recommendation based best available science end report checked line next word delist based extinction probably one hardest thing ive done career said literally cried island wildlife evolved isolation especially hit hard extinction caused human introducing foreign specie ecosystem specie delisting proposal hawaii guam pig goat deer destroy forest habitat rat mongoose brown tree snake prey native bird bat mosquito exist hawaii arrived ship kill bird infecting avian malaria hawaii home specie forest bird known honeycreeper brightly coloured long curved beak used drink nectar flower taking account proposed extinction batch specie left remaining specie heavier siege bird lived higher mountain safe avian malaria cold mosquito climate change mosquito spread higher seeing dramatic population decline associated increase mosquito thats direct result climate change said michelle bogardus deputy field supervisor pacific island fish wildlife office couple specie shown resistance avian malaria said likely face extinction unless mosquito controlled whole landscape freshwater mussel among imperilled group north america scientist dont know enough eight specie list say sure disappeared extinction likely connected reservoir human built past year federal biologist said essentially turning mussel river lake change habitat affect aspect carefully choreographed life cycle filter feeder also injured sediment pollution water freshwater mussel rely jawdropping adaptation developed untold year evolution female lure fish appendage look like minnow crayfish snail insect worm depending specie mussel squirt larva attach fish forcing shelter ultimately distribute perhaps mussel went extinct host fish moved disappeared dont think fully understand lost said tyler hern biologist fish wildlife service whose work includes freshwater mussel recovery mussel secret well never know new york time company,1
royal dutch shell second biggest western oil major called global cap trade system cut carbon emission promote renewable energy resource energy security chief executive jeroen van der veer speaking late wednesday industry dinner said system would reward company invested large sum capture store carbon dioxide co best news would get cap trade scheme around world merge post kyoto protocol curbing greenhouse gas emission expires van der veer told reuters making speech impact system must global carbon trading scheme work forcing company country buy permit emit greenhouse gas blamed global warming certain cap already exist european union market mooted market various u state australia carbon market seen costeffective way curb emission allowing participant shop around cheapest cut permit fully integrated global market would allow buyer find cheapest cut kyoto protocol industrialised country meet cap greenhouse gas emission funding cut poor nation beginning global trading system van der veer said global carbon market would make fossil fuel cleaner promote renewables around world exxon mobil largest western oil major called tuesday global approach fighting climate change using market mechanism without specifying global carbon market exxon drawn criticism past funding research group skeptical whether mankind contributing climate change recently engaged industry talk possible u emission regulation,1
poverty rate bangladesh declined sharply per cent per cent bangladesh progressed various category human development new report united nation said poverty reduction rate vulnerable area according human development report growth centre fell significantly also pocket like coastal char area poverty still rampant said undp country director stefan priesner launch report thursday report however praised bangladesh maintaining good track report said expected bangladesh would elevate medium human development index hdi category lower one bangladesh showed strong longer term progress hdi room complacency said priesner bangladesh improved point index significant improvement gender inequality issue according report overall inequality hdi dropped seven percentage point per cent per cent showing good performance country said bangladesh ranked pakistan delhi ahead dhaka un country director said bangladesh need address pressure environmental degradation adverse impact climate change risk disaster improve four key message report sustainable urbanization tackling climatic threat providing clean energy poor addressing environmental degradation issue said said current rate urbanization sustainable climatic threat harm poor richer part society clean energy prerequisite development poor environmental degradation addressed many poor live natural resource affected added equity sustainable development two side one coin said,0
british prime minister gordon brown said sunday priority would dealing global credit crunch steering stable course financial turbulence global credit problem started america immediate challenge every economy addressing immediate priority said new year message setting goal next year strong economy foundation unbending determination steer course stability global financial turbulence said six month succeeding tony blair brown popularity slumped due government blunder growing economic cloud including crisis mortgage lender northern rock led first run british bank century northern rock britain highest profile casualty credit crisis borrow least billion pound billion bank england brown finance minister alistair darling come fire handling crisis brown expressed confidence economy would pushed course economy enjoyed solid growth since brown labour party came power weakening house price sliding consumer morale raised fear slowdown next year promise take risk stability said brown finance minister year blair vowed keep interest rate low keeping inflation low brown invited german chancellor angela merkel french president nicolas sarkozy london meeting financial market stability expected first half january early honeymoon voter brown popularity quickly wore labour lag opposition conservative point opinion poll uproar tax agency loss computer disc containing half population personal data storm secret donation labour embarrassed brown brown pressure set vision attempted new year message pledging would year real serious change britain new law would bring longterm change energy climate change health pension housing education transport said britain would continue work counter threat global terrorism,1
year saw musa ibrahim become first bangladeshi fly red green flag peak mount everest bangladeshi scientist also took lead sequence jute genome contrary fall dhaka stock fund siphoning allegation nobel laureate muhammad yunus took gloss eventful year ten discussed news picked bdnews com read like mt everest scaled may day may carry much importance many million world bangladeshi easily marked one joyous day country along musa ibrahim fulfilled dream summiting mount everest north alpine club president musa studied dhaka university brac university hail lalmonirhat jute genome sequenced prime minister sheikh hasina june disclosed parliament bangladeshi researcher dhaka university biochemistry biotechnology department led dr maqsudul alam successfully done genome sequencing jute contribute improving jute fibre discovery billed help golden fibre regain lost glory researcher say sequencing let jute grow amid hostile weather due climate change yunus controversy nobel laureate muhammad yunus thrown controversy allegation diverted million dollar grameen bank fund keeping norwegian donor dark trying hush matter nov norwegian state television nrk aired documentary caught micro debt made danish investigative journalist tom heinemann documentary made fund transfer issue public year incident bdnews com first break story bangladesh dec yunus invited medium sunday settle debate channelled fund grameen bank however said issue set rest norwegian government bank prime minister sheikh hasina ruling party leader slammed grameen bank chief ordered investigation hijacked ship mv jahan moni latest long list ship hijacked somali pirate dying day year bangladeshi ship hijacked arabian sea dec indian coast kochin bangladeshi including crew board ship taken somali coast government urged negotiate somali pirate paying ransom family member captured crew demanded immediate government action rescue foreign minister dipu moni two week ago told journalist state could pay ransom case owner ship said talk somali pirate underway hand somali pirate released german ship getting ransom million last week ship captured may stalker prowl sexual harassment woman started hit front page newspaper since stalker ran mizanur rahman college teacher natore october mizanur died oct heckler continued violence killing chanpa rani bhowmik protest harassment daughter faridpur oct end rupali rani sirajganj committed suicide kidnapped eveteaser nov government much concerned incident asked high court amended relevant law try stalker mobile court started operate early november stock sudden meltdown share price end year threw financial market country spin several record exchange increased general people interest invest capital market investor continued push price share general index dhaka stock exchange plummeted second week december lost point single hour two day reached time high frustrated angry agitated investor took street least twice last month market showed sign downturn december protesting investor mashed window hurled brick bottle police market experienced record fall single hour highest fall single day education policy country got fully fledged education policy first time history national education policy passed cabinet may parliament dec several islamic party protested policy alleging opportunity religious education reduced government denying allegation working implementation policy primary education extended class viii secondary school certificate exam eliminated new education policy implemented text book exam system changed madrasa education also modernised policy anthrax anthrax panicked people middle year least affected several district one stage government declared red alert cattle testing started large scale across country including border area foreign cattle enter demand cattle meat slumped suddenly government declared country anthraxfree early october butcher alleged poultry trader spread panic make windfall livestock state minister abdul latif biswas echoed voice said government investigate matter biman tailspin operation national carrier grounded halt pilot called strike oct shutdown enforced younger pilot eventually withdrawn meeting prime minister sheikh hasina oct biman bangladesh airline saved flying sunset biman suspended four pilot including acting president general secretary pilot association bapa oct bapa decided immediate strike protesting decision within evening pilot called sick oct member strong bapa gave hour ultimatum biman meet point demand including cancellation biman order increase retirement age pilot year pilot also threatened carry duty beyond contract biman demand met,0
chinese president xi jinpings expected absence talk could indicate world biggest co producer already decided concession offer un cop climate summit scotland three major pledge since last year climate watcher said instead china likely represented viceenvironment minister zhao yingmin along veteran xie zhenhua reappointed country top climate envoy earlier year following threeyear hiatus one thing clear said li shuo senior climate adviser greenpeace beijing cop need highlevel support china well emitter head world thirdbiggest source climatewarming emission indian prime minister narendra modi committed attending cop summit run oct nov like leader come pressure summit organiser commit quicker emission cut set target date reach carbon neutrality target set xi surprise move last year china unwilling seen yielding international pressure ambitious goal according one environmental consultant especially grapple crippling energy supply crunch home beijing already maxed said consultant speaking condition anonymity citing sensitivity matter though official announcement analyst diplomatic source said expecting xi attend cop person already missed several highprofile global summit since covid outbreak began late didnt physically attend global biodiversity conference china kunming earlier month also said xi unlikely lend physical presence virtual video appearance remains possibility meeting little prospect significant breakthrough especially china brushed u attempt treat climate standalone issue could separated broader diplomatic dispute two side rather making concession china india top priority secure strong financing deal allowing richer country meet paris agreement commitment provide billion per year help pay climate adaptation transfer clean technology developing world xi attend paris summit person domestic concern although xi travelled outside china since pandemic made three major climate announcement international stage unexpected net zero commitment came video address united nation general assembly unga september announcement encouraged enterprise industry sector even country respond netzero action plan xi also said message usled leader summit climate april china would start cutting coal consumption used year unga announce immediate end overseas coal financing major bone contention like india china pressure add ambition updated nationally determined contribution ndcs climate change due announced glasgow talk begin however revision expected focus implementing target already announced rather making ambitious china repeatedly stressed climate policy designed serve domestic priority pursued expense national security public welfare jun director institute public environmental affair beijingbased nongovernment group monitor corporate pollution greenhouse gas emission said china already enough climate challenge deal little leeway go glasgow headwind pledge made important take stock consolidate said enough put commitment paper added translate solid action,1
indian pakistani official began first formal peace talk since mumbai attack monday meeting pushed decision leader meet world cup cricket match two country two home secretary top civil servant charge security issue met new delhi repair relation nuclear rival broken mumbai attack pakistani militant killed people threeday shooting spree talk due end tuesday focus already turned wednesday world cup cricket semifinal two old rival indian prime minister manmohan singh invited pakistani prime minister yusaf raza gilani game progress monday talk anyway expected small preparing groundwork ministerial meeting july would put issue like kashmir terrorism trade negotiating table known composite dialogue two country fought three war since independence british rule agreed february resume formal peace talk goodwill gesture ahead cricket match president asif ali zardari also free indian national gopal da languishing pakistani prison year alleged spy wednesday match heralded cricket diplomacy something tradition two country least helped ease tension past former pakistani president mohammed zia ulhaq visited india watch oneday match two country army eyeballtoeyeball border pakistan military ruler pervez musharraf travelled india watch match trip effectively turned summit two leader agreed open militarised frontier dividing disputed kashmir region going past experience however cricket diplomacy sadly shortlived atmospherics time india said editorial match turned northern city chandigarh fortress fly zone around stadium commando patrol city antiaircraft gun placed near stadium time india reported touted mother cricket contest game two cricketmad nation reportedly seen request business tycoon including india richest man mukesh ambani allow park private jet chandigarh ticket sell black market much pound country million live le day scepticism side pakistani sceptical singh simply playing domestic audience trying distract string corruption scandal effectively paralysed congressled government month indian invited prime minister president harm going gesture said ejaz haider pakistani political analyst contributing editor friday time gesture going result breakthrough substantial term many pakistani also see little chance ruling congress party powerful rulerbehindthe scene sonia gandhi really interested making peace overture risky issue indian leader one win vote would quickly backfire another attack india blamed pakistan india part always sceptical peace talk civilian leader pakistan play second fiddle hawkish military intelligence service army time change may new political wind blowing year singh born pakistan moving india partition peace pakistan would secure political legacy threatened month corruption scam led opposition call resignation pakistan also facing increasingly difficult regional environment india new economic clout seen grow influence pakistan traditional ally united state new delhi also increasingly involved aid afghanistan see islamabad backyard one sign india may taking talk seriously time india reported sunday new delhi wanted open channel communication pakistan army chief head intelligence service seen real powerbroker talk singhs perceived determination may win similar commitment side kind reputation pm view help said naresh chandra former indian ambassador united state creates climate business prime minister encourages pakistani side,1
piyara taken shelter panchgachi village kilometre away subdistrict kurhigram sadar always concerned piyara three child living manages family expense lost everything due erosion said uncle abdul majid still life garuhara village loss piyaras home taking toll mental physical health added riverbank erosion common problem along mighty brahmaputra monsoon scientist say climate change making phenomenon worse contributing higher level flooding siltation according villager garuhara family displaced erosion last two year file photo file photo majid fear trend continues whole village go underwater rendering family homeless want escape prospect unable turn asset cash need pay move abdul malek farmer garuhara acre agricultural land bank brahmaputra river washed away half plot monsoon last year family problem past cultivated crop land meet food demand facing trouble said malek family planning migrate another part country selling homestead find buyer property high risk erosion family garuhara village also want sell leave trapped reason erosion rate rising brahmaputra transboundary river originating southwestern tibet flowing himalaya india assam state bangladesh bay bengal climate change contributed rapid siltation river recent year intensifying bank erosion monsoon bangladesh water resource minister anisul islam mahmud told thomson reuters foundation study international union conservation nature showed flow brahmaputra influenced strongly melting snow ice upstream mainly eastern himalaya mountain century temperature rise river likely see overall increase flow throughout year driven rainfall higher snow melt rate expanded runoff area study said every year river carry silt himalaya deposit downstream bangladesh creating myriad island known char flood occur upstream brahmaputra amid intense burst heavy rainfall linked climate change siltedup river le capacity carry huge volume water accelerating bank erosion maminul haque sarker centre environmental geographic information service cegis dhakabased think tank said erosion rate increased point river kurhigram gaibandha jamalpur sirajganj district cegis study put annual rate erosion along brahmaputra around hectare acre recent year bangladesh major river combined consume several thousand hectare floodplain annually destroying home infrastructure leaving people landless homeless silent cancer study refugee migratory movement research unit university dhaka ukbased sussex centre migration research estimated riverbank erosion displaces people bangladesh every year displaced erosion become isolated family wider social network scope return root majid garuhara village said many neighbour relative already left part country see even year file photo file photo minister mahmud said riverbank erosion work like silent cancer devastating storm flood take everything people including land people chance return normal life hit cyclone flood told thomson reuters foundation people become displaced due bank erosion quite impossible return normal life cegis deputy executive director fida khan said people often family cemetery religious monument riverbank claimed erosion structure may worth much economically high social value added jahera begum another victim riverbank erosion homestead balchipara village kurhigram sadar subdistrict river washed away village land last year monsoon uprooting family husband already gone feni district seeking work temporarily taking shelter relative house garuhara said jahera planning head feni even dhaka soon bank erosion claimed family belonging left facing uncertain future said grimly file photo file photo file photo file photo,1
summary finding bleak report said country failed halt rise greenhouse gas emission even repeated warning scientist result author added deeper faster cut required world richest country responsible threefourths emission must take biggest swiftest step move away fossil fuel report emphasised richest country united state however formally begun pull paris accord altogether global greenhouse gas emission grown every year past decade according annual assessment emission gap report produced un environment programme opposite must happen world avoid worst effect climate change including intense drought stronger storm widespread food insecurity midcentury stay within relatively safe limit emission must decline sharply every year report warned separately world meteorological organisation reported monday emission three major greenhouse gas carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide swelled atmosphere since mid th century paris agreement reached november every country pledged rein emission setting target timetable even every country fulfils current pledge many including united state brazil australia currently track emission gap report found average temperature track rise degree celsius baseline average temperature start industrial age according scientific model kind temperature rise sharply increase likelihood extreme weather event accelerated melting glacier swelling sea endangering life billion people paris agreement resolved hold increase global temperature well degree celsius degree fahrenheit last year unbacked panel scientist said safer limit keep degree celsius many way reduce emission quitting combustion fossil fuel especially coal world dirtiest fossil fuel switching renewable energy like solar wind power moving away gas dieselguzzling car halting deforestation fact many country headed wrong direction separate analysis released month looked much coal oil natural gas world nation said expect produce sell fossil fuel ultimately extracted burned report found country would collectively miss climate pledge well global degree celsius target even larger margin previously thought number country including canada norway made plan reduce emission home expanding fossilfuel production sale abroad report noted global level doesnt add said michael lazarus lead author report director stockholm environment institute u centre date noted discussion whether curb production fossil fuel almost entirely absent international climate talk international energy agency recently singled proliferation suv noting surge suv consume gasoline conventional car could wipe much oil saving nascent electriccar boom diplomat scheduled gather madrid december next round negotiation rule paris agreement world biggest polluter pressure raise pledge new stark reminder spain minister ecological transition teresa ribera said emission gap report email urgently need align paris agreement objective elevate climate ambition good news report current trajectory dire country around world started taking step cut emission emission gap report said without climate policy world likely face around degree celsius warming coal use declining sharply especially united state western europe according analysis carbon brief renewable energy expanding fast though nearly fast necessary city state government around world including united state rolling stricter rule tailpipe pollution car followed diplomatic negotiation say confronted something cognitive dissonance think moment world biggest polluter nowhere near draw emission time human toll climate change near impossible ignore yet renewable energy spreading faster could anticipated even year ago electric bus car proliferating young people protesting million rich poor country alike even united state persistent denialist movement deal climate change resonant issue presidential campaign there bit best time worst time said david waskow director international climate initiative world resource institute research advocacy group new york time news service,1
brasilia government signed week million reais million pound agreement two un agency procure service item tent generator security camera stadium un official told reuters wednesday contract one clearest sign yet brazil running behind construction stadium key infrastructure upcoming sporting event brasilia due june host confederation cup widely considered warmup test logistics prevent major hiccup world cup take place year laterthe un main advantage acquire good service without going complex lengthy procurement process required brazilian governmentwith man garrincha stadium percent complete rapidly approaching april deadline imposed world football body fifa delivery time essencewith short time frame need focus finishing stadium federal district government able procurement time public bidding said arnaud peral un development programme deputy representative brazilsome temporary structure procured un agency confederation cup pit winner continental championship remain place seven world cup game played brasilia year later saidboaz paldi undp spokesman new york said arrangement brazil entirely unprecedented value contract could risehe said undp helped past project related panamerican game agency would gain visibility brazil due participationa showcase brazila spokeswoman federal district brasilia governor agnelo queiroz said governor rule comment city contractsbrazil hope confederation cup world cup olympic game opportunity showcase status emerging power world seventh largest economygetting event without hitch time priority president dilma rousseffs government political pressure brought bear local authority brasilia get right outside help necessary official source involved negotiation saidbrazil tapped organisational experience un agency last year rio world climate change conference undp helped ensure transparency procurement process well accessibility people disability environmental sustainability social inclusionfifa warned brazil afford delay getting venue readybrasilias new capacity stadium secondlargest venue world cup roof finished fitting must still added grass yet planted pitchthe stadium tried two test game final local brasilia football tournament may second played may,1
environment minister lack power lead fight global warming time ever government portray climate change one biggest threat planet expert say environment minister sometimes rising star german chancellor angela merkel stint often far le experienced cabinet colleague charge issue defence health education dont think junior get thing done portfolio doesnt cover essential issue energy competition policy yvo de boer head un climate secretariat told reuters met un secretarygeneral ban kimoon new york monday press call summit world leader spur stalled talk widening un kyoto protocol curbing global warming beyond first period ending head state governmentare position say direction thing go said government leader making apocalyptic warning climate change many scientist say buildup greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel bring flood heatwaves desertification raise world sea level excessive exploitation natural resource upsetting climate endanger mankind dont react right french president jacques chirac instance said new year address many country environment minister doesnt bureaucratic tool power said paal prestrud head centre international climate environmental research oslo either prime minister minister finance take role strengthen environment ministry one un official noted kyoto protocol binding nation cut emission greenhouse gas seek promote investment clean energy wind solar power poor nation development minister often access fund environment minister still sign environment may becoming issue voter canada conservative prime minister stephen harper made sweeping change cabinet january largely bolster fight climate change harper picked john baird take environment minister rona ambrose widely criticized little rein greenhouse gas emission harper praised ambrose said recognise particularly come clean air climate change canadian expect lot president george bush pulled united state kyoto saying plan would cost much wrongly excluded developing nation china india unlike nation washington environment minister stephen johnson head environmental protection agency paula dobriansky secretary state democracy global affair head u delegation un talk,1
thick ground frozen solid thawing village preschool blue paint peeling sits precariously wooden stilt spongy marsh river creek storm growing stronger high tide day water rise building sometimes keeping child age shifting ground warped floor making hard close door mould grows love building said eliza tunuchuk one teacher time want move village median income year sought help federal government build new school dry land one dozen building chefornak must relocated agency agency offered variation response alaska florida native american facing severe climate challenge newest threat history marked century distress dislocation community struggle warming planet native tribe experiencing environmental peril exacerbated policy first imposed white settler later u government forced onto country least desirable land climate change quickly making marginal land uninhabitable first american face loss home pacific northwest coastal erosion storm eating away tribal land forcing native community try move inland southwest severe drought mean navajo nation running drinking water edge ozarks heirloom crop becoming harder grow threatening disconnect cherokee heritage compounding damage past decision federal government continued neglect native american community substandard housing infrastructure make harder cope climate shock federal government also le likely help native community recover extreme weather help protect future calamity new york time review government data show interview official member adviser federally recognised tribe portray gathering climate crisis test country renewed focus racial equity environmental justice many tribe working meet challenge posed changing climate expressed hope concern would addressed president joe biden committed repairing relationship tribal nation appointed deb haaland first indigenous cabinet secretary run interior department biden announced specific policy action directly reduce climate risk facing native community haalands office declined repeated request interview stake high said fawn sharp president national congress american indian running time forced land quileute nation collection home narrow slice land edge olympic peninsula jut pacific mile west seattle temperature rise atmosphere hold water producing frequent intense storm high wind regularly knock electricity home along main street vulnerable flooding single road connects community outside world often rendered impassable water village foot sea level said susan devine project manager working quileute major storm wave bigger said hundred year ago reservation fishing village among many location used quileute moved according demand weather changed treaty stripped tribe land president grover cleveland later issued executive order confining quileute single square mile exposed flooding one chose seasonal fishing area yearround devine said resulting vulnerability pushed tribe pursue solution nonnative town united state seriously considered retreating higher ground climate change forced u make heartwrenching decision leave village doug woodruff chair quileute tribal council said december statement without cohesive national international strategy address climate change little combat impact spokesperson woodruff member council declined repeated request interviewed congress gave tribe permission relocate inside adjacent olympic national park without tax base pay move tribe sought federal money progress slow quileute received million grant build new school farther coast total cost relocate home facility could two three time much according larry burtness manages federal grant application quileute forty mile south quinault tribe working plan retreat taholah reservation main town almost decade tucked driftwoodstrewn beach coastal rainforest taholah exposed storm flooding frequent power outage tribe also struggled get federal help there single source revenue state level congressionally undertake kind project said sharp president quinault nation march struggle federal aid federal government offer help community coping effect climate change native american often le able access help american disproportionately impacted climate least funded said ann marie chischilly executive director institute tribal environmental professional northern arizona university federal emergency management agency le likely grant request aid native tribe recovering disaster compared nonnative community according fema data native american also le likely flood insurance making harder rebuild federally recognised tribe fewer participate national flood insurance program according review fema data partly federal government completed flood map onethird federally recognised tribe compared vast majority county flood map help tribal leader precisely understand flood risk prompt resident purchase flood insurance insurance premium prohibitively expensive native american individual household native land also le likely get federal help girding disaster property received fema grant since prepare disaster tribal land according carlos martn researcher urban institute fema said committed improving tribal access program chefornaks effort relocate preschool illustrate current difficulty dealing federal government fema offer grant cope climate hazard replacing school eligible expense according max neale senior program manager alaska native tribal health consortium helped chefornak search federal aid department housing urban development program pay infrastructure tribal land maximum amount available enough new school agency would grant money village found way make difference neale said hud declined comment record replacing preschool would begin address chefornaks trouble two dozen home need relocated potentially costing million according sean baginski engineer working village chefornak one native village alaska alone exposed significant climate risk intent government find way fund stuff baginski said would good time living without water twice week vivienne beyal climb gmc sierra window rock northern arizona town capital navajo nation drive minute across border new mexico reach outskirt gallup join something american never seen line water beyals destination squat concrete building look like utility shed save hose extend either side wait much half hour turn pump fill four gallon plastic barrel back truck facility run city gallup work like air pump gas station quarter fed coin slot buy gallon water people line beyal also navajo resident crossing new mexico drinking water show whenever want said long pay beyal lived window rock year relied community well near home year drought water steadily turned brown last year ran dry u get water said like much american west navajo nation largest tribe country prolonged drought since according margaret hiza redsteer professor university washington snowfall rain level dropped source drinking water redsteer said surface stream disappeared underground aquifer feed well drying condition continuing deteriorate unlike nearby community like gallup flagstaff navajo nation lack adequate municipal water supply onethird tribe life without running water federal government say groundwater eastern section navajo nation feed communal well rapidly depleting really textbook structural racism said george mcgraw ceo digdeep nonprofit group delivers drinking water home need navajo nation greatest concentration household lower state said federal government working billiondollar project direct water san juan river portion reservation work finished drought also changing landscape reptile animal disappearing water migrating higher ground vegetation dy cattle sheep le eat sand dune anchored plant become unmoored cutting road smothering juniper even threatening bury house weve got adapt condition said roland tso official many farm area navajo nation high temperature hovered near degree much june seeing weather going crazy new administration new promise presidential candidate last year biden highlighted connection global warming native american saying climate change pose particular threat indigenous people bidens ambitious climate proposal written trillion infrastructure plan included two reference tribal land unspecified money water project relocation vulnerable tribe white house spokesperson vedant patel declined comment record haalands role interior secretary give vast authority tribal nation department declined talk plan protect tribal nation climate change instead agency provided list program already exist including grant started obama administration interior already hard work address climate crisis restore balance public land water advance environmental justice invest clean energy future haaland said statement heritage risk beyond threat drinking water basic necessity warming planet forcing change ancient tradition northern california wildfire threaten burial site sacred place alaska rising temperature make harder engage tradition like subsistence hunting fishing cherokee nation land northeastern corner oklahoma changing precipitation temperature pattern threaten crop medicinal plant connect tribe past president andrew jackson signed indian removal act resulted forced relocation five tribe including notorious march cherokee southeastern united state oklahoma known trail tear despite losing land cherokee retained part culture heirloom bean corn squash well range medicinal plant ginseng continued grow temperate highland eastern tip reservation certainly lot lost also lot able maintained said clint carroll professor university colorado citizen cherokee nation drought heat make harder grow plant crop ancestor seen another removal carroll said time said cherokee people arent moving anywhere environment thats shifting march pat gwin senior director cherokee nation environmental resource group showed visiting journalist tribe heirloom garden tahlequah enclosed plot size tennis court traditional squash tobacco corn bean gourd grow seed plant distributed cherokee citizen year link century culture existence dimming access use land tied identity said anton treuer professor ojibwe bemidji state university minnesota people new york time company,1
pandemic war ukraine continue weigh trade business tie period plenty appears undergoing partial reversal company rethinking source product stocking inventory even mean lower efficiency higher cost last shift away finetuned globalisation could important implication inflation world economy economist debating whether recent supply chain turmoil geopolitical conflict result reversal reconfiguration global production factory sent offshore move back united state country pose le political risk happens decadeslong decline price many good could come end even begin go direction potentially boosting overall inflation since around durable good car equipment tamped inflation price nondurable good like clothing toy often grown slowly trend began change late onset pandemic shipping cost soared shortage collided strong demand push car furniture equipment price higher economist expect past year breakneck price increase continue question whether trend toward least slightly pricier good last answer could hinge whether shift away globalisation take hold would certainly different world might world perhaps higher inflation perhaps lower productivity resilient robust supply chain jerome powell federal reserve chair said event last month asked possible move away globalisation still powell said obvious drastically condition change clear seeing reversal globalisation said clear slowed period global integration prevailed pandemic made many thing american buy cheaper computer technology made factory efficient chugged sneaker kitchen table electronics pace unmatched history company slashed production cost moving factory offshore wage lower adoption steel shipping container ever larger cargo ship allowed product whisked bangladesh china seattle tupelo mississippi everywhere astonishingly low price change also consequence u factory worker saw many job disappear political backlash globalisation helped carry former president donald trump office promised bring factory back united state trade war rising tariff encouraged company move operation china although typically lowcost country like vietnam mexico pandemic also exposed snowball effect highly optimised supply chain factory shutdown transportation delay made difficult secure good part including semiconductor crucial electronics appliance car shipping cost soared factor two year erasing cost saving making product overseas starting late price washing machine couch big product jumped sharply production limitation collided high demand inflation accelerated since russia invasion ukraine snarled supply chain raising price gas commodity recent month helping push fed closely watched inflation index year march fastest pace inflation since price gain touching highest level decade across many advanced economy including eurozone britain many economist expect price increase durable good cool substantially month ahead help calm overall price gain data march suggested beginning moderate rising fed interest rate could help temper buying borrowing buy car machine home improvement supply becomes expensive still question whether light company country learned major product return steady price decline norm coronavirus clear yet extent factory moving closer home reshoring index published kearney management consulting firm negative indicating united state importing manufactured good lowcost country firm reported moving supply chain china country american executive positive bringing manufacturing united state duke realty rent warehouse industrial facility united state expects change source demand year come though reworking may take customer futureproofing supply chain steve schnur firm chief operating officer said earnings call last week reshoring occurring let make mistake said ngozi okonjoiweala director general world trade organization data show business mitigating risk building inventory finding additional supplier lowcost country okonjoiweala said process could end integrating poorer country africa part world deeply global value chain said interview milken institute global conference monday katherine tai u trade representative said american consumer enjoyed luxury low price imported good long time built something fragile american consumer added also worker compete global marketplace talent globalisation really eroded opportunity wage average american think going forward term globalisation need hard conversation tai said resilient stronger sustainable future one going look different feel different ford motor grappled pandemic supply chain issue working making battery including america medium long term securing raw material processing precursor refinement setting battery production u around world big work statement u jim farley company ceo said earnings call last week company also beginning face pressure price true cost carbon emission shipping part could prompt move factory closer consumer scott paul president alliance american manufacturing said economic political risk along carboncost calculation encouraging company gradually shift manufacturing closer united state see trend accelerating said longrun population change could also compound effect slowdown pullback globalisation pushing price making labour expensive people worldwide older according united nation estimate aging mean decade newly global pool labour made employee cheap easy find recent worldspanning labour shortage could last could push wage company may pas elevated labour cost along customer raising price demography reversal globalisation mean great deal likely permanent clearly charles goodhart emeritus professor london school economics said pandemicera price labour issue goodhart cowrote book arguing world cusp demographic reversal structural force raising inflation probably next two three decade said disagree adam posen president peterson institute international economics pointed plenty worker available part south asia africa latin america inflation weak japan decade despite much older population would decline globalisation necessarily add inflation long run said slowing growth could lead le demand price increase intertwined trajectory globalisation good price inflation whole one economist watch closely people used say milliondollar question guess day billion trilliondollar question said carlos viana de carvalho former new york fed economist head research brazilian asset management firm kapitalo investimentos possible definite said world moving new economic era marked higher inflation amid change global integration intensifying climate concern thing hard identify real time said new york time company,1
one america renowned science museum dive politics week new exhibition climate change curator say effort separate fact fear three year tackling divisive issue evolution exhibition charles darwin american museum natural history new york mounting show called climate change threat life new energy future un climate panel comprising hundred scientist policymakers found last year percent certainty climate change spurred human activity specifically burning fossil fuel release climatewarming carbon dioxide atmosphere people remain skeptical human activity responsible among republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin cast doubt cause global warming debate month curator edmond mathez said proposed exhibition year ago frustrated public awareness match alarm felt scientist news medium presenting climate change controversial issue complete nonsense controversial mathez told reuters tuesday preview exhibition open saturday run new york august correctly im sure people condemn hand said exhibition whats important scientist colleague walk say correctly present issue objectively said scientist inclined skeptical remarkable many agree cause climate change there always group people simply going believe clear many actually know much science mathez said comment palin questioning cause climate change border irresponsible museum president ellen futter said museum history tackling issue nexus science society although scientist still cant predict precision exactly impact take place frequently degree overwhelming scientific consensus percent scientist agree urgent need address problem futter said show examines cause effect climate change well possible way slow boosting use nuclear wind solar power exhibit include interactive display visitor pledge make change behavior buying lowenergy light bulb recycling waste bicycling work exhibition set travel spain denmark mexico abu dhabi,1
biden invited dozen world leader join twoday virtual summit starting thursday bringing united state back paris agreement cutting global carbon emission xi attend summit via video deliver important speech hua chunying spokeswoman chinese foreign ministry said statement wednesday beijing washington persistently clashed range issue alleged human right abuse china economic clout nation alaska last month u chinese official held first highlevel inperson talk bristled rancour yielded diplomatic breakthrough two country world two biggest greenhouse gas emitter rediscovered common interest battling climate change last week u climate envoy john kerry travelled shanghai meet chinese counterpart first highlevel visit china biden administration official agreed concrete action reduce emission talk also marked resumption climate dialogue halted donald trump administration withdrew paris agreement,1
bring attention risk maldives face rising sea level climate change president mohamed nasheed going bottom indian ocean saturday cabinet minister scuba gear dive metre foot inch surface turquoise lagoon hold billed world first underwater cabinet meeting latest nasheeds eyecatching move bring attention maldives plight landmark un climate meeting copenhagen december message anything everything live country environment minister mohamed aslam told reuters archipelago nation tip india mostly known highend luxury tropical hideaway unspoiled whitesand beach among threatened rising sea rising sea level cm predicted un intergovernmental panel climate change threaten submerge maldives lowlying island underwater cabinet meeting part global campaign call reduction atmospheric carbon dioxide safe threshold part per million ppm current level stand ppm seated around table using hand signal slate cabinet endorse so message maldives presented un climate change summit copenhagen must unite world war effort halt temperature rise advance copy statement made available reuters said climate change happening threatens right security everyone earth le one degree global warming glacier melting ice sheet collapsing low lying area danger swamped world leader meet copenhagen hammer successor agreement kyoto protocol developing world say rich industrialised nation shoulder lion share burden latter calling drastic cut emission country denmark agreed pay nasheed attend talk archipelago decided decline invitation due budget crisis nasheed barely month entering office last year declared would establish sovereign fund relocate country people sea level rise later admitted feasible given state maldivian economy earlier year vowed make maldives carbon neutral within decade switching renewable energy offsetting carbon emission primarily tourist flying one country highend resort nasheed yet overcome country economic problem led global recession last year unseated asia longestserving ruler year incumbent president maumoon abdul gayoom island first multiparty presidential election,1
long deep canyon remains beach perhaps clearest evidence yet standing lake surface mar one apparently contained water planet supposed already dried scientist said wednesday image camera called high resolution imaging science experiment aboard mar reconnaissance orbiter indicate water carved mile kmlong canyon team university colorado boulder reported would covered square mile sq km foot deep researcher wrote journal geophysical research letter dispute water exists surface mar robot explorer found ice also evidence water may still seep surface underground although quickly disappears cold thin atmosphere red planet planetary scientist also seen could shore giant river sea formation could also arguably made dry landslide first unambiguous evidence shoreline surface mar said gaetano di achille led study identification shoreline accompanying geological evidence allows u calculate size volume lake appears formed billion year ago di achille said statement water key life scientist looking desperately evidence life past present mar water planet could also useful future human explorer earth delta lake excellent collector preserver sign past life said di achille life ever arose mar delta may key unlocking mar biological past di achille said research prove longlived lake system mar see lake formed warm wet period thought dissipated assistant professor brian hynek said lake probably either evaporated froze abrupt climate change researcher said water would turned vapor one know turned mar warm wet planet frozen airless desert,1
phone conversation last week kind bookend interview last week white house january obama spoke experience writing new book formative role reading played since teenage year shaping thinking view politics history writing discussed author he admired learned process finding voice writer role storytelling play tool radical empathy remind people common shared dream frustration loss daily life exist beneath political division obama speaks slowly thoughtfully conversational ease distinguishes book moving freely personal political anecdotal philosophical whether he talking literature recent political event policy implemented administration observation like prose animated ability connect social cultural historical dot gift honed year community organiser professor constitutional law lending complex idea immediacy context come everywhere contain multitude always promise america also make america sometimes contentious talking favourite american writer obama point share certain hallmark whether whitman emerson ellison kerouac sense selfinvention embrace contradiction think dna start come everywhere contain multitude always promise america also make america sometimes contentious obamas thought literature politics history rooted avid reading began youth teenager growing hawaii read african american writer like james baldwin ralph ellison malcolm langston hughes richard wright zora neale hurston web dubois effort raise black man america became student columbia university early made concerted effort push aside desultory habit youth sport party hanging try become serious person put serious person quote explains sombre whole process basically became little bit recluse couple year going class wandering city mostly reading writing journal trying figure believe think life obama say much list keeper time would hear book id read book referenced another book id track one sometimes usedbook bin pretty tight budget read everything classic hemingway dostoyevsky cervantes novel like volcano malcolm lowry doris lessing golden notebook work robert stone read philosophy poetry history biography memoir book like gandhi truth erik erikson read book voraciously inhaled synthesized idea found assimilating one resonated personal experience value year obama recall everything fraught existential weight really regain sense humour moved chicago began work community organiser got outside right know selfindulgence young people take seriously luxury dont really responsibility wondering eat peach suddenly neighbourhood people trying pay bill keep kid safe make sure neighbourhood dont fall apart theyve laid job help wisdom strength fortitude common sense folk working mother age older reminded work wasnt chicago obama began writing short story melancholy reflective tale inspired people met community organiser story journal keeping would nurture literary quality fuel promised land keen sense place mood searching effort selfassessment like wondering whether decision run president stemmed part need prove worthy father abandoned live mother starryeyed expectation flair creating sharply observed dickensian portrait adviser politician foreign leader describes russian prime minister vladimir putin leader whose voice evinced practiced disinterest indicating someone accustomed surrounded subordinate supplicant time man curated photo ops fastidiousness teenager instagram reading obama combined love shakespeare bible ardent study lincoln martin luther king jr reinhold niebuhr would shape long view history vision america country constant process becoming use word thcentury abolitionist theodore parker frequently quoted king arc moral universe long bend toward justice looking back history great sin slavery continuing fallout time calling continued effort bring country closer promised land king john lewis situated civil right struggle within historical continuum invoking larger journey scripture suffering exile toward redemption study thinker activist obama took called niebuhrian lesson cleareyed view world reality cruelty sin greed violence yet still maintain sense hope possibility act leap faith deeply held conviction animates obamas powerful speech like commemoration th anniversary selma march amazing grace speech delivered wake massacre mother emanuel african methodist episcopal church charleston south carolina determination find hope face uncertainty also sustains optimism today he buoyed engagement new generation young people demonstrated powerfully last summer george floyd protest personal political intimately entwined african american literature early slave narrative autobiography frederick douglas malcolm young obama constructing philosophical tentpoles belief also writing lot journal sorting crosscurrent race class family life think learned write mimicked voice always come mind james baldwin president barack obama rep john lewis embrace edmund pettus bridge selma ala th anniversary bloody sunday march mar obama invited author historian white house already published bestselling memoir didnt make writing latest book promised land le grind doug millsthe new york time belief american invested common dream reach beyond difference conviction would later articulated democratic convention keynote speech introduced country large echo ending ralph ellison invisible man narrator concludes america woven many strand fate become one yet many also intrinsic part family history mother born kansa father grew kenya president barack obama rep john lewis embrace edmund pettus bridge selma ala th anniversary bloody sunday march mar obama invited author historian white house already published bestselling memoir didnt make writing latest book promised land le grind doug millsthe new york time high school obama say roving pack friend many felt like outsider discovered storytelling way u kind explain world around u belonged fit didnt fit later trying get story paper find voice approximated internal dialogue head obama studied author admired much anybody say think learned write mimicked voice always come mind james baldwin didnt talent sort searing honesty generosity spirit ironic sense able look thing squarely yet still compassion even people obviously disdained distrusted angry book big impact obama also learned writer whose political view differed like v naipaul though frustrated naipauls curmudgeonly sort defence colonialism former president say fascinated way naipaul constructed argument stroke could paint portrait someone take individual story mishap event connect larger theme larger historical current obama add thered piece folk youd kind copy steal paste know time get enough practice trust voice scholar fred kaplan author lincoln biography writer drawn parallel abraham lincoln obama pointing share mastery language first class temperament president stoic flexible willing listen different point view like lincoln obamas voice person page elastic one turn colloquial eloquent humorous pensive accommodating commonsense argument melancholy meditation niagara fall made lincoln think transience life drawing egyptian pyramid make obama think time eventually turn human endeavour dust two president trained lawyer poetic sensibility forged identity career kaplan call crucible language obama growing remembers strangeness heritage world straddled could make feel like platypus imaginary beast unsure belonged process writing say helped integrate piece something relatively whole eventually gave pretty good sense selfawareness projected air calmness composure would enable emerge pressure cooker white house much nuanced selfcritical writer wrote dream father early although obama say didnt time president keep regular journal would jot account important moment transpired like time climate summit copenhagen secretary state hillary clinton crashed meeting leader china brazil india south africa avoiding deal trying broker would ultimately many year later lead paris accord meeting wrote said scene felt like knew good story get started put something nothing terrifying blank page whereas year ago obama say would needed army researcher help presidential memoir internet meant could simply tap obama date issue pull every contemporaneous article speech schedule appearance instant actual writing remained painful process requiring really work grind really important piece business ive tried transmit girl anybody asks writing say get started put something nothing terrifying blank page obama wrote promised land first two volume presidency much way he worked speech earlier book think computer lend halfbaked thought mask tidiness writes first draft longhand yellow legal pad act typing computer essentially becomes first edit say particular pen always using black uniball vision elite rollerball pen micropoint add tends best writing pm find world narrow good imagination almost darkness around there metaphorical beam light desk onto page writing promised land obama read lot book maybe worried finding excuse procrastinate maybe get swept book particularly enjoys hear author voice head finished writing promised land eagerly turned friend marilynne robinson new novel jack latest gilead series ayad akhtars homeland elegy describes powerful searching examination contemporary american politics attitude literature would recommend someone arrived america wanted understand complex sometimes confounding country top head say obama hed suggest whitman poetry fitzgerald great gatsby ellison invisible man steinbeck grape wrath morrison song solomon anything hemingway faulkner philip roth whose novel capture sense tension around ethnic group trying assimilate mean american mean outside looking nonfiction autobiography frederick douglas malcolm thoreau walden emerson selfreliance lincoln second inaugural address king letter birmingham jail alexis de tocqueville democracy america make u remember obama said america really break old world something take granted lose sight part lot modern culture embodies certain element america think whether youre talking art politics getting morning trying live life useful able seek joy find operate basis hope rather despair last several year obama say made clear normative glue hold u together lot common expectation value weakened frayed way de tocqueville anticipated atomisation loneliness loss community made democracy vulnerable dont glued news broadcast sometimes feel locked tower babel cant even hear voice people next u say literature art good reminding u folly presumption selfishness shortsightedness add book art story also remind joy hope beauty share think whether youre talking art politics getting morning trying live life useful able seek joy find operate basis hope rather despair different way coping think sense optimism relied generally result appreciating people first foremost child family friend also voice hear book hear song tell youre alone new york time news service,1
new deal solve global warming despite urgent demand many thousand politician environmentalist protester gathered glasgow climate summit success failure hinge whether world leader follow new policy cut greenhouse gas emission deal leaf vulnerable country far short fund need cope increasing weather disaster talk underscored complexity trying persuade score country economic interest domestic politics act unison greater good agreement established clear consensus nation must much immediately prevent harrowing rise global temperature set transparency rule hold country accountable progress make fail make u climate envoy john kerry entered plenary hall saturday evening arm around shoulder xie zhenhua china chief climate negotiator lastminute dealmaking could seen floor xie kerry huddled mask mask alok sharma british politician led un summit architect agreement hoped would send powerful signal capital corporate boardroom around globe ambitious action climate change inevitable could turn empower civil society group lawmaker working shift country away burning oil gas coal energy favour cleaner source wind solar nuclear power train moving country need get board said ani dasgupta president world resource institute world going beat back climate crisis one sit sideline yet many others said deal failed meet moment year deadly heat canada devastating flood germany new york raging wildfire siberia start twoweek summit leader including president joe biden prime minister boris johnson britain framed meeting world last best chance save planet final deal line urgency scale required said shauna aminath environment minister maldives archipelago lowlying island indian ocean inhabited thousand year could inundated within three generation rising sea look balanced pragmatic party help maldives adapt time late maldives said final hour talk saturday night negotiator clashed wording would called country phase coal power government subsidy oil gas fossil fuel never explicitly mentioned global climate agreement even though dominant cause global warming end urging india argued fossil fuel still needed development phase changed phase switzerland representative simonetta sommaruga assailed change need phase phase said going summit world leader said ultimate goal prevent earth heating degree celsius degree fahrenheit compared preindustrial level past threshold scientist warned risk deadly heatwaves destructive storm water scarcity ecosystem collapse grows immensely world already warmed degree celsius even country vowed step climate effort glasgow summit still falling far short detailed plan government made curb fossil fuel emission deforestation would put world pace warm roughly degree celsius century according analyst climate action tracker research group country still dont seem understand emergency situation need cut emission much faster decade else hope staying degree lost said niklas hhne german climatologist founding partner newclimate institute created climate action tracker major focus year talk push country last big climate deal paris agreement government werent formally scheduled come back new climate pledge many expert said far late major course correction new agreement glasgow asks country come back end next year stronger pledge cut emission although agreement state clearly average nation need slash carbon dioxide emission nearly half decade hold warming degree celsius leaf unresolved question exactly burden cut shared among nation remains seen country follow sanction penalty fail glasgow talk government united state european union step climate pledge paris agreement yet others like australia china brazil russia barely improved shortterm plan money meanwhile remained huge sticking point talk number swiftly industrializing country india indonesia said would willing accelerate shift away coal power received financial help richer country far help slow arrive decade ago world wealthiest economy pledged mobilize billion per year climate aid poorer country still falling short ten billion dollar per year time small fraction aid date gone toward measure help poorer country cope hazard hotter planet sea wall earlywarning system flood drought according one recent study african nation spending gross domestic product adaptation still addressing onefifth need new agreement try fill gap call rich country failing meet billion goal urge least double funding adaptation also set process figuring collective goal longterm financing although process could take year developing country say may ultimately need trillion dollar decade tina stege climate ambassador marshall island called promise money step toward helping country like mine must transform physical environment coming year survive onslaught climate change separately vulnerable country bangladesh also called new stream funding help country recover climate disaster cant adapt paid industrialized nation united state european union historically responsible extra greenhouse gas heating atmosphere diplomatic speak known loss damage wealthy nation blocked proposal set new fund purpose instead agreeing initiate dialogue issue future talk need world vulnerable people sacrificed altar rich world selfishness said mohamed adow activist power shift africa added loss damage political agenda way never way eventually delivered separately negotiator glasgow announced major deal regulate fastgrowing global market carbon offset one company country compensates emission paying someone else reduce one thorniest technical issue properly account global trade reduction emission arent overestimated doublecounted summit provided sign growing momentum climate action albeit caveat sideline talk cluster country announced initiative undertaking country agreed cut emission methane potent planetwarming gas decade another country vowed halt deforestation commit billion dollar toward effort dozen country vowed phase coal plant sale gasolinepowered vehicle next decade activist noted promise voluntary often didnt include major emitter china russia others argued could pressure head state titan industry tried get every single country agree get rid internal combustion engine formal un process youd get nowhere said nigel topping chosen united nation highlevel climate action champion get bunch country major automaker stand say start forcing market pretty soon company start signing top major economy pledged reach net zero emission certain date essentially promise stop adding greenhouse gas atmosphere united state european union said would china glasgow india joined chorus saying would reach net zero climate action tracker looked additional promise estimated world could conceivably limit global warming degree celsius although far country havent put policy place get calculation like persuaded many politician environmentalist dream limiting global warming degree might yet reach long government pressured follow theyve promised meek weak celsius goal alive signal sent era coal ending jennifer morgan executive director greenpeace international said climate deal matter new york time company,1
washington tue feb bdnews comreuters white house signaled monday could wait major climate change legislation move congress long fulfilled president barack obamas criterion tackling global warming asked president wished see movement climate bill white house spokesman robert gibbs left time frame wide open significant legislation began address climate change whether thats year next year think u would agree thats big change would welcome gibbs said referring president said bill would allow united state spend even money investing alternative energy ensure country adding amount greenhouse gas atmosphere obama spent first month young administration focusing lifting united state deep recession put forward proposal shore financial industry stem home foreclosure promising action health care reform though investing renewable energy key part obamas billion stimulus bill administration kept quiet environmental goal year obama back aggressive cut u greenhouse gas emission support development emission trading system similar one european union would cap amount carbon dioxide factory emit allow trade permit pollute,1
climate change one factor causing increase incidence disease like malaria dengue fever world health organisation said monday least people dying year malaria diarrhea malnutrition flood traced climate change said shigeru omi head who western pacific office half death asia omi told reporter malariacarrying mosquito found area malaria said saying spreading cooler clime tropic dengue many factor responsible rise mosquito sure climate change certainly playing one many role much say malaria kill least people year also estimate may million case dengue infection around world every year half million require hospitalisation case fatal climate change also causing sea level rise river dry weather pattern become erratic omi said flood drought heatwaves taking toll human health said omi said setting aside million advocacy programme inform people government health danger climate change le consumption energy advance technology lower carbon emission crucial said office dont wear necktie unless formal occasion said adding led le use air conditioning many thing ordinary citizen avoid unnecessary use electricity,1
britain yearold monarch reluctantly accepted medical advice rest next day palace said statement provide detail illness majesty good spirit disappointed longer able visit northern ireland due undertake series engagement today tomorrow statement added queen sends warmest good wish people northern ireland look forward visiting future queen kept busy schedule public appearance recent week scheduled travel glasgow scotland un conference climate change begin le two week june two month death prince philip husband year queen attended meeting leader group nation cornwall southwestern england hosted president joe biden first lady dr jill biden tea windsor castle first time met world leader since leaving buckingham palace windsor private home start coronavirus pandemic new york time company,1
global energy demand expected soar percent next two decade demand coming developing country china russia u government top energy forecasting agency said wednesday worldwide economic downturn hit energy consumption expected recovery next year could respark demand boost price energy information administration said new forecast u oil price forecast rise average barrel year oil price begin rise period economy rebound global demand grows rapidly nonopec liquid supply eia acting administrator howard gruenspecht told news conference global oil demand expected rise million barrel per day next two decade nearly million bpd year oil account percent world energy supply percent almost percent rise global energy demand occur developing country particularly china india russia brazil agency said organization petroleum exporting country continue provide percent world oil supply period renewable energy like wind solar power fastest growing energy source making percent global supply biofuels including ethanol biodiesel expected reach million bpd eia said longterm forecast reflect effort united state may take cut greenhouse gas emission expected international agreement curb greenhouse gas gruenspecht said agency analyze possible impact climate change legislation approved last week u house representative energy commerce committee said bill may change energy use initially citing carbon dioxide emission limit allowed transfer carbon cut developing country one could imagine one could comply least part proposal calling percent reduction level using offset significant change consumption way use energy gruenspecht said global climate change law policy dont change world energyrelated carbon dioxide emission rise third billion metric ton year agency said eias report also found global natural gas demand increase almost percent trillion cubic foot agency said unconventional natural gas production particularly gas shale make united state virtually self sufficient natural gas supply see forecast growth opec oil production please click eias forecast also predicts world production unconventional petroleum resource including oil sand extraheavy oil coaltoliquids quadruple million bpd representing percent total global petroleum supply iraq crude oil production jump million bpd million bpd china electricity generation coalfired power plant triple,1
world attention riveted fire earlier year understandably shifted coronavirus crisis devastating fire season left lesson wake australia look toward future frequent dangerous fire scientist official working together develop fireprediction technology enable firefighter work faster safely next season expected perhaps equally gruelling begin month australia continues learn could used elsewhere everywhere country including united state outer space software must withstand searing blustery otherwise inhospitable condition planet wildfire break one difficult decision faced operation team send resource keep hand case suddenly needed elsewhere whether hold resource back reserve case fire break whether hit fire hard mean difference fire thats put minute one go week said greg mullins former commissioner fire rescue new south wale make decision correctly firefighter first must know area high risk central many recent technology ability predict influence australia eucalyptus tree given fire eucalyptus particularly fireintensive dry shedding bark catch easily ember blown ahead blaze lighting others phenomenon known spotting one challenging problem predicting fire behaviour australian computer program called phoenix rapidfire model kind spotting simulating spread fire across given area relied upon predict fire behaviour victoria introduced black saturday bush fire killed people new south wale similar program farsite used u wildfire start analyst nsw rural fire service headquarters sydney may mile away enter variable phoenix fire location time started terrain closer fire regional team feed information back headquarters fire management team help manual analyst decides send resource like firefighter truck waterbombing helicopter technology yet outperform people predicting spread behavior particular fire simon heemstra manager planning predictive service nsw rural fire service phd fire behaviour described phoenix mainly triage tool nine time said manual analyst produce accurate result model using experience analyst able incorporate uncertainty inherent fire behaviour something computer isnt able grasp computer model excels heemstra said analysing several fire determining one pose greatest risk therefore one manual analyst focus australia national science agency commonwealth scientific industrial research organisation developed computer software called spark aim improve upon phoenix phoenix built predict fire behaviour forest grass heemstra said several fuel type like shrub land bit like trying fit square peg round hole spark us unique equation fuel type intuitive reliable could next evolutionary step firefighting model heemstra said nsw rural fire service hope use early next fire season whereas fire behaviour model like phoenix spark help predict spread fire drone technology may able predict fire likely start moment drone used mainly monitor grassland fire forest fire burn particularly hot volatile making unsafe drone fly anyone nearby operate device wildfire condition australia sufficiently severe verge otherworldly nasa jet propulsion laboratory pasadena california exploring csiro possibility testing artificial intelligence drone rover satellite yet developed intended future space exploration fire software would need withstand extreme condition planet like hot temperature low visibility turbulent wind said natasha stavros science system engineer jpl email november study jpls blue sky thinktank stavros author found firemanagement technology offering highest return investment autonomous microaerial vehicle small drone typically weighing le quarter pound would able navigate wildfire eventually drone would operate autonomous group swarm could monitor wider area ability communicate one another distant control centre could potentially used exploring planet earth drone equipped infrared sensor could also read heat signature plant determine stressed vegetation area thus dry fireprone terrain might international space station similar sensor though yet small enough fit drone called ecostress measuring temperature plant almost two year australia seems entered new era extreme frequent fire researcher firefighting organisation government increasingly also looking way help environment adapt long run scientist university melbourne bushfire behaviour management group developed fire regime operation simulation tool frost aim predict fire behaviour course next century taking account vegetation transforms burned major trial expected begin within next year frost take uncertainty account using bayesian network predictive statistical tool designed ask every assumption produce range possible outcome response faced live fire firefighter need decide within matter minute defend wildlife vegetation inevitably come second people property simulating longterm risk frost help find protect zone particular wildlife plant specie within fireprone area le susceptible flame late january trent penman bush fire risk modeler lead group developed frost used program identify area might act refuge specie tree known alpine ash particularly vulnerable increasing frequency wildfire alpine ash tree die highintensity fire regenerating seed left ground seedling take year reach maturity area burn young tree die new seed left behind alpine ash tipping point penman said extreme fire occurring next decade could mean specie becomes endangered quickly paper academic university tasmania university melbourne found fewer young regenerating tree alpine ash forest site burned twice year rapid global warming likely increase fire frequency hard optimistic longterm survival bioregions remaining mature alpine ash forest author paper wrote advancement technology important said mullins former nsw fire rescue commissioner big ticket item tackling climate change bit like going gas fire putting house burning car around turning gas well itll keep burning house everything doesnt matter much water put theyll keep catching fire firefighter pretty simple said deal basic problem problem go away eventually new york time news service,1
australia unveiled sweeping economic reform decade sunday plan tax carbon emission nation worst polluter reviving hope stronger global climate action largest emission trade scheme outside europe prime minister julia gillard said company including steel aluminum manufacturer would pay per tonne carbon tax next year rising percent year moving marketbased trading scheme time get going get done said gillard bruising battle win political support scheme polarized voter business parliamentary vote scheme expected yearend australia developed world worst percapita greenhouse gas emitter heavy reliance cheap coal power generation emission set rise booming economy without carbon cost government say stake high gillards labor party relies support green independent oneseat lower house majority popularity slumped record low scheme detail finally released month waiting gillard try convince voter opposed plan ahead parliamentary vote trying deflect campaign hardest hit business absolutely critical government sell effectively said tony wood director energy program grattan institute policy think tank australian retail cleanenergy stock expected among winner airline miner among plan loser analyst said financial market overall tipped take policy stride scheme aim cut national emission percent level would mean cut million tonne package already broad support green independent although crossbencher said yet support extra measure protect steelmaker job vital coal industry parliament twice rejected previous attempt price carbon fresh rebuff vote expected around october would seriously threaten gillards government danger vigorous campaign conservative opposition business group opposed tax could erode public support frighten political backer ahead election due tax going go time go think package going compound trust problem dogged prime minister package certainly set next election referendum carbon tax said conservative opposition leader tony abbott abbott seized upon voter fear new tax higher cost scheme aim transform nation generates us energy across economy neutralize opposition gillard said billion raised pollution permit sale next three year would go household generous tax cut worth billion scheme may linked others australia scheme cover percent carbon pollution apart exempted agricultural light vehicle emission treasury model showing would boost consumer price index percent first year julyjune could also aid global effort fight carbon pollution largely stalled since u president barack obama last year ruled federal climate bill present term outside eu new zealand national carbon scheme country look one carbon polluting economy planet made one huge stride forward toward putting price carbon said john connor chief executive climate institute australia said hoped link scheme would cost billion implement household industry compensation international carbon market land abatement scheme emission market running europe system cover eu member state plus norway iceland liechtenstein forced power producer pay carbon emission driving cut power plant forced switch cleaner natural gas biomass gillard said government would spend billion first three year scheme ensure heavy polluting industry like steel aluminum production killed help close oldest dirtiest power station assistance would come free carbon permit covering percent carbon cost company emissionsintensive tradeexposed sector aluminum smelter steel manufacturer moderate emitting exporter would get percent permit free coal miner including global giant xstrata ltd coal arm bhp billiton would eligible billion compensation package help emission intensive mine adjust tax would add average per tonne cost mining coal support action climate change disappointed government lack genuine consultation said xstrata coal spokesman james rickards statement mineral council australia criticized scheme dangerous experiment australian economy australia major coal exporter relies coal percent electricity generation turn account percent national emission government would also set loan guarantee electricity generator new energy security fund help industry refinance loan billion billion next five year government would fund shutdown partial closure dirtiest browncoal generator victoria state remove megawatt capacity replacing cleaner gas shortterm loan would help refinance debt buy permit australia booming liquefied natural gas lng sector due decide billion worth new project would also included scheme despite call percent protection sector receive percent assistance climate change minister greg combet said steelmaker including australia largest bluescope onesteel ltd receive percent free permit million grant help support job greatest challenge scheme also setup billion clean energy finance corporation fund new renewable cleaner generation capacity wind solar gas wave power plant moment australia turn back fossil fuel age turn face toward greatest challenge st century addressing global warming said australian green deputy leader christine milne whose party wields balance power senate soothe voter poll showing percent opposition carbon tax government offered tax cut low middleincome household well increased state pension welfare payment treasurer wayne swan said taxpayer earning year would get tax cut worth around year analyst said could actually help boost struggling retail sector spending sluggish,1
eve german chancellor angela merkels arrival japan organisation urged promote german energy transition energiewende visitshe visiting japan march chancellor merkel attempting secure national climate change commitment japan group seven nation ahead summit held germany june abe government yet make national climate commitment far failed announce energy share ministry economy trade industry currently deliberating percent nuclear target percent renewable target decision reached summitprime minister abes nuclear energy policy lack credibility undermines renewable industry investment despite japan massive renewable energy potential energy campaigner greenpeace japan hisayo takada said statementin addition flawed assumption japan energy policy result importation vast expensive fossil fuel chancellor merkel understand present obsession nuclear reactor restarts abe government wont able achieve japan climate targetsin contrast german society government japan government simply ignoring important lesson fukushima nuclear disaster takada added,1
trump told new york time interview think connectivity human activity global warming despite previously describing climate change hoax source trump transition team told reuters earlier month new york businessman seeking quick way withdraw united state paris agreement combat climate change asked tuesday whether united state would withdraw accord republican said im looking closely open mind u withdrawal pact agreed almost country would set back international effort limit rising temperature linked extinction animal plant heat wave flood rising sea level trump take office jan also said thinking climate change american competitiveness much cost company said according tweet time reporter interview two people advising trump transition team energy environment issue said caught guard remark shift global warming latest sign trump might backing away campaign rhetoric life oval office approach trump said might build fence rather wall area usmexican border stop illegal immigration tweaking one signature campaign promise also tuesday interview showed little appetite pressing investigation democratic rival presidential campaign hillary clinton dont want hurt clinton really dont went lot suffered greatly many different way told reporter editor newspaper official time headquarters manhattan trump said asked would rule investigating clinton family charitable foundation use private email server u secretary state president barack obamas first term trump abandon campaign vow appoint special prosecutor clinton reversal position mentioned almost daily campaign trail dubbed rival crooked hillary crowd rally often chanted lock comment time clinton angered strongest conservative supporter breitbart news outlet led trump chief strategist steve bannon published story tuesday headline broken promise trump doesnt wish pursue clinton email charge fbi investigated clinton email practice concluding july action careless ground bringing charge clinton foundation charity also scrutinized donation received evidence foreign donor obtained favour state department clinton headed businessman president trump real estate developer never held public office brushed fear conflict interest job president family business law totally side president cant conflict interest told new york time company unimportant relative im trump said conflictofinterest rule executive branch employee apply president trump bound bribery law disclosure requirement section u constitution prohibits elected official taking gift foreign government according republican democratic ethic lawyer may specific law dont apply president president law said richard painter university minnesota former associate counsel republican president george bush really want run government president leader united state free world saying im going bare minimum squeak asked norman eisen former top ethic lawyer obamas white house trump businesswoman daughter ivanka joined father telephone call argentine president mauricio macri earlier month attended meeting japanese prime minister shinzo abe raising question possible conflict interest asked whether house representative speaker paul ryan republican congress would consider trilliondollar infrastructure plan trump boasted popular party leader capitol hill right theyre love said since nov election victory trump meeting prospective candidate top position administration ben carson former republican presidential hopeful dropped race backed trump offered post secretary housing urban development carson spokesman armstrong williams said carson retired surgeon met trump tuesday think thanksgiving holiday williams said trump arrived florida tuesday evening spend thursday holiday maralago estate palm beach,0
un secretarygeneral ban kimoon urged world wednesday agree sweeping treaty fight climate change telling unled talk bali act moral challenge generation ban also told environment minister dec meeting threat global warming silver lining creative solution could create job ease poverty developing nation africa asia time act ban told minister split ground rule starting formal negotiation new longterm global treaty limit greenhouse gas emission mainly burning fossil fuel moral challenge generation said saying desperate urgency act slow rising sea flood drought famine extinction wildlife eye world upon u important succeeding generation depend u rob child future said earlier australia prime minister kevin rudd handed formal paper ban ratifying kyoto protocol isolating united state rich nation without binding cap greenhouse gas emission un deal stretching ban said bali meeting agree firm twoyear deadline agree successor kyoto would involve action nation including united state poor country led china india whose emission soaring need set agenda roadmap secure climate future coupled tight timeline produce deal said united nation want new pact adopted meeting copenhagen late developing nation worried commitment curb fossil fuel use might slow economic growth want bali launch nonbinding talk deeper cut united state opposes many nation hope guiding term negotiation include nonbinding range rich country cut greenhouse gas percent level indonesian president susilo bambang yudhoyono applause delegate saying united state part new deal world biggest economy top greenhouse gas emitter embarking biggest project human civilisation said must ensure united state part post arrangement said new agreement also include aid poor nation slowed rate deforestation forest soak greenhouse gas grow release burnt ban said nation sign atmosphere cant tell difference emission asian factory exhaust north american suv deforestation south america africa australia rudd whose labor party landslide election victory last month handed kyoto document ban signing pact last week first official act said australia already suffering climate change ranging drying river disruption coral great barrier reef see today portent thing come said apart australia kyoto nation promised cut emission average percent level united state argues kyoto would hurt economy wrongly excludes target poor nation delegate opening talk highlevel session held minute silence victim car bomb attack algiers tuesday eleven un employee believed among least people killed,1
soon taliban takeover aug new government told get ghullam farooq sat darkness shop firqa last month describing armed taliban fighter came night expelling gunpoint home community neighborhood kandahar city southern afghanistan taliban said take stuff go said fled forcibly removed quickly replaced taliban commander fighter thousand afghan facing traumatic dislocation new taliban government us property compensate fighter year military service amid crumbling economy lack cash decade every period upheaval afghanistan property becomes crucial form wealth power reward follower arbitrary redistribution also leaf thousand displaced fuel endless dispute country land ownership system informal people hold documentation ground call past change government distributing property taliban disciple swath rural farmland desirable urban neighborhood turned least shortterm recourse keep stability within taliban rank gun get land said patricia gossman associate asia director human right watch old long continuing story largely pastoral nation split rugged mountain range dotted desert little forest land one important asset flashpoint fueling blood feud neighbor ethnic group warlord power changed hand conflicting legal system dictating land ownership lack documentation destabilized property market generation country slightly smaller land area texas population grown past decade around million people yet oneeighth afghanistan land farmable shrinking crippling drought change wrought climate change today land dispute afghanistan largely traced sovietbacked regime came power late redistributed property across country quickly fueled tension land confiscated given poor landless banner socialism land redistribution continued play first civil war early rise taliban u invasion commander defeated taliban went distributing stealing land time backing newly installed ussupported government u nato military force contributed problem seizing property base little compensate landowner attempt westernbacked government past two decade formalize land ownership property right ultimately proved futile incentive take advantage system overwhelmed effort regularize three month taliban rise power administrator similar position official policy regarding land ownership still analyzing investigating honor land deed title people said bilal karimi taliban spokesperson local taliban leader seizing reallocating property year district captured reward fighter family dead land farm sell profit taliban arrived mullah abdul salams modest poppy farm musa qala helmand province faced impossible choice like many poor farmer rural afghanistan legal deed prove owned ground cultivated year taliban gave ultimatum either pay lump sum keep land give came early right land salam recalled standing edge poppy field musa qala shovel hand time land musa qala unclaimed undocumented written unfarmable except farmer salam ground became fertile widespread growth solar power enabled farmer run well pump far lower expense use conventional fuel taliban tried strike balance allowing poor farmer remain relatively small cost allocating unclaimed plot fighter khoi brother taliban fighter go one name among family member militant received land musa qala two year ago since said fellow taliban veteran profited selling portion property gifted land taliban distribute could would said official guidance taliban official resorted practice throughout country carved area around salams farm taliban distribute property part population left confused angered action new government suspiciously resemble behavior predecessor takhar province historically antitaliban stronghold afghanistan north taliban fighter evicted people including lived year several district saying land unfairly distributed previous government said former afghan lawmaker condition anonymity fear retaliation family takhar resident former lawmaker said started question whether taliban administrator run country effectively predecessor given following practice past government greatest issue taliban going forward deal land documentation legalization said fazal muzhary former researcher afghanistan analyst network policy research group focused land ownership afghanistan taliban want legalize demarcate land also need take back land people grabbed period challenging central afghanistan property dispute another nature playing marginalization displacement ethnic minority order seize arable land taliban leader long persecuted antagonized hazaras mostly shiite minority recent month new government watched local strongman evicted hundred family september nasrullah family fled village daikundi province along around family left nearly everything said displacement upended dozen village central afghanistan affecting hazaras according human right watch report recent week local court overturned seizure allowing family return eviction traumatic village taliban put checkpoint people arent allowed take anything clothes flour said nasrullah go one name interview september brought clothes new york time company,1
survey britain biggest pension scheme published saturday said small share disclosed investment view controversy climate change company governance survey largest occupational pension fund together worth billion pound billion showed five disclosed policy engaging firm environmental social governance issue according fairpensions investment campaigning group big investor pension plan insurance fund asset manager encouraged environmental lobbyist campaigner use economic muscle change practice firm invest among survey finding said organisation like bbc royal mail gave little transparency investment pension scheme bt group disclosed vote cast member behalf university superannuation scheme us pension fund uk rail industry gave partial voting data report said survey showed respondent disclosed biggest shareholding pension scheme member concern pension affected issue climate change given reassuring information issue alex van der velden executive director fairpensions said,1
despite climate change warning issued intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc since global emission continued rise last decade reaching highest point history result global emission track blow past degree warming limit envisioned paris agreement reach degree century end left cop glasgow naive optimism based new promise commitment un secretarygeneral antonio guterres said report release current climate pledge would still mean percent increase emission major emitter taking step needed fulfill even inadequate promise point severe emission cut decade across sector agriculture transport energy building turn thing around report say even government would also need bolster effort plant tree develop technology could remove carbon dioxide already atmosphere century industrial activity never ipcc report cochair jim skea said statement report last threepart series ipcc next review cycle expected least another five year drama delay recent ipcc report addressed latest finding climate change science well way world adapt warmer world monday tackled way curbing emission making one contentious report pack government scientist described process excruciating ipcc forced delay report public release six hour monday final approval report key summary policymakers requires signoff country followed marathon weekend overtime session government official quibbled wording different country different interest ipcc coauthor climate scientist jan minx everyone want make sure concern addressed scientist last word,1
power demand grew billion kilowatt hour kwh electricity requirement north grew reuters analysis government data showed electricity use expected grow india weather office forecast normal maximum temperature part west central northwest north northeast india neighbouring pakistan suffering extreme heat year billion people risk heat scientist warned linking early onset intense summer climate change unprecedented electricity use resulted widespread power cut april utility scrambled manage demand coal supply dwindled power supply fell short demand billion unit worst since october demand power delhi rose april northern state punjab rajasthan seeing electricity demand grow respectively government data showed soaring temperature lead rise electricity use sikkim small hilly state northeast famous scenic mountain himachal pradesh uttarakhand two mountainous state thronged tourist seeking retreat heat plain saw power demand surge sixth higher temperature northern state haryana uttar pradesh jharkhand east saw demand electricity rise data showed seven state including southern andhra pradesh state suffered worst power cut six year according data state north faced soaring temperature due heatwave india likely face power cut utility inventory coal lowest presummer level least nine year declined despite staterun coal india make india coal output ramping production,1
state department said press release united state would continue participate united nation climate change meeting withdrawal process expected take least three year united state support balanced approach climate policy lower emission promoting economic growth ensuring energy security department said release president donald trump announced decision withdraw paris deal june saying accord would cost america trillion dollar killed job hindered oil gas coal manufacturing industry also time said would open renegotiating deal agreed nearly nation course year drawing ridicule world business leader said would impossible greenpeace activist giant statue depicting u president donald trump stage protest front elbphilharmonie concert hall summit hamburg germany july reuters visit last month paris meet french president emmanuel macron two discussed deal trump told reporter something could happen respect paris accord let see happens greenpeace activist giant statue depicting u president donald trump stage protest front elbphilharmonie concert hall summit hamburg germany july reuters president indicated june announcement subsequently open reengaging paris agreement united state identify term favourable business worker people taxpayer state department said press release formal notice withdrawal republican u congressional leader backed trump move exit accord senate majority leader mitch mcconnell example said another significant blow obama administration assault domestic energy production job numerous business leader called move blow international effort combat climate change missed opportunity capture growth emerging clean energy industry united state former president barack obama pledged part paris accord cut u greenhouse gas emission much percent level help slow global warming earliest date united state completely withdraw agreement nov around time next u presidential election,1
australia prime minister facing tough reelection fight pressure climate credential pledged new clean energy target move environment group said would sway greenleaning voter john howard said percent australia energy would come clean source including solar wind nuclear clean coal reversing coalition government previous reluctance lift renewable energy target percent promise also dropped renewable government agenda paving way controversial switch nuclear energy backed howard greenhousefriendly alternative drive additional investment renewable energy lowemissions electricity generation reduce cost business ultimately household howard said promising roll state national scheme one environment group greenpeace said target streamlined existing statebased scheme leaving sunny australia lagging behind renewable energy leader germany spain harnessing solar wind power coalition clean energy target missed opportunity drive growth australia renewable energy industry cut greenhouse pollution greenpeace energy campaigner mark wakeham said howard expected call national election within week polling well behind opposition labor party whose leader kevin rudd pledged sign kyoto protocol capping greenhouse gas emission developed nation longrunning drought much australia warning international scientist impact global warming spooked voter elevated climate change electionturning issue galaxy poll monday labor point front government would hand landslide election victory youthful rudd rudd week tipped unveil renewable energy target percent also backing weekend former u vicepresident climate change campaigner al gore win voter howard promised carbon emission trading system banned incandescent light bulb pledged million million combat forest clearing asia australian green senator christine milne said howard clean target gigawatt hour year add percent demand projected government official commodity forecaster reach gwh around world renewable energy industry booming australia tremendous resource worldleading researcher industry stalling milne said,1
india unveil first solar power target soon september pledging boost output near zero gigawatts gw firm national plan fight global warming draft document show target would help india close gap solar frontrunners like china part ambitious billion year scheme could increase india leverage international talk new un climate pact december one several measure meant help cut emission fully implemented solar power would equivalent oneeighth india current installed power base helping world fourthlargest emitter planetwarming greenhouse gas emission limit heavy reliance dirty coal assuaging nagging power deficit crimped growth national solar mission yet formally adopted prime minister manmohan singhs special panel climate envisages creation statutory solar authority would make mandatory state buy solar power according draft plan provided detailed proposal first time obtained reuters aspiration ensure largescale deployment solar generated power grid connected well distributed decentralised offgrid provision commercial energy service policy draft said confirming proposed plan top indian climate official told reuters mission contained quite stiff target could announced september june senior climate official hoped could submitted month draft change much target gw official said condition anonymity issue still discussion money would spent incentive production installation well research development plan offer financial incentive tax holiday utility envisions three phase starting gw along step drive production cost solar panel spur domestic manufacturing world produce gigawatts gw solar power half added last year move could unlock india huge renewables potential benefit company tata bp solar joint venture tata power bp plcs solar unit bp solar bharat heavy electricals ltd staterun power engineering equipment firm lanco infratech share chinese solar equipment firm like suntech power holding trina solar tripled since march beijing first announced subsidy beijing widely expected soon raise solar target gw japan targetting gw solar power india climate plan released last year identified harnessing renewable energy solar power energy efficiency central fight global warming moment percent india total power mix renewables although leading provider wind power technology expert say voluntary domestic action add india bargaining power international negotiation although india refusal commit binding emission target angered many rich country demanding greater commitment unilateral action give india moral highground rich country committed anything term finance technology said siddharth pathak greenpeace india chief climate campaigner nearly country meet copenhagen december try agree broader climate pact replace un kyoto protocol whose first phase end mandatory draft policy document estimated india could cut million tonne carbon dioxide emission new solar plan aim provide access solarpowered lighting million household plan make use solarpowered equipment application mandatory hospital hotel government building encourage use solar lighting system village small town micro financing plan also outline system paying household surplus power solar panel fed back grid india longneglected power sector regarded many observer greatest infrastructure investment opportunity country nearly percent billion plus population access electricity spite pledge clean technology coal remains backbone india power sector accounting percent generation government planning add gw power generation five year ending march gw commissioned comparison china power generation capacity rose gw five time india capacity india say must use energy lift population poverty percapita emission fraction rich nation burned fossil fuel unhindered since industrial revolution india whose economy grown percent annually recent year contributes around percent global greenhouse gas emission,1
iran must stick promise open international atomic energy agency nuclear power plan international community must encourage body chief said thursday mohamed elbaradei receiving special award service nuclear power welcomed iran promise last week said compliance would crucial next couple month critical iran demonstrate good faith implementing committed iaea head told reporter think begin move completely different phase hope iran would move international community would continue encourage move direction said meeting world nuclear association made comment criticism iaea deal iran merely bid tehran buy time secretly developed nuclear weapon capability iran denies nuclear weapon ambition say want develop nuclear power instead elbaradei told meeting nuclearproduced electricity important role combating climate change burning fossil fuel power transport added safety security nonproliferation guaranteed,1
sydney thu sep bdnews comreuters leader asiapacific summit appeared deadlocked thursday sydney declaration climate change cutting greenhouse gas emission say china president hu jintao gave qualified support australia initiative climate change developing nation criticized australian u move put climate change top agenda apec gathering sydney hu told rare news conference meeting australian prime minister john howard preferred un framework handling climate change proposal much hope sydney declaration give full expression position un framework convention climate change would remain main channel international effort tackle climate change hu said declaration also reflect un principle common differentiated responsibility towards lowering harmful greenhouse gas emission added malaysia trade minister rafidah aziz said apec dealing emission target im saying place discus why wherefore climate change kind agreement un appropriate forum told malaysian journalist dont want people use climate change issue target certain country penalize certain country minister philippine indonesia also questioned approach major meeting top official around world un framework set indonesia bali december government hope environment minister launch twoyear series talk find replacement kyoto agreement australia host asia pacific economic cooperation forum put climate change top agenda draft declaration call new global framework would include aspirational target apec member lowering greenhouse gas emission scientist say causing climate change australia backed united state say kyoto protocol world main climate change treaty flawed commit big polluter developing world india china kind target industrialized nation approach getting decidedly lukewarm response apec meeting china developing country prefer see whole issue handled un framework kyoto first phase run apec summit one growing number effort find formula brings rich developing country together climate change hu met u president george bush later day talked china currency whose weakness irritant sinous relation hourandahalf meeting hu bush said talked iran north korea sudan talked climate change desire work together climate change hu warm reception since arrival australia monday visited miningrich state western australia heading canberra tour sheep farm sydney religious group falun gong staged protest china human right record attracted thousand people sydney hyde park australia launched biggest ever security operation sydney welcome leader attending week apec meeting newspaper dubbed city million people fortress sydney news conference hu said china ready boost international cooperation ensure export product met appropriate safety standard food safety also highlighted apec ministerial meeting established apec food safety cooperation forum cochaired australia china initiative aim harmonize apec member food safety regulation international standard among thing explore way expand work include product,1
australia endured bushfires flood record high temperature droughtravaged foodbowl global warming brought nation sixth hottest year record weather bureau said thursday crucial murraydarling river basin home million people almost half country fruit cereal crop hottest known year bureau meteorology said australian climate statement mean maximum temperature celsius fahrenheit almost full degree normal bringing record average temperature heavily populated southeast bureau said pointing climate change reason standout year australia warmest year record essentially warm year weve recent year climate analysis spokesman david jones told local radio mean temperature average across australia every month last year except june december recognising threat climate change prime minister kevin rudd ratified kyoto climate pact first official act sworn office early last month despite widespread drought la nina weather phenomenon bringing cooler temperature pacific helped lift rainfall slightly average mm condition usually always associated aboveaverage rainfall across much australia however la nina event slow develop influence winter spring confounded counter influence indian ocean bureau said la nina meaning little girl opposite el nino weather phenomenon brings rain australia east part indonesia well western united state bureau said drought continued murraydarling basin area bigger france germany normally provides percent australia irrigated crop billion billion worth agricultural export deputy prime minister julia gillard said latest bureau figure silence climate change sceptic australia one world highest percapita greenhouse gas polluter bureau statement today confirms urgent need act climate change said australia climate institute said bureau data showed global warming warmer weather also wilder unpredictable weather powerful storm cell cyclone unfortunately reality stacking projection chief executive john connor told australian associated press projection intense storm flooding drought,1
appears political manoeuvring guidance started play key role ongoing cancn climate talk conference president patricia espinosa hope find broad guideline compromise un climate chief put make everybody equally comfortable equally uncomfortable espinosa also foreign minister mexico asked cochairs shared vision mitigation fallout climate change mrv measurement reporting verification also called technology transfer capacity building conduct consultation brazilian environment minister izabella teixeira said informal group tasked hold dialogue expected produce anything writing previously text produced facilitator chair generated strong controversy entire talk come verge breakdown appears host ready take direction order claim success global summit involving country minister playing part negotiation going much needed political direction mexican presidency hope provide weekend cancn little hope achieving anything significant th session un climate convention party hope go home formal mechanism disbursing fund measurement emission reduction adaptation bangladesh environment state minister hasan mahmud said fund disbursement u billion fast start finance needed start tomorrow today regular press briefing united state chief negotiator todd stern reiterated preference balanced package although key player suggest board u regarding developing country including philippine oilrich gulf state led saudi arabia south american country opposed opposition may pose stumbling block quick disbursement fund finance negotiation delegate member said developed country particularly u may stall finalisation financing mechanism happy mrvica measurement reporting verification ban kimoon un secretary general press briefing tuesday evening also stressed future kyoto protocol show much potential becoming final deal breaker cancn outcome happens legally binding instrument said hoping progress front asked general mood talk one bangladeshi delegate environment ministry said outcome much possible weekend conference draw close good possibility cop decision suggested although may substantial progress conference well poised come consensus certain issue take forward durban next summit take place next year patrice lumumba diaping sudanese ambassador speaking meeting african delegation said disappointing even leader leaving everything south africa next year say good developing country former spokesman china grouping developing country set copenhagen climate talk fire fiery speech said hoped would something concrete second phase kyoto protocol emission reduction asked whether african group might decide take hardline insist precise outcome leaving diaping gave smile full mischief vanishing behind closed door holding two twisted finger finger crossed said shoulder,1
stinging defeat bush administration supreme court ruled monday u environmental official power regulate greenhouse gas emission spur global warming vote nation highest court told u environmental protection agency reconsider refusal regulate carbon dioxide emission new car truck contribute climate change high court ruled greenhouse gas motor vehicle fall within law definition air pollutant ruling one important environmental case reach supreme court marked first high court decision case involving global warming president george bush opposed mandatory control greenhouse gas harmful u economy administration instead called voluntary program epa refused regulate emission saying lacked power even power epa said would unwise would impair bush ability negotiate developing nation cut emission state environmental group brought lawsuit hailed ruling result today landmark ruling epa longer hide behind fiction lack regulatory authority address problem global warming massachusetts attorney general martha coakley said greenhouse gas occur naturally also emitted car truck factory atmosphere trap heat close earth surface like glass wall greenhouse emission risen steeply past century many scientist see connection rise increase global average temperature related increase extreme weather wildfire melting glacier damage environment democrat congress predicted ruling could add pressure lawmaker push forward firstever cap carbon dioxide emission united state world biggest emitter gas ruling also could make easier california state put place mandatory emission cap official state said writing court majority justice john paul stevens said epa decision arbitrary capricious otherwise accordance law sending case back proceeding stevens said epa could avoid regulation determined gas contribute climate change provided reasonable explanation stevens said epa could avoid legal obligation noting scientific uncertainty surrounding feature climate change concluding would better regulate time white house spokeswoman dana perino said ruling going take look analyze see go epa said administration committed reducing greenhouse gas reviewing court decision determine appropriate course action court four conservative member chief justice john robert justice samuel alito bush appointee justice antonin scalia clarence thomas dissented said environmental group state lacked legal right bring lawsuit first place matter important underlying policy issue stake court business substituting desired outcome reasoned judgment responsible agency scalia wrote,1
g leader failed get emerging power agree climate change goal conclusion summit directly refer sensitive debate domination dollar draft document seen reuters wednesday ahead summit thursday meeting nation major economy forum showed currency debate pushed china played hope climate breakthrough overstated making mention chinese russian interest seeking longterm alternative global reserve currency draft seen reuters talked global imbalance diplomat said might oblique reference currency stable sustainable longterm growth require smooth unwinding existing imbalance current account read china complains dollar domination exacerbated global crisis worry bill u recovery pose inflation risk china dollar asset estimated percent official currency reserve risk remain group eight meet laquila mountain town wrecked earthquake april providing fitting backdrop discussion crumpled global economy struggling overcome worst recession living memory kick wednesday u german japanese french british italian canadian russia leader discussing economic crisis draft statement warned significant risk remain economic financial stability document cautioned exit strategy growth package unwound recovery assured leader badly underestimated economic problem facing met japan last year wednesday talk touch nation must prevent another meltdown however official said major initiative expected emerge broader forum grouping rich industrial nation major emerging economy tasked formulating regulatory response crisis rather nation met london april convenes september united state reality laquila intermediary step said senior french official chinese resistance u president barack obama expected make mark first summit chairing talk mef whose member account percent global greenhouse gas emission talk among mef minister rome called last minute tuesday prepare summit failed close gap u europe one hand emerging power like china india hand berlusconi spoke meeting chinese resistance appeared failed persuade china india agree goal halving world greenhouse gas emission draft prepared mef meeting dropped reference aimed instead agreement need limit average increase global temperature degree celsius degree fahrenheit since preindustrial time developing nation present large number expanded summit world leader invited including nine african nation argue need able consume energy order end poverty among population chinese president hu jintao pulled last minute unrest northwestern china people killed departure may complicate climate change talk packed first day due wrap talk array international issue including iran postelection violence nuclear program however unlikely lead immediate action tightening sanction one area official said breakthrough might possible trade draft communique suggested g developing nation would agree conclude stalled doha round trade talk launched help poor nation prosper trade talk stumbled proposed tariff subsidy cut leader also discus u proposal rich nation commit billion several year agricultural development poor country ensure food supply,1
international agreement avert climate change hinge support developing country chief world bank said thursday require solution still allows economic growth industrializing india china part africa bank president robert zoellick said wont deal climate change unless get developing country part zoellick said speech harvard university cambridge outside boston developing world say dont get energy development forget forget zoellick former top trade negotiator united state current sevenyearold round talk world trade organization noted global accord climate change could prove elusive trade agreement economics trade pretty well known incredible number year still difficulty getting country work economic selfinterest said engaging developing country topic also mean helping develop plan handle rising sea warmer world rather trying avert change said talk developing country primary interest adaptation youre bangladesh sea rise around metre foot lose percent country zoellick said immediate crisis country today,1
japan planning invest billion international fund aimed encouraging use renewable energy technology developing country nikkei financial daily said sunday fund set jointly united state britain expected largest ever type total investment billion yen billion nikkei said investing technology wind solar power le developed country participating government hope encourage private finance follow suit newspaper said without identifying source british government last year announced million pound support fund three year united state said year would provide billion also three year nikkei said spain european nation considering participating said japan finance ministry likely make announcement tokyo contribution meeting finance chief central bank governor washington april newspaper said japan year host summit industrialised nation trying take lead climate change medium report say government planning nation leader conference issue parallel g,1
climate change campaigner expected arrive monday join protest expansion plan britain heathrow airport protester began arriving camp climate action sunday erecting marquee setting toilet land north heathrow one world busiest airport say legally occupied site route proposed third runway heathrow around metre yard headquarters airport operator baa owned spanish construction service group ferrovial organiser say people attend weeklong demonstration due start tuesday hour mass action promised next sunday direct action cost aviation industry dearly group said web site civil disobedience act within bound set baa lawyer similar camp last year close drax power station yorkshire protester led arrest heathrow protest expected cause disruption one busiest time year airport due used million passenger week mark bullock managing director heathrow airport said many would innocent family going summer holiday said baa always accepted right protester protest lawfully using airport right believe important debate climate change believe direct action airport appropriate said gemma davis spokeswoman camp climate change said disruption passenger main aim try disrupt passenger try disrupt baa told bbc conceded disruption airport user would unintended consequence climate change biggest issue going dont take action climate change really facing enormous catastrophe added baa court injunction monday barring one group environmental activist taking disruptive action protest peaceful lawful protest still go ahead high court ruling restricted action plane stupid one organiser protest baa tried ban people four different group environmental umbrella group airportwatch said would hit million member affiliated body include group diverse greenpeace national trust friend earth baa run london airport heathrow stansted gatwick four airport britain,1
since taliban took afghanistan aug country already struggling drought severe poverty decade war seen economy collapse raising spectre exodus refugee video conference due start pm gmt focus aid need concern security way guaranteeing safe passage abroad thousand westernallied afghan still country providing humanitarian support urgent vulnerable group especially woman child winter arriving said official knowledge agenda un secretary general antonio guterres due join summit underlining central role given united nation tackling crisis part many country dont want establish direct relation taliban italy hold rotating presidency worked hard set meeting face highly divergent view within disparate group deal afghanistan chaotic u withdrawal kabul main problem western country want put finger way taliban run country treat woman example china russia hand noninterference foreign policy said diplomatic source close matter china publicly demanded economic sanction afghanistan lifted billion dollar afghan international asset unfrozen handed back kabul clear would even discussed tuesday u president joe biden indian prime minister narendra modi europe leader expected take part meeting chinese medium reported president xi jinping would participate also clear russian president vladimir putin would dial afghanistan neighbour pakistan iran invited virtual call qatar played key role interlocutor taliban west join discussion diplomatic source said virtual summit come day senior u taliban official met qatar first facetoface meeting since hardline group retook power tuesday meeting come le three week formal leader summit rome oct due focus climate change global economic recovery tackling malnutrition covid pandemic,1
kinglake australia wed feb bdnews comreuters surviving resident marysville people feared killed australia bushfires still kept town shield traumatic scene authority said wednesday rising death toll australia deadliest bushfires stand could exceed authority say marysville death confirmed toll may reach firefighter drove marysville minute firestorm hit saturday night said people banged side water tanker begging team help people trapped burning house toll going massive fireman john munday said victoria state premier john brumby said marysville offlimits since weekend fire would remain likelihood ghastly sight idyllic town still many deceased people home said adding may dead marysville people return area still deceased person impact would quite devastating forensic police sifted ash twisted remains house marysville kinglake town razed fire trying identify hundred killed go street street house house many house collapsed said victoria state police commissioner christine nixon adding would take week complete search killed burned badly fire reached four storey high may never identified case week positive identification made im advised coroner may virtually impossible officially identify body brumby told reporter fire tore rural town north melbourne saturday night fanned strong wind heatwave temperature melbourne temperature saturday hit degree celsius degree fahrenheit record city disaster area twice size london encompassing town north melbourne declared crime zone fire burned home left people homeless firefighter still battling fire victoria state still control two major fire east melbourne threatening join would pose major risk water gas thompson reservoir longford gas plant supply australia second largest city hundred kilometer control line built keep fire apart fire official said continue fire crisis prime minister kevin rudd told parliament police launched nation biggest arson investigation operation phoenix posted reward information leading conviction anyone deliberately starting bushfire tragedy worst natural disaster australia year previous worst bushfire ash wednesday fire killed people fire increased pressure prime minister take firm action climate change scientist blamed global warming condition fueled disaster australia particularly vulnerable climate change hot dry environment dependent coalfired power rudd set target cut overall greenhouse gas emission percent australia fireprone country earth scientist say bushfires ignited lightning fire official monitor lightning strike fire correspond strike assumed started people either accidentally deliberately victoria ordered royal commission inquiry probe aspect bushfires including safety guideline official say golden rule surviving forest fire evacuate early stay defend home expert say appears many victim panicked fled worst time incinerated car tried outrun flame,1
disasterprone bangladesh among country vulnerable climate change could worsen water scarcity force mass displacement united nation said tuesday un development programme latest report warned climate change hit world poorest country breaking agricultural system worsening water scarcity increasing risk disease triggering mass displacement due recurring flood storm report said million bangladeshi million vietnamese million egyptian could affected global warmingrelated flooding nearterm vulnerability concentrated lower manhattan london floodprone area bangladesh droughtprone part subsaharan africa said kevin watkins lead author human development report impoverished bangladesh suffered double blow last month first devastating flood july two week ago worst cyclone since killed people displaced million bangladesh face several vulnerability climate change century kb sajjadur rasheed bangladeshi environment specialist told reuters sealevel rise even cm inch bay bengal would submerge percent country land area coastal zone displacing million people secondly climate change global warming would raise amount monsoon precipitation percent century northern south asia would bring catastrophic effect lowlying bangladesh increase frequency extent depth duration flood rasheed said would cause significant decrease crop food security century also see flow water decreasing ganges one major river system riverine bangladesh due glacial retreat global warming said would force million seek shelter inland densely populated country million people implication bangladesh could subjected increased flooding next two four decade country could face droughtlike condition low flow river latter half century,1
first address nation premier khan set vision new pakistan spoke length need reshape country introducing islamic welfare system reducing poverty slashing high debt level formed bad habit living loan aid country said khan speaking portrait hero pakistan founder muhammad ali jinnah country prosper like country must stand foot khan former cricket legend sworn prime minister saturday party swept power last month election firebrand populist khan appeal soared recent year back anticorruption drive resonated young voter expanding middle class mainlymuslim nation million people khan inherited host problem home abroad including brewing currency crisis fraying relation pakistan historic ally united state khan shed light policy plan deal currency woe analyst expect force pakistan seek another international monetary fund imf bailout instead khan focused debt said former central bank governor ishrat husain would lead taskforce drive austerity criticizing called colonialera mindset lavish lifestyle pakistan ruling elite khan announced would live small threebedroom house instead palatial prime minister residence simple life khan plan two servant instead reserved sitting premier also announced plan sell fleet bulletproof vehicle help treasury shortfall bold move country islamist militant still pose threat want tell people live simple life save money said khan appealed overseas pakistani invest country urged wealthy start paying tax perennial problem nation famous tax dodging le percent population file income tax responsibility pay tax said khan think struggle need pay tax betterment country khan said pakistan grave danger effect climate change promised reduce world highest maternal death rate infant mortality rate also spoke passionately need help million outofschool pakistani child nation literacy rate hovers percent khan never held government position named person cabinet weekend opting mostly experienced politician opponent criticised choice saying half cabinet served former military dictator pervez musharraf part old guard sunday khan announced oversee interior ministry former playboy london social scene since adopted pious persona khan said want pakistan build welfare state akin found west said modelled idea first voiced prophet mohammad holy city medina spend money god given enough said,1
rob taylor canberra oct bdnews comreuters youtube clip australia prime ministerial hopeful kevin rudd chairman maofigure spoof chinese propaganda film spearheading guerrilla video campaign undermining major party election advertising topmost politician rudd seek vote eager impressionable voteholders clip proclaims beaming rudd mao suit smile cheering supporter labour lawmaker holding aloft red book flag rudd impress frighten australian person earnestness offensive space travel bless rudd control movement planet rising sun clip subtitled set heroic chinese music commentary read rudd mandarinspeaking former diplomat trouncing veteran conservative prime minister john howard poll ahead november parliamentary election promising generational change education health labour law reform attract crucial youth vote major party embraced internet slew online campaign announcement voter nationally bombarded million dollar day worth election advertising twominute ruddasmao clip put together sydney law student hugh atkin billed rejected labour advertising angle viewed thousand time since posting week outrating official party material video show footage rudd parliament allegedly picking ear wax ear eating rerunning comedy cover led zeppelin classic stairway heaven retitled stairway kevin scare tactic howard escaped youtube pillory either seek reelection fifth time face election pundit believe nearcertain conservative defeat bobbing howard puppet recall video titled search scapegoat mounted fear campaign refugee islamic extremist secure past victory time need find something special scare people voting need pull rabbit hat need find perfect scapegoat clip killerspudly confides almost viewer official party internet fare far bland taking form traditional tv advertising without added cost conservative targeting labour rudd union tie tax policy labour attacked howard refusal sign kyoto climate pact survey show major issue particularly young voter smaller party also getting act australian green turned youtube video howard bed sleeping amid climate change howard joined rudd said bed australia world leading coal industry helping fuel china boom atkin put together rudd mao clip said would actually voting labour despite poking fun youthful leader carefullyguarded presidential image id like see labour win election id like make fun process told sydney morning herald,1
china warned saturday washington announcement arm sale taiwan would badly hurt tie two global power widening rift farreaching relationship swift sharp protest came chinese vice foreign minister yafei said government strongly indignant proposed u sale weapon taiwan china considers illegitimate breakaway province obama administration told u congress friday proposed sale taiwan potential billion billion pound package including black hawk helicopter patriot advanced capability antimissile missile two refurbished ospreyclass minehunting ship beijing responded he warning delivered u ambassador china jon huntsman arm deal could jeopardise bond washington looked china help surmounting financial crisis dealing iran north korea fighting climate change u arm sale taiwan joined trade imbalance currency dispute human right internet tibet among rift dividing world biggest thirdbiggest economy washington beijing also recently traded angry word internet policy search engine giant google inc earlier month threatened shut chinese googlecn portal pull china citing censorship problem hacking attack coming month obama may meet dalai lama exiled tibetan leader china call dangerous separatist adding beijing ire washington vice minister spell reprisal beijing may mete washington weapon sale hinted anger would felt number area united state announcement planned weapon sale taiwan seriously negative impact many important area exchange cooperation two country said remark published chinese foreign ministry website wwwmfagovcn said arm sale crude interference china domestic affair seriously harm china national security using word notably tougher beijing recent statement issue lead repercussion neither side wish see said urged u halt planned sale repercussion china could soon retaliate curtailing military tie united state option le clear biggest holder u treasury debt beijing shown sign would use leverage retaliation damaging value vast dollar holding let watch see say sometimes tough word china substitute tough action said susan shirk professor university california san diego formerly u deputy assistant secretary state responsible china taiwan china could withhold potential cooperation pressuring iran nuclear activity said shirk try treat u arm sale another form proliferation said china curbed contact u defence official u president george bush flagged arm package taiwan washington cleared earlier sale patriot missile china tested emerging military technology aimed destroying missile midair obama administration stressed good relation china last year damage trust leader two country said liu jiangyong international relation professor beijing tsinghua university think price united state pay heavier u may anticipated added liu advised leader foreign policy taiwan welcome deal taiwan defence ministry welcomed washington decision sale arm taiwan give u greater confidence pushing amicable outcome relation china help promote peace taiwan strait president yingjeou since taiwan sought ease tension mainland expand economic tie taiwan also worry china could develop overwhelming military advantage taiwan ruled separately since nationalist force fled island escaping victorious communist force since beijing demanded taiwan accept unification threatening could resort force washington act congress legally obliged help taiwan defend say island beijing peacefully settle dispute put brink war time past year taiwan say china aim shortrange midrange missile island kilometre mile china nearest point island official also asked united state fighter jet u official said taiwan lag china balance military power need updated weapon give sway negotiating beijing,1
democratic former vice president shrugged republican incumbent longshot challenge victory naming longtime adviser ron klain wednesday white house chief staff first major appointment new record daily coronavirus infection hospitalisation united state ensured presidential transition dominated response pandemic accelerated since nov election trump remains office bidens inauguration jan foreign ally congratulated biden group prominent former world leader known elder chaired former irish president mary robinson urged trump accept defeat fearing putting risk functioning american democracy attention expected shift bidens pick cabinet post though aide far given clue announcement made foreign policy diplomat longtime confidant antony blinken seen possible choice secretary state national security adviser whoever chosen treasury secretary cope recession joblessness well serving fulcrum address wealth inequality climate change issue klain served democratic president barack obamas ebola czar outbreak virus west africa expected take leading role incoming biden administration response nationwide spike covid case klain biden brings trusted experienced operative also served democratic vice president al gore top aide bill clinton administration always highly informed advice always grounded exceptional command policy process merit argument political justice context gore told reuters united state set record wednesday new coronavirus infection nearly hospitalisation according reuters tally death toll rose approaching level reached catastrophic first wave earlier year big biden lead biden enough battleground state surpass electoral vote needed statebystate electoral college determines next president also winning popular vote million vote percentage point state still counting ballot since major news organisation called election biden saturday trump maintained minimal public schedule preferring instead air grievance twitter addressed climbing virus case load nationwide trump focused effort overturn election result closely contested state despite presenting evidence irregularity could affect outcome sceptical reception judge team also busy raising money soliciting contribution pay legal challenge donor would give money go account established finance election challenge smalldollar donation instead go republican national committee newly formed political action committee use cash purpose travel expense political campaign democrat accused trump aiming undermine public trust u election system delegitimize bidens victory trump nearly four year office marked political division shattering democratic norm edison research gave biden electoral vote thursday morning news organization added arizona electoral vote bidens column edison research yet call traditionally republican state democrat led margin percentage point result georgia another longtime republican stronghold electoral vote also showed biden lead percentage point order remain office trump would need win arizona georgia overturn one state already biden column formal electoral college vote dec highly unlikely scenario audit total vote cast easily win arizona also trump wrote twitter thursday arizona secretary state katie hobbs said vote close enough trigger recount slightly fewer ballot left count trump would need win percent remaining vote catch bidens lead certainly could happen hobbs told cnn thursday think likely happen georgia decided recount vote hand brad raffensperger georgia republican secretary state said unlikely find many error previous machine count end day may like result itll accurate recount well know exactly vote total raffensperger told fox news channel thursday,1
rescuer searched people missing southern philippine sunday flash flood landslide swept house river sea killing people area illprepared cope storm cagayan de oro nearby iligan city mindanao island worst hit typhoon washi slammed ashore people slept late friday early saturday sending torrent water mud village stripping mountainside bare philippine national red cross pnrc said people killed eight province southern mindanao region missing office swamped hundred request help find missing parent child relative gwendolyn pang secretarygeneral pnrc told reporter helping coordinate search local government army police even aid agency flood washed away entire house family inside dozen coastal village cagayan de oro iligan first time happened city vicente emano mayor cagayan de oro said radio interview said official area receive adequate warning typhoon struck state disaster agency said adequate warning given official resident three day typhoon made landfall friday body piled soldier build coffin disaster health official struggling deal score body recovered stacked one top understaffed mortuary unable cope number dead saw bloated body woman child le vice president jejomar binay told philippine radio toured worst hit area cagayan de oro binay distributed food pack ordered relocation family living near waterway hazard brigadier general roland amarille head army task force iligan said soldier mobilized recover body build coffin need body bag lime deal many cadaver amarille said fearing outbreak disease local mortuary longer accepting cadaver even asking people bury dead many body even hallway said fatality slum area island sandwiched two river iligan percent house island washed sea amarille said mindanao island southernmost philippine mineralrich region also produce rice corn normally path average typhoon hit southeast asian country year pose challenge u need educate people kind change climate pang said volume rainfall one month fell one day rescued cargo ship typhoon normally strike central visayas region south east luzon main island north carmelita pulosan said eight family member neighbor survived sitting top tin roof house drifted mile open sea floodwater swept village rescued cargo ship deafening sound followed rush water found river current took u sea pulosan cagayan de oro told reuters current strong god really good u saved family said one storey building left standing village pulosan said red cross official pang said official resident expect huge volume water cascading mountain river system area typhoon belt said cagayan de oro last experienced flood minimal damage death many people found home destroyed returning shattered village pang said u secretary state hillary clinton said united state major ally philippine ready help chinese embassy would donate help relief effort embassy official said washi downgraded tropical storm gust km per hour mile per hour hovering km mile west southwestern city puerto princesa expected move philippine water late sunday,0
tornado cut florida georgia friday destroying home felling tree power line killing one person record series winter tornado continued pound united state national weather service report least tornado flipped car damaged home interrupted power supply northern florida southern georgia yearold woman killed tree fell mobile home twister ripped lake city florida damaging destroying home dozen business columbia county emergency management spokesman harvey campbell said sixteen people suffered minor injury man died tried hook power generator storm knocked electricity many people pretty devastating lot tree damaged substantial power pole damage lot home reduced brick wood campbell said florida resident joe thornton said left work got call tornado ripped house capitola near state capital tallahassee returned home find piece neighbor metal roof wrapped around tree mule curly ella covered grass broken twig grumpy unhurt doesnt take one tornado make lifetime premium worthwhile thornton said feel blessed ok jail inmate put work cutting ancient live oak tree snapped half windstorm resident said swept flash got go bathroom time done said capitola resident brett winchester weather service storm prediction center counted tornado january february far threeyear average two winter month swarm twister early february killed least people four state deadliest onslaught two decade ferocious storm spin wind mph kph tornado occur time year season rarely pick march early spike tornado activity due peculiar weather pattern sending successive wave trough across united state said greg dial storm prediction center pattern dont last forever said climate change climate expert say would reasonable see earlier start tornado season result global warming necessarily tornado overall end season would also occur earlier twister recorded every year united state tornado alley plain area rocky appalachian mountain kill average people year united state increased tornado activity also associated la nina weather phenomenon unusual cooling water equatorial pacific occurs every year said jeff master weatherunderground web site recent blog,1
spiritual guru sri chinmoy peace activist inspired follower feat extreme physical endurance died age home new york statement organisation said friday chinmoy suffered heart attack died thursday chinmoy born india immigrated new york working indian consulate later started meditation centre eventually spread around world statement issued behalf chinmoys follower said nominated nobel peace prize awarded former u vice president al gore un intergovernmental panel climate change friday strong supporter united nation charity sent food medicine around world chinmoys follower said take regimen vegetarianism humanitarian service extreme physical challenge way inner peace set example running ultramarathons switching weightlifting acolyte said capable lifting airplane written book prose poetry quest world peace one student ashrita furman set dozen mark guinness book world record oddball feat going japan mount fuji pogo stick riding unicycle backward mile km chinmoys follower also included guitarist carlos santana saxophonist clarence clemons singer roberta flack,1
sydney dec bdnews comreuters ancient underground water basin size libya hold key australia avoiding water crisis climate change bite droughthit nation australia great artesian basin one largest artesian groundwater basin world covering million sq km lying beneath onefifth australia basin hold million gigalitres water time amount surface water australia enough cover earth land mass half metre water say great artesian basin coordinating committee slowly topped million megalitres year rain filter porous sandstone rock becoming trapped underground basin probably enough water last australia need year wanted use say john hillier hydrogeologist completed great artesian basin resource study expert warn access basin water supply threat declining artesian pressure force water surface via bore spring artesian pressure fall far due excessive extraction water ancient water source unreachable except costly pumping lying much two km ground part basin km deep top bottom basin formed million year ago consists alternating layer waterbearing sandstone aquifer nonwaterbearing siltstone mudstones basin water extracted bore source water mining tourism grazing queensland new south wale south australia state northern territory underground water spawn billion u billion worth production year farming mining tourism say great artesian basin coordinating committee mining petroleum industry extract megalitres basin water year used production pumped byproduct mining vital future expansion mining giant bhpbilliton draw megalitres year basin operate olympic dam gold copper uranium mine south australia would treble water usage plan double production extra water drawn basin new desalination plant swissbased miner xstrata plc looking basin water source would australia biggest open cut thermal coal mine wandoan queensland would supply million tonne year mine life year pastoral industry far biggest user taking megalitres year water australia productive farmland angus emmott run cattle property called moonbah central queensland relies basin water time drought bore underpin social economic value huge inland area australia wasnt permanent fresh water said emmott climate change reliant great artesian basin morally obliged make best use waterso dont waste basin water threatened since first tapped estimated million megalitres extracted percent wasted result falling water pressure natural spring lost onethird original artesian bore ceased flowing extraction ancient basin water atmosphere also contributes australia greenhouse gas emission releasing tonne co annually year great artesian basin sustainability project started aim protect water supply hydraulic pressure necessary access today still bore pour water km open bore drain percent water evaporating outback heat bore controlled ten thousand kilometre open drain removed pipeline laid saving gigalitres water year farmer fencing bore using mobile telephone satellite computer imaging technology control livestock access bore control bore flow bore spring previously ceased flow begun flow huge change land management allowed better pasture stock management said emmott capping piping programme dont get bogging domestic animal dont get maintenance cost drain dont get soil salination said sustainable usage farmer scientist say crucial work done avoid water crisis great artesian basin greater demand basin water future absolutely crucial existence community looked said emmott realise lot need look carefully need huge time recharge lose recharge human lifetime million longterm sustainability report great artesian basin announced month look ensure water future mining pastoral environmental development global commodity boom recent year seen mining activity basin increase dramatically authority expect mining industry extraction continue rise expansion exploration mining activity area place increased demand securing groundwater allocation economic development said andy love flinders university adelaide lead study clearly balance development environmental protection need achieved however possible without increased knowledge amount groundwater safely extracted said love,1
list previous winner nobel peace prize going back organisation prohibition chemical weapon european union ellen johnson sirleaf leymah gbowee liberia tawakkol karman yemen liu xiaobo china u president barack obama united state martti ahtisaari finland intergovernmental panel climate change albert gore united state muhammad yunus grameen bank bangladesh international atomic energy agency mohamed elbaradei egypt wangari muta maathai kenya shirin ebadi iran jimmy carter united state united nation kofi annan ghana kim daejung south korea mdecins sans frontires switzerland john hume ireland david trimble britain international campaign ban landmines jody williams united state carlos filipe ximenes belo jos ramoshorta east timor joseph rotblat britain pugwash conference science world affair canada yasser arafat palestine shimon peres yitzhak rabin israel nelson mandela frederik willem de klerk south africa rigoberta mench tum guatemala aung san suu kyi burma mikhail sergeyevich gorbachev soviet union dalai lama tenzin gyatso tibet united nation peacekeeping force oscar aria snchez costa rica elie wiesel united state international physician prevention nuclear war united state desmond tutu south africa lech walesa poland alva myrdal sweden alfonso garca roble mexico office united nation high commissioner refugee adolfo prez esquivel argentina,1
merkel speaking invitation new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern asiapacific business summit said task politician make case serious intervention honest public coronavirus case number surged across europe recent week expert worrying health system risk overwhelmed part unvaccinated people still spreading disease older vulnerable make clear right get vaccinated great fortune huge achievement science technology merkel said video link also certain obligation contribute protecting society many unvaccinated age group statistically likely experience le severe case covid pas virus older people weaker immune system end intensive care even vaccination merkel interviewed microsoft president brad smith added challenge pandemic climate change similar since exponential process whose severity hard recognise start growth curve see start exponential increase act immediately understanding exponential mean isnt widespread society merkel said thats also unconcerned climate change also exponential growth act time visible number grow,1
minute oral argument extended minute many party involved justice examine relatively narrow challenge industry group republicanleaning state one aspect suite regulation issued obamas democratic administration regulation represent first major federal effort tackle greenhouse gas emission scientist say driving force behind climate change obama going alone climate change largely opposition republican democrat congress clean air act environmental protection agency main tool addressing emission since u senate rejected capandtrade bill nine justice weigh whether agency authority regulate greenhouse gas program issuing permit stationary source pollution power plant oil refinery decision expected end june agreed hear case october court declined consider several broader question would directly attacked authority epa regulation greenhouse gas declining hear question court indicated unlikely revisit landmark case massachusetts epa held vote carbon pollutant could potentially regulated air pollution law ruling unlikely broad impact administration climate strategy including plan introduce greenhouse gas standard new power plant separate provision clean air act standard announced september yet formally issued june agency expected unveil emission standard existing power plant power plant account roughly percent domestic greenhouse gas emission one question single question high court agreed hear one many raised nine different coalition industry group american petroleum institute state including texas virginia remain concerned epa continues stretch boundary clean air act apply greenhouse gas could dire consequence member said ross eisenberg vicepresident energy resource policy national association manufacturer one challenger june appeal court washington upheld regulation prompting challenger seek high court review although various way court could rule loss epa could remove whole category pollutant greenhouse gas socalled prevention serious deterioration psd program requires new modified major polluting facility obtain permit new construction done emits air pollutant program operator show using best available technology available reduce emission covered pollutant far facility applied permit include greenhouse gas requirement epa official said regulation defended administration also state various environmental group one utility calpine corp operates natural gas geothermal plant also backed government filing friendofthecourt brief saying regulation heavy costly burden sean donahue lawyer representing environmental group case said removal greenhouse gas permitting program would lead emission discourage innovation new pollution control technology quite important early stage greenhouse gas regulation need keep forward momentum donahue said case utility air regulatory group epa u supreme court,1
world running time make sure enough food water energy meet need rapidly growing population avoid sending billion people poverty un report warned monday world population look set grow nearly billion billion number middleclass consumer increase billion next year demand resource rise exponentially even world need least percent food percent energy percent water according un estimate time changing environment creating new limit supply world fails tackle problem risk condemning billion people poverty report said effort towards sustainable development neither fast enough deep enough well suffering lack political united nation highlevel panel global sustainability said current global development model unsustainable achieve sustainability transformation global economy required report said tinkering margin job current global economic crisis offer opportunity significant reform although number people living absolute poverty reduced percent world population percent global economy grown percent since improved lifestyle changing consumer habit put natural resource increasing strain million undernourished people million hectare forest lost per year area size costa rica percent fish stock overexploited depleted carbon dioxide emission risen percent heightens risk sea level rise extreme weather panel made recommendation sustainable development included economic policy quickly possible said new political economy needed let use upcoming rio summit kick global transition towards sustainable growth model st century world badly need eu climate commissioner connie hedegaard said response report referring un sustainable development summit june brazil action among panel recommendation urged government agree set sustainable development goal would complement eight millennium development goal create framework action work international organization create evergreen revolution would least double productivity reducing resource use avoiding biodiversity loss report said water marine ecosystem managed efficiently universal access affordable sustainable energy make economy sustainable carbon natural resource pricing established taxation regulation emission trading scheme fossil fuel subsidy also phased time national fiscal credit system reformed provide longterm incentive sustainable practice well disincentive unsustainable one sovereign wealth public pension fund well development bank export credit agency apply sustainable development criterion investment decision government stock market watchdog revise regulation encourage use government scientist also strengthen relationship policy science regularly examining science behind environmental threshold tipping point united nation consider naming chief scientific adviser board advise organization report said,1
spate study including one published last month suggests northern portion gulf stream deep ocean current connected may slowing pushing bound oceanography scientist slung necklacelike sensor array across atlantic better understand complex network current gulf stream belongs surface hundred foot deep wishing true peter de menocal paleoceanographer president director wood hole oceanographic institution said changing ocean current happens monstrous change consequence could include faster sea level rise along part eastern united state part europe stronger hurricane barrelling southeastern united state perhaps ominously reduced rainfall across sahel semiarid swath land running width africa already geopolitical tinderbox scientist concern stem understanding thousand year prehistoric climate record past great weakening even shutdown arm gulf stream seems triggered rapid change temperature precipitation pattern around north atlantic beyond northern arm gulf stream one tentacle larger oceanspanning tangle current called atlantic meridional overturning circulation amoc scientist strong evidence ice sediment core amoc weakened shut past year result mean temperature part europe may rapidly dropped degree celsius today average ushering arcticlike condition part northern africa northern south america became much drier rainfall may even declined far away china change may occurred matter decade maybe le warming atmosphere might causing arm powerful gulf stream weaken scientist fear could lead fasterrising sea stronger hurricane reduced rainfall amoc thus poster child idea climatic tipping point hardtopredict threshold earth climate system crossed rapid cascading effect far beyond corner globe occur switch said de menocal one thrown quickly warming atmosphere might causing arm powerful gulf stream weaken scientist fear could lead fasterrising sea stronger hurricane reduced rainfall brings u cold blob almost everywhere around world average temperature rising except southeast greenland large patch north atlantic become colder recent year deep beneath surface scientist searching change current fear meltwater greenland already inhibiting northward flow gulf stream atlantic current complex engine powered wind salinity heat potential disruption vast cycle water sinking cool cut heart scientific unease short cold blob may signal northern arm gulf stream longer arrives strength north atlantic warming atmosphere paradoxically cooled one part world science remains relatively new everyone agrees amoc actually slowing scientific modelling climate change prehistoric record north atlantic cooling presage shutdown current one hallmark shutdown cold blob say de menocal cold blob big deal spanish explorer juan ponce de len noticed something bizarre coast today florida relentless current pushing ship backward overpowering wind blowing forward became first european describe gulf stream benjamin franklin finally mapped late named gulf stream measuring change water temperature return trip england th century oceanographer came realize northern branch gulf stream part gigantic loop water warm surface water flowing north colder water returning south deep surface network current scientist call amoc system driven north atlantic water lost heat atmosphere grew dense sank ocean depth pulling warmer surface water northward middle part century oceanographer henry stommel elucidated physic amoc could change insight depending balance heat salinity sinking effect called overturning could strengthen weaken maybe stop completely wallace broecker geochemist columbia university lamontdoherty earth observatory pounced idea colleague studying ice core greenland ice sheet seeing evidence strange climatic flicker past earth warmed deep freeze last ice age peaked around year ago temperature would rise abruptly fall rise swiftly broecker theorized caused stop start called ocean great conveyor belt amoc clearest example began year ago glacier covered much north america europe retreated considerably world almost deep freeze decade greenland western europe plunged back cold temperature fell around degree celsius degree fahrenheit part greenland arcticlike condition returned part europe cold snap lasted perhaps year reversing even abruptly began scientist observed sudden change pollen deposited bottom european lake change ocean sediment near bermuda forced paradigm shift scientist thought climate change earlier tended imagine creeping shift occurring many millennium late accepted abrupt transition tipping point could occur didnt bode well humanity warming atmosphere broecker died famously warned climate system angry beast poking stick amoc shut leading theory meltwater retreating glacier emptied north atlantic arctic ocean freshwater lighter saltwater sudden influx buoyant water could impeded sinking denser saltier water critical overturning phase amoc today dont massive glacial lake threatening disgorge north atlantic greenland ice sheet melting upper end projection six time faster according one study subpolar north atlantic recently became le salty time past year there little agreement cause change wind pattern current may contributing could greater rainfall stefan rahmstorf physical oceanographer university potsdam germany suspect similar happened year ago meltwater greenland beginning slow amoc remarkable project launched north atlantic array sophisticated sensor moored ocean floor newfoundland greenland scotland theyre starting provide unparalleled view current shape atlantic rahmstorf colleague published seminal paper arguing amoc weakened recent decade slowdown said unprecedented past year colleague recently published another paper used additional reconstruction sea temperature around north atlantic going back year determine recent slowdown began industrial revolution th century accelerated scientist also presented different evidence slowdown south atlantic become saltier recent decade according study chenyu zhu ocean university china zhengyu liu nanjing normal university suggesting salt travelled north amoc remains tropic producing call salinity pileup christopher piecuch wood hole oceanographic institution recently argued gulf stream along florida coast also called florida current weakened found measuring difference sea level across gulf stream earth rotation deflects flowing water right cause two side current slightly different sea level faster current greater difference tide gauge measurement going back year indicate contrast declined piecuch found particularly past two decade suggests current slowed rahmstorf line evidence bolster argument amoc slowing view change occurring right schedule longterm trend exactly predicted model said report united nation intergovernmental panel climate change synthesis significant climate research worldwide say amoc likely weaken later century collapse unlikely yet rahmstorf worry unknown system scientist understand rapidly shift different state point ipcc jargon unlikely translates probability le nuclear reactor neighbourhood le likelihood blowing asked would reassured still dont know far away threshold could breakdown altogether said limit warming degree celsius preindustrial time goal paris agreement among nation fight climate change shutdown unlikely think unmitigated warming world current trajectory think there increasing risk make amoc weak go edge collapse lot surprise disturb climate much said predictable bad thing scientist also emphasize ultimate consequence weakening remain unclear thats part world uncharted territory past europe became drastically cooler current shut today cooling might ultimately muted possibly cancelled continued global heating past prologue drastically altered amoc could certainly shift rainfall pattern scientist said making part europe northern africa drier area southern hemisphere wetter changing ocean current might affect marine ecosystem people rely food livelihood changing gulf stream could also accelerate sealevel rise along part atlantic coast united state stream inexplicably weakened northeast saw sea rise rate unprecedented entire roughly year record tide gauge water tropical subtropical atlantic becomes warmer heat longer shunted north expanding reservoir energy could strengthen hurricane something scientist national oceanography center britain argue already happening hurricane derive energy heat water finally perverse twist shutdown amoc could exacerbate global heating ocean absorbs nearly onethird human carbon dioxide emission sinking salty dense water overturning portion amoc critical absorption amoc stop greatly slows water stop sinking accumulation heattrapping gas atmosphere could accelerate consequence fall category global weirding scientist britain national oceanography center somewhat counterintuitively linked cold blob north atlantic summer heat wave europe jet stream river wind move west east temperate latitude northern hemisphere made unusual detour south around cold blob wrinkle atmospheric flow brought hotterthanusual air europe contend breaking temperature record predicted said joel hirschi principal scientist center senior author research highlight current seasonal forecasting model unable predict warm summer underscore paradox far ushering frigid future say paris cooler north atlantic might actually make france summer like morocco even hirschi take waitandsee stance whether amoc actually slowing great respect dr rahmstorf may well spot end say im afraid data really robust data susan lozier physical oceanographer dean college science georgia tech also doubt whether amoc currently slowing issue say scientist infer change amoc directly measure many aspect ocean temperature warming oxygen level theyre declining even stratified become strong signal ocean climate change said study amoc dont measure conveyor belt directly instead use proxy infer overturning changed inference problematic considering change occur short time frame say lozier change observed could cause consider cold blob north atlantic said rahmstorf others see evidence weakening gulf stream lozier note shift wind pattern storm move ocean could also underlie phenomenon way explain said lot conceptual understanding amoc isolation thing going ocean direct measurement amoc began relatively recently line sensor bahamas canary island called rapid installed second sensor array spanning north atlantic canada greenland scotland called osnap went live lozier international project lead osnap neither project operated long enough produce clear trend lozier view shown though lot natural variability example amoc weakened people like oh god happening said pick right back following year theyve also revealed system current thats far complex envisioned broeckers old schematic amoc posit neat warm current flowing north along western edge atlantic equally neat cold current flowing back south fact say lozier deeper current confined western edge atlantic rather flow southward via number river filled eddy network deep ocean current much complicated envisioned word figuring buoyant meltwater greenland might affect formation cold deep water become complicated well place scientist currently find suspect amoc work like climate switch theyre watching closely argue already changing others soon tell there consensus whether slowed date currently slowing said lozier consensus continue warm atmosphere slow new york time company,1
india one top emitter greenhouse gas lead global warming eyeing gigawatt renewable energy capacity modi said address global climate ambition summit renewable energy capacity would reach gigawatt said,1
meeting peru obama urged side dispute south china sea reduce tension resolve dispute peacefully encouraged china advance economic reform including transition marketdetermined currency exchange rate meeting expected last two leader presidentelect donald trump enters white house trump sharply critical china meet hinge moment chinaus relationship xi said start meeting interpreter hope two side work together focus cooperation manage difference make sure smooth transition relationship continue grow going forward said trump republican accused china currency manipulator promised slap big tariff imported chinese good called climate change hoax designed help beijing concept global warming created chinese order make u manufacturing noncompetitive trump wrote tweet obama xi pushed international agreement forged paris combat global warming obama called example benefit two country working together face work making sure economy transition become sustainable said trump election raised question whether united state would try pull accord key legacy accomplishment obama democrat china also helped negotiate iran nuclear agreement another big piece obamas foreign policy trump threatened dismantle neither xi obama mentioned trump remark front reporter mr president would like commend active effort youve made grow relationship xi said obama obama noted two leader would discus area disagreement including creation level playing field business compete innovation policy excess capacity human right said continue believe constructive uschina relationship benefit two people benefit entire globe said two leader addressed threat north korea effort advance nuclear weapon reaffirming commitment achieving denuclearisation korean peninsula white house said obama also raised issue excess capacity industrial sector including steel white house said urged rapid launch global forum steel excess capacity line leader agreement hangzhou china,1
londonfri jul bdnews comreuters british prime minister gordon brown denied friday shift foreign policy away united state one minister told audience country strength depended alliance military might international development secretary douglas alexander speech washington thursday said britain stood beside united state fighting terrorism isolationism work interdependent world th century country might often measured could destroy st strength measured build together alexander said comment interpreted british medium signaling change british government relationship washington spokesman brown denied speech marked turnaround policy said interpretation put alexander word medium quite extraordinary brown told bbc radio would continue work closely u administration well allow people separate u united state america dealing common challenge face around world said asked alexander word washington watching brown new government sign policy change year close tie predecessor tony blair brown took last month promise change woo back voter year labour party rule particular draw line unpopular iraq war blair closeness washington unpopular many briton new alliance alexander said speech council foreign relation nation must form new alliance protect u world one reach world later told bbc radio britain relationship washington important part wider framework gordon brown made clear regard strong relationship u one fundamental base foreign policy said also want see strong relationship partner within european union indeed growing strong relationship china india emerging power asia alexander said brown visit berlin monday plan visit paris washington coming week spokesman said analyst expect brown announce immediate withdrawal british troop iraq speculation withdrawal may accelerate britain reducing troop number iraq south additional impetus coming united state house representative voted third time thursday bring combat troop iraq two previous effort set timetable either died senate vetoed president george bush alexander said speech global challenge require washington engagement country work together organization like united nation seek shared solution world problem need demonstrate word action internationalist isolationist multilateralist unilateralist said security prosperity home unless deal global challenge security globalization climate change disease poverty must recognize challenge champion internationalist approach,1
brazil approach death covid worsening drought imperiling country ability jumpstart beleaguered economy may set stage another intensely destructive fire season amazon rainforest several state country facing worst drought least year crisis led higher electricity price threat water rationing disruption cropgrowing cycle agriculture economic engine nation relies heavily hydropower risk expert said arid landscape coincided rise illegal deforestation past month amazon rainforest could lead devastating fire season enforcement environmental regulation weak rainforest fire season traditionally begin july left perfect storm said liana anderson biologist study fire management brazil national centre monitoring early warning natural disaster scenario make hard keep fire control brazil national meteorological system sounded alarm severity drought bulletin issued may noted five state mina gerais gois mato grosso sul paran sao paulo would face chronic water shortage june september president jair bolsonaro played risk pandemic last year widely criticised cavalier handling crisis warned drought would disrupt life livelihood brazil month ahead facing serious problem bolsonaro said may government official analyst began cautioning country potential consequence drought living worst hydrological crisis history generate headache marcelo seluchi meteorologist government national disaster monitoring center said current crisis year making since large region central southeast western brazil experienced belowaverage rain level eight year hasnt raining much tends rain said calling drought unusually widespread lengthy like water tank doesnt get refilled year use hoping following year thing improve better year yet come seluchi said rain pattern contributed drought manifold fully understood include la nina weather pattern pacific ocean climate change deforestation amazon biome play key role precipitation cycle cant deny climate change namely global warming play role said raining le using water power outage brazil committed building increasingly versatile power system diversifying source beyond hydroelectric plant since country reduced electrical grid reliance hydropower government official played risk power cut national electricity agency recently warned customer could receive higher electric bill country forced rely heavily expensive thermoelectric power agency urged brazilian save energy taking short shower using air conditioner sparingly running washing machine le frequently government official manage avoid water power cut year perceptible consequence drought likely come traditional fire season amazon first five month year roughly square mile tree cover razed amazon according preliminary estimate based satellite image deforestation last month higher may according brazil national institute space research spike deforestation come week bolsonaro administration pledged take assertive measure curb illegal deforestation government come pressure biden white house seeking get major carbon emitter commit ambitious climate change mitigation goal environmentalist brazil say government weakened environmental protection agency recent year failing hire enough personnel reducing number fine issued environmental crime supporting industry vying greater access protected biome instead rebuilding ability environmental protection agency bolsonaro administration outsourced work military deploying troop amazon last week vice president hamilton mouro announced government starting new military operation prevent illegal deforestation fire initiative expected kick month last two month government promoted military operation particularly international stakeholder evidence commitment fight illegal deforestation expert say operation failed get root problem done little upend impunity miner logger operate protected area argemiro leitefilho environmental scientist federal university mina gerais said link deforestation precipitation become increasingly clear recent year compounding effect largescale climate phenomenon la nina study conducted analysing data showed every rise deforestation amazon yearly rainfall biome drop millimeter destroying rainforest mainly grab land graze cattle amount form agricultural suicide said estimate destruction rate cost sector billion loss per year weve trying show environmental approach brazil shooting foot said agriculture one industry susceptible climate variability especially come rain humid air flow amazon atlantic ocean tended flow south generating rain cycle scientist call flying river climate change upended pattern said jos marengo climate change expert sao paulo helped coin term flying river past year amazon three drought considered drought century three flood also considered flood century said many event century year old strange showing climate becoming extreme new york time company,1
german buy fuelefficient car chancellor angela merkel said even though government fighting european union effort force carbon dioxide emission merkel regularly defends germany powerful luxury car industry european commission plan clamp co emission said efficient car could provide answer two problem higher energy price climate change weve got use every chance available save energy merkel told bild sonntag newspaper published sunday asked rising energy food price insulate building use renewable energy make purchase buy appliance use le power car use le fuel good climate good wallet german leader invariably strong advocate car industry one country biggest employer bulwark economy merkel like predecessor opposes call speed limit motorway car industry reject import france italy japan considered fuel efficient highspeed german car merkel also said german get used spending income food decade spending le germany influential car lobby lawmaker sharply criticised european commission co proposal see discriminating german car industry country enduring love affair highpowered car overall motorway speed limit brand bmw mercedes audi porsche symbol national pride merkels government waging rearguard campaign delay implementation eu rule co emission reduce penalty ease burden germany luxury automobile industry germany accepts need legal curb car emission gramme per km average fine noncompliance rising gradually three year official say want category car cut emission including smaller le polluting vehicle produced france italy already meet eu goal also want mandatory system phased,1
johnson used first phone call u president welcome bidens announcement united state would rejoin paris agreement climate world health organisation discussed prospect free trade deal great speak president joe biden evening johnson said twitter look forward deepening longstanding alliance two country drive green sustainable recovery covid white house said biden johnson talked cooperation including multilateral organization curbing climate change fighting covid biden also conveyed intention strengthen special relationship country revitalise transatlantic tie underscoring critical role nato collective defence shared value white house said release spokeswoman johnson said leader also discussed benefit potential free trade deal two country britain left european union last year bidens call johnson first european leader since taking office friday biden spoke canadian prime minister justin trudeau mexican president andrs manuel lpez obrador,1
hurricane katrina might caused le damage bush administration completed required report u vulnerability global warming storm hit environmental policy analyst said wednesday report supposed finished november still undone meant national assessment turned various problem added catastrophe said john coequyt analyst environmental group greenpeace part happened katrina didnt know important get levee right coequyt said referring barrier broke flooded part new orleans hurricane hit two year ago wednesday national assessment pointing vulnerability chance get fixed going higher coequyt said telephone know hurricane going get stronger know sea level rise accelerating plan thing choose actually complete assessment chance well get right lot le last week environmental activist hailed federal judge ruling order bush administration complete global warming research plan national assessment required global change research act act requires extensive report global warming impact every four year last one completed end president george bush took office u district judge saundra armstrong ruled aug proposed research plan due march national assessment environmental economic health safety impact global warming due may ruling victory environmental group sued federal government including greenpeace center biological diversity friend earth administration denied suppressed science global warming every turn brendan cummings center biological diversity said statement ruling called stern rebuke administration headinthesand approach global warming spokeswoman white house office science technology policy noted ruling said deadline line u administration already planned spokeswoman kristin scuderi said statement bush administration plan complete peerreviewed report comprise scientific assessment end year five month court deadline however individual peerreviewed report equal overview science policy envisioned act according greenpeace coequyt rather deliberative process involves u public scientist government coequyt said administration might try cutting pasting finding un intergovermental panel climate change meet courtordered deadline whatever administration think likely next administration begin robust national assessment used ultimately help guide federal state policy said,1
polling booth opened australia eastern seaboard saturday national election decide whether conservative prime minister john howard reelected fifth term howard office year trail opinion poll forecasting landslide victory opposition labor leader kevin rudd others narrow howard win labor need win extra seat form government howard staunch u ally reelected committed maintaining australian troop iraq offered voter billion u billion tax cut new policy contrast rudd pledged withdraw combat troop iraq sign kyoto protocol climate change would isolate washington total candidate contest seat smallest wealthiest electorate cover bondi beach world largest electorate kalgoorlie outback seat combined size france spain germany italy poland britain voting compulsory million australian aged,1
washington november bdnews comreuters rude immigration official visa delay keep million foreign visitor away united state hurt country already battered image cost u billion dollar lost revenue according advocacy group formed push better system drive home point discover america partnership released result global survey monday showed international traveler see united state world worst country term getting visa making way past rude immigration official survey international traveler country conducted rt strategy virginiabased polling firm discover america partnership group launched september multimilliondollar backing range company include intercontinental hotel group anheuser busch walt disney park resort survey showed united state ranked worst term visa immigration procedure twice percentage traveller next destination regarded unfriendly middle east asian subcontinent half traveler surveyed said u immigration official rude twothirds said feared would detained arriving united state simple mistake paperwork saying wrong thing immigration official survey taken oct nov backdrop growing concern part u business community steady decline number foreigner visiting united state number overseas visitor excluding mexico canada declined percent said geoff freeman executive director discover america partnership business travel period dropped percent travel industry association statistic show u share world tourism declined percent percent last year onepercentage point increase according association would mean million additional arrival billion additional spending additional u job billion additional payroll billion additional tax million visitor year united state world third mostpopular destination spain france problem since september country viewed visitor threat opportunity freeman said entry process created climate fear frustration keeping foreign visitor away unless congress understands problem nothing done though wouldnt take much make change freeman said,0
surge investment solar power bringing cost alternative energy source affordability problem still dog hope billion people worldwide without electricity sun supply tiny fraction le one tenth percent mankind energy need supporter believe solar era may dawning boosted western funding combat oil addiction climate change government japan germany united state helping public wean fossil fuel average german household example earn euro year subsidy install solar panel double electricity bill pay cost within year earn pure profit handout developing nation could argued solar power relevant sunnier country many people electricity scientific body group academy worldwide interacademy council said last week effort curb climate change must target vast number people lack basic energy sad billion people live without electricity two three billion use energy primitive way damaging health said professor steven chu nobel laureate physicist based university california berkeley cochair report dutchbased body low income low income low subsidy make clean energy hard sell developing country indian state karnataka private firm backed state government subsidy last year pushing solar power household town city including giving discount power bill solar installed picture different offgrid rural indian community dependent kerosene paraffin lamp lighting electricity access kerosene quite heavily subsidised limited availability rural area helped solar pv photovoltaic sale said jp painuly senior energy planner denmarkbased risoe national laboratory solar pv programme provide extremely limited capital subsidy scale make viable solar pv still really expensive expensive kerosene worldwide million people die annually indoor pollution due lighting cooking health benefit sell expensive panel together promise much brighter source light paraffin lamp user work make money dark read educate child solar electric light company selco supplied solar powered electricity household past year india percent household lack electricity standard solar panel replacing three smoky paraffin lamp cost equal least month income many rural household said selco managing director harish hande customer spread cost five year microfinance creditor collect payment often weekly struggle put money aside one downside large part karnataka get monsoon rain month year people complain solar system effective cloudy condition another selcos small profit making difficult company compete salary offered bangalore internet industry expand outside core karnataka state said hande many wealthier suburb karnataka city town terrace house solar water heater basic widely available technology heat water doesnt supply electricity unlike solar pv panel manufacturing boom selco cut cost making fluorescent light bulb designing solar panel panel still expensive heavily subsidised oil lamp cost come rapidly developing country like china joining silicon solar cell manufacturing boom helping pare price alternative technology simple economy panel could soon affordable even rural poor said chu inexpensive solar cell could used offgrid people charge appliance dont use lot power make world difference said listing lifeenhancing item radio mobile phone water purifier bright efficient lamp called light emitting diode led world bank last month announced private sector competition devise bestvalue low carbon light source poor household africa way flag estimate billion african market offgrid lighting ukbased solar company innovation month started production lowcost non siliconbased solar panel say supply led market developing country next year,1
pressure hope aspiration burden harris democratic convention sought telling story life introduce nation party really barely know also burden next four year biden win november rarely vicepresidential candidate served presidential nominee well may seek second term result harris carry extraordinary weight expectation party rise demand leadership thats lot put shoulder person said tim kaine virginia senator vicepresidential candidate hillary clinton tumultuous tent everchanging democratic party said one person biden could chosen would appeal everyone there way youre going get broad family like everybody like oh first pick said even spoke enthusiastically harris anything first two day convention party trying paper kind disagreement aiming present united front moderate progressive well republican democratic socialist elaborate video stagemanaged speech democrat showcased diversity racial gender age nominating yearold white grandfather delaware standardbearer party leader gave small slot liberal although barely gave platform policy goal like medicare time party desire beat president donald trump override factor democrat succeed trump gone challenge satisfying many constituent part democratic party become difficult harris figure supposed bridge generation face party future like every vicepresidential candidate harris judged coming week multitude way ability campaigner skill drawing trump debating mike penny exciting turnout among voter particularly younger voter progressive might overly enthusiastic turning pandemic support biden woman colour seeking office held white men far may also judged way reflect deepseated bias remain strong segment country harris took subject directly democratic audience probably last time need address month ahead must elect president bring something different something better important work said speaking wilmington president bring u together black white latino asian indigenous achieve future collectively want must elect joe biden face daunting test step biggest spotlight career pivotal moment nation party harris former prosecutor relatively moderate democrat navigate complex political terrain marked rapid transformation ideology powered rise left verge generational handoff given bidens age firstterm democratic senator california whose career public service began year ago san francisco district attorney seem prepared step oval office necessary speech harris spoke threat pandemic president turn tragedy political weapon talked grief loss normalcy nation struggle covid pointed black latino indigenous people suffering disproportionately structural racism perhaps direct callout thousand american marched police abuse city month said vaccine racism named victim police violence like george floyd breonna taylor spent much time centrality family friendship biography prosecutor defending people victim know predator see one said would first black woman first person indian descent ever serve vice president power historically symbolic choice evident excitement greeted selection coursed convention albeit virtually primary dominated two white men one white woman year old nomination yearold woman colour signalled democratic party leadership catching demographic change swept country shown fierce debater sharp speaker shortlived campaign president even member judiciary committee questioning attorney general william barr little doubt democratic circle live tradition vicepresidential candidate wielding sword side donald trump failure leadership cost life livelihood said constant chaos leaf u adrift incompetence make u feel afraid callousness make u feel alone lot even toughest campaign california doesnt approach like battling national stage particularly nation polarized one particularly age trump competitive contest california presidential campaign collapsed early beset infighting lack clear message candidate patti solis doyle served campaign manager clinton presidential run pointed surge contribution followed harris announcement million hour sign enthusiasm infused presidential race voter democrat excited prospect first african american woman first american indian woman national ticket solis doyle said harris daughter immigrant india jamaica kaine said harris could help ticket expand generational appeal engaging american feel time new guard even older voter indicated comfortable bidens centrist view promise restore civility stability government there segment democratic vote segment may little bit older want competence character kind oldtime virtue come back oval office said also want excitement energy kamala really brings bigger challenge harris candidate potential vice president future party leader responds rising influence leftwing party biden democratic primary strength black voter older voter white suburbanite younger liberal voter overall sceptical centreleft instinct embrace bipartisanship reminded awarding prime speaking spot monday tuesday republican backing biden harris product california fluent language left biden selection reassure many liberal democrat wary record policing issue shes choice party establishment standardbearer shes choice party base especially next generation democrat said waleed shahid spokesman prominent progressive organization justice democrat rep alexandria ocasiocortez new york one prominent leader progressive wing never mentioned biden harris spoke second nominating sen bernie sander vermont tuesday night dissent largely submerged convention testimony party hunger defeat trump change democrat win harris need finesse divide risk primary left time come one running president varshini prakash executive director sunrise movement youthled group climate activist said harris nomination historic moment excited democrat across generational ideological spectrum think kamala harris could represent one way future democratic party headed said democratic party far ideological diversity go beyond harris ticket harris appear doubt spoke following footstep president barack obama nation first black president hillary clinton sought become nation first female president elevated biden national stature embraced many party celebrated convention thing surely get difficult week win year ahead addressing democrat message unity future midst pandemic presenting new leader party nation facing unnerving future kamala harris moment new york time company,0
head un climate panel expressed hope climate talk bali end friday clear timetable fixing greenhouse gas emission cut help fend dangerous global warming nation talk aimed launching two year talk global pact fight global warming deadlocked emission goal united state japan canada opposed reference numerical goal emission strong statement reduction emission clear timetable number decided would treat progress rajendra pachauri told reporter arriving oslo collected nobel peace prize behalf un panel said deal timetable would could pave way firm target emission goal rich nation decided maybe maybe six month later certainly merit clear mention target said un panel year blamed mankind causing warming said would bring heatwaves flood drought rising sea dont arrive kind number think minimum need strong statement stringent mitigation greenhouse gas emission perhaps exact level reduction decided next six month lay timetable dec bali talk split guideline starting two year formal negotiation deal succeed kyoto protocol un pact capping greenhouse gas emission industrial nation except united state eu want bali final text agree nonbinding goal cut emission mainly burning fossil fuel percent level industrial economy united state japan canada opposed saying figure would prejudge outcome pachauri chairman intergovernmental panel climate change refused comment u opposition saying hoped negotiation would able sort difference hope resolve difference opinion pachauri said fact discussing fairly stringent target percent bad indication accept science brought accept inevitability reducing emission greenhouse gas said otherwise well certainly suffer impact climate change would serious,1
india said monday existing energy policy would cut greenhouse gas emission percent warned pressure set mandatory target curb global warming would hurt economic growth currently contributing around three percent global carbon emission india already among world top polluter along united state china russia japan despite pressure industrialised nation environmental group cut emission india required kyoto protocol reduce emission said rising annually percent presently prodipto ghosh environment secretary told news conference india environmentally responsible country actively enforced programme energy efficiency promotion renewable energy paying modelling approach show effect many policy taken together year result percent decrease greenhouse gas emission said ghosh booming economy india china likely face pressure next week summit group eight germany cut emission ghosh said india spending percent gdp annually addressing variability climate change project agriculture coastal zone health sanitation expert say indian subcontinent one affected region world frequent natural disaster greater severity disease malaria greater hunger ghosh said global warming fault industrialised nation set higher cut emission target rather pressuring developing country world richest country including united state contributed percent total emission account percent cumulative emission since start industrial revolution u study reported month developing country like india historically foreseeable future significant contributor emission said ghosh legally mandated measure reducing emission likely significant adverse impact gdp growth serious implication poverty alleviation effort urged west help developing country adapt impact climate change climate change impact largely affect poor livelihood life risk said,1
united state plan call group eliminate fossil fuel subsidy five year increase oil market transparency group meet end month according source familiar proposal world biggest energy user intends argue fuel subsidy distort oil product market artificially raise fuel demand leading higher greenhouse gas emission said source asked named proposal could rankle state big fuel subsidy china russia india call member eliminate subsidy five year argues nonmember end subsidy plan september summit pittsburgh pennsylvania also say member provide timely accurate information notoriously murky oil market including inventory level position held future market transparency speculative activity become issue commodity market following sixyear record run sent oil alltime high near barrel last year battering economy importreliant nation addition food price rose sharply last year investor bought contract wheat corn soybean future u proposal also call tighter monitoring overthecounter market nation similar step taken united state united state already taken step improve domestic data collection quality increase information provided speculator weekly trader commitment report released commodity future trading commission cftc cftc uk financial service authority fsa also agreed would work together audit closely allow mutual onsite visit exchange operator gain better view trading u oil future trading london intercontinentalexchange ice london metal exchange fsaregulated said plan change way regulate large position move drop fossil fuel subsidy would cheer environmental group complained scant progress commit fund fight climate change global deal meant thrashed copenhagen december possible topic sept meeting finance minister london certainly see huge opportunity finance minister finally properly engage global climate deal discussion wwf uk head climate change keith allott said friday one reason thing proceeded slowly lack engagement finance minister view list story new u regulatory measure click finance minister central banker meeting london friday saturday discus step taken next global economic recovery effort,1
remote chain arctic island advertising showcase bad thing come global warming visitor svalbard see reindeer seal polar bear arctic un scientist say warming happening twice fast rest planet may portent change south local authority said visit le environmentally harmful russianled tour nuclear icebreaker skydiving trip north pole one ecosystem world functioning polar bear top predator said rune bergstrom environmental expert governor office svalbard probably best place see change easiest place reach high arctic said glacier retreating part norwegianrun archipelago europe largest wilderness last summer previously unknown island found glacier shrank u senator hillary clinton john mccain among contender take president george bush visited since nordic prime minister tourist climate student arctic researcher coming tourist many cruise ship spent total night island last year almost zero year ago bergstrom said tourist rich could influential returned home svalbard important meeting placeyou clearly see melting ice problem polar bear bird damaged global warming environmental pollutant norwegian environment minister helen bjoernoy told reuters norway want world action fight global warming last month set toughest national goal world become carbon neutral net emission greenhouse gas come mostly burning fossil fuel trying influence politician go green big change longyearbyen village people built around coal mine temperature early may minus celsius even midnight sun coalfired power plant emits greyish smoke high chimney pristine arctic air svalbard whose island cover area big ireland svalbard trying clean act plan bury carbon dioxide emission local coalfired power plant bright blue red yellow house nestle valley snowcovered peak speciality local restaurant include seal whale visitor warned climber killed polar bear mountainside village road sign warns polar bear danger entire island bjoernoy planning conference svalbard august guest include head un climate panel released report year warning widening damage drought flood spread disease rising sea company also visiting island raise awareness group dutch british irish student attended climate change college longyearbyen run ben jerry u ice cream maker educate climate change help launch grassroots environmental campaign back home briton rob bell instance want mobile phone company create charger switch phone full everyone unplugged phone charger would enough power home year anne leeflang said would try persuade student netherlands shift watersaving shower head lesley butler ireland work consultant help small business go green environment minister bjoernoy said saw contradiction showing impact global warming arctic many oil company norway statecontrolled statoil hoping new find sea ice recedes important norway contribute develop technology oil gas simultaneously honest problem posed production said norway world number oil exporter expert say arctic warms faster rest planet darker water land exposed melting ice snow soak heat accelerates thaw,1
link sun magnetic pulse earth climatic system point heavy rainfall later year could break australia worst drought year new scientific research say theory submitted publication journal solar terrestrial physic based correlation australian rainfall year peak sun magnetic emission switch sun pole also occur every year last flip occurred sun similar position term magnetic field associated professor robert baker university new england said eastern australia year next seen following similar path particularly wet year keep trackingwe would therefore expect average rainfall eastern australia baker said sunspot starting increase increase year historically thats time average rainfall said according baker theory would next period potential drought australia baker produced theory work physical model sunspot behavior showed correlation sunspot minimum eastern australian drought last year went asking good question baker say weather effect change sun additional impact flavor month climate change greenhouse gas theory open way better prediction drought flood baker said present cycle increased sunspot activity following cycle dominated lowest activity sunspot magnetic activity year raised possibility widespread drought last time happened federation drought around baker said link sunspot solar magnetic activity increased rain occurs interaction solar activity earth atmosphere increase cloud formation following established pattern pulse sun theory hoped lead increased forecasting certainty management water resource,1
report intergovernmental panel climate change made clear planet get warmer least next decade sea rise century trend already triggered weather disaster across globe fact change going continue play long long time underscore importance paying much attention making community resilient jane lubchenco deputy climate director white house office science technology policy told reuters rich nation strain curb climatewarming emission expert say need prepare higher sea level turn storm surge flood society also need ready heat wave creating public health infrastructure cope become ill region must rethink urban planning development steer community away highrisk zone wildfire spot developing country alone un said take billion adaptation investment per year although estimate run far higher country around world begun adaptation resilience general underfunded nearly everywhere said climate scientist bill hare lead nonprofit climate analytics developed country pay enough attention problem developing country money spend said development bank funding tell similar story seven large development bank african development bank spent help society adapt already unavoidable climate change effort curb emission data bank showed european investment bank spent climate finance poorer country adaptation year weve fighting hour report release monday u government said would spend billion help state community prepare climate disaster example strengthening power grid water system even global emission reduced quickly ipcc said average global temperature would rise celsius fahrenheit preindustrial average next two decade world already seen warming enough trigger today weather extreme ipcc pointed far behind adapting impact already unavoidable former un climate chief christiana figueres said developing country vulnerable population country already knocked head adaptation challenge said developing country tend vulnerable costly climate impact least resourced deal year struggling secure billion year pledged rich nation toward helping prepare climate disruption money arrived far focused emission reduction rather adaptation billion climate finance transferred rich country percent spent adaptation oecd data show ipcc report likely spur demand financing major un climate conference glasgow scotland november failure deliver could irk developing world frustrate talk global deal safeguard planet weve fighting long time said james michel former president seychelles island warming planet receiving end around seychelles population life narrow coastal plateau indian ocean nation main island building house inland improving flood defence expense country finance alone michel said especially vulnerable nation moved early adapt cycloneprone bangladesh built cyclone shelter along coastline since one multiple adaptation investment expert say drastically reduced stormrelated death drill cyclone flood come said saleemul huq chair expert advisory group climate vulnerable forum country preparing mean disaster costly many wealthy nation seen july united state faced eight weather climaterelated disaster loss exceeding billion government data show week ipcc report focused physical climate impact next year panel release another comprehensive assessment country deal climate impact good adaptation policy well known better prepared kind event every country going better prepared huq said,1
facebook said project modelled covid information centre launched similar feature last month voting preparation u election november tool rolled united state france germany united kingdom eventually country climate science information centre dedicated space facebook factual resource world leading climate organisation actionable step people take everyday life combat climate change company said post said article highquality publisher source climate science news also available centre facebook faced allegation permit false claim around climate change policy exempts opinion article external factchecking system said prioritizes handling misinformation pose immediate threat harm like bogus coronavirus cure hate speech could incite violence facebooks global policy chief nick clegg said company would continue exempting false claim climate change posted politician although often among popular content platform social medium company ever tried simple reason political speech always characterised exaggeration selected us statistic exaggerated claim virtue one candidate vice others clegg told reporter company measured effectiveness coronavirus information center countering false narrative pandemic although product chief chris cox said seen million people clicking tool executive considered success facebook also confirmed global operation achieve net zero carbon emission supported renewable energy year,1
like rightwing populist britain brazil poland germany orban still coming grip defeat populism flamboyant standardbearer white house hungarian leader acknowledged victory trump plan wasnt really plan trump defeat stinging blow populist ally consequence populism global political movement ambiguous trump vote american presidential candidate history aside biden attests enduring appeal message economic social political grievance fed populist xenophobic movement many country still alive indeed may reinforced ravage coronavirus pandemic social medium continues spread populist idea often cloaked conspiracy theory designed sow doubt scientific fact behind virus legitimacy electoral process brought trump defeat arguably consequential election lifetime would cautious mood swing toward believing populism finished said timothy garton ash professor european study oxford university general said extreme mood swing mistaken specifically million american voted trump moreover leader likely able exploit aftereffect pandemic chronic unemployment insecurity soaring public debt racial tension even worsened problem playing threat virus politicising publichealth response tried pivot quickly new political reality prime minister boris johnson trump referred britain trump spoke phone biden tuesday telling looked forward working united state shared priority tackling climate change promoting democracy building back better coronavirus pandemic last line reference slogan bidens campaign also used johnson government talk populist wave swept world britain brexit vote june trump election five month later expert point populist farright movement germany european country always root distinct predated angloamerican variety fortune waxed waned largely independent trump france rightwing leader marine le pen suffered crushing defeat emmanuel macron time american president riding high macron beleaguered pandemic deeply unpopular poll suggest le pen poised make comeback election scheduled italy trump former chief strategist steve bannon dreamed opening academy train populist leader converted monastery farright party built political base opposing migration south phenomenon predated trump outlast presidency trump gave party legitimacy said fabrizio tonello politicalscience professor university padua said president unyielding manner winnertakeall style never much influence italy messy politics premium dealmaking compromise germany trump complicated legacy evident main rightist party alternative germany dithered treat bidens victory lawmaker parroted trump false claim vote counting party leader quietly congratulated biden vote called interpreted conciliatory tone recognition trump defeat also defeat polarising politics german party seen popularity hover around recent survey focused politics polarization around globe suffered setback said han vorlnder professor political science technical university dresden clear signal others though sceptical populism europe homegrown phenomenon said populist leader could point trump kindred spirit office fortune directly tied trump le irrelevant populist rightwing movement germany europe said norbert rttgen christian democratic politician vying succeed chancellor angela merkel leader party reason defeat affect fundamental way conspiracy theorist movement spawned like qanon taken root germany also unmoved trump defeat according expert allegation fraud simply give another opportunity spin situation advantage wonderful thing conspiracy theory nonfalsifiable impossible refute fact said anna grzymalabusse professor politics stanford university specializes populism trump continue cast shadow rttgen said united state engages world immigration greatpower rivalry china suspicion foreign entanglement doubt value alliance theme continue drive debate country foreign policy populist leader also likely keep borrowing trump playbook brazil president jair bolsonaro retired military officer dined president palm beach florida estate maralago modelled response pandemic trump disdaining lockdown face mask endorsing antimalaria pill ineffective dangerous bolsonaro mimicked trump making unsubstantiated allegation voting irregularity said blame compete runoff election political scientist brazil said viewed trump refusal concede electoral loss dangerous precedent hungary orban made secret preference u election root donald trump victory wrote nov ballot counted cabinet posted message saying supported donald trump whereas joe biden supported george soros billionaire financier perennial subject conspiracy theory right orban finally congratulated biden sunday successful presidential campaign winning white house went wish biden continued success fulfilling responsibility departure trump make life difficult orban populist eastern europe said andras bironagy policy solution think tank budapest tracked orban past decade questioned whether biden would succeed getting change way leader like viktor orban easy day bironagy said biggest challenge pressure attention policy went unchecked last four year example cited orbans expulsion central european university hungary founded budapest soros school forced move majority operation vienna bironagy said unprecedented state department intervene situation orban could get away policy hurt american interest said big question important hungary poland new u administration least open support cease exist expert greatest significance trump defeat change populist whether embolden oppose country like hungary democratic system corroded almost recognition vanquishing trump could serve beacon show really possible get rid populist grzymalabusse said new york time company,1
dhaka aug bdnews com government monday signed million grant agreement world bank build climate change resilient community coastal area grant provided multidonor trust fund titled bangladesh climate change resilience fund bccrf built development partner contribution additional secretary external relation division arastoo khan christine kimes acting head world bank dhaka office signed agreement khan said per agreement total u million trust fund percent implemented government percent ngo u million channelled ngo said added palli karmasahayak foundation pksf implementing agency ngo decided governing council fund highlighting bangladesh climate vulnerability kimes said twothirds land area le metre sea level highly susceptible flooding said crop livelihood rural poor lowlying coastal area adversely affected saline water intrusion aquifer groundwater kimes said goal project increase resilience community flood drought saline water intrusion risk implementation communitybased climate change adaptation activity pksfs deputy managing director fazlul khader said would detail activity per need coastal people additional secretary khan said apart trust fund two climate change resilience fund bangladesh government fund injecting million every year climate change investment fund world bank asian development bank said,0
truck maker divided two camp one faction includes traton volkswagens truck unit betting battery widely regarded efficient option camp includes daimler truck volvo two largest truck manufacturer argues fuel cell convert hydrogen electricity emitting water vapor make sense would allow longhaul truck refueled quickly choice company make could hugely consequential helping determine dominates trucking electric vehicle age end wasting billion dollar betamax equivalent electric truck technology committing potentially fatal error take year design produce new truck company locked decision make decade obviously one important technology decision make said andreas gorbach member management board daimler truck owns freightliner united state largest truck maker world stake environment public health also high many truck maker wager incorrectly could take much longer clean trucking scientist say limit worst effect climate change united state medium heavyduty truck account percent greenhouse gas emission truck tend spend much time road passenger car war ukraine added urgency debate underlining financial geopolitical risk fossil fuel dependence although sale electric car exploding large truck maker begun massproduce emissionfree vehicle daimler truck example began producing electric version heavyduty actros truck maximum range mile late last year tesla unveiled design batterypowered semitruck set firm production date cost decisive factor unlike car buyer might splurge vehicle like way look status conveys truck buyer carefully calculate much rig going cost buy maintain refuel batterypowered truck sell three time much equivalent diesel model although owner may recoup much cost fuel saving hydrogen fuel cell vehicle probably even expensive perhaps onethird batterypowered model according auto expert saving fuel maintenance could make cheaper diesel truck early according daimler truck environmental side hugely important doesnt make financial sense nobody going said paul gioupis ceo zeem company building one largest electric vehicle charging depot country mile los angeles international airport zeem recharge truck service clean client hotel tour operator delivery company proponent hydrogen truck argue preferred semi refuel fast conventional diesel rig also weigh le fuelcell system lighter battery important consideration trucking company seeking maximize payload fuel cell tend require fewer raw material lithium nickel cobalt rising price however require platinum soared price russia invaded ukraine russia major supplier new truck cost owner eager clock many cargohauling mile possible wont want driver spend hour recharging battery said daimler gorbach longer range higher load better hydrogen said truck maker argue battery much efficient getting better time point take prodigious amount energy extract hydrogen water instead using electricity make hydrogen battery proponent say let energy directly power truck motor argument become stronger technical advance allow manufacturer produce battery store energy per pound recharge minute rather hour longhaul truck recharge halfhour year away said andreas kammel charge electrification strategy traton whose truck brand include scania man navistar cost advantage stay significant kammel said hydrogen camp acknowledges battery efficient major truck manufacturer plan use battery smaller truck truck travel shorter distance debate make sense longhaul truck traveling mile day kind carry heavy load across breadth united state europe china country struggle produce enough electricity drive fleet batterypowered truck daimler volvo executive say arguing hydrogen potentially unlimited source energy envision world country lot sunlight morocco australia use solar energy produce hydrogen send ship pipeline rest world gerrit marx ceo iveco truck maker based italy noted milan suffers power outage summer people run air conditioner imagine said happen people start plugging electric vehicle heavyduty truck also grid charging going work said iveco manufacturing truck nikola troubled american startup plan offer batterypowered hydrogen fuel cell vehicle hydrogen also practical form emissionfree power energyhungry construction equipment municipal vehicle firetrucks marx said much hydrogen produced today extracted natural gas process generates greenhouse gas burning diesel socalled green hydrogen produced solar water power scarce expensive hydrogen enthusiast say supply expand quickly price come demand steel chemical fertilizer producer also pressure reduce emission use hydrogen run smelter industrial operation le percent green hydrogen directed road transport said lars stenqvist member executive board volvo responsible technology sort piggyback demand infrastructure industry hydrogen support formidable alliance large corporation called accelerate includes truck maker daimler volvo iveco energy company royal dutch shell omv austria totalenergies france linde german producer industrial gas daimler volvo normally intense rival teamed develop fuel cell convert hydrogen electricity hydrogen booster wrong early daimler toyota invested heavily develop passenger car would run hydrogen fuel cell price battery fell performance improved faster hydrogen car daimler truck mercedesbenz car division since split separate company car division longer selling hydrogen vehicle sure batterypowered truck also require major investment highvoltage charging station infrastructure building charging network likely much le expensive establishing green hydrogen industry along pipeline tanker needed transport gas fear electrical grid cant handle fleet batterypowered truck overblown said tratons kammel longhaul truck tend charge night demand energy user low said united state said big truck spend lot time midwestern western state plenty wind solar energy whoever right batterypowered truck hit road first daimler doesnt plan begin massproducing hydrogen fuel cell truck meantime planning offer battery power option smaller truck large truck travel limited distance volvo iveco pursuing similar strategy big risk company affordability performance battery already exceeded expectation could make hydrogen truck obsolete get market convenience disadvantage keep melting away kammel said battery power cost advantage keep growing new york time company,1
china india hesitation back formally copenhagen climate agreement could jeopardise billion climate aid developing world senior european union official said wednesday country signed copenhagen accord fighting climate change two month agreed summit december document showed tuesday china india russia largest greenhouse gas emitter yet make clear fully endorse deal set goal limiting rise world temperature le degree celsius fahrenheit nonbinding pact rich nation also plan give billion climate aid rising billion year largely channelled copenhagen green climate fund karl falkenberg director general environment eu commission said wednesday fund would available context international framework lead reduction co emission money free money come outcome everyone making effort helping developing country make effort could told reporter sideline un environment conference nusa dua indonesian island bali falkenberg suggested particular country fully support accord may qualify fund china already said expect big recipient country hesitate commit copenhagen accord created green fund difficult talk green fund country clear whether whether want said falkenberg need see preparedness work accord china said copenhagen last year want green fund spokesman british energy climate change secretary ed miliband said earlier month aid would contingent cooperation big polluter china india submitted emission goal accord stopped short saying want listed associate using formal language agreement,1
south somewhere robert camuto three book first set france second sicily latest southern italy robert camuto explored passion personality conviction compel idiosyncratic winemaker push institutional force achieve vision new book south somewhere wine food soul italy university nebraska press best yet razorsharp evocation people place pointsofview capture fatalism often encountered southern italy stubborn refusal inhabitant knuckle journalist family root sorrento peninsula south naples camuto feel allure region others might uncharitably see solely culture benighted poverty enchanted natural rich vitality people beautiful bureaucratic messiness see saving grace relative lack organisation slowed march modernity camuto suggests saving south many mistake plagued winemaking area like planting international grape expense indigenous variety adopting nontraditional winemaking technique south immune occurred lesser degree region camuto succeeds capturing southern italy right moment younger generation better educated worldly parent taking want improve farming make wine precision sell profit around world rather penny locally want without compromising cultural tradition underlying message wine cultural expression self expression culture singular personal depicted camuto accident wine beautiful distinctive one point food wine entwined southern italy none camutos visit producer proceeded apparently without great meal reflecting power local cuisine cnn series searching italy stanley tucci touched surface italian cuisine reflects people south somewhere camuto get heart matter foot trodden simon woolf ryan opaz historic wineproducing country evolved quickly intriguingly past year portugal likewise little known sparingly chronicled foot trodden portugal wine time forgot interlink publishing simon woolf ryan opaz excellent introduction obscure history portuguese winemaking vitality dynamic potential foot trodden named traditional method crushing grape foot still common among portproducers douro valley textbook survey portuguese grape method rather impressionistic travel guide major wine region foot trodden introduces reader wellchosen group grower producer whose deftly rendered individual story distinctive wine shine light insularity portuguese history opening country challenge continue confront grower producer potential future wine woolf author amber revolution absorbing look orange wine genre genial host knack selecting best representative story opaz collaborator took many striking photo underscore amplify writing one particularly fascinating chapter southeastern region alentejo woolf dwells tradition home winemaking clay talha amphora like vessel one time could found almost cellar garage tradition began die mid th century government pushed country centralised wine production resuscitated st century thanks diehard refused give practice portugal peculiar wine history needed book like increasingly case wine book foot trodden selfpublished help kickstarter supporter small contributor worthy project beautifully done champagne charlie petie kladstrup wine salesman charles heidsieck led surprisingly tempestuous life dizzying high unexpected harrowing low champagne charlie frenchman taught american love champagne potomac book petie kladstrup offer fascinating portrait thcentury founder charles heidsieck champagne house evocative sketch america wine business around time civil war heidsiecks life seems almost improbable born family community champagne producer merchant unable find place family business started promoted champagne energetically much advice set eye united state market company could make fortune achieved great success first selling champagne force personality thcentury model today brand ambassador several arduous trip united state became something celebrity champagne charlie toast politician socialite whose travel chronicled newspaper glass charles became synonym champagne though dogged fraudulent bottle dishonest american representative heidsieck hit bottom civil war travelling south effort recover payment owed company heidsieck arrested unionoccupied new orleans spy locked diseaseridden prison freed forced bankruptcy compelled honour repay debt full restarted company achieving renewed success situation stayed grim however debt proved intractable startlingly something miracle occurs compelling heidsiecks story especially absorbed description thcentury business automobile telephone bottle champagne travelled across atlantic cushioned basket across country rail coach writing easygoing inviting kladstrups shy away moral contradiction heidsieck strongly denounced slavery united state yet hoped south win good business wont learn much champagne book engaging social history excellent storytelling inside burgundy jasper morris many book written burgundy year none currently useful comprehensive reference new second edition inside burgundy berry bros rudd press jasper morris book includes one might expect guide detailed characterisation burgundy appellation leading vineyard producer enhanced clear detailed map along examination region history weather geology grape viticulture production look wine trade organised morris also address issue terroir style particularly appropriate burgundy even decade since first edition published much burgundy changed morris retired wine merchant life region extensively updated expanded book reader appalled skyrocketing price burgundy happy see additional information cte chalonnaise mconnais might still find affordable wine morris also address fallout climate change rise aligot possibly byproduct climate change rising price land burgundy affect small family estate formed much region image nearly page big book contain detailed tasting note wise editorial decision permit important issue explored morris briefly address issue premature oxidation plagued white burgundy last year wish dedicated little space clarifying exactly thing stand nonetheless love burgundy essential volume ptnat rachel signer natural wine spawned sort fantasy among peering world unkind deluded might sneer hipster sommelier saddling unwilling customer funky wine made unwashed hippy empathetic sort might think denizen wayward youth must permitted mistake coming sens rachel signer new book ptnat natural winesoaked memoir hachette offer view inside world demonstrating young people natural wine much like young people anywhere trying find way make living find meaningful searching love companionship story open signer young wouldbe writer new york supporting working restaurant falling love ptillant naturel ancient style sparkling wine revived natural wine producer drawn headlong altcommunity seems network shop wine bar restaurant wine fair decides focus writing natural wine start naturalwine periodical friend open wine bar paris natural wine mecca thing take abrupt turn despairing romantic relationship unexpectedly hit natural wine producer one problem life australia follows inviting comingofage story though take place world indigenous yeast native grape crown cap biodynamic backtotheearth farming speaks universal yearning anybody trying find overcome insecurity settle place world signer engaging writer whose story certainly make thirsty bottle natural wine maybe even compel reexamine twist turn journey california acadmie du vin library kind cultural miner prospecting worthybutforgotten wine book republish interspersed occasional new work latest book california napa nebbiolo wine tale golden state offer little short selection nearly three dozen writer offer impressionistic thoughtprovoking view state winemaking history written within last decade stretch back offering wealth perspective california wine culture arrived current state favourite selection historical rather critical including kelli white look wine scientist played crucial role guiding growth industry california elaine chukan brown gallos achieved dominance among american wine company steven spurrier patricia gastaudgallaghers retrospective look judgment paris famous wine tasting organised decisively thrust california global consciousness leading wine producer decade california wine glorified vilified importance indisputable book unlikely change mind illuminating new york time company,1
state million people third largest producer strawberry india government say average metric tonne fragile fruit grown year hectare acre land berry introduced late farmer enthusiastically adopted others saw farm profit soar grower say one described growing highvalue crop like winning lottery today fruit windfall new home television big bank saving balance threat like crop weather condition shift increasingly erratic rainfall led spread fungal disease berry much hotter temperature cut production last three year farmer say change linked climate shift led farmer consider giving oncefavourite crop trying move location favourable growing fruit last year temperature crossed degree celsius creating lot problem strawberry grower said ostander lyngkhoi pioneering strawberry farmer head sohliya village one hub strawberry cultivation fouracre patch previously earned enough money build house family buy vehicle save equivalent said lost investment weather change also threaten year effort build thriving strawberry production marketing system region help indian institute entrepreneurship iie weather changed worked really well strawberry sent different part country even exported bangladesh said hemanta rabha iie official iie grower also financed building hightech nursery strawberry seedling cost around million indian rupee shifting weather pattern including early heavy rain hail established system planting september harvesting around april leading growing crop damage rabha said weather become erratic last year almost continuously premonsoon shower said samgar sangma meghalayabased centre environment protection rural development strawberry production fallen sharply past three year last year meghalaya produced tonne le half annual average state official said suffering three year loss worried future admitted lyngkhoi insurance migration could help grower access crop insurance according sangma receive compensation damage state government say plan introduce policy crop failure soon rabha said farmer already started move crop cooler area migrating new place expensive warned aslia marak one grower darechikgre village west garo hill district harsher weather also hit production strawberry plant sohliya nursery forcing many grower import plant california however large number damaged heat farmer said grower exploring moving local nursery cooler area kynshi nearly kilometre mile away lynghoi said meanwhile veerendra verma scientist indian council agriculture research advises grower plant earlier season avoid high temperature time strawberry plant flower newer variety strawberry tolerant wider climatic condition could tested cultivation said,1
dresden germany fri jun bdnews comreuters u president barack obama said friday hopeful making serious progress reviving middle east peace talk year made clear path would tough speaking day offering islamic world new beginning united state obama reaffirmed commitment peace process saying feared action taken palestinian israeli could become entrenched return peace table confident stick started early make serious progress year obama told news conference dresden german chancellor angela merkel moment u act know truth side going make difficult compromise obama said talk merkel obama germany third stop fourcountry trip already taken saudi arabia egypt delivered major address muslim thursday obama pay homage victim world war two holocaust tour buchenwald concentration camp later merkel two leader also discussed nuclear standoff iran global financial crisis climate change fate prisoner u military prison guantanamo bay obama made finding solution israelipalestinian conflict top foreign policy priority since sworn office jan dispatched special envoy george mitchell region hosted new israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas white house held talk saudi arabia king abdullah believe new u administration president obama unique opportunity see negotiation process revived merkel said,1
sweden described copenhagen climate change summit disaster great failure tuesday ahead meeting european union environment minister discus rescue process european union went copenhagen hope achieving broad commitment least percent cut carbon emission level within year firm goal failed emerge final accord minister going meet today discus course proceed disaster really copenhagen swedish environment minister andreas carlgren told reporter minister gathered meeting brussels carlgren chair talk sweden currently hold eu presidency expect u discus continue also elaborate possibility alternate way work really great failure learn twoweek unled conference ended saturday nonlegally binding agreement limit global warming maximum degree celsius preindustrial time lay achieve despite month preparation strenuous international diplomacy talk boiled inability world two largest emitter united state china agree headline fixed target member state eu gone talk unified position plan financing emission cut developing world commitment spend around billion euro billion pound next three year aid poorer country aim largely sidelined talk failed produce breakthrough agreement many hoped europe never lost aim never never came split different position course mainly country really unwilling especially united state china said carlgren britain monday blamed china handful country holding world ransom blocking legally binding treaty copenhagen stepping blame game gathered momentum since talk ended prime minister gordon brown described summit best flawed worst chaotic demanded urgent reform process try reach legal treaty talk expected resume germany next june danish climate minister connie hedegaard quit president copenhagen talk midway criticised african country favouring wealthier nation negotiation said time get depressed process tackling climate change need secure step took turn result told reporter arrived brussels meeting tuesday asked whether copenhagen failure replied would failure achieved nothing achieved something first step first time held process country present including big emitter,1
harare thu jun bdnews comreuters zimbabwean opposition leader morgan tsvangirai said thursday could negotiation president robert mugabe went ahead oneman election friday tsvangirai said mugabe declared president extended year uninterrupted rule would shunned illegitimate leader killed people africa iconic figure nelson mandela added voice storm african international condemnation violence chaos zimbabwe rare political statement showed level concern around continent mugabe official remained defiant however saying vote legal obligation deputy information minister bright matonga told al jazeera television people going vote tomorrow going back said tsvangirai campaigning instead trying set condition mugabe opposition leader withdrew friday runoff last sunday took refuge dutch embassy tried step pressure telling mugabe chance negotiating end zimbabwe catastrophic collapse would end friday negotiation mr mugabe declares winner considers president negotiate tsvangirai told london time newspaper mugabe president since independence britain presided zimbabwe slide one region prosperous nation basket case inflation estimated hit least million percent blame crisis sanction britain western country international campaign mugabe facing concerted international campaign push calling vote threatening shunned world including african ally overawed liberation hero status mandela said speech dinner th birthday london tragic failure leadership neighboring zimbabwe tsvangirai told mugabe came vote would tell veteran leader made offer made overture told would negotiate election election transition disregarded undertook violence supporter killed maimed call elected president illegitimate speak illegitimate president wednesday security committee southern african development community sadc urged postponement vote saying mugabes reelection could lack legitimacy current violent climate regional power south africa added pressure saying top negotiator harare mediating talk option including calling election ruling african national congress severely critical mugabe contrast president thabo mbeki said late call vote anc convinced late president mugabe cancel election runoff lead country dialogue good zimbabwean spokeswoman jesse duarte told bbc television united state said mugabes government talk tsvangirais movement democratic change offer obviously ought taken cant taken position zimbabwean authority declare victor believe divide spoil thats going work u secretary state condoleezza rice told reporter japan sadc security troika comprising african union chairman tanzania swaziland angola called meeting near swazi capital mbabane talk mugabes government opposition new runoff date set zimbabwe state medium thursday quoted sadc poll monitor large group country saying would stay vote despite tsvangirais withdrawal opposition supporter sought refuge south african embassy wednesday still ground thursday wrapped blanket police set roadblock road leading mission,0
back gao received letter old friend living united state letter included photo clipped newspaper showing president bill clinton announced plan outfit million home solar power like lightbulb gao recalled sitting office changzhou mile northwest shanghai clinton initiative caused gao chemist training think start company meet coming demand solar equipment company trina solar since made gao billionaire inspiration gao grateful united state also befuddled american approach climate change really conflicting policy said rattled name recent president clinton bush obama trump moved hand back forth describe sharp policy change one next change added hurt solar industry cleanenergy effort united state took consistent approach global struggle slow climate change would easier many american come believe different story namely u climate policy hardly matter compared action china india country account growing share emission congressional republican asking week united state act slow climate change unless country first view consistent history either recent history climate diplomacy broader history american influence arent many area policy say dont let everyone else lead well follow nathaniel keohane environmental defence fund say united state problem remains world powerful country want influence policy country often especially country see interest change climate issue leader many country understand climate change extreme weather cause problem united state cant simply dictate term china india example remain reliant coal biden administration official wish united state often effect relative many issue fact climate diplomacy sometimes easier president xi jinping largely rejected u entreaty hong kong xinjiang south china sea willing deal climate change president barack obama xi came multiple agreement involved country moving reduce emission started small relatively narrow topic refrigerant expanded colleague brad plumer say there reasonable argument obama administration china joint agreement climate change helped set table paris climate agreement crucial effort united state willing act home much easier agree take economic risk main global competitor united state still lead world perperson emission china according recent number trump administration slowed global effort climate change dismissing threat allowing pollution home chinese official last week mocked united state lost four year biden administration trying reverse course emissionsreduction goal thats larger many advocate expected cynical view united state follow lead climate policy backward gao told one biggest obstacle progress climate change lack consistent american leadership new york time news service,1
ruling awami league front organisation observing historic march monday elaborate programme capital across country city party chief prime minister sheikh hasina along party leader activist placed wreath mural sheikh mujibur rahman bangabandhu museum dhanmondi around mark occasion awami league hold discussion meeting bangabandhu international conference centre pm prime minister sheikh hasina due address meeting chief guest bangladesh betar radio bangladesh television private television channel air special programme highlighting significance day historic significance day date back bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman addressing huge rally suhrawardy udyan called liberation movement responding call people east pakistan taken arm fight pakistani occupation army ninemonth bloody war finally heralded birth bangladesh independent nation president mohammad zillur rahman prime minister sheikh hasina delivered separate statement underlined historic significance day president statement said march unforgettable day history bengali nation day profound respect remember father nation bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman led struggle establishing independent sovereign bangladesh also said golden bengal long cherished dream bangabandhu yet built nation fight hunger poverty superstition adverse effect climate change bring reality dream golden bengal prime minister statement said historic speech march echoed wish nation ahead liberation war year oppression colonial power west pakistan also said magic speech united entire nation led liberation war,0
greenhouse gas high warming effect plant bottle vision may cocacola introduced plastic recyclable bottle percent made waste sugar production dubbed bottle future kent said coke intention get percentage higher beginning u decoupling packaging fossil fuel kent said next year selling full year couple billion bottle material around world intention ratchet supply much said slightly half coke go nonrefillable plastic bottle percent go aluminium can percent glass refillable bottle percent fountain distributor rest refillable plastic bottle type packaging company material showed kent said adoption new bottle currently limited supply material would change eventually replace bottle said sugar cane big product around world intention ratchet fast cocacola also looking plant material wood chip corn stover could used make bottle another company executive said,1
like trump came davos last year bolsonaro tried smooth edge insurgent message vaulted presidency last fall pitched brazil wellheeled audience gathered alpine ski resort good place business country committed rooting rampant corruption rolling back regulation bolsonaro also said brazil would purge leftwing ideology politics society made apology emphasising economic growth something critic say come cost protecting brazil environment represent turning point eye brazilian people turning point ideological bias longer take place bolsonaro said brief address packed room greeted perfunctory applause motto god thing bolsonaros keynote address set tone davos gathering shorn usual retinue american european leader wrestling political force latin america europe starkly odds conference ethos global cooperation liberal world order nationalist instinct strongman style history making crude statement woman gay people indigenous group bolsonaro many way antithesis davos man term used describe type person attends annual conference yearold former army officer whose victory symbolised frustration brazilian corrupt governing elite acted swiftly since taking power loosen restriction gun curb lesbian gay right put civilsociety group tighter control november behest bolsonaro brazil withdrew pledge host united nation global summit meeting climate change election campaign many people feared would pull paris climate accord yet done tuesday bolsonaro insisted brazil would work harmony world sync world reduce carbon emission though mention accord criticize u great deal learn u added bolsonaro trump cultivated assiduously parallel time striking bolsonaro boasted winning despite unfairly attacked time echoing trump vilification news medium though speaking heated room bolsonaro wore long winter coat trump partial well photographed wearing one recently state dining room posed spread fast food laid clemson university football team bolsonaro took office trump tweeted congratulation president jairbolsonaro made great inauguration speech usa bolsonaro quickly replied together god protection shall bring prosperity progress people trump whose presence dominated last year meeting cancelled visit year government shutdown pulled plug rest american delegation day later denied house speaker nancy pelosi lawmaker right use military aircraft fly afghanistan brussels wanted hear trump administration make video appearance secretary state mike pompeo spoke balcony state department lincoln memorial left shoulder pompeo delivered faithful summary trump america first foreign policy harsh word iran china told audience trump brand disruption healthy response voter tuned traditional politician mirrored political upheaval britain france italy brazil prime minister theresa may britain dealing chaos britain exit european union president emmanuel macron france facing wave unrest yellow vest protester skipped year meeting pompeo said critic trump administration ready face challenge reforming international institution like united nation president trump said asked united state isolated pompeo said dont think remotely isolated still signpost changing world order evident throughout snowcovered street davos silicon valley stalwart like facebook salesforce still put gleaming pavilion promote presence biggest billboard belonged saudi arabia took side hotel encourage visitor invest kingdom saudi arabia investor conference known davos desert hit wave cancellation october intelligence report linked conference patron crown prince mohammed bin salman killing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi along street advertisement st petersburg international economic forum russian president vladimir putin answer davos though chinese official turned session devoted china economy like belt road initiative drew far largest audience although united state kept lower profile year continued cast long shadow gathering economic analyst cited trump trade war china culprit cutting forecast global economic growth foreign policy analyst said trump erratic style remained greatest single source risk world challenging international system need something put place said karin von hippel former state department official directorgeneral royal united service institute london doesnt seem plan new york time news service,0
trampling family centuryold grapegrowing root australian mainland glaetzer headed south island state tasmania strike prove naysayer successful future cooler climate winesjust five year later glaetzer made history glaetzerdixon mon pere shiraz major national award first time judge handed coveted trophy shiraz made south bass strait separating tasmania australian mainlandglaetzers gamble embodies major shift australia winegrowing industry responds climate changea study u proceeding national academy science found percent australian land currently used viticulture could become unsuitable country traditional wine growing region including barossa hunter valley margaret river grow ever hotter drier winemaker rushing tiny island state tasmania average summer temperature currently percent cooler barossa winemaker john bown stir vat fermenting grape frogmore creek winery located outskirt hobart tasmania june credit reuters row vine seen sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters temperature australia main wine region projected increase degree celsius according csiro australia national science agencythe hotter temperature would reduce grape quality percent agency modeling show cooler tasmania warmer weather could benefit current temperature get chilly grape varietieswine maker concerned impact global warming billion billion industry funded governmentbacked experiment barossa vineyard simulate drier condition expected year timefor wine lover upshot australia iconic shiraz already changing glaetzers version percent lower alcohol content barossa cousin could unrecognizable half century timeif projection right shiraz barossa year time may well taste totally different moment said michael mccarthy government scientist heading barossa experimenthot dry expensivethe flight south come australia wine industry emerges disastrous decade blighted high australian dollar lengthy grape glut saw export plummetwhile national wine industry shrunk percent annually tasmanian state industry growing rate close percent per annum according tasmanian climate change officewe investing increasingly tasmania one cooler area australia grow grape going climate change might well start cooler climate said cecil camilleri manager sustainable wine program yalumba yearold winemaking company snapped three tasmanian property past yearsthe average temperature tamar valley northeast state around degree celsius degree fahrenheit peaking degree summer well barossas typical summer spike upper goose walk row vine sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters row vine seen sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters treasury wine estate world wine company last year purchased tasmania white hill vineyard move geographical hedge well part strategy owning controlling vineyard supply grape suited luxury wine portfoliothe company sold vineyard hunter valley north sydney worldfamous lindemans brand originated citing concern region become hot dry expensivebarossa battlersbarossa winemaker meanwhile arent sitting back waiting vine witheryalumba enforcing change irrigation technology used grower broadacre system provide water large swathe land microsystems target specific area ensuring drop water count also encouraging grower use graftlings wine varietal grafted rootstock drought resistance one characteristicstheres lot seasontoseason adaption happening right climate change happening said yalumbas camilleri happening incrementally adapting incrementallythe governmentbacked winter drought project throwing tarpaulin row vine designed simulate reduced rainfall percent region projected experience le winter rainfall impact hope demonstrate experiment thats going pretty major ramification whole australian industry term yield productivity maintenance productivity said mccarthy lead researcher south australian research development institute sardithe group investigating whether drip irrigation wet small portion vine rootzone enough supplement natural rainfall wet entire rootzone cameron walker site manager yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania check row vine daily inspection june credit reuters leaf adorn vine yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters adding vintner woe rise temperature mean greater proportion fruit ripening shorter time window resulting compressed harvest period putting pressure vineyard facility managementtreasury wine estate national viticulturalist paul petrie said company looking way put harvest back reasonable timeframenot new thingnot everyone share concern australia current conservativeled coalition government playing role climate change australian agriculturesince taking leadership country last september prime minister tony abbott said science behind climate change crap abolished independent climate commission body created former labor government provide public information effect global warmingabbott also introduced legislation parliament axe labor climate change authority advises government emissionsreduction target repeal tax carbon pricingabbott dismissed climate change factor unveiling million shortterm drought relief package farmer earlier year look record australian agriculture going back year always good time bad tough lush time new thing australiathe climate commission warned critical decade report wine grape temperatureand watersensitive crop needed adapt climate change move location growing condition amenable production australian dollar winemaker john bown stir vat fermenting grape frogmore creek winery located outskirt hobart tasmania june credit reuters row vine seen sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters goose walk row vine sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters row vine seen sunset yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters cameron walker site manager yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania check row vine daily inspection june credit reuters leaf adorn vine yalumbas jansz estate tamar valley located northeast tasmania june credit reuters,1
australia conservative opposition moved right tuesday paving way bruising election fought climate change tougher immigration government spending new conservative leader tony abbott last week wrestled leadership moderate announced opposition frontbench climate change sceptic backer tougher immigration labour law think government vulnerable abbott said pointing weekend byelections two conservative heartland seat showed voter backing opposition defeat key emission trade law promised centreleft prime minister kevin rudd ordinary family unsure happening government government vulnerable economic management abbott told reporter canberra dramatic week australian politics rudd landmark carbon trade plan last week rejected parliament opposition dumped moderate leader malcolm turnbull considered close rudd climate policy split voter sharpen choice opposition elected social conservative abbott former boxer rhodes scholar studied priesthood move political analyst said would sharpen choice voter face election due late abbott confirmed expectation appointing maverick upper house senator trenchant emission trade opponent barnaby joyce finance spokesman naming another climate change sceptic nick minchin resource spokesman appointment make unlikely abbotts conservative swayed back emission law returned parliament february earlier rejection already giving rudd trigger early election last thing go giant new emission tax without full public debate prime minister billion billion moneygoround need explained abbott said another opposition hardliner eric abetz take rudd labor relaxation workplace law move could draw crucial business support government polarise voter punished conservative issue moderate opponent scott morrison tapped abbott take immigration laying ground battle recent asylum boat arrival possible replay divisive election carried thenruling conservative unexpected victory abbotts reshuffle signalled bitter coming election campaign could unsettle business voter anxious economic recovery emission trade certainty rudd labor party led opinion poll since office late abbotts election likely lead shortterm revival opposition support would dampen speculation early election,1
friday huawei chief financial officer meng wanzhou flew home china canada reaching agreement u prosecutor end bank fraud case point tension china united state within hour news deal two canadian arrested shortly meng taken custody released chinese jail way back canada beijing denied arrest linked asked white house involved brokering prisoner swap white house press secretary jen psaki rejected premise deferred prosecution agreement meng action department justice independent department justice law enforcement matter said adding link psaki also confirmed call sept two week announcement china leader xi jinping brought mengs case u president joe biden pressed release two canadian businessman michael spavor former diplomat michael kovrig held china day two leader raised case individual negotiation psaki said psaki said information whether biden knew status negotiation mengs lawyer justice department meng arrested vancouver international airport canada u warrant indicted bank wire fraud charge allegedly misleading hsbc telecommunication equipment giant business dealing iran yearslong extradition drama central source discord increasingly rocky tie beijing washington chinese official signalling case needed dropped help end diplomatic stalemate psaki emphasised deal announced friday indicate softening u concern chinese behaviour policy changed policy toward china psaki said seeking conflict relationship competition going continue hold prc account unfair economic practice coercive action around world human right abuse said using acronym people republic china ball u court earlier september china foreign minister wang yi told bidens climate envoy john kerry virtual meeting washington needed take practical step improve relation responding list demand included dropping case meng right ball united state court wang told kerry according chinese statement u official rebutted suggestion kerry administration official negotiated mengs release china concession earlier week xi announced united nation china would build new coalfired power project abroad pledge kerry pressuring beijing make help world stay course meet goal paris climate agreement involved internal decisionmaking way shape form white house official told reuters justice department process movement coal number one frankly china acting interest official said think realised werent going get anything werent going able use leverage meng arrived hero welcomed china official medium suggested release could chance reboot fraught uschina tie republican senator criticised biden administration giving beijing demand analyst said didnt add believe deal prc made get meng released table trump administration acknowledge wrongdoing ultimately dont see capitulation said bonnie glaser asia expert german marshall fund united state think tank justice department say still preparing trial huawei,0
snow melt towering peak distance culebra creek run fast trout biting van beecham fourth generation fishing guide uneasy kid never regular runoff mountain february march global warming beecham said early runoff one many sign warming temperature caught attention hunter angler around united state influential group pulse outdoors early runoff le water summer autumn said oregonbased jack williams senior scientist conservation group trout unlimited trout like cold water become stressed hot summer day water level lower temperature higher would case runoff came traditional time april june finding lot concern among angler hunter climate change people value tradition family affect child ability enjoy kind outdoor experience williams said political runoff could flow far republican party broad support hunter angler reluctant address global warming president george bush vice president dick cheney hunt fish also tie oil industry le enthusiastic embracing political measure curb greenhouse gas emission vast majority scientist agree human activity burning fossil fuel contributing rapid warming planet explained natural cycle professional hunter also detected climaterelated change affect trade past season bad one goose hunting would say client got percent usually get said corey marchbank goose hunting guide eastern canadian province prince edward island said weather seemed main factor mild autumn winter temperature meant goose could stay longer coastal area used freeze early grain harvest last season also meant le field attract bird hunting season began october hunter angler notice thing behind many conservation measure united state least could shoot game catch fish without protected habitat lot support duck hunter know work protecting wetland vital said ben mcnitt communication director national wildlife federation outdoorsman seen instrumental getting congressional protection oil gas drilling last year two wild area valle vidal new mexico rocky mountain front montana sportsman played critical role convincing congress protect area said kira finkler legislative director trout unlimited group like trout unlimited directing political attention climate change issue policy commonly cited figure used national wildlife federation million american hunt fish spend billion year activity gun guide gas rod license cost money number cash add influence nationwide survey licensed hunter angler last year commissioned national wildlife federation found percent polled agreed global warming occurring percentage said observed climatic change area lived eighty percent outdoorstypes surveyed said believed united state world leader addressing global warming half polled identified evangelical christian key support base republican party divided issue global warming priority evangelicals change social issue like abortion environment could profound effect republican party said john green political scientist university akron could make republican embrace environment issue could lose support democrat green said,1
rajendra pachauri chair un panel climate change nobel peace prize along al gore said friday overwhelmed news cant believe overwhelmed stunned pachauri told reporter coworkers receiving news phone office new delhi feel privileged sharing someone distinguished added referring former u vice president gore united nation intergovernmental panel climate change year made strongest ever link mankind activity global warming gaining widespread publicity around world expect bring subject fore said,1
biden joined leader country glasgow start cop climate conference kicked heel summit rome concluded statement urged meaningful effective action climate change left huge work negotiator ensure ambitious outcome biden succeeded former president donald trump january pledged earlier year united state would cut greenhouse gas emission compared level white house expressed confidence achieve even bill would help goal languishes congress key senator monday withholding support read biden wanted show world washington could trusted fight global warming despite change policy republican democratic administration undermined pledge past well demonstrate world united state back table hopefully leading power example said know hasnt case thats administration working overtime show climate commitment action word trump withdrew united state paris climate accord dealing blow international effort subject office biden rejoined became president guess shouldnt apologize apologise fact united state last administration pulled paris accord biden said separate cop event biden meeting world leader scotland moderate democratic senator joe manchin announced would yet support trillion legislative framework central achieving president emission reduction goal national climate adviser gina mccarthy said ahead bidens arrival glasgow bill would unleash billion climate spending largest investment combat global warming u history allow country reduce emission well gigaton billion metric ton biden announced longterm strategy laying united state would achieve longerterm goal netzero emission cop speech biden said world needed help developing nation climate fight right still falling short said biden plan work u congress launch billion programme aimed helping developing country adapt manage impact climate change locally led measure conference call reporter mccarthy also addressed concern around supreme court announcement late friday would review environmental protection agency authority regulate greenhouse gas emission potentially undermining u climate goal confident supreme court confirm epa right authority responsibility keep family community safe pollution mccarthy said,1
sudan lost leadership african union second time panafrican group monday awarded rotating chairmanship ghana widespread outrage continuing bloodshed darfur alpha oumar konare au top diplomat told reporter ghanaian president john kufuor would become chairman consensus president kufuor said sudan supported decision avoided damaging dispute eclipsing issue summit agenda including raising peacekeeping troop somalia summit analyst predicted dispute sudan would dominate summit resolved last moment delegate summit said deal worked mediation south african president thabo mbeki group seven respected president wise men chairmanship promised sudanese president omar albashir year ago passed post violence darfur expert estimate killed people driven million home critic say far abating violence worsened last year governmentbacked arab militia killed thousand bashir repeatedly blocked deployment un peacekeeper bolster overstretched african union military mission soldier monitor egyptian foreign minister ahmed aboul gheit told reporter sudan attended meeting presidency went ghana sudan withdrew sudan seemed adamant eve summit get chairmanship despite chorus demand right organisation western government snubbed abuse darfur summit began ethiopian capital pressure rose prevent sudan running organisation whose peacekeeper charged stemming violence vast west opening speech konare accused khartoum attacking civilian darfur united state say genocide occurred appeal government sudan stop attacking bombarding darfur instead restore peace said right group amnesty international said statement eve twoday summit au would undermine credibility gave chairmanship bashir chad whose relation sudan severely strained darfur conflict spilled border vowed withdraw au bashir got chair diplomat said western government lobbied vigorously addis ababa sudan earlier suggested tanzania might compromise candidate delegate said trenchant opposition sudan government compromise ghana celebrating th anniversary independence offered way dilemma supported consensusthe traditional african way resolving dispute ask someone dealing internal conflict deal issue going continent one african delegate said addis ababa meeting also due discus raising peacekeeping force somalia replace ethiopian troop unrest guinea climate change well au military mission darfur,1
italian political rival start polite something especially one silvio berlusconi last election campaign shy talking communist eating baby month go vote glove still speculation grows twice former prime minister centreleft rival walter veltroni may form grand coalition april result close despite veltronis denial suspicious smaller rival fear rightleft collaboration would last long enough push electoral reform create twoparty system freezing fear round corner shady deal rather grand coalition said christian democrat leader pier ferdinando casini centrist like far left spurned ally used rely stay power april berlusconi veltroni divide power convenience said casini complaining former ally berlusconi reserving venomous jibe berlusconi yearold medium tycoon find outrageous quip irresistible promised wont attack rival campaign probably rudest veltroni accuse scrounging meal tour italy accepting invitation try grandma ginas lasagna photo call dismissing postelectoral coalition berlusconi impossible veltroni say win slender majority senate ask opposition create civil climate discus political reform new vote berlusconi begun talk romano prodis centreleft coalition collapsed january forcing quit prime minister month call early election berlusconi sensing opportunity third term prime minister pulled reform talk vetoed bid interim government overhaul voting rule introduced last government rule make impossible get strong majority upper house senate prodi discovered people didnt want say election likely produce tie senate ungovernable said veltroni referring berlusconi without naming photo finish italy stumble towards yet another vote seeing st government since world war two crumble berlusconi made secret concern although lead poll serious risk dead heat senate poll see berlusconis people freedom party beating democratic party point lower house poll voting intention senate done rarely since house elected regional basis national basis like lower house polling done italy region making much difficult exercise probably going see rather unstable senate create kind difficulty ruling prodis government faced said politics professor franco pavoncello john cabot university rome senate unmanageable think might couple year grand coalition told reuters colleague james walston american university rome hand belief germanstyle crossparty alliance unlikely italy telling reuters berlusconi veltronis supporter would skin alive expect narrower coalition building vote thats one reason rather polite tone could change berlusconis lead narrow much scope movement either way quarter third voter still undecided according poll berlusconi greeted around italy song thank goodness silvio even showman like call embarrassing targeting voter fielded unabashed fascist lazio region steal vote splinter rightwing group berlusconis former centrist ally accuse moving right prodis old leftist ally spurned dauphin veltroni accuse democratic party abandoning centreleft fielding venetian industrialist candidate,0
japan want involve china united state talk new pact climate change launching working group bring together country including major emitter oppose existing plan foreign ministry said thursday japan would propose forming group meeting bali indonesia next month discus longterm climate target research development emissionreducing technology issue delegate nation gather bali dec pressure forge deal succeed kyoto protocol reducing greenhouse gas emission amid warning drought heatwaves caused global warming japan suggested earlier year global greenhouse gas emission halved proposal bali make mention plan reflecting cautious approach aimed including country next deal climate change try discussion new framework could end starting discussion foreign ministry official told reporter united state argues kyoto protocol expires bind rich nation unfairly exempts developing country china india world biggest source emission refused ratify kyoto pact developing nation worried curbing emission would hinder economic growth japan one world topfive greenhouse emitter struggling meet kyoto target cutting emission level percent period,1
worsening relation nucleararmed india pakistan hang heavy summit south asian leader beginning saturday discussion terrorism precede negotiation trade food security leader eightnation south asian association regional cooperation saarc set sign four agreement including one legal cooperation combat terrorism twoday summit also frame declaration food security region home fifth humanity nepal sri lanka bhutan maldives bangladesh afghanistan make rest saarc formed year ago boost economic growth one world poorest region agenda held back old rivalry among member saarc summit often failed rise squabble india pakistan mainly disputed kashmir region hurting progress issue central bloc summit atmosphere tense india saying fouryearold peace talk pakistan lowest point suffered spate bomb attack last month terrorism certainly one issue u important part issue summit indian foreign secretary shiv shankar menon said want carry saarcs economic social agenda forward essential manage atmosphere free violence security problem roiling saarc nation afghanistan battle resurgent taliban effect singe pakistan western border long conflict drag sri lanka nepal still government bangladesh armybacked administration struggle hold election meeting also held country fighting year civil war government pursuing strategy gradually retake rebel stronghold amid almost daily barrage land sea air attack conflict killed people thick security blanket drape colombo part city locked leader brought airport helicopter road guarded police military guard armed automatic weapon train emptied sniffer dog looked explosive sri lankan authority also cancelled flight week northern town stronghold tamil tiger rebel credited perfecting suicide bomb terrorism remains dominant theme leader also expected discus energy climate change regional standard organization progress also stymied due domestic politics pakistan refusing give india special trade preference intrasaarc trade remains five percent south asian nation total trade compared regional forum asean internal trade percent eu percent landmark summit sense moving declaratory phase implementation phase rohitha bogollagama sri lankas foreign minister said,1
wealthiest taxpayer proposal would mean higher tax income sale investment transfer asset die starting end top individual income tax rate would rise percent percent reversing trump administration tax cut highest income taxpayer new rate would apply income married couple filing jointly unmarried individual tax capital gain proceeds selling asset like stock boat people earning million would taxed ordinary income effectively increasing rate wealthy individual pay money percent capital gain income would also still subject percent surtax help fund affordable care act conservative tax foundation estimated highearning taxpayer state could face tax rate capital gain percent highest tax burden century corporation would also face higher income tax rate percent existing percent well crackdown profit shifting end tax break energy company pollute environment beefed internal revenue service would standing watch ensure federal government afford chase rich tax cheat tax increase would offset trillion new tax credit benefit encourage development green energy technology expand access lowincome housing child care proposal detailed look date biden administration would pay trillion job infrastructure plan releasing first treasury green book since biden administration revived tradition trump administration abandoned bidens tax proposal almost certainly enacted written narrowly divided congress republican already denouncing plan could joined moderate democrat rep richard neal dmass chair taxwriting house way mean committee made mention specific tax proposal praise budget way mean democrat consider administration proposal carefully look forward working together achieve shared goal neal said statement republican lawmaker already said oppose change tax cut job act president donald trump signature legislative achievement scale bidens proposed tax increase left republican economist aghast truly tax spend steroid said douglas holtzeakin president american action forum former chief economist president george bush council economic adviser added average level taxation year would higher year period modern history moreover change capital gain taxation would retroactive april preventing deluge asset sale tax increase became law separate proposal would apply income tax unrealized gain asset transferred death would take effect dec nation largest business lobbying group u chamber commerce assailed tax proposal friday perhaps thing besides resurgence global pandemic could reverse america economic recovery administration proposed tax increase employer investment said neil bradley group chief policy officer tax capital gain would hit twothirds capital investment added tax corporation would hit million small business would impose america largest business highest tax rate industrialised world key issue still consideration white house treasury department handle middleincome tax cut passed scheduled expire since biden pledged american earning le year tax go republican friday seized indecision sign would break promise treasury report also avoided contentious topic raising limit state local tax deduction capped tax law many house democrat hightax state want deduction expanded even though critic argue would benefit wealthy biden administration offer additional tax relief low middleincome taxpayer proposing child dependent care tax credit passed part american rescue plan biden signed law march made permanent also proposed extending recently increased child tax credit white house belief provision would bring substantial reduction child poverty corporation would pick tab much bidens trillion budget proposal tax policy enacted energy industry would face significant consequence treasury department official said went tax code eliminate preferential treatment fossil fuel industry meantime administration provides billion incentive expand residential energy efficiency renewable energy administration also proposed tax credit homeowner business area affected disaster take step protect property future flood fire catastrophe credit would worth percent cost work capped proposal reflects growing toll disaster become frequent severe average temperature increase money spent protect home disaster tends pay many time reduced repair cost later according research tax credit would cost government million year administration estimated comparison federal government spent almost halftrillion dollar disaster assistance since government accountability office reported congress obstacle could impede bidens tax agenda proposed percent corporate tax rate would still lower percent rate business paid trump tax cut making rate work tied negotiation global minimum corporate tax facing resistance tax haven like ireland fragile talk could conclude early july intended discourage american company sending work profit overseas treasury department official acknowledged projected revenue expected raise hard calculate one mechanism intended deter erosion u tax base estimated budget yield nearly billion revenue decade would depend country set tax policy treasury secretary janet yellen traveling london next week meeting group finance minister tax talk expected top priority country around world closely watching bidens tax proposal united state received decide whether sign yellens global minimum tax sort surprising linkage domestic tax policy international tax negotiation said lilian faulhaber professor georgetown university law center new york time company,1
iraq friend mile away u neighbour weve year prime minister adel abdulmahdi said new year day telephone call trump according close adviser abdul hussain alhunain change geography change history reality iraq iraq caught vise many iraqi furious united state violated country sovereignty carrying airstrikes iraqi soil spate strike december killed least two dozen member proiranian iraqi military unit provoking assault u embassy separate strike last week killed iran top military commander deputy chief coalition iraqi militia eight people leading vote iraq parliament expel u force country counterstrike iran two u military post iraq early wednesday acceding political pressure rid country u troop would disaster iraq militarily economically senior iraqi official said main mission roughly u troop stationed handful base around iraq help country fight islamic state group leave official said would hamper battle also host knockon effect departure troop coalition country dire financial hardship trump threatened united state imposed economic sanction mourner standing flag israel united state gather funeral funeral ceremony abu mahdi almuhandis commander popular mobilization force mosque baghdad tuesday jan appears banner background together iranian maj qasem soleimani top sergey ponomarevthe new york time yes big pressure people troop leave official said speaking condition anonymity authorized speak reporter bear big pressure much better bear departure american mourner standing flag israel united state gather funeral funeral ceremony abu mahdi almuhandis commander popular mobilization force mosque baghdad tuesday jan appears banner background together iranian maj qasem soleimani top sergey ponomarevthe new york time however abdulmahdi seems moving ahead plan implement parliament friday said asked secretary state mike pompeo send delegation united state discus step withdrawal pompeo fired back united state would thing despite military frequent refrain guest iraqi government comply host demand happy continue conversation iraqi right structure said news conference friday u mission iraq train iraqi force fight islamic state said going continue mission iraqi parliament vote sunday trump threatened impose big sanction iraq ousted u force sanction like theyve never seen also said iraq would reimburse united state billion dollar invested major air base many iraqi booting american long overdue although many remain grateful united state ousted longtime dictator saddam hussein fought alongside iraqi force drive islamic state still pained u military mistake decision including massive civilian casualty war followed u invasion humiliating abuse prisoner abu ghraib recent u airstrikes killed iranian proxy fighter also member iraqi security force considered hero many iraqi role helping fight islamic state final straw appears u drone strike last week killed iranian military leader gen qassem soleimani deputy chief iraq popular mobilization force armed group fought islamic state graffiti wall surrounding u embassy baghdad thursday jan usiran tension flare iraq caught middle sergey ponomarevthe new york time state enthusiasm iraq alhunain said process u withdrawal reclaims part iraq dignity airstrikes violation iraqi sovereignty graffiti wall surrounding u embassy baghdad thursday jan usiran tension flare iraq caught middle sergey ponomarevthe new york time feeling especially strong among shiite muslim make majority iraq many tie iran shiite theocracy iran long sought ouster u troop view threat border unanimous vote parliament taken heat moment consideration potential consequence cost country suggests unity may case member voted sunni muslim kurdish member refusing attend one sunni member attend session ahmed aljarba raised red flag saying departure u troop might benefit iran american leave asked neighbor friend master referring iran going hand country wealth decision hand neighboring country alhunain senior adviser prime minister said abdulmahdis hope u force left iran would longer security concern would leave iraq alone senior iraqi government official diplomat scholar laid opposite scenario iraq said could forced arm iran deprived u dollar isolated west worrying even iran risk islamic state might return american help fight sunni extremist group longer control territory iraq much diminished still launch neardaily attack second senior iraqi official senior western diplomat said american left would european coalition force depend u logistical technical support u hospital baghdad international airport instance treat personnel country international coalition economic sanction trump threatened would intended punish iraq also effectively extend administration pressure campaign iran two country economy closely entwined iraq would risk cut main source dollar account federal reserve bank new york could frozen iraq deposit proceeds oil sale withdrawing pay government salary contract united state could also end waiver allow iraq buy iranian gas fuel electricity generator south supply least country power iraq could seek another source could difficult find one short notice option making le electricity could spawn unrest south soon weather heat electrical shortage american foreign company might reduce suspend operation become concerned safety number american contractor left day soleimanis death wanted stay line fire far abdulmahdi appears willing face potential consequence harbor thought compromise kept perhaps wary antiamerican political climate look like decision making opinion prime minister office turning eastward senior iraqi official said almost denial drastic path going problem said joost hiltermann middle east north africa program director international crisis group one government seriously considering possible compromise iraqi dont want either united state iran one would rather balance said u counterweight iran glimmer potential way abdulmahdis adviser alhunain said u force welcome government want international force stay talk coalition country could open door keeping least american arguably needed sustain coalition help fight islamic state european part would like preserve ability fight islamic state iraq fearing relaxing pressure would allow group reconstitute senior western diplomat said british french working outline alternative mission international force relying smaller number troop focused ensuring gain made isi lost perhaps promising sign abdulmahdi might open compromise request briefing paper iraq national security council option proceeding parliamentary mandate abdulmahdi economist served finance minister background give understanding price economic isolation even seems swayed political concern council provided three option according senior official work closely council first require u troop leave quickly possible approach could least deter iranianbacked armed group attacking second option negotiated withdrawal would slow drawdown potentially allow fight islamic state go place even troop withdrawing others third renegotiation agreement usled coalition might allow troop stay would open door international force stay well national security council recommended option new york time company,0
australia ovation start unled climate change talk bali monday agreeing ratify kyoto protocol isolating united state developed nation outside pact soon australian delegate promised immediate action kyoto new australian prime minister kevin rudd took oath office signed document ratify ending country longheld opposition global climate agreement think speak present expressing sigh relief conference host indonesian environment minister rachmat witoelar told conference opening session nation bali seeking breakthrough new global pact fight climate change avert drought heatwaves rising sea hit poor hardest world watching closely witoelar told delegate dec meeting trying bind outsider led united state china longterm unled fight warming climate change unequivocal accelerating told opening ceremony luxury beach resort indonesian island becoming increasingly evident severe impact climate change felt poor nation new treaty meant widen kyoto protocol bind industrial country cut greenhouse gas emission percent level united state developing nation cap kyoto united state world top greenhouse gas emitter feeling heat developing nation demanding rich make stronger commitment curb emission australia world top coal exporter among world highest percapita greenhouse gas polluter criticised year refusing ratify kyoto emotional spontaneous reaction significant decision ratify kyoto protocol yvo de boer head un climate secretariat said ovation united state unfazed road block respect australia decision harlan watson head u delegation told reporter roadblock committed successful conclusion de boer told delegate rich nation agree axe emission burning fossil fuel encourage poor country start braking rising emission bold action north fuel clean growth south said urging sharing clean energy technology solar wind power fervently hope make breakthrough bali adopting negotiating agenda others urged caution opening ceremony climate talk bali lot good optimism clearly challenging road ahead said angela anderson vice president climate program washingtonbased national environmental trust agreement adaptation deforestation technology cooperation must reached highlevel official arrive next week government agree principle significant disagreement detail climate change talk bogged argument pay bill cleaner technology share burden emission curb rich poor nation china india among world top polluter comprising third humanity say unfair unrealistic agree target particularly try lift million poverty european union pledged cut emission percent level said country start look hard new commitment bali,1
new delhi dec bdnews comreuters japan prime minister promised forge new place east asia international diplomacy opened three day talk india monday focusing engineering thaw relation boosting trade yukio hatoyama took office september year almost uninterrupted rule conservative prous liberal democratic party since seen popularity rating slide percent survey published monday japan india asia largest third largest economy working improving tie since japan slapped sanction india response nuclear test hatoyama launched visit meeting indian industrialist including tata group chairman ratan tata reliance industry head mukesh ambani mumbai hotel one target attacked gunman november due later hold talk indian opposite number manmohan singh india long top recipient japanese aid want detail hatoyamas foreign policy particularly tokyo attempt pursue foreign policy independent washington improve tie china new delhi longtime rival new delhi want know india place hatoyamas proposed east asian community single currency inspired nation european union yukio hatoyama unlike japanese leader indian side dealt past decade wrote siddharth varadarajan senior editor hindu newspaper hatoyamas vision east asian community desire work china provides india japan opportunity build bilateral relation ground firmer quicksand balance power said reference view new delhi look japan hedge rising china boosting trade military tie trade analyst say one way cementing partnership underscored closer recent military tie japanese support last year landmark usindia civilian nuclear deal two sidesare process concluding discussing comprehensive economic partnership agreement cepa said india foreign ministry spokesman vishnu prakash twelve round talk agreement already taken place said japan india sixth largest investor bilateral trade billion targetted climb billion next year hatoyamas talk india could also focus climate change policy two country opposite side debate particularly expanding scope japanese support renewable energy project india indian official said side would also discus japan offer train former taliban fighter part billion japanese aid package afghanistan india remains uncomfortable coopting taliban power structure kabul hatoyamas government likely seek present visit success domestic criticism rise last week approved record trillion dollar budget inflate japan massive debt government struggle weak economy japanese voter also expressing growing doubt hatoyamas ability make tough foreign policy decision arrest two former aide spurred call explanation scandal false political funding record,1
new delhi dec bdnews comreuters india japan agreed tuesday ease visa rule within year boost trade two asia biggest economy also trying broaden cooperation defence nuclear energy japan among india biggest aid donor bilateral trade begun picking recent year tokyo easing sanction imposed india tested nuclear device country working comprehensive trade agreement procedural issue restrictive visa rule slowed progress official said japanese prime minister yukio hatoyama wrapped threeday visit tuesday issue visa came meeting indian counterpart manmohan singh requested prime minister hatoyama ensure japanese visa system becomes liberal enable faster growth trade investment people people contact singh told joint press conference new delhi singh said japanese prime minister mentioned restrictive feature indian visa system promised look growing trade added new dimension indiajapan relationship traditionally many new delhi viewed counterweight common rival china two side targeted billion trade next year billion small slice japan overseas trade japan twoway trade china worth billion two prime minister also discussed cooperation renewable energy including nuclear energy infrastructure project security climate change japan india already hold regular joint military exercise,1
australia reliance coalfired power make one world largest carbon emitter per caput conservative government steadfastly backed australia new deputy pm cast shadow netzero emission ambition fossil fuel industry saying tougher action emission would cost job fully understand role coal fossil fuel played australia economy even mining account small fraction around percent overall job hart said speech australian national university canberra essential broader honest rational conversation australia interest un called phasing coal organisation economic cooperation development country include australia july energy environment minister group big economy failed deliver deal phase coal expert said chance progress un climate talk glasgow november prime minister scott morrison said australia path netzero carbon emission stopped short committing timeline said australia would update emission projection going glasgow talk developed country signed target netzero emission hart said australian government seize moment switch renewables world rapidly phase coal climate change wreak havoc right across australian economy agriculture tourism right across service sector said,0
united nation chief ban kimoon wednesday urged member country make commitment boosting energy efficiency providing universal access electricity energy service secretarygeneral un wednesday released report authored advisory group energy climate change recommending reducing energy intensity quantity energy per unit economic activity percent improving energy efficiency paramount reduce greenhouse gas emission ban said introduction report carbon dioxide gas known greenhouse gas blamed global warming report estimate around percent total global greenhouse gas emission come energy production delivery use report also urge un member provide universal access energy service like electricity billion people still lack access electricity around billion people rely biomass firewood primary source energy report said expanding access affordable clean energy critical realizing millenium development goal ban said united nation member set development goal plan achieve including goal related sustainable development poverty reduction,1
backer extreme technology curb global warming advocate dumping iron dust sea placing smoke mirror sky dim sun even though seen cheap fix climate change many nation worried economic recession geoengineering proposal overcome wide criticism fanciful could unforeseen side effect boundary treading area normally dealing said rene coenen head office london convention international organization regulates dumping sea london convention part international maritime organization review ocean fertilization meeting week among hoping approval test margaret leinin chief science officer californiabased climos company looking way use ocean soak greenhouse gas world able get carbon emission control leinin said look option climos seeking raise money test adding iron dust southern ocean spur growth algae grow absorbing heattrapping carbon dioxide air algae die fall seabed remove carbon shortcut idea include spraying smoke tiny particle pollutant sky dim sunlight even deploying vast thin metallic barrier space space shuttle flight deflect sun ray chemical soup un climate panel said world greenhouse gas emission human activity mainly burning fossil fuel rose percent said fertilizing ocean dimming sun remain largely speculative unproven risk unknown sideeffects evidence coming since far making reliable case geoengineering said terry barker head cambridge center climate change mitigation research one leading author un panel report sea already suffering enough chemical soup pollution human said there need add mess fear recession amid deepest financial crisis since government may find cheap geoengineering attractive compared reducing carbon emission would shortsighted baker said last year london convention said knowledge effectiveness potential environmental impact ocean iron fertilization currently insufficient justify largescale operation doubt still valid convention coenen said firm australia ocean nourishment atmocean new mexico climos working varying seabased project another startup planktos indefinitely suspended operation february failing raise cash like climos hope sucking carbon ocean work could qualify credit carbon trading possible design experiment avoid harm ocean said leinin climos want test iron fertilization southern ocean earliest january test could million said work leinin said could one cheapest way combat global warming lesser risk among objection carbon make water acidic could undermine ability shellfish crab lobster build shell turn could disrupt marine food chain backer geoengineering say risk slight compared far bigger disruption climate change stoked human emission greenhouse gas could lead heatwaves flood drought disease rising sea already bludgeoning nature said victor smetacek professor alfred wegener institute germany planning iron sulphate fertilization experiment antarctica early institute cooperate india disperse tonne iron sulphate near south georgia sq km sq mile iron positive effect added ocean like water desert said dont space store carbon producing land said proposal including planting forest study far algae grow absorb carbon extra algae food might help recovery stock shrimplike krill specie penguin whale depend among scheme nobel chemistry prize winner paul crutzen floated idea blitzing upper atmosphere sulfur particle reflect sunlight back space price factorits peanut told reuters nicosia earlier month cost estimated million u dollar year similar smoke released naturally volcanic eruption pinatubo philippine tambora indonesia indonesia eruption led year without summer according report time proposal reviewed un climate panel include installing metallic screen covering sq km sq mile patch space million km mile away earth direction sun tonne structure could put place year space shuttle flight cost yet determined panel said another idea spew sea spray air natural process caused wave plan would make lowlevel cloud slightly whiter bounce solar ray back space advantage ingredient sea water production could turned un panel said meteorological ramification need study,1
poll nation developing world including bangladesh find majority people want government take step fight climate change even entail high cost poll carried world bank,0
official britain germany italy france complained despite bidens promise consultation diktat conversation afghanistan likely hear grumbling emergency videoconference call tuesday among leader group latest fiasco kabul earlier u misstep libya syria speak iraq added greater urgency question dogged nato virtually since end cold war long president donald trump happened scene serious shift way nato alliance operates united state leading europe following british prime minister boris johnson said ask biden call keep kabul airport open evacuation flight past original deadline end month time biden seems likely agree ally demand conditionsbased withdrawal rejected biden insisted perhaps bit hastily firm deadline leaving afghanistan country stood said senior nato ambassador said biden took office chance reset relation europe trauma trump year biden said almost right thing issue trade climate change afghanistan fiasco left many european convinced ever rely united state look security interest matter occupying white house washington shift foreign policy focus countering rising global influence china deepened anxiety nato summit meeting june biden attended president czech republic milo zeman called decision pull troop afghanistan betrayal official room later said jens stoltenberg nato secretarygeneral thanked moved preferred american theme challenging china knowing could replace american military remain afghanistan without u troop nato ally largely left withdrawal washington nato evacuationcoordination plan rapid victory taliban surprised embarrassed everyone key nato official summer vacation american ambassador place call change seem serious past armin laschet german conservative aiming succeed angela merkel chancellor called u withdrawal greatest debacle nato experienced since foundation josep borrell fontelles european union foreign affair chief told european parliament departure catastrophe afghan people western value credibility developing international relation theresa may former british prime minister rushed first foreign leader see newly elected trump asked parliament intelligence really poor understanding afghan government weak knowledge ground inadequate think follow united state wing prayer would right night jaap de hoop scheffer nato secretarygeneral said european criticism biden quite accurate also somewhat irrelevant european become addicted u leadership given rise china said transatlantic relationship known never afghanistan lesson europe told bbc america focus china mean european must develop capacity stand foot militarily politically seriously think defence spend money make happen added far unfortunately renewed call european independence action strategic autonomy say scant evidence much change european arm alternative option take grain salt said rem korteweg senior fellow clingendael institute dutch research institution repeating mantra european whenever thing dont go want said war bosnia libya demonstrated inability european anything serious without american alter would require commitment political taxpayer money european leader show little sign providing hard enough get nato european member spend gross domestic product defence agreed russian invasion ukraine even laschets germany spending nice talk european strategic autonomy korteweg asked problem want solve without american problem want lead european autonomy way protecting big bad outside world migration flow chinese economic coercion benjamin haddad frenchman directs future europe initiative atlantic council see debate reinforcing call french president emmanuel macron autonomous european defence capacity cooperation nato haddad sceptical europe damage control trump wait said bit shock clearly trump year didnt serve wakeup call expected european haddad see concern washington renege commitment nato collective defence message europe u appetite intervene conflict neighbourhood could impact europe said anna wieslander swedish defence analyst director northern europe atlantic council see afghan pullout clear sign nato shift focus greatpower competition china russia emphasising issue deterrence resilience disinformation climate change european ally tired afghanistan said war terrorism became mixed democracy promotion nation building social reform nato development aid organisation said withdrawal fiasco revive strategic autonomy argument best result said would european pillar nato could major investment provide strategic airlift surveillance reconnaissance command control american provide want capacity burdensharing wieslander said could useful expensive debate julian lindleyfrench defence analyst institute statecraft london say european lot virtue signalling despite weakness european effort afghanistan past year ally limited operation cautious rule engagement european weakness added fact european isolationism european complaint chaotic withdrawal serious could boomerang warned kori schake director foreign defence policy study american enterprise institute im sympathetic european anxiety given reliance united state ultimate guarantee security also raise important question bidens judgment schake said nato ally stood shouldertoshoulder u afghanistan year u seems insufficiently appreciative long effort said fear american backlash european complaint could done even american may feel disgraced happen abandonment schake said european friend complaining loudly failure unlikely instil greater commitment american european concern interest new york time company,1
warming could result natural climate change alone researcher said likely effect humancaused warming contributed pole home u research base high icy emptiness antarctic interior warmed degree celsius degree fahrenheit per decade past year researcher reported paper published nature climate change global average time degree celsius per decade although part coastal antarctica losing ice contributes sea level rise pole danger melting yearround average temperature still minus degree celsius finding show place unaffected change warming planet analyzing weather data using climate model researcher found rising temperature result change atmospheric circulation origin thousand mile away western tropical pacific ocean south pole warming incredible rate chiefly driven tropic said kyle clem postdoctoral researcher victoria university wellington new zealand lead author study climate change resulting emission carbon dioxide greenhouse gas likely played role analysis showed natural climate variability could account extreme swing temperature effectively masking humancaused contribution antarctic interior may one place remaining earth anthropogenic signal easily teased due extreme variability clem said youre unlikely get warming trend strong without increasing greenhouse gas temperature record pole kept since first u base completed decade average temperature steady declining strong westerly wind circled continent served barrier preventing warmer air intruding interior changed near end th century clem said seasurface temperature western tropical pacific began rise part natural oscillation occurs time scale decade warming ocean heated air caused ripple high low pressure atmosphere reached way antarctic peninsula mile away scientist call kind longdistance link teleconnections coupled stronger westerly wind part another longterm pattern ripple led stronger storm weddell sea east peninsula rotating cyclonic storm swept warmer air south atlantic ocean interior continent stronger storm weddell sea also led recent decline sea ice region clem said warming uniform across antarctic plateau enormous expanse cover interior including pole average elevation nearly two mile permanent base plateau russia vostok station mile pole also recorded rapidly rising temperature said ripple tropical pacific also effect antarctic peninsula late th century one fastestwarming area world past decade rate warming declined significantly email message two researcher university colorado sharon stammerjohn ted scambos said rest world warming steadily past five decade antarctica seen major swing probably always neither scientist involved research wrote commentary study published issue journal ocean temperature tropical pacific switch toward cooling said rate warming south pole likely decline well much would without humancaused climate change interview stammerjohn said warming south pole significant remote place planet still never going get freezing said dont worry much losing ice pole yet definitely coastline another matter especially along coast west antarctica warm water brought depth action wind melting ice shelf underneath ultimately lead sea level rise stammerjohn said evidence way planet responding warming changing atmosphere ocean circulation large scale thats whats contributing warmer water depth said there going lot variability superimposed direction projection would toward warm water ice sheet loss easy think antarctica isolated remote going respond climate change stammerjohn said impact south pole may significant ice loss along coast huge implication one thats going change sea level dramatically said warming south pole said ultimate canary coal mine one longer ignore new york time company,1
japan hope rich nation leader agree goal midcentury cut greenhouse gas emission target year peak key summit host year senior official said thursday koji tsuruoka director general global issue japan foreign ministry said climate change would central issue group eight gathering northern island hokkaido july national emission target funding help fight warming adapt warmer world also agenda last year chair germany failed convince leading industrialised nation group commit cutting global emission percent level midcentury tokyo hope instead build consensus around far le ambitious target bringing emission half current level although united nation top climate official would prefer focus goal next decade first must agree long term goal need common goal arriving peak emission tsuruoka told reuters asked hoped conference would achieve issue believe could usefully discussed japan prime minister said country keen take leading role fighting climate change although delegate un climate talk bali last year criticised environmentalist obstructionist tactic tokyo also ambivalent tool goal european union embraced key fighting global warming japan reject degree celsius maximum global temperature rise legally binding emission cap industry instead country relies voluntary cut coordinated business lobby group leave japan short reduction promised make kyoto protocol tsuruoka said japan criticised bali focused negotiation briefing medium overall approach marked openended search solution would help build global consensus european say two degree become political issue rather scientific discussion find rather unfortunate said tokyo office real issue would able world cut emission way would allow u achieve whatever target agree added developing world waitandsee approach best way tackle emission put tokyo ideal position bring poorer country struggling balance economic growth pressure cut emission negotiating table tsuruoka said japanese position principled dogmatic believe climate change evolving issue position one position inflexible may allow circle widen include everyone said although group rich nation major developing world emitter like china would likely invited well going solve climate change said adding china may already world top emitter unless engage developing world seriously addressing issue emission future framework set going save world,1
abdur rahim harmachhi bdnews com senior correspondent dhaka june bdnews com government set announce budget approximately tk crore coming fiscal year proposal allocate percent amount subsidising essential commodity finance adviser said sunday mark first time history caretaker government proposed complete budget two successive fiscal year finance adviser ab mirza azizul islam make second budget speech monday told bdnews com tk crore would proposed allocation fuel food fertiliser three time greater outgoing fiscal year allocation similar subsidy spending nondevelopment sector including food structural coordination loan exceed tk crore overall budget deficit five percent finance adviser said mirza aziz said government would increase rate tax next fiscal year import duty good might hiked interest local industry said unusual fuel price hike global market world food crisis climate change causing natural disaster turned major challenge bangladesh preparing budget finance adviser said spiralling oil price international market put economy tremendous pressure government yet take decision hike fuel price price oil jumped barrel global market going announce budget rose single day increase fuel price view overall situation said mirza aziz barrel fuel cost global market government last raised fuel price country adviser said budget fiscal overall deficit projected percent finance adviser said sunday budget deficit likely increase bit coming year due higher subsidy various sector including fuel fertiliser foodstuff percent added tax net would widened large scale effort increase revenue income said finance adviser projected revenue income next fiscal year percent budget tk crore slated come nbrcontrolled source adviser said tax structure budget would businessfriendly discretionary power tax official curbed tax realisation process made easier said said target rate gross domestic product would percent annualised inflation rate projected around percent gdp growth fiscal year targeted percent average inflation rate percent finance adviser said percent growth fiscal year ending possible due flood cyclone earlier assumed growth rate present fiscal year would percent latest data bangladesh bureau statistic show growth rate percent adviser said gdp growth previous fiscal year percent mirza aziz said major concern bangladesh economy inflation reiterated pointtopoint inflation rate fell three percentage point percent april referring data available bureau statistic said pointtopoint inflation rate percent march agriculture receive highest priority next budget highest allocation made sector development budget adviser said mirza aziz said government planned scheme generate employment poor people next fiscal year scheme one person family receive fixed amount money return day work number beneficiary different government allowance social safety net would also increased adviser said government would take initiative enhance purchasing power people fixed income group also announcement dearness allowance government employee order cut suffering caused spiralling price finance adviser budget speech broadcast live government privateowned tv radio channel pm monday last year government inviting public scrutiny proposed budget posting budget speech budget summary government annual financial statement wwwmofgovbd hard copy also made available pm monday person organisation access document regarding budget download necessary information submit comment feedback government filling available form pm june individual organisation may also post comment recommendation criticism writing considered incorporated final approved budget ensuring people participation process following particular website also listed government access proposed budget public wwwbangladeshgovbd wwwnbrbdorg wwwplancommgovbd wwwimedgovbd wwwbdpressinformorg wwwcaogovbd link document also available government website finance ministry bdnews com,0
conspiracy theorist claimed sarscov responsible death worldwide synthesised wuhan institute virology wiv based city disease first identified though scientific consensus coronavirus evolved naturally claim gained traction u president donald trump said april government investigating whether originated wuhan lab yuan zhiming professor wiv director national biosafety laboratory said malicious claim lab pulled thin air contradicted available evidence wiv intention ability design construct new coronavirus said written response question reuters moreover information within sarscov genome indicating manmade conspiracy theory fuelled widely read scientific paper indian institute technology since withdrawn claiming protein coronavirus shared uncanny similarity hiv however scientist say sarscov originated wildlife bat pangolin identified possible host specie emerging infectious disease originated animal especially wild animal yuan said recent year seen increasing risk posed close contact human wild animal global climate change continuous expansion human activity said seven known human coronaviruses origin bat mouse domestic animal scientist say yuan also rejected theory lab accidentally released coronavirus harvested bat research purpose saying lab biosecurity procedure strictly enforced highlevel biosafety lab sophisticated protective facility strict measure ensure safety laboratory staff protect environment contamination said still answer conspiracy theory common epidemic russian scientist claimed sars outbreak originated lab emergence hivaids late political group also claimed virus spliced together government scientist though new coronavirus first identified wuhan conspiracy theory circulating within china suggested virus originate chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhao lijian said twitter march coronavirus might emerged united state speculation chinese social medium reached wuhan via world military game held october yuan comment directly claim said still answer virus origin cited paper british german scientist published month suggesting sarscov variant circulating united state primitive version one china might appeared first tracing virus origin challenging scientific question strong uncertainty yuan said china accused underestimating total number case trying cover origin disease government reject asked whether institute would cooperate international inquiry pandemic yuan said unaware mechanism laboratory already inspected regularly added institute committed transparency would share available data coronavirus timely fashion hope everyone put aside prejudice bias order provide rational environment research tracing origin virus said,1
new delhi fri may bdnews comreuters government started pilot project quantify climate benefit national rural employment guarantee act nrega antipoverty scheme could become one country main weapon fight criticism enough tackle global warming flagship antipoverty plan started three year ago provides day employment every year ten million rural poor move partly helped congress partyled coalition return power general election month percent work nrega green job water harvesting afforestation land development programme antipoverty project also yield cobenefits adaptation climate change reduction vulnerability climate change said rita sharma head ministry overseeing job scheme pilot project carried four state collaboration expert premier indian institute science within next two year begin get handle kind quantification happening result nrega work sharma said adding data could available smaller sample month india current stand climate change please western country want commitment curbing rapidly rising greenhouse gas emission one world top polluter top u energy forecast agency said wednesday much growth co emission burning fossil fuel next two decade come developing country already produce half mankind carbon pollution carbon dioxide emission developing country hit billion tonne pollution rich country billion tonne said energy information administration annual international energy outlook priority new delhi say priority must go economic growth lift million poverty gradually shifting clean energy led solar power well increased energy efficiency despite rapid expansion renewable energy wind turbine coal likely remain growing source energy power india economy indian official say west must recognise huge amount benefit carbon sequestration emission reduction achieved project nrega expert worry india could use project way avoid additional investment renewable energy energy efficiency according official figure even renewable energy expanded fold carbon dioxide emission could rise one billion tonne per year billion tonne per year energy projection assume even higher rate coal use emission could rise billion tonne per year expert say climate benefit accruing development project would fall way short fighting exponential rise pollution india best climate benefit development scheme treated supplementary effort main climate change plan said srinivas greenpeace india climate change programme sharma said view reflected narrow western outlook required mechanism recognise climate contribution social project clean development mechanism mechanism kyoto protocol yet finetuned enough programme kind could recognised said cdm company government invest emission cut made project developing nation return receive offset credit used meet kyoto target sold profit need u quantification hand also need international community able develop mechanism recognise give credit programme,1
world cut greenhouse gas emission percent level bulk reduction coming rich country according draft proposal denmark host dec un climate talk draft copy seen reuters said rich country account percent global emission cut draft could become basis political agreement end climate talk copenhagen suggested world adopt year global emission peak specify midterm emission target developed country key demand poorer country draft also suggested effort made keep rise global average temperature within two degree celsius party work together constructively strengthen world ability combat climate change draft say un talk run time settle legally binding deal argument rich poor nation cut emission much pay hope growing substantive political pact agreed december meeting instead developing country led china india also expected table text would like turned basis negotiation danish prime minister lars lokke rasmussen say want page politically binding agreement annex outlining country obligation cut emission developed nation also want also deadline deal translated legal treaty text,1
harper lee wrote kill mockingbird could known would hailed classic much le would shape way hometown viewed past lee novel put monroeville alabama map acted magnet tourist also stimulated debate town legacy racial segregation prevailed south mockingbird tell story two child growing fictional southern town similar monroeville father attorney selected defend black man accused raping white woman though man innocent convicted allwhite jury book powerful moment come child realize father fighting doomed cause published instant sensation pulitzer prize sold least million copy film starring gregory peck hailed classic sale tell part story u reader often cite favorite novel ranked second bible reader survey book affected library journal voted novel th century every spring thousand mockingbird tourist flock monroeville visit location associated lee life book courthouse used film also come watch stage adaptation mockingbird act one take place ground court act two audience player move indoors original ovalshaped courthouse book film set setting allows drama unfold audience judge lawyer defendant occupying position would held real trial black cast member even confined gallery segregation audience part fascination witness injustice volunteer actor annual production also allowed reflect book message taught dont judge people said robert champion detective monroeville police department play boo radley reclusive figure novel turn hero one lesson tolerant people intolerant injustice said champion prepared role speaking people knew reallife person character book based falsely accused lee may based story actual rape trial took place monroevilles old courtroom according jane ellen clark monroeville county heritage museum walter lett black man tried rape white woman sentenced death according record recently uncovered white citizen wrote anonymously alabama governor say falsely accused letts sentence commuted life prison died tuberculosis state prison clark said george thomas jones former businessman writes local history went school lee remembers tomboy similar character scout novel narrator jones said could understand allwhite jury time would returned guilty verdict case people called nigger lover regardless circumstance would branded would social economic outcast said jones said relation black white way better time despite injustice black social climate misunderstood mutual respect didnt racial problem back said people good heart side problem getting along major struggle civil right movement played alabama monroeville desegregated public facility quietly biggest change school desegregation according resident lack protest didnt mean black resentful segregation said mary tucker moved town taught black integrated school separate equal said difference black white school spite history segregation oppression always good people tried fair harper lee portrayed lawyer atticus always good people tried right thing said lee still life monroeville part time rarely seen public nelle lee first name unassuming unpretentious may run grocery store jean shes shy person said tucker,0
accident cause bit mess spacex rocket company started elon musk selected nasa provide spaceship take astronaut back surface moon still year away instead ton upper stage spacex rocket launched seven year ago crash moon mar based recent observation calculation amateur astronomer impact predicted eastern time still uncertainty exact time place rocket piece going miss moon said bill gray developer project pluto suite astronomical software used calculate orbit asteroid comet quite certain going hit hit within minute predicted probably within kilometre gray said since beginning space age various humanmade artefact headed solar system necessarily expected seen includes musk tesla roadster sent first launch spacexs falcon heavy rocket orbit passing mar sometimes come back around like newly discovered mystery object turned part rocket launched nasa surveyor mission moon gray year followed particular piece spacex detritus helped launch deep space climate observatory national oceanic atmospheric administration feb observatory also known shortened name dscovr headed spot million mile earth provide early warning potentially destructive eruption energetic particle sun dscovr originally called triana earth observation mission championed al gore vice president spacecraft derisively called goresat put storage year adapted use solar storm warning system today regularly capture image whole planet earth space original purpose triana including instance moon cross front planet time upper stage falcon rocket pushed back earth atmosphere delivered payload orbit tidy way avoid cluttering space upper stage needed propellant send dscovr way distant destination ended high elongated orbit around earth passing orbit moon opened possibility collision someday motion falcon stage dead uncontrolled determined primarily gravitational pull earth moon sun nudge pressure sunlight debris lowearth orbit closely tracked danger satellite international space station distant object like dscovr rocket mostly forgotten far know person tracking thing gray said numerous spacecraft sent moon crashed appears first time something earth aimed moon end jan rocket stage passed le mile moon moon gravity swung course looked like might later cross path moon gray put request amateur astronomer take look object zipped past earth january one people answered call peter birtwhistle retired information technology professional life mile west london domed inch telescope garden grandly named great shefford observatory pointed part sky rocket stage zipped past minute thing moving pretty fast birtwhistle said observation pinned trajectory enough predict impact astronomer chance take one look rocket stage swing beyond moon one last time come hit far side moon sight anyone earth nasa lunar reconnaissance orbiter position see impact live later pas expected impact site take photograph freshly excavated crater mark robinson professor earth space exploration arizona state university serf principal investigator lunar reconnaissance orbiter camera said expected ton metal hitting speed mph would carve divot meter wide foot diameter give scientist look lie surface unlike meteor strike know exactly size time impact india chandrayaan spacecraft also orbit around moon might also able photograph impact site spacecraft headed toward moon year might get chance spot impact site also end making unintended crater new york time company,0
coronavirus spreading also infecting society sense insecurity fear fragmentation severed humanity conceit control invincibility institution science technology democracy true nearly everywhere virus go europe history enlightenment life lived ordinarily intimate scale bumping shoulder street cafe greeting friend kiss cheek today european told hide away erecting border country inside city neighbourhood around home protect neighbour even grandchild confronting virus respect border modern europe without border building everywhere different state different answer discrete disparate step increased sense coming apart feeling problem someone el creation paradox virus know border solution requires border country within said nathalie tocci adviser european union putting uncoordinated way doesnt help putting fact may make much difference invisible threat already within even inevitably turn back state expertise control reassurance pandemic spread italy spain france germany beyond growing sense need harsh even authoritarian method many taken china watching epidemic china extraordinary indifference europe terrified italy suddenly many continent country trying lock protect citizen idea european solidarity borderless europe citizen free travel work seems far away pandemic logic war requiring strong action enemy may person standing next anymore question border state individual said ivan krastev directs center liberal strategy sofia bulgaria permanent fellow institute human science vienna individual fear krastev said everyone around may danger carrying virus person may know he danger one isnt danger one never meet one stay home welcoming kiss la bise suddenly dangerous hug happiness condolence krastev written tellingly europe migration crisis calling big shock fall communism one talking opening border said migrant fear everyone krastev said narrative migrant crisis included metaphor horde invasion even insect claim migrant bringing disease wanted come wretched life europe considered safe rich longer safe migrant wonder plague worse war krastev said negotiate plague flee decade ago dominique mosi french political scientist married italian wrote book called geopolitics emotion explaining strain caused globalisation term humiliation hope fear today said dominating emotion fear crisis covid adding uncertainty uncertainty fear upon fear accelerating process anxiety world moving fast mosi said referring disease caused new coronavirus terrorism economic panic strategic uncertainty climate change migration said fundamental seem uncertain future unknowable come enemy unseen put hand door handle get virus thats maximum fear said miss touching kissing grandchild said begin think death yet mobilisation society even difficult necessary enemy invisible said paris lived terrorism saw killed one night noted brutal visible said whereas end number dead virus much numerous invisible weve never lived difficult government learned urge calm population time terrorism learn frighten acting common good great black death th century took many life people believed god condemned died chose spare secular society harder find morality dying krastev said instead conspiracy theory talk foreign virus even chinese spokesman suggesting u military blame george steiner european philosopher died last month wrote famous essay nexus institute called idea europe idea threat europe cultural identity steiner wrote founded several characteristic largely missing united state car culture suburban sprawl great open space engender sense separateness europe culture coffee house cafe people meet read write plot place steiner said assignation conspiracy intellectual debate gossip flneur poet metaphysician notebook open europe also pedestrian culture founded square small street usually named scholar statesman famous work massacre europe walked wrote distance human scale plague time cafe closed square empty resident tourist characteristic destroyed leading isolation loneliness krastev said krastev trying decide whether stay vienna uproot family month bulgaria medical facility weaker virus seems le prevalent traditional network family friend place greater safety question refugee wondered daughter returned spain didnt understand couldnt stay told spain like disappear hour many noted la peste plague allegorical novel published albert camus seeing lesson people behave pandemic nature burst forth mock pretense bubonic plague finally lift joyous city main character dr bernard rieux remembers illness never dy disappears bides time perhaps day would come think misfortune instruction men plague would rouse rat send die happy city,1
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prime minister imran khan made remark inaugurated official say largest urban miyawaki forest project world using technique pioneered late japanese botanist akira miyawaki forest cover acre plant official say tree expected grow time faster normal due miyawaki technique planting close together forest one site lahore expected work carbon sink city million grappled smog recent year forced school close earned ranking among world polluted city human done disservice god blessing world many thing rising sea level instance warming emission come back khan said central city lahore u living world today maybe save world even worse harm come un intergovernmental panel climate change said monday human influence warmed atmosphere ocean land even starkest measure reduce emission said would prevent global warming degree celsius extreme weather rising sea level resulting change since tree planting drive started country billion tree planting another million monsoon season concerned child future least plant one tree take care khan said,1
microsofts carbon emission month june small decline increase almost entirely driven emission energy used build data centre make device like xbox surface tablet power microsoft estimate product consumed people used microsoft sought show committed leader sufficient funding company effectively reduce net emission zero coming year bolstering international effort limit rise global temperature surge microsofts emission suggests company may trouble meeting goal since increase resulted strong demand product reminder robust business growth often mean pumping greenhouse gas atmosphere still microsofts leader say carbon negative end decade cutting emission using variety measure remove carbon atmosphere still absolutely committed absolutely sure ability meet commitment said lucas joppa microsofts chief environmental officer many large company sort plan cut emission face pressure shareholder investor also pressed oil gas company move fossil fuel renewable energy microsoft first large tech company report year progress sustainability effort apple google facebooks parent meta aim get net carbon emission zero amazon large delivery network much extensive supply chain goal none going easy company decarbonization challenge said laura draucker director cere nonprofit group work investor company address environmental challenge large tech company like microsoft report setback emission added prompt press jointly policy promote affordable equitable access clean energy doesnt impact competitive advantage added new move microsoft indicated thursday would longer specialised work energy company involved extracting fossil fuel unless net zero target term mean carbon emission overall goal company typically hope achieve combination emission reduction carbon removal joppa said recent disruption oil gas market convinced need slow move toward renewable source energy would say seen anything convinces anything continue go faster said microsoft also active pressing climate agenda beyond business security exchange commission asked public input corporate climate change disclosure might standardised microsoft said would support commission development disclosure rule government move push company adopt climate policy could meet resistance washington especially since spike energy price caused russia invasion ukraine led call step oil gas production private company free pursue netzero policy regardless sense long theyre following law isnt matter public policy katie tubb senior policy analyst energy environment heritage foundation conservative policy group said email greater concern policymakers trying use force government pressure even require effort private sector theory microsofts huge profit give mean achieve goal company success cutting emission operation electricity power operation known industry jargon scope scope emission fell month june greater purchase clean power efficiency measure company aim get emission near zero goal joppa said microsoft expects achieve much harder reducing scope emission company supply chain customer microsofts scope emission nearly time large scope combined rose year june small decline previous year jump came three main source energy used build data centre power consumed supplier energy expended customer used microsoft device ballooned pandemic drove xbox use even microsoft aim halve scope emission company said thursday working reduce carbon emission construction make device energy efficient removing million ton carbon year air microsoft hope reduce total emission zero lower net basis end decade one important factor rapid development carbon removal technology operating small scale expensive reforestation microsofts main method carbon removal company said contract million metric ton carbon removal represents carbon emission year june joppa said microsoft could meet goal even technology removed carbon directly air work draucker said even use made carbon removal company would need reduce emission generated new york time company,1
hunting habit wolf ancestor man best friend dog evolved million year cope profound climate change according new research borja figueirido department ecology geology university malaga spain colleague report nature communication examined elbow teeth native north american specie dog family million million year ago ambush pursuit found clear evidence response changing climate foliage cover dog evolved ambush predator survived surprising prey pursuit predator wore story begin warm wooded north america canine creature flexible forelimb much bigger mongoose used stealth surprise pounce catlike dinner ultimately gave way animal like wolf could chase deer day course million year climate cooled forest gave way savannah prairie dog family began evolve new strategy including short pursuitandpounce technique coyote fox longdistance stamen hunting wolf reinforcing idea predator may directly sensitive climate habitat herbivore say christine janis professor ecology evolutionary biology brown university u coauthor report although seems logical hadnt demonstrated scientist backed conclusion studying teeth forelimb structure wide range hunting animal including cheetah hyena wild dog africa tiger snow leopard asia jaguar puma wolverine america conservation worry formal conclusion thing changed herbivore shaped landscape predator also responded research confirms worry wildlife conservationist manmade climate change response rising level carbon dioxide atmosphere consequence burning fossil fuel could seriously alter evolutionary condition ecosystem civilised humankind domestic animal emerged scientist say study demonstrate long period profound climatic change critical emergence ecological innovation could alter direction lineage evolution,1
taken week eu country agree contour measure intensive talk continue weekend european commission bloc executive put finalised proposal paper eu ambassador approve ambassador meet wednesday expect give final approval end week several eu official diplomat involved process say diplomat official spoke condition anonymity authorised speak publicly progress sensitive talk oil embargo biggest important new step eu sixth package sanction since russia invaded ukraine feb package also include sanction russia biggest bank sberbank far spared well additional measure highprofile russian official said barring unlikely lastminute demand hungary dragging foot process completed without requiring eu leader meeting avoiding timeconsuming effort dragging head state brussels embargo likely affect russian oil transported tanker quickly oil coming pipeline could take matter month case however likely bloc allow member wind existing contract russian oil company coal ban given four month fully put place germany position critical finalising new measure country bloc economic leader importing onethird oil russia time ukraine invasion influential energy minister robert habeck said week germany able cut recent week making full embargo manageable problem seemed large germany week ago become much smaller habeck told news medium visit warsaw poland tuesday germany come close independence russian oil import added explain able accomplish quickly russia europe biggest oil supplier providing onequarter bloc yearly need according data half russia total export oil embargo phased official said bloc would seek make shortfall increasing import source persian gulf country nigeria kazakhstan azerbaijan embargo even softened monthslong phasein period likely put pressure global oil price compounding already high energy cost around world idea lessen impact floated u treasury secretary janet yellen last week impose tariff price cap russia oil instead outright embargo gain traction european official said new york time company,0
island part nation comoros east african coast receives annual rainfall europe combination deforestation climate change caused least half permanent river stop flowing dry season since island clearing forest make way farmland process disrupted delicate ecosystem many tree plant cut water would normally collect feed back ground river disappearing family part island struggle meet domestic need farmer finding increasingly difficult irrigate field weve lost permanent river last year said mohamed misbahou technical director dahari nonprofit focused reforesting land hardesthit area island part country there big problem getting water drying river anjouan part web environmental problem island potent example developing nation ever mouth feed struggling face climate change deforestation population growth challenge seeing likely become acute part developing world year come expert warn faced increasing temperature time know different crop respond differently well extreme weather event make harder farmer said alex forbes manager united nation environment program work adapting climate change there recognition need collectively improve land management order sustain livelihood production dwindling crop return farm divided smaller smaller plot generation ten thousand people left village comoros look work elsewhere anjouan particular become major departure point migrant archipelago trying reach nearby french island territory mayotte population comoros doubled since million people putting pressure forest gaining independence france country experienced one world fastest rate deforestation lost vast tract cloud forest filled lichen moss tree designed act like sponge soaking thick condensation air releasing forest floor water found way river anjouan small island said arnaud charmoille author study disappearance island waterway there lot rain cut even small amount cloud forest serious impact le two decade country remaining forest cover cut disrupting waterway leaving oncefertile soil exposed erosion leaching vital nutrient crop declined noticeably farmer agricultural charity say major problem place threequarters population involved agriculture farmer turned ever greater quantity chemical fertilizer result there big reduction agricultural production lead food insecurity said ahmed ali gamao contractor comoros environment ministry oversees project funded united nation restore forest cover aid farmer project helped improve harvesting rainwater planted million tree past four year focusing specie able withstand climate change certain specie used grow longer grow field gamao said agricultural season changing lot place raining time place always dry village addadoueni sumaila youssouf abdullah yearold farmer packing soil small plastic seedling bag part reforestation effort run dahari young river another another point said restoring forest challenge cloud forest particularly difficult almost impossible replace said aida cun sanchez cloud forest specialist university york england need save theyre gone cun sanchez conducting research northern kenya say loss cloud forest similar impact river stream report one intergovernmental think tank predicts global crop yield could fall result land degradation climate change united nation estimate population comoros access quality water need farming village mnadzishumw sits amid grove banana clove tree southern end anjouan water plentiful day getting enough domestic use struggle village water committee created manage little remains system rationing introduced communal tap opened every two three day depending season usually get two liter jerrycans two three day said sandia halifa yearold clove farmer four child enough need wash need cook need wash clothes comparison average u household us liter water per day according environmental protection agency scarcity water part island exacerbated antiquated distribution system fixed might take pressure population grows climate continues heat would go far growing halifa remembers laundry river next village much year river longer exists every sunday join flow woman rural village travel jomani river wash clothes jomani one handful river island still flow year round halifa say journey cost comorian franc way significant expense country per capital annual gnp le daytoday use family resorted buying water entrepreneur started driving village village selling supply know desperate said sumailan mshinda village elder mnadzishumw sell u liter comorian franc cent nearby addadoueni abdullah recalled farming bygone day difference dry season rainy season said big river always lot water added rainy season there water new york time news service,1
poorer country helping shape broader pact fight climate change effort stymied rich nation lack commitment finance tougher emission cut un said thursday funding help poorer nation makeorbreak issue negotiation seal broader climate pact replace kyoto protocol summit copenhagen december poorer nation demanding cash help adapt effect climate change rising sea green economy slow rapid rise carbon emission still agreement size climate fund manage quid pro quo see significant advance finance otherwise whats point yvo de boer head un climate change secretariat told reporter thursday thai capital said developing nation shown constructive engagement designing part new agreement covering step curb emission adaptation technology un carbon credit scheme reward preservation forest rich nation remained roadblock said unless see advance ambitious industrialized country target significant finance table difficult negotiator process continue work good faith stark reality moment delegate marathon climate talk bangkok end friday trying trim complex draft text form basis new climate agreement left last minute friday official nearly country five formal negotiating day left december copenhagen meeting anxiety growing many critical issue left lastminute fiveday negotiation session set barcelona early next month drawing big developing nation china world top carbon emitter india indonesia brazil new agreement critical world avoid worst impact climate change un say total emission poorer nation exceed rich country think number developing country feel putting lot initiative table alden meyer union concerned scientist told reuters brazil pledged percent reduction deforestation indonesia said would craft policy cut emission percent business usual level china said carbon intensity amount carbon emitted per unit energy consumed would come notable margin level dont see northern side putting much table meyer said people dont start showing card there going card game copenhagen like kicking table one want play game added rich nation say willing offer financing measure poorer country must formally put pledge curb emission negotiating table add binding international climate treaty,1
announcing lockdown jan two day china started lunar new year holiday authority cut transport link wuhan told people leave central city bid quarantine respiratory virus coronavirus expert think originated seafood market wuhan illegally trading wildlife infected people across china since illness first detected late december confirmed case country region including australia britain united state world health organisation thursday declared outbreak public health emergency international concern authority go closing city mean people live wuhan shut david alexander professor risk disaster reduction university college london said curbing people movement essential slow virus given china biggest one densest population world train public transportation suspended road sealed checkpoint established toll gate around city special measure extended city surrounding hubei province chinese authority also shut flight wuhan even strict limitation travel alexander added government unlikely able completely contain pathogen people ingenious way moving around defying authority told thomson reuters foundation phone happens shutdown pandemic tend change people behaviour risk going outside sending child school avoid said alexander coronavirus outbreak yet declared pandemic public gathering banned resident reporting eerie calm street people choose stay inside home venture many wear surgical mask attempt protect virus lockdown wuhan prompted people rush supermarket stock instant noodle vegetable whatever else could get hand meanwhile across china business suspended operation others instructed employee work home common city lockdown wuhan lockdown unprecedented scale city experienced shutdown partial closure authority mexico city closed bar cinema church office public place try stop n pandemic also known swine flu spreading shutdown mainly occur response extreme weather event like flood storm set become common intensifying effect climate change say emergency response expert case transport suspension also common albeit different reason new york city shut train subway service implemented bridge tunnel closure hunkered hurricane sandy environmental hazard authority generally focus getting people harm way first said mark kammerbauer urban architectural researcher nuremberg institute technology study disaster recovery noted resident could told stay put enough time evacuate like case flash flood essentially mean confined within city said challenge authority wuhan city lockdown key authority anticipate demand good say face mask food keep essential service running despite many worker afraid leave home said alexander chinese authority told farmer step vegetable production opened road delivery truck cracking case price hiking order keep feeding wuhan resident authority also keep close eye resident react quickly sign infection added alexander keeping tab million people daunting task especially given virus relatively long day incubation period said clare wenham global health policy expert london school economics lse people carrying virus might left wuhan quarantine imposed explained people spotted leaving entering hubei province foot bridge spanning yangtze river showing gap enforcement city follow wuhan lead wuhan chinese city virtual lockdown replicating measure elsewhere would challenging say health expert one thing cost economy complete shutdown high said alexander factory halting operation consumer staying home effort contain virus risk slowing economic growth china virus impact prompted goldman sachs cut estimate firstquarter growth another reason wuhan lockdown unlikely replicated outside china similar measure harder implement western democracy noted wenham lse dont think country political ability said imagine try shut london cant see uk population ok,1
lowlying bangladesh risk devastating impact rising world sea level caused climate change risk million forced home century foreign minister dipu moni said told reuters rich nation would help densely populated country million people possibly opening border environmental refugee bangladesh face threat cyclone bay bengal flood inland along vast mouth ganges river bangladesh going one worst affected country lowlying delta said sideline twoday conference melting ice arctic council tromsoe north norway one densely populated world climate change going unbearable almost country people going devastating said government working plan targeting better food security social protection health disaster management better infrastructure research shift greener technology limit bangladesh ability cope global warming stoked emission greenhouse gas country factory power plant car already densely populated country moving people inland many sothe world come together decide accommodate people environmental refugee said people known hard workingthey already working migrant worker world contributing many economy world maybe world think taking people relocating said official plan open thinking accommodate people talking huge number said added problem climate refugee also issue many lowlying state focus government work river delta hard shore rising sea un climate panel projected world sea level would rise cm inch century omitted risk accelerating melt greenland antarctica panel listed bangladesh among vulnerable country climate change million people live le metre sea level percent death worldwide cyclone occurred bangladesh moni said rising sea storm would bring salinity farmland affecting crop changing type fish able survive climate change give rise flooding cyclone frequency severity bangladesh already prone natural calamity said said bangladesh fund adapting climate change worth million international donor trust fund totalling million,1
overall government pledge curb greenhouse gas emission enough limit rise temperature degree celsius fahrenheit seen threshold damaging heat wave downpour rising sea level said ambition major developed country fall well short fair share according report group including christian aid oxfam international trade union confederation wwf international study coincides start oct talk among almost nation bonn germany final un session prepare deal due summit december paris limit climate change beyond nation far submitted national plan fighting climate change building block paris accord agreed system compare nation level ambition monday report said rich could afford shift fossil fuel cleaner energy helping others responsibility benefited burning coal oil natural gas since industrial revolution yardstick estimated united state european union promised fifth fair share japan tenth contrast found emerging economy plan exceed broadly meet fair share china fair share instance counting emission since brazil contributing twothirds across board rich country failing bring two important ingredient negotiating table emission cut money said brandon wu actionaid tasneem essop wwf international said paris set mechanism allow action get stronger stronger regular science equity review top emitter beijing washington say plan ambitious china plan peak greenhouse gas emission around united state aim cut greenhouse emission percent level current trend monday report said temperature track rise degree f preindustrial level well agreed maximum c,1
negotiator meet monday un conference seeking create successor kyoto protocol unbacked pact governing country action climate change end detail china stance talk country already promised cut emission would like see offered developed nation china say threatened global warming shrinking glacier expanding desert prolonged drought intense storm predicted come warming world china world biggest emitter greenhouse gas human activity output carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas burning fossil fuel reached billion metric ton rise percent level according iwr german renewable energy institute u emission rose percent time billion metric ton china average greenhouse gas emission per person much lower rich nation average american responsible greenhouse gas emission equal metric ton carbon dioxide year compared metric ton average chinese according world resource institute china say global warming overwhelmingly caused accumulated greenhouse gas emission rich economy lead dramatically cutting emission giving poor country room develop expand emission coming decade china previously said emission cut percent level recently coy specific number china say industrialized nation also transfer much green technology poorer nation demanded commit one percent economic worth helping poor nation fight global warming chinese official recently vaguer specific number last month china said would cut carbon intensity amount carbon dioxide emitted unit gdp percent compared level target still allow emission grow substantially next decade economy continues expanding goal first measurable curb national emission china china ratified kyoto protocol developing country china required protocol set binding target control greenhouse gas emission united state country said china big developing nation accept specific goal oversight successor kyoto china said developing country emission goal binding international treaty,1
britain relationship europe change gordon brown prime minister tony blair said monday predicting london would remain proeurope favour reform european union basic position government remain unchanged think itll proreform proeurope blair told meeting european business leader london blair hand power finance minister brown june year premier important thing u strong position europe use argue case reform change europe necessary im confident remain position new prime minister said brown widely held eurosceptic blair kept britain euro currency economic ground despite blair belief country destiny join brown attended eu finance minister meeting episodically often issued admonition europe reform economic policy free market aide say brown europe however belief eu cooperation essential tackle issue like climate change terrorism analyst though expect drive harder bargain blair blair said political change number country meant europe great opportunity push economic reform every possibility think new leadership germany france also well continue policy weve pursuing government getting right attitude towards economy future said said strong protectionist force still existed eu called business argue reform sometimes think business europe make voice heard vigorously robustly enough told top executive company including british airway rio tinto telefonica repsol ypf there good opportunity business point change possibility future important business give clear statement think european economy go said blair met business leader opposition conservative party said presence prime minister pointless given would soon hand control brown,1
gathering called hope world could last agree meaningful step put rapidly warming planet back course scheduled last nearly two week took hour first bump appear longrunning fault line global debate responsible cutting emission emerged opening speech assembled head state barb aimed two major greenhouse gas emitter china russia whose leader attend tension globe rich poor lessdeveloped country demanded aid swifter action wealthier one part president joe biden apologised monday former president donald trump hostility toward global warming fight saying put u sort behind eight ball addressing leader country represented summit monday united nation secretarygeneral antnio guterres said effect warming planet felt ocean depth mountaintops enough burning drilling mining way deeper guterres said digging graf ocean hotter ever part amazon rainforest emit carbon absorb past decade billion people affected event related changing climate past year alone deadly flood hit germany china heat wave killed nearly people pacific northwest socalled zombie wildfire raged arctic prime minister boris johnson britain compared race stop global warming spy thriller warning red digital clock tick remorselessly detonation end human life know roughly position fellow global leader james bond today johnson said tragedy movie doomsday device real dire warning monday little way specific proposal reduce emission immediate future india contributed relatively little world emission loom growing source announced new target keep coal heart power sector least decade prime minister narendra modi said india would also increase target using renewable energy solar power biden urged country cooperate fight emphasising potential creation million job worldwide related loweremission technology still falling short biden said time hang back sit fence argue amongst challenge collective lifetime underlying tension summit stark disconnect leader biggest global warmer promised scientist civic leader say must done also disconnect promised actually delivered leader developing country reminded summit example poorer nation yet receive billion annual climate aid pledged several leader among sheikh hasina prime minister bangladesh gaston browne prime minister antigua barbuda pressed forcefully discussion loss damage effect demanding reparation sort country bear little responsibility emission warming earth already suffering effect late monday leader country including brazil china pledge end deforestation suite measure intended channel goal action government committed billion private company billion protect restore forest variety way including billion indigenous people expert say commitment country made reduce emission nowhere close necessary remains question whether even limited commitment met united state biden struggling deliver ambitious climate target spent much monday talking build back better climate social policy proposal fact administration already forced abandon centrepiece policy bill measure would incentivise power sector shift fossil fuel renewable energy objection sen joe manchin coalreliant west virginia biden scaled back bill proposed instead spending billion tax credit renewable energy electric vehicle effort fight climate change would helped get u halfway bidens goal cutting emission end decade bidens domestic struggle gone unnoticed leader activist world especially light u history abandoning global climate effort notably paris accord obama administration signed trump administration abandoned biden administration rejoined know u lost five year said mohamed nasheed former president maldives biden addressed issue directly summit guess shouldnt apologise said apologise fact united state last administration pulled paris accord put u sort behind eight ball nasheed whose lowlying island nation indian ocean existentially threatened climate changedriven sea level rise said biden higher bar meet trump administration action theyve come back ambition must much higher nasheed said united state richest country planet course emitted carbon anyone else there historical responsibility therefore make right activist u denounced bidens speech varshini prakash executive director sunrise movement youthled climate change nonprofit called president exhortation nation cut emission humiliating given failure pas climate legislation home biden tried cast u leader aide sought turn international climate ire toward china briefing reporter air force one national security adviser jake sullivan called chinese significant outlier said beijing obligation step greater ambition go forward absence summit leader russia china cast doubt united world struggle china world largest greenhouse gas emitter proposed new emission target largely indistinguishable one made six year ago russia made new pledge draw climate pollution decade u summit pavilion white house domestic climate adviser gina mccarthy said believed world grasped america legislative struggle expressed confidence bill strong climate provision would passed hope understand said president want pas soon think expects new york time company,1
eu country european parliament negotiating raft green measure year including revamp eu carbon market ban new combustion engine car higher target expand renewable energy proposal designed cut net eu greenhouse gas emission level link energy security come spotlight bloc seek end reliance russian fuel partly renewable energy energy saving response russia invasion ukraine time bold move ahead determination green transition delay hesitation prolong energy dependence eu country said joint statement seen reuters due published thursday negotiation package therefore accelerated ambition ramped said urging country get behind proposal statement led denmark signed austria germany spain finland ireland luxembourg latvia netherlands sweden slovenia danish climate minister dan jorgensen said country calling green road eu energy independence russian fossil fuel soon possible country agree hungary prime minister viktor orban said wednesday eu suspend carbon market bloc main emissionscutting tool response high energy price poland said climate negotiation halted ass impact war russia supply europe gas country said dash replace nonrussian gas must avoid locking emission ensure eu stay track eliminate net emission brussels expects climate proposal approved cut eu gas use faster expansion renewable energy energy saving could also help rein energy bill soared amid high gas price recent month,1
world must take care developing biofuels avoid perverse environmental effect higher food price nobel peace prize winner climate change scientist rajendra pachauri said wednesday speaking european parliament questioned whether united state policy converting corn maize ethanol use transport fuel would reduce emission greenhouse gas blamed global warming controversy grown using food crop make biofuels alternative fossil fuel environmentalist politician say raised food price distorted government budget led deforestation southeast asia brazil careful coming biofuel solution major impact production food grain may implication overall food security pachauri chairman un intergovernmental panel climate change told news conference question arise done north america instance convert corn sugar biofuels ethanol said united state world biggest producer biofuels derived mostly corn several question arisen even emission implication route fact clearly raised price corn said pachauri whose panel shared nobel prize former u vice president al gore last year scientist say kind biofuel generate much carbon dioxide co fossil fuel replace supporter however say biofuels renewable alternative fossil fuel generally result greenhouse gas emission saving pachauri brussels talk european union lawmaker said crucial look way producing biofuels including investing strongly research development convert cellulosic material liquid fuel well using agricultural residue eu leader pledged last year increase share biofuels used transport concern pushing food price led bloc say may reconsider strategy earlier month eu leader pledged pas law within month implement ambitious goal combating climate change including slashing greenhouse gas emission percent increasing share renewable energy pachauri commended nation bloc effort saying taken much needed leadership role climate change asked country applying strict emission curb fight climate change tax import country pachauri said hoped would necessary outcome un conference copenhagen next year meant adopt new climate change treaty would instrumental regard said,1
china india hesitation back formally copenhagen climate agreement could jeopardise billion climate aid developing world senior european union official said wednesday country signed copenhagen accord fighting climate change two month agreed summit december document showed tuesday china india russia largest greenhouse gas emitter yet make clear fully endorse deal set goal limiting rise world temperature le degree celsius fahrenheit nonbinding pact rich nation also plan give billion climate aid rising billion year largely channelled copenhagen green climate fund karl falkenberg director general environment eu commission said wednesday fund would available context international framework lead reduction co emission money free money come outcome everyone making effort helping developing country make effort could told reporter sideline un environment conference nusa dua indonesian island bali falkenberg suggested particular country fully support accord may qualify fund china already said expect big recipient country hesitate commit copenhagen accord created green fund difficult talk green fund country clear whether whether want said falkenberg need see preparedness work accord china said copenhagen last year want green fund spokesman british energy climate change secretary ed miliband said earlier month aid would contingent cooperation big polluter china india submitted emission goal accord stopped short saying want listed associate using formal language agreement,1
u embassy warning american stay away airport added new level uncertainty volatile situation includes report growing hunger around country day president joe biden vowed get u citizen safety assaulted tear gas taliban gunman beaten people club whip throng afghan family continued swarm airport hope getting aboard u military transport plane evacuating american afghan ally hope pressed airport blast wall faded word spread biden warned effort evacuate afghan openended u official said serious current threat afghanistan islamic state branch would attempt attack would hurt american damage taliban sense control unclear capable isi battled taliban attack official said security alert instructed american still marooned kabul travel airport unless receive individual instruction u government representative john kirby chief pentagon spokesperson said saturday additional helicopter rescue american kabul seeking flee afghan capital since thursday mission rule possibility similar operation future local commander believed warranted security alert came yearold girl trampled death stampede outside airport gate saturday according mother former employee u organisation kabul child crushed crowd surged toward gate knocking woman several member family said heart bleeding woman said like drowning trying hold baby water taliban action history brutality cast doubt promise amnesty many afghan afraid venture home new york time embassy alert underscored deteriorating security situation capital amid report taliban gunman going doortodoor searching afghan worked u government military usbacked government militant threatening arrest punish family member cant find people seeking according former member afghan government confidential report prepared united nation u veteran contacted desperate afghan served alongside taliban action history brutality cast doubt promise amnesty many afghan afraid venture home new york time yearold afghan worked four year interpreter u military said managed get country earlier month said taliban destroyed home kabul threatened parent fled living street kabul international rescue committee estimate afghan civilian affiliated u since minority qualify evacuation biden said friday would commit airlifting afghan helped u war effort american priority american want come home get home said president said unaware american prevented taliban gunman obstacle reaching airport two resettlement agency u reported received panicked call afghan american client holding u passport green card unable reach airport interview saturday morning yearold afghan said worked interpreter u military u government said afghan american friend holding green card unable penetrate crowd outside airport gate went back home frustration afghan asked identified mike name assigned u military colleague said green card holder turned away airport gate manned british soldier even presenting document biden administration official said accurate count number u citizen still stranded kabul seeking leave country khalil haqqani leader talibanaffiliated haqqani network seated second left attends friday prayer pulikhishti mosque kabul afghanistan friday aug armed taliban member stand watch jim huylebroekthe new york time biden aimed quell global furore chaotic evacuation followed taliban return power khalil haqqani leader talibanaffiliated haqqani network seated second left attends friday prayer pulikhishti mosque kabul afghanistan friday aug armed taliban member stand watch jim huylebroekthe new york time day deadline withdraw u troop biden conceded many afghan desperate escape taliban history brutality promise final outcome administration last week put call volunteer across government help get visa processed people afghanistan u citizenship immigration service sent email describing chance help extraordinary initiative urging employee position apply people evacuated since aug day taliban seized kabul according pentagon biden said friday people flown since july life afghanistan thrown turmoil taliban swift shocking takeover country taliban fighter swept kabul week ago toppling usbacked government sign reprising brutal element taliban government late woman kabul beaten threatened taliban gunman properly covering according resident capital afghan international journalist said beaten manhandled trying report photograph capital demonstrator waving black red green flag afghanistan assaulted taliban fighter saturday taliban chief spokesperson zabiullah mujahid wrote twitter taliban set threemember committee address medium problem kabul elaborate taliban official said saturday group cofounder mullah abdul ghani baradar arrived kabul talk aimed forming new government tuesday baradar oversaw signing troop withdrawal agreement u qatar february arrived hero welcome kandahar taliban spiritual birthplace baradar expected begin talk former president hamid karzai politician negotiation going right said ahmadullah waseq deputy taliban cultural affair committee confirmed baradars arrival said taliban official largely talking among preparation negotiation taliban leader provided detail type government envision beyond saying would adhere islamic value clear indication militant intend impose strict interpretation shariah law witness airport described continued scene chaos panic mike former translator said helped taliban fighter carry two afghan woman fainted morning heat woman child screaming taliban going die mike said brought u water hose one young family kabul said growing increasingly frightened camping three day outside airport compound crush people great able reach gate submit name cleared evacuation told british official come compound said ended sleeping open small child idea whether would admitted airport bottleneck threatened trigger another humanitarian crisis beleaguered country relief agency struggling bring food medicine urgently needed supply afghanistan according official decade war extended drought linked climate change covid pandemic contributed widespread suffering least million afghan onethird country population going hungry according united nation food agency world food program said week million afghan child among malnourished maryellen mcgroarty agency country director afghanistan said week second devastating drought three year destroyed crop livestock said fighting spring summer displaced thousand afghan harsh winter could make thing worse new york time company,1
city burning los angeles deepest image joan didion wrote two year watt uprising didion wasnt writing race reckoning creating poetically apocalyptic image city extension california decade later returned topic using phrase fire season feel obsolete age enduring drought climate change wildfire never seem go west many burned july smoke reached east coast bring brigade director lucy walker doesnt simply look fire investigates try understand tough smart impressive movie one virtue walker british transplant los angeles doesnt seem figured started shooting come across open curious rightly concerned approach way look listens shape material give movie quality discovery shes also pleasantly free boosterism smug hostility characterises much coverage california specific universal harrowing hopeful bring brigade open world flame present day everywhere australia greece united state fire burning ignited lightning strike downed power line long catastrophic history human error fire swallowing acre mile destroying home neighbourhood killing every living thing path terrifying make past movie heartbreaking early image notably piteously singed whimpering koala soon understand terror justified tell story global conflagration walker narrowed california turning sight pair megafires began burning opposite end state nov also mass shooting day one started malibu popular modestly populated people beach city snake along mile state southern coastline run adjacent major highway deadlier fire ignited near paradise town lushly alarmingly forested pocket northern california time double malibus population contrast area prove instructive similarity walker explains paradise tucked republicanleaning part state though county went joe biden malibu sits reliably blue los angeles county median property value paradise per website data usa malibu million city gidgetera surf shack supplanted mansion ringed imported palm tree incongruously bright green lawn walker find despite demographic difference area history going flame drawing archival original footage including extremely distressing cellphone imagery call walker ground soon inferno erupt riding shotgun fire battalion chief southern california interviewing resident managed get paradise alive jump around time bit shifting forward back survey terrain fill backdrop introduces range survivor hero scientist activist seek answer keep seeking building regional contrast create larger global picture three cinematographer shot movie three editor seamlessly pieced together story walker tell deeply troubling often infuriating stretch back past year iberian explorer juan rodrguez cabrillo dropped anchor inlet known los angeles harbor region named area la bahia de la fumas bay smoke thousand year native people west coast built campfire also used fire productively manage land century since fire management come mean fire suppression cost problem walker methodically detail fire suppression isnt working top six largest california wildfire past year happened since thats bleak im grateful walker leaving feeling entirely hopeless future home movie fundamentally planet well climate change there question argues much curl fetal position problem always people year paradise burned resident meeting complain proposed fire code may well save life next conflagration may shake head aghast human being disastrous habit ignoring past lucy walker want u know there ignoring fire already destroying future bring brigade rated upsetting image audio people trapped fire running time hour minute theatre new york time company,1
developed country responsible global warming pledged provide billion per year help developing nation deal consequence commitment currently expected met prime minister fumio kishida told cop united nation climate conference glasgow country would offer billion five year additional assistance support decarbonisation asia citing pledge separate cop event kerry said ability leverage produce world bank source another billion put u detail get locked properly would put u next year waiting know gathering done done believe,1
new global deal climate change achieved meeting copenhagen next year despite disagreement talk week head un climate change secretariat said tuesday really confident end day deal struck yvo de boer said speech parisbased organization economic cooperation development comment came day european union environmentalist unled talk bonn called action climate change met reluctance united state said early substantial step copenhagen meeting end next year intended agree new treaty reducing greenhouse gas emission would come force first round kyoto protocol expires de boer said growing public awareness cost failure take action global warming would push government taking action particularly agreement reached bali summit climate change last year think world expecting agreed outcome copenhagen said selfrespecting politician could leave conference bali without negotiation launched believe self respecting politician leave copenhagen without deal concluded said new pact tight focused leave national government free possible shape implement policy copenhagen agreement really successful short possible focus main issue make effective international agreement said hope kind stuff loaded doesnt really belong agreement speaking reporter earlier de boer said concrete action united state hindered presidential election believed main candidate race shown real awareness need action refused criticize u stance saying washington acted responsibly declining lay commitment would concern future administration said hoped advance next year,0
one world top polluter country likely severely hit global warming india need develop clear policy climate change head un panel said monday rajendra pachauri chairman intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc last week issued strongest ever evidence blaming mankind global warming said india produce blueprint help fight rising temperature responsible member global community must something area without jeopardising removal poverty pachauri indian told news conference think time come u develop roadmap future india ipcc friday predicted temperature would rise celsius fahrenheit st century pachauri said would hit india heatwaves frequent drought rapidly melting glacier even severe water shortage rising sea level inundate low lying area many effect already seen populous nation economy energy consumption booming india required kyoto protocol cut emission rising annually percent stage decade carbon dioxide emission rose percent placing india top five greenhouse gas producer though way behind u churning half much fellow asian giant china new delhi say must use energy lift population poverty something rich nation burnt fossil fuel unhindered century understand pachauri said rather cap emission india could focus increasing energy efficiency providing decent public transport developing alternative energy source replanting forest,1
global economic downturn caused financial crisis biggest threat world security make many hundred million people poorer resentful thinktank report said thursday job loss collapsing market increase poverty illhealth malnutrition developing country without effective welfare system oxford research group org say annual security assessment likely fuel bitterness lead rise radical violent social movement controlled use force say early indicator include social unrest china india intensifying maoist rebellion facing deepest economic crisis two generation said author paul rogers org consultant professor university bradford either respond global community narrow group rich powerful country report say wealthy state far concentrated measure improve financial cooperation little relevance poorer country instead opportunity taken introduce fundamental economic reform reverse wealthpoverty division got much worse past three decade rogers said major factor making world le secure climate change competition energy resource tendency powerful elite maintain security often military force report say avoiding divided global system requires commitment emancipation social justice including fair trade debt cancellation radical cut carbon emission investment renewable energy resource org say implement policy could weakened tight government finance next several year wealthy country decide put emphasis helping world poor people tackling climate change coming year could tipping point towards greater global stability according report choice make next month much decide whether world becomes le peaceful next ten year rogers said iraq report say increased pace u troop withdrawal next year u presidentelect barack obama greater regional engagement washington could positive trend obama administration may reinforce u military commitment afghanistan likely lead intensified war say,0
ambassador tran van khoa made statement called prime minister sheikh hasina dhaka thursday meeting prime minister press secretary ihsanul karim briefed reporter envoy expressed satisfaction extension memorandum understanding rice trade bangladesh vietnam informed first consignment rice vietnam scheduled reach chittagong within day context prime minister said want preserve extra food meet eventuality pointing vietnam socioeconomic development prime minister said southeast asian nation achieved remarkable success war vietnam example u follow said adding fight independence like vietnam prime minister put emphasis strengthening connectivity economic cooperation bangladesh southeast asian nation bangladesh vietnam could share experience different field like trade culture said prime minister sheikh hasina meet new vietnam ambassador bangladesh tran van khoa office parliament photo pid describing poverty common problem developing country hasina called working together eliminate curse prime minister sheikh hasina meet new vietnam ambassador bangladesh tran van khoa office parliament photo pid work together achieve success regard said appreciating continuous effort bangladesh combating terrorism adverse impact climate change vietnamese ambassador said weve many commonality learn tran van khoa praised bangladesh achievement percent gdp growth outgoing fiscal year ambassador conveyed best wish vietnamese prime minister nguyen xuan phuc bangladesh premier also handed hasina book depicting life vietnamese communist revolutionary leader ho chi minh also carried unforgettable memory war liberation khoa said country recognised respective war liberation emphasised exchange visit highlevel delegation newly appointed envoy said task would strengthen bilateral relation two country alongside continuing cooperation various sector pm principal secretary dr kamal abdul naser chowdhury senior pmo secretary suraiya begum present occasion bangladesh import quarter million tonne rice vietnam order refill unseasonal downpour inundated boro rice crop april official estimate show lost crop would yielded tonne rice unofficial estimate put number million tonne rice government also slashed import duty floated new tender effort bring local price,0
richard cowan copenhagen dec bdnews comreuters president barack obamas top aide promised wednesday robust negotiation toward global climate change deal month firmly stated united state owe world reparation century carbon pollution also warned china booming economy would recipient u aid even though asian heavyweight considered developing country un rule three obamas cabinet secretary lead climate negotiator arrived copenhagen talk began monday scheduled continue december seeking robust engagement partner around world u environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson said press conference speaking day agency announced intends first time regulate carbon dioxide emission jackson declared seeking prevent rapid approach climate change todd stern obamas special envoy climate change assured reporter united state contribute richcountry fund aimed helping developing nation deal climate change problem stern warned however china booming economy large reserve u dollar would recipient financial aid washington dont envision public fund certainly united state going china said adding government would direct public money poorest country dont think china would first candidate said country get u cash see sign world largest economy blamed growth era carbon dioxide recognized threat planet absolutely recognize historic role putting emission atmosphere sense guilt culpability reparation categorically reject stern said response reporter question discussion billion annual fund next year would payment toward longrun could grow hundred billion dollar financial support year u senator john kerry asked obama administration contribute billion next year financing plan key part ongoing talk another highranking obama administration official interior secretary ken salazar toured offshore danish wind mill saying climate change solution put backburner eight year george bush presidency salazar told reporter think world hope optimism u able get act together energy climate change bill one world economic recession united state pushed unemployment percent dampened enthusiasm climate change legislation could raise consumer price industry gradually forced switch fossil fuel like coal oil expensive alternative energy source obama administration official hope coming month congress able finish work bill would comprehensive epa regulation recently recession cut u gas emission putting country track reach obamas shortterm emission goal cutting pollution take effort economy recovers u agriculture secretary tom vilsack also copenhagen joined later administration official including energy secretary steven chu obama arrive toward end talk dealmaking typically peak past two day chinese official attending copenhagen meeting highly critical u offer reduce greenhouse gas emission range percent level china top climate envoy xie zhenhua told reuters hoped obama offer tougher target copenhagen could difficult u president congress far failed embrace specific goal stern countered core part negotiation significant action major developing country there question said china major developing country taken step toward controlling carbon emission needed offer firm transparent plan negotiation,1
column paul taylor washington apr bdnews coma year ago mere mention notion multipolar world sure way lose friend dinner invitation washington london summit show far power ebbed united state west general late group eight mostly western industrialized nation united state canada germany france britain italy russia japan key forum economic governance new unwieldy top table emerged faster anyone dared predict humbled america chastened europe need money cooperation rising power china india russia brazil saudi arabia fix world economy united state remains preeminent military economic power manages clean banking system biggest factor length severity crisis emerging country manage currency reserve exchange rate trade policy energy export also determine whether recover recession next month slide depression u president barack obama maiden foray global diplomacy showed understands new dispensation paying respect prior bilateral meeting chinese president hu jintao russian president dmitry medvedev european acted midwife new world disorder yet accept need cut size make way legitimate aspiration emerging developing nation international financial institution number european table shrink force pool representation european union trade negotiation may unpalatable britain even core euro zone member germany france yet french president nicolas sarkozy german chancellor angela merkel made best case single eu seat working like tag team pressure united state britain stricter regulation notably hedge fund tougher action tax haven managing new power constellation wont easy may work take tradeoff washington new delhi clear path global trade pact among western nation china india fight climate change industrialized developing power reallocate power imf world bank united nation least almost key player table except iran thats another story paul taylor reuters columnist opinion expressed,1
german chancellor angela merkel support friday backing climate change proposal would eventually allot equal emission right individual wherever lived world negotiator struggling agree emissionscutting guideline vienna longrunning talk agree global climate change deal succeed kyoto protocol merkel said developing country allowed increase emission per caput industrialised nation cut side reached level developing country reach level industrialised country reduction begin said friday japanese city kyoto aubrey meyer climate expert britainbased global common institute credited bringing common currency notion per caput quota welcomed merkels proposal people rained abuse cant knock bulletproof methodology told reuters friday idea term contraction convergence constitutional standard social revolution committed straight equity one person one right merkel focused climate change germany chair group leading industrialised country brokering statement june calling substantial emission cut indian prime minister manmohan singh raised issue per caput target summit india china fuelling rapid economic growth burning fossil fuel especially coal causing ballooning emission heattrapping carbon dioxide result reluctant accept emission limit blame problem climate change rich benefited two century industrialisation global carbon emission growing nearly percent annually panel un scientist said may must peak within eight year keep world course european union say would avoid dangerous climate change merkels suggestion received cautious welcome friday un top climate change official yvo de boer leading week talk vienna probably equitable ultimate solution said question though time frame could get short time frame realistic youd lot get point middle century meyer want see tough action soon entailing u citizen example cutting per caput emission one fifth present level climate expert worried plan would put people appears impossible task going achieve climate goal selling austerity programme said john ashton special representative climate change british foreign office setting quota per person smacked rationing said meyer envisaged system inbuilt flexibility everyone world would get quota emission permit people couldnt meet level could buy others use,1
although fish gulf generally adapted higher water temperature frequency scope coral reef bleaching recent year suggest region real risk losing biodiverse ecosystem coming decade said pedro range research assistant professor qatar university global warming damaging coral reef coupled overfishing could cause decline future fish catch potential qatari water end century said term climate change unfortunately action take local scale irrelevant control local pressure interact climate change term controlling fishery stock habitat availability last november qatar launched first offshore aquaculture project using floating cage producing seabass samkna fish farm located km mile offshore qatar ruwais region produce tonne fish annually started expansion plan double production capacity tonne obtaining permit expansion building new cage said mahmoud tahoun operation development director marine aquaculture alqumra company running samkna fish farm five year expect cover local demand fish farm production supposed prevent depletion fish stock offshore water access regulated qatari authority range said broader international problem excessive production greenhouse gas create climate change tackled none local fishpreservation effort effective university british columbia study found third marine specie could become extinct gulf rising water temperature changing salinity oxygen level human activity overfishing,1
oct bdnews comreuters former u vice president al gore un climate panel nobel peace prize friday raising awareness risk climate change following detail un climate panel ipcc intergovernmental panel climate change ipcc set un environment programme world meteorological organization give government scientific advice global warming open member unep wmo run geneva draw work climate scientist nation issued three report year totalling page previous set report say february ipcc squarely blamed mankind global warming saying likely percent probable human activity led burning fossil fuel caused warming past half century said warming unequivocal projected best estimate temperature would rise degree celsius fahrenheit century april second section likely impact ipcc said rising temperature could lead hunger water shortage extinction projected crop yield could drop percent country steady shrinking arctic sea ice summer million people threatened flood rising sea level especially around river delta asia africa small island may third report confront climate change ipcc said cost action could moderate time running avert worst effect toughest scenario would require government make sure global greenhouse gas emission start falling past report ipccs first report outlined risk warming played role prompting government agree un climate convention led kyoto protocol curbing warming ipcc concluded balance evidence suggests discernible human influence global climate first recognition percent likely people stoking warming study said new stronger evidence linking human activity global warming likely percent probable human main cause warming past half century,1
law minister shafique ahmed questioned ability local institution govern development electorate however speaker seminar thursday included member parliament politician economist spoke favour strong local government advocated idea establishing local government commission qazi kholiquzzaman ahmad president bangladesh unnayan parishad also cochair bangladesh climate change trust said expected ruling awami league would set commission line election pledge mujahidul islam selim general secretary bangladesh communist party questioned manner local government ministry resort retaining control local government unconstitutional constitution obligates government ensure five layer public representation two place upazila union level however local representative hold locally elected body allowed function without influence corresponding mp abdul majid president platform upazila chairman vicechairmen said upazila council dysfunctional everything controlled mp upazila chairman exactly mp area say said meeting meher afroz chumki mp gazipur said matter changing one mindset spoke favour giving power local government blamed bureaucratic red tape impeding sincere initiative government begin empower local government would also learn take responsibility closed mindset prevents happening president jatiya samajtantrik dal also mp hasanul haq inu said must clearly defined role local central government would spell scope work noted discrimination local representative natural system pronounced dualism said public representative heart development plan development initiative local governmentbased shafique ahmed speaking end said disagree proposition speaker decentralisation technocrat minister said one must evaluate whether local agency qualified take responsibility seminar organised governance advocacy forum presided kholiquzzaman ahmad chairman vicechairmen organised hunger strike capital muktangan jan putting forth tenpoint demand empowerment demand included cancellation law stating corresponding mp appointed advisor upazila council charter also call percent budget allocation separate budget local government empowering chairman evaluate government employee council local leader also demanded given charge office ministry line upazila parishad act allowing local government organisation make annual fiveyear plan reforming district council formation local government commission integrated law local government organisation strike deferred march following assurance mp rashed khan menon hasanul haque inu fulfil demand,0
predatory imported fish including trout bass carp crowding many local specie one place world still rich biodiversity first introduced th century hugely popular local foreign angler fish form integral part burgeoning recreational fishing industry estimated contribute billion rand billion south african economy invasive already made several specie area extinct one site cape floristic region indigenous specie fighting survival bot river tourist attraction flow wetland housing waterfowl wild horse fertile valley wine farm sad river moment said dean impson aquatic scientist cape nature conservation sad river ecological point view like little desert alien fish theyve eliminated indigenous fish new plan rid local river fish sparked fresh environmental debate could pit interest fishing tourism keen preserve indigenous specie conservationist hoping use controversial natural poison eradicate invader part global effort save freshwater fish expert say among threatened group animal earth impson among conservationist backing world bank hope biodegradable poison rotenone help shield western cape alien fish ecologist fear rotenone insecticide piscicide derived root bean could harm good fragile freshwater ecosystem although target narrow range specie also kill insect rare circumstance human pose high risk area also home rich diversity higher plant specie say un study last year said human activity causing biggest wave extinction since dinosaur wiped million year ago global warming pollution expanding network city road growing human population invasive specie rabbit australia putting many native specie pressure north america least specie fish critically endangered extinct said professor jenny day head freshwater research unit university cape town east africa lake victoria many specie wiped one fish nile perch extrapolated global scale thousand specie fish likely become extinct lifetime said day many type local fish river running cape floristic region also fallen victim alien specie still introduced angling foodstock asia europe north america much smaller newcomer evolved without naturally occurring predator nine indigenous specie western cape listed critically endangered include cape galaxias relic ancient polar supercontinent gondwana included land southern hemisphere broke around million year ago fish closest relative found chile australia new zealand another four specie listed vulnerable region exceptionally high number fish found nowhere else country south africa cape action people environment group spearheading battle alien fish support world bank global environment facility help country fund project protect environment study set june determine rotenone impact aquatic biodiversity whether adverse social economic effect approved rotenone could used rotenone approved conservationist may turn method electrofishing electric current used stun catch fish conservationist may case soon another battle hand local fisherman restock river cleared alien fish lucrative industry eugene kruger editor sa bass magazine said threat alien fish exaggerated impacted inconsequential little fish stream western cape kruger said factboxanimals plant threat global warming may un international day biological diversity focused global warming may drive many specie animal plant extinction following fact diversity life earth scientist clear idea many specie algae blue whale live earth estimate range million million named specie far human responsible worst spate extinction since dinosaur wiped million year ago according un report march blamed destruction habitat expanding city pollution deforestation global warming introduction invasive specie climate change forecast become one biggest threat biodiversity un convention biological diversity said statement marking may approximately percent plant animal specie assessed far likely greater risk extinction increase global average temperature exceed celsius fahrenheit according report april un climate panel beyond said ecosystem would face ever wrenching change world leader agreed un summit johannesburg achieve significant reduction current rate biodiversity loss global regional national level contribution poverty alleviation benefit life earth global red list endangered specie document extinction since flightless dodo golden toad costa rica expert believe real number far higher percent world land area protected area percent sea,1
research published journal nature climate change revealed adaptation measure potential generate pressure threat local global ecosystem climate change little bit complicated previously thought said lead researcher carlo fezzi university east anglia britain need take account direct impact climate change also people respond change impact adaptation fezzi added researcher studied land use river quality half million record covering whole britain dating back early used computer model predict climate change would lead agricultural change agricultural change would impact water quality intensification agricultural practice response climate change also create new environmental pressure fezzi said example change agricultural sector knockon effect water quality cause increased amount nitrate phosphate stream river fezzi added problem restricted water quality adaptation may impact water availability wildlife biodiversity carbon policy amount recreation space study said however researcher said mean adaptation bad develop policy discourage would shortsighted added make sure adapt environmentally sustainable way fezzi said,1
asiapacific region world highest rate urbanisation also home half world million undernourished people four un agency said report released bangkok progress reducing undernourishment slowed tremendously said regional head food agriculture organisation fao un childrens fund unicef world food programme wfp world health organisation migration rural urban area continues apace particularly involving poorer family urban malnutrition challenge facing many country said statement world hunger rose third consecutive year due conflict climate change jeopardising global goal end scourge united nation said earlier report time one eight adult obese asiapacific region recording fastest growing prevalence childhood obesity fuelled easier access processed food rich salt fat sugar rapid urbanisation key factor rising level malnutrition obesity asia pacific china india world populous country expected account fourth projected growth global urban population adding million city historically urbanisation seen sign social economic transformation associated higher standard living including better health nutrition however managed well rapid urbanisation also lead dysfunctional food system resulting undernutrition obesity occurring within city even household report noted therefore important ensure rapidly expanding city asia pacific planned inclusive sustainable nutritionsensitive manner challenge exacerbated rising number living slum onethird urban population slum limited access welfare benefit safety net impact food security nutrition livelihood addition informal food market street vendor provide cheap convenient meal urban poor increasingly attack many asian country including thailand malaysia urban food policy region must take account transport infrastructure housing education water sanitation greater impact report noted urban planner must become new nutrition partner said world meet target zero hunger asia pacific leading way sense urgency overstated,1
nothing like le feeling belittled learning could large security detail glasgow security obsession since failed coup american president allowed one seems enraged erdogan enough cancel appearance abruptly going climate talk known cop might seemed selfdefeating given recent green pivot erdogan tried play home base cast turnaround matter honour never allow country reputation honour damaged anywhere said remark journalist flight home europe one time showed establish fair world equitable approach unpredictable combative politically astute erdogan power year always knowing button push yet politically vulnerable day perhaps time career president sliding poll economy stumble last month lira hit new low dollar unemployment among supporter rising inflation galloping nearly increasingly erdogan find back foot face vibrant unified opposition determined become modern turkey longestserving ruler winning reelection erdogan showing sign growing frustration usual tactic working voter especially young people eager change grow restless think worried afraid losing power seems plausibility even first time many year said soner cagaptay director turkish research program washington institute office long nearly two decade cagaptay added suffering establishment fatigue simply tired top game opposition time erdogans grip power turn shaky analyst warn turkish president may become even unpredictable election approach particular past decade erdogan used foreign policy tool burnish image home said sinan ulgen chair centre economics foreign policy study istanbul turn insulted foreign leader presented champion turkish diaspora muslim worldwide notably last year projected turkey military muscle series intervention abroad pursued military operation syria libya azerbaijan stirred tension greece eastern mediterranean sending drilling ship explore gas since last november however fired soninlaw finance minister dire state turkish economy led erdogan soften stance internationally dialling back rhetoric ulgen said main issue prevent preempt tension economy rebound said erdogan accumulated many power whim carry day seems always able help reverted old tactic last couple week ignoring closest adviser threatening diplomatic crisis show strength supporter western ambassador issued statement calling release jailed turkish philanthropist erdogan railed interference turkey affair threatened expel suddenly backed went best interest also best counsel trusted adviser thats make think top game anymore cagaptay said expulsion ambassador narrowly averted frantic diplomacy time erdogan meet president joe biden sideline group meeting rome erdogan create another fuss security protocol glasgow yet another display impetuousness become hallmark erdogans relation world risking major upset international partner sometimes dubious increasingly desperate effort lift domestic standing sensing political opportunity erdogan recently made startling climate conversion year turkey stood environmental laggard renamed environment ministry ministry environment urbanization climate change offered biden copy book green revolution written introduction allowed paris climate agreement languish turkish parliament ratify oct prepared announce gathering world leader turkey would aim carbon neutral climate change reality threatens future humanity turkey naturally leading role vital matter said televised address turkey cop summit erdogans conversion came turkey suffered bruising summer worst forest fire recorded memory scorched swath coastal forestland eight time size average annual fire killing least eight people flash flood killed least people northeast heaviest rain seen hundred year outbreak slime choked sea life marmara sea disaster gave fresh momentum support climate action steadily building public opinion business circle among civil society group across political spectrum last year public opinion poll showing political party turkey next election address issue seriously said bahadir kaleagasi president institut du bosphore french association encourages turkish relation france europe end though climate summit went begging erdogan apparently saw benefit kicking diplomatic fuss security protocol addressing gathering rumour flew health needed rest case already obtained analyst said really wanted weekend hour biden sideline group meeting sign potential improvement usturkish relation might lift turkey standing international market erdogan failed secure meeting biden new york september united nation general assembly meeting month american president became issue turkeyus relation said aydin sezer political analyst former trade official biden administration maintaining pressure erdogan human right rule law turkey notably invited bidens democracy summit december made clear regard country important nato ally strategic partner may difference never lose sight strategic importance partner hold david satterfield american ambassador turkey said reception aboard command ship mount whitney called istanbul wednesday overriding u concern keep relation unpredictable erdogan even keel said asli aydintasbas senior fellow european council foreign relation meant dialling back close stormy personal relationship former president donald trump erdogan favour something bit arm length ankara simultaneously vulnerable bellicose said washington way dealing duality distancing turkey desire keep stable level least another year given election year may easy added new york time company,1
tradeable credit saving forest wetland endangered specie set growth area investor seeking fight climate change head new zealandbased carbon trading market say world growing carbon market worth billion year let firm nation buy sell greenhouse gas emission offset meet voluntary mandatory target demand growing project preserve restore forest biodiversity save river water flow return protecting environmental asset developer sell credit potentially major growth area emission trading market looking sell new product biodiversity credit term plant mark franklin chief executive officer tz said thursday even specie biodiversity water big issue future looking product area tz closely linked new zealand stock exchange operator nzx ltd plan formally launch carbon exchange using nzxs infrastructure first quarter next year trading settlement carbon credit tz also run one four global registry voluntary carbon standard vcs set international environmental body measure carbon emission convert tradeable unit biodiversity credit little bit like emission offset something somebody willing invest purpose next generation franklin said amazing much stuff actually happening right goodwill giving money good cause opposed commercial venture pay back told reuters auckland conservation credit scheme last year attractive franklin added biodiversity registry tz also launched biodiversity registry august listed million biodiversity conservation credit forest project malaysian state sabah borneo island malua biobank scheme involves protection restoration hectare acre orangutan habitat usbacked fund pledged million project preserved managed year return investor buy credit listed tz credit covering square meter forest far credit sold u franklin said jump global interest since tz involvement malua biobank new forest one sabah project main backer people looking wetland conservation moving water right specie conservation said thing may sounded pretty weird year ago there real momentum forming said tz discussing project several developer time product carbon registry dont think get percent intermediate period carbon major product listed registry franklin added asked impact financial crisis looming global recession carbon market said player remained focused carbon trading simply way world also pointed need developing emission trading scheme europe new zealand next year australia open view country open system would trading offsetting people could better whole point global mechanism,1
world face global health catastrophe government fail agree deep cut greenhouse gas emission part un pact copenhagen december several leading doctor declared whats good climate good health according editorial published british medical journal lancet wednesday strong agreement copenhagen nation curb emission would help avert heatwaves flood desertification would disrupt water supply cause malnutrition disease especially poor nation failure agree radical reduction emission spell global health catastrophe wrote author michael jay chair merlin medical relief charity michael marmot director international institute society health measure needed combat climate change coincide needed ensure healthier population reduce burden health service low carbon economy mean le pollution editorial said lowcarbon diet especially eating le meat exercise mean le cancer obesity diabetes heart disease opportunity surely cost wrote none spared separately group president college physician medical academy nation including united state australia hong kong canada thailand britain nigeria urged doctor demand action government also said impact health could catastrophic noted letter two medical journal report may concluded climate change biggest health threat st century poorest world first affected none spared wrote doctor still seen respected independent largely trusted patient society practice leader physician across many country call doctor demand politician listen clear fact identified relation climate change act wrote nation meet copenhagen dec agree broader successor un kyoto protocol obliges developed nation cut emission greenhouse gas mainly burning fossil fuel,1
head european commission appealed eu leader tuesday sacrifice fight climate change urgent economic problem thrown global financial crisis commission president jose manuel barroso said credit crunch reason go back ambitious eu plan combat global warming reducing greenhouse gas emission cutting energy consumption promoting alternative energy source luxury forego saving planet afterdinner drink digestif take leave climate change disappear financial crisis barroso told news conference speaking eve twoday european union summit whose agenda hijacked measure overcome financial crisis rescue bank protect saver barroso said eu stick goal reducing greenhouse gas emission percent level saving percent energy efficiency deriving percent power renewable source year course crisis government become defensive said adding eu achieve goal flexibly italian official said prime minister silvio berlusconi would call pause reflection eu climate change legislation possible postponement target warsaw eu environment commissioner stavros dimas said building lowcarbon economy key future growth job would help hinder government effort overcome financial crisis cost industry france holder eu revolving presidency aim reach political agreement among member state european parliament climate package december several country voiced concern likely cost industry eu green energy ambition several west european economy either recession facing prospect crisis eu biggest employer organization businesseurope said crisis would significantly reduce forecast percent economic growth euro zone next year warned climate change program would hurt international competitiveness european industry clear effective response visible yet addressing heavy extra cost planned european manufacturing industry lobby group said statement diplomat said italy poland forthright eu ministerial meeting past week demanding rethink goal adopted prosperous time march german chancellor angela merkel said continues back socalled target want guarantee energyintensive heavy industry steel cement aluminum protected unfair competition country lower environmental standard berlin want industry promised free allocation emission permit unless state accept similar curb emission international agreement britain among country hardest hit banking crisis london role global financial center among country urging eu stick climate policy diplomat said foreign secretary david miliband told eu colleague monday record oil price earlier year showed europe faced credit crunch also serious resource crunch must reduce dependence imported energy environmental pressure group friend earth greenpeace wwf urged eu leader statement open letter allow financial crisis overshadow wwf called climate crisis world biggest environmental network international union conservation nature iucn called deep cut greenhouse gas emission said financial turmoil sideline work safeguard animal plant french eu presidency outlined potential compromise key issue free emission allowance heavy industry temporary free allocation power generator country fully integrated european grid diplomat said leader yet ready make concession isolation likely package deal solution middecember summit,1
city play much bigger role fighting global warming act easily government struggling agree un climate accord world bank said friday biggest city world emit greenhouse gas japan andrew steer world bank special envoy climate change told reuters urged reform including change carbon market help city become greener world bank study said urban area home half world population responsible twothirds greenhouse gas emission could help shifting greener transport clean energy better trash recycling city important cause climate change city important potential solution climate change steer said huge economic power report said world biggest city combined gross domestic product behind united state ahead china listed tokyo new york bigger economy canada turkey country world always easy get consensus said un climate talk seeking agree modest package measure slow global warming nov dec talk cancun u mayor instance signed target cut greenhouse gas line un kyoto protocol accord binding almost nation curb emission never ratified washington sea level many world biggest city tokyo shanghai new york buenos aire near coast river compelling reason act limit risk flood sea level rise said world bank favored overhaul un market mechanism encourages investment individual project developing nation solar panel morocco hydropower honduras allow broader citywide scale reform un clean development mechanism cdm would allow mayor get money allow invest area ranging flood barrier hydrogenpowered bus rather getting individual project approved view measurement challenge overwhelming city whole said cdm allows company invest green project developing nation claim credit back home averted emission steer also said citydwellers view best live shifting past decade industrial air pollution high area downwind east side london home poor future poor would live lowlying area risk river flood rising sea level,1
week ago farmer part africa arid sahel region fretting late rain failed crop many struggling survive downpour swept away food stock destroyed thousand home killed well people across sahel stretch senegal atlantic seaboard port sudan red sea country paradox flood one natural disaster hit regularly bush fire drought said hamani harouna head humanitarian early warning system impoverished niger heart sahel last month farmer nearby ivory coast complaining seasonal rain failed arrive time meaning seed germinated key crop cotton threat since deluge scientist told united nation intergovernmental panel climate change rising temperature around world contribute changing weather pattern sahel natural hazard becoming frequent rapid urbanisation population growth mean people risk un assistant secretarygeneral humanitarian affair margareta wahlstrom said recent article disaster triggered hazard affected five time people generation ago said warning extreme weather around world sudan africa biggest country worst affected recent weather flood carried away drowned people since rain began sudan earlier usual rain started beginning july normally start bit later intensity maurizio giuliano spokesman un humanitarian coordinator ocha told reuters least people lost food stock possession part home including whose home completely destroyed ocha said agency expects rainfall flooding affect people coming week flood water contaminated water source spread cholera bringing death toll waterborne disease rainy season according world health organisation prepared worst possible scenario giuliano said neighbouring chad violent storm last weekend destroyed hundred home killed thousand livestock main form wealth many region farmer nomad disastrous situation lot people taken refuge tree school flattened bakary tchaksam journalist working local radio station southwestern chad told reuters first time anything like happened there sense powerless said late start western part sahel sheer force rain storm took people surprise mud house cheap practical dry season generally survive rain annual repair proved match year violent weather house flooded collapsed gueladio ba told reuters phone thies senegal local medium reported mm inch rain fell sunday night alone part town water metre yard deep said destruction enormous havent seen rain like year,1
new delhi nov bdnews comreuters australia said invest million develop green technology india sign canberra trying bridge difference new delhi climate change negotiation australian prime minister kevin rudd made announcement visit also aimed soothing bilateral relation strained several indian student assaulted australia sparking outrage india challenge work together shape common future u requiring real action part country india slammed socalled australian proposal climate change seek remove distinction rich poorer nation calling side cut emission developing country led india china say negotiation based previously agreed un framework requires rich nation take deep emission cut putting restriction poorer country indian official say india also unhappy australia refuse supply uranium nation signed nonproliferation treaty undermining indiaus civilian nuclear deal allowed uranium supplied india first time decade australia trying reduce dispute build whatever opportunity exist issue like climate change attack indian nuclear deal said naresh chandra former ambassador united state representative country meet copenhagen next month discus new climate change pact australian proposal already facing opposition china developing country india saying proposal australia would definitely want india dilute stand said srinivas greenpeace climate change expert australia prime minister made investment announcement delhi meeting rajendra pachauri chairman un intergovernmental panel climate change,1
scientist asked people around world monday help compile internetbased observatory life earth guide everything impact climate change wildlife pest damage crop would hope might even million people providing data long term james edward head encyclopedia life eol based smithsonian institution washington told reuters year project said scientific organization already working link thousand computer database animal plant onestop virtual observatory could similar global system monitoring weather earthquake people many country already log observation internet ranging sighting rare bird canada date flower bloom spring australia new system running would link disparate site biology technology expert country meet london june ebiosphere conference organized eol discus plan eol separately trying describe world specie online would free system everyone access contribute said norman macleod keeper paleontology natural history museum london hosting talk edward said biodiversity overview could big economic benefit instance unusual insect found garden might insect pest brought unwittingly grain shipment could disrupt local agriculture among health benefit could understanding shift range malariacarrying mosquito linked global warming edward said within year scientist say could efficient effective way tracking change time range abundance plant animal worldwide temperature precipitation pattern shift statement said plane accident might averted studying dna genetic sample bird sucked jet engine timing altitude route bird migration observatory could give benchmark monitoring rate extinction instance threat led loss habitat farm city road could also help people everyday life anyone planning visit local forest could study tree flower animal insect might seen hike,1
big emerging economy including china looked set wednesday clash rich country fight global warming papering deep difference said tuesday would work toward target least halving global greenhouse gas emission emphasized would able alone group eight industrial nation want leader eight fastgrowing country adopt shared vision tackling global warming un negotiation due conclude copenhagen december unled talk aim create new framework kyoto protocol expires stalemate weve said kim carstensen director environmental group wwfs global climate initiative given lack willingness move forward particularly u hasnt possible break critic said agreement timid advance last year summit commitment heiligendamm germany seriously consider goal halving emission midcentury complete failure responsibility havent moved forward theyve ducked responsibility adopting clear midterm target even target single thing got heiligendamm said daniel mittler greenpeace international political adviser wwf called stance pathetic summit northern japanese island hokkaido brings together leader japan britain canada germany france italy russia united state china india south africa mexico brazil called rich nation tuesday slash carbon emission percent level make cut percent leader large emerging nation joined last day threeday summit socalled major economy meeting australia indonesia south korea also attended stance emerging nation important nation emit percent mankind greenhouse gas emission china india together emit percent total proportion rising coalfueled economy boom washington particular said global climate deal impossible unless china india make sacrifice big emerging nation said tuesday rich nation board weve got ambitious package need u get board going two year tough negotiation said one diplomat emerging nation group declined identified negotiator major economy meeting group met seoul last month failed agree numerical target either longterm global target cut emission specific midterm goal developed country leader expected go beyond agreement said major developed economy would set midterm goal statement issued wednesday expect final statement touch numerical target include emerging economy japanese official said late tuesday climate change bone contention wednesday talk emerging nation suffering rich country soaring fuel food price bristled suggestion rising demand blame emphasis rising food price hurting poor important increase food production deal japanese official said meeting big five emerging nation leader concern rising oil price many emerging country stressed factor speculative trade leader also discussed usefulness expanded dialogue amid call expand larger group better deal problem increasingly global complex five country said expected dialogue evolve progress going forward japanese official said,1
harris california lawmaker joe bidens running mate assailed white house first moment debate blaming trump penny greatest failure presidential administration history country approach pandemic citing extensive reporting white house misstep charged penny president attempted cover potential cost disease first hitting country knew covered harris said president said hoax added minimized seriousness penny sought deflect criticism address directly highlighting example proactive leadership part administration like trump decision ban travel china asserting trump put health america first tried pivot away accounting white house record penny attempted minimize difference two presidential ticket going forward look biden plan said read awful lot like president trump task force every step way tension two candidate outset forum proceeded far orderly affair barroom brawllike encounter trump biden last week president relentlessly accosted challenger hectoring hostile term penny instance began telling harris privilege onstage kind language trump never used penny defensive outset debate grasped series counterattack rebut least divert attention pandemic upended american life invoked bidens yearold plagiarism scandal cited obama administration response lesslethal swine flu even suggested harris criticism trump handling covid amounted attack american people harris rebutted pences swipe rhetorical equivalent pointing morbid scoreboard clearly hasnt worked harris said administration strategy citing dead body evidence even defended trump penny struck implicit contrast president vicepresident looked camera assured american died coronavirus would always heart prayer invoked dr anthony fauci nation top infectious disease expert validate administration response virus rather ridicule immediately bowed harris objected attempt interrupt perhaps striking difference last week penny even looked harris daughter jamaican indian immigrant saluted historic nature nomination tumult last week set stage contentious airing difference elemental matter abortion right structure supreme court vaccine safety federal response ongoing health economic crisis though vicepresidential debate typically one night campaign spotlight shift two understudy trump seemed determined remain spotlight released video wednesday afternoon assuring voter enjoying rapid recovery offering infomercialstyle testimonial one drug prescribed president also churned deluge tweet night including one called remaining u troop afghanistan home christmas two event loomed largest runup debate trump bout coronavirus abrupt announcement tuesday terminating talk coronavirus relief package democrat congress president seemed second thought overnight breaking talk mercurial behaviour largely unknown medical condition along dimming hope economic rescue package presented dire backdrop wednesday meeting running mate debate figured among symbolically consequential vicepresidential duel recent memory age presidential candidate trump illness either party nominee would oldest man ever take office biden would turn midway fouryear term yet political season overwhelmed daily torrent news pandemic recession eruption volatile president clear evening conventional repartee running mate potential change race significant way far penny harris relegated margin contest two bestknown presidential nominee modern time respect low profile surprising vicepresidential candidate typically enjoy burst publicity selected assuming role understudy two nominee rarely dynamic pronounced election feature incumbent demand spotlight day whose closest competitor attention global health emergency debate could also longterm implication pair running mate presidential aspiration penny widely expected pursue republican presidential nomination whether trump reelected biden elected harris would likely seen heir apparent depending whether seek second term memorable debate performance either commanding sloppy variety may unlikely change course race could brand either penny harris eye public longer term ironically version harris bidens aide hoped would show wednesday one stir painful memory candidate memorably used first democratic primary debate last year batter biden year later would make running mate penny sitting vice president head trump administration coronavirus task force debate posed particular challenge one mostly managed avoid far occupying small public role campaign debate faced sustained grilling leadership pandemic pressed prominent setting reconcile gap approach publichealth policy trump dismissive attitude toward virus claimed life united state uneven approach yielded outbreak within white house expands day embarrassing political reality president vice president final week campaign point penny skirted difference trump ignoring flatly denying exist even though stark divergence trump pronouncement coronavirus pences private guidance federal state leader public penny often delivered toneddown version trump line wrote wall street journal june instance second wave coronavirus even surge case beginning south southwest penny taken similarly acrobatic approach handling presidential misstep provocation matter besides coronavirus trump last month resisted saying would accept biden victory election penny quite contradict president said would abide result free fair election august trump said welcomed support follower qanon conspiracy theory penny disavowed group television interview argued implausibly trump embraced seen pattern administration dont believe science senator kamala harris criticized trump record climate change vpdebate httpstcoi izfnb pictwittercomznbortqrdi reuters reuters october seen pattern administration dont believe science senator kamala harris criticized trump record climate change vpdebate httpstcoi izfnb pictwittercomznbortqrdi pences habit deferring president potential complicate debate appearance matter policy trump widely seen badly mishandling debate biden last week considerable pressure penny help stabilize party ticket faceoff harris also carried fraught possibility penny would perform far better bos throughout campaign penny aide encouraged careful promoting vice president way trump might view attempt upstage penny also among vocal advocate judge amy coney barretts nomination supreme court identity christian conservative strong opponent abortion right potential yield strenuous dispute subject last week presidential debate pences social view unpopular voter recent poll conducted new york time siena college found electorate believed abortion legal time harris showdown salt lake city represented greatest risk opportunity campaign enjoying day spotlight biden named running mate august largely receded public view coronavirus limited harris travel nature event confining small group yet bidens campaign also purposeful careful public appearance harris primarily dispatched black hispanic community energize core democratic voter campaign also selective engagement medium talk local niche outlet mostly avoiding higherstakes interview harris never shined spontaneous interview strength traditionally hearing speech extensively prepared democratic primary flip side harris powerful debatenight broadside biden sputtering response subsequent debate scorching denunciation prosecutorial record rep tulsi gabbard hawaii moment harris adviser saw perhaps weakest campaign recognizing wednesday forum may people remember public performance trumpdominated campaign harris studied penny intensively committed number attack line memory sparring pete buttigieg former opponent democratic primary pences fellow hoosier harris adjust strategy conscious trump covid diagnosis according people familiar debate preparation new york time company,1
forty nation held unprecedented talk way slow global warming without derailing world economic growth margin un climate talk bali monday deputy finance minister met margin dec un climate talk delegate trying lay groundwork broader treaty succeed kyoto protocol global warming pact beyond meetinghaving finance minister meetingitself breakthrough indonesian finance minister sri mulyani indrawati said meeting prepare talk finance minister bali tuesday trade minister also met weekend first time annual un climate talk expanded beyond environment minister trade minister failed ease split brazil united state green export role finance minister lead discussion wider policy option indrawati said referring tax incentive green technology wind solar power clean coal un climate panel collect nobel peace prize monday oslo along former u vice president al gore said strictest measure offset warming slow annual world growth percentage point panel say impact climate change storm drought mudslide rising sea could far damaging unless nation make deep emission cut stablise amount carbon dioxide greenhouse gas air well talk theoretical basis dont think decide measure finance minister meeting gabriel kuehne deputy director german finance ministry said twoday talk ending tuesday billion un study projected net annual investment billion needed cleaner area renewable energy gigantic shift dirtier fossil fuel nation climate talk seeking agree ground rule launching two year negotiation broader climate change pact involving nation succeed replace kyoto protocol jan kyoto bind industrialised country emission curb outsider united state binding goal kyoto developing nation led china india talk also try set timetable accord end week world waiting said jennifer morgan londonbased climate g thinktank return committing slowing growth emission developing nation want aid help adapt rising impact climate change building protective barrier sea level rise around coral island making maldives indian ocean alone could cost billion according angus friday head group representing small island state one promise help norway said would provide billion crown million year slow deforestation tropical nation economist shaping climate policy australia new labor government said prime minister kevin rudd would expected commit interim greenhouse gas reduction target bali rudd arrives tuesday thats consideration noone expects meeting bali reach agreement anything like professor ross garnaut said describing un draft demand emission cut per cent guide reuters latest environment blog click httpblogsreuterscomenvironment,1
top un climate change official voiced doubt wednesday global tax carbon said national tax possible law cap global warming emission better business personally skeptical notion global carbon tax said yvo de boer head un framework convention climate change international agreement tax would take long time de boer said might take even longer get tax proceeds united nation deal global warming speaking news conference first fullscale un meeting dedicated climate change de boer said individual nation including netherlands already put environmentally friendly tax place however said national tax dont offer predictable progress curbing humangenerated greenhouse gas carbon dioxide though may offer predictable revenue favored socalled capandtrade law limit carbon emission offer way emit limit buy carbon credit emit le business community calling moment longterm certainty clear emission cap imposed government know kind investment decision make de boer said un intergovernmental panel climate change said climatewarming emission must reduced percent without investment curb climate change emission could rise percent instead de boer said de boer said world would probably invest trillion next year meet energy demand go economic growth make investment green would require additional investment perhaps billion year said de boer said encouraged comment meeting developing nation recognize need combat climate change hit world poorest country disproportionately hard even economy grow typical comment faisal saleh hayat pakistan environment minister spoke behalf group developing nation china climate change pose serious risk challenge particularly developing country therefore demand urgent global action response hayat said wednesday meeting group china see discussion integral part wider sustainable development debate week twoday meeting climate change prelude highlevel gathering sept subject followed international meeting bali indonesia december meant begin discussion future fight climate change de boer responsible organizing bali talk said one challenge coming plan united state would accept united state join kyoto protocol climate change reject mandatory limit greenhouse emission president george bush agreed industrialized nation negotiate new climate pact extend broaden kyoto protocol beyond washington un envoy zalmay khalilzad told wednesday gathering united state committed stabilizing greenhouse gas recognizes fundamental connection among issue energy security climate change sustainable economic development,1
u prosecutor want chief financial officer meng wanzhou extradited face accusation misled multinational bank huaweis control company operating iran putting bank risk violating u sanction would incur severe penalty court document said meng yearold daughter huaweis founder arrested dec changing plane vancouver sworn affidavit said innocent contest allegation trial surrendered united state judge monday bail hearing said rolled proceeding tuesday pst pm edt gmt want hear issue surety take responsibility mengs action released mengs lawyer david martin told court hightech surveillance device hour security detail would ensure client flee proposed million million bail guarantee offered husband surety judge public prosecutor called question whether mengs husband could perform duty resident british columbia vancouver located would suffer breach bail condition mengs arrest roiled market fear would exacerbate tension united state china already high tariff two side agreed trade negotiation must concluded march beijing demanded mengs immediate release threatened consequence canada chinese u official appear avoiding linking arrest trade dispute mengs lawyer offered million property equity million cash guarantee public prosecutor said wanted half cash half property one point judge asked meng avoided travel united state since avoid arrest martin cited hostile climate toward huawei united state ask court ask motive could possibly flee martin said arguing evidence overwhelming flee breach order way doesnt overstate thing say would embarrass china meng appeared confident court early monday smiling taking lawyer arm midafternoon appeared tense gesturing rapidly conferred member legal team argued need released severe hypertension fear health huawei world largest supplier telecommunication network equipment secondbiggest maker smartphones revenue billion last year unlike big chinese technology firm much business overseas u official allege huawei trying use bank move money iran company barred using u financial system funnel good service sanctioned entity huawei lawyer said company operates strict compliance applicable law regulation sanction united state party continue follow bail hearing tomorrow every confidence canadian u legal system reach conclusion company said monday,0
european commission delayed several week package sensitive proposal sharing trading greenhouse gas emission renewable energy spokesman eu executive said friday wont december january commission spokesman johannes laitenberger said sideline eu summit portuguese capital lisbon laitenberger said postponement would allow consultation proposal eu executive member state let eu take account outcome un meeting climate change due bali december proposal originally due published ahead bali conference delegate hope start shape global deal kyoto protocol expires eu agreed march cut emission mainly carbon dioxide blamed global warming percent compared level percent rest world join detail eu achieve goal still worked difficult point divide overall target among member state proposal lay emission target distributed legislation often referred burden sharing endorsed national government draft legislation postponed january include change bloc emission trading scheme national target another eu goal percent power renewable source danish prime minister anders fogh rasmussen told reuters last month dividing emission target among eu state battle member state question basic interest said country take bigger share eu reduction force power generator energyintensive industry cut back carbon dioxide co emission many newcomer eu former communist country whose economic catchup ambition trump environmental aspiration eu nonetheless see vanguard battle climate change issued new call result bali conference saying lay ground accord post climate change framework agreement must reached within united nation framework must include binding mandatory target developed country eu president portugal said closing statement end lisbon meeting,1
area antarctic ice shelf almost size new york city broken iceberg month collapse ice bridge widely blamed global warming scientist said tuesday northern ice front wilkins ice shelf become unstable first iceberg released angelika humbert glaciologist university muenster germany said european space agency satellite image shelf humbert told reuters sq km sq mile ice bigger singapore bahrain almost size new york city broken wilkins month shattered mass iceberg said sq km ice cracked recent day shelf latest shelf antarctic peninsula retreat trend linked un climate panel global warming new iceberg added sq km ice broke earlier month shattering ice bridge apparently pinning wilkins place charcot island antarctic peninsula nine shelf ice floating sea linked coast receded collapsed around antarctic peninsula past year often abruptly like larsen larsen trend widely blamed climate change caused heattrapping gas burning fossil fuel according david vaughan british antarctic survey scientist landed plane wilkins ice bridge two reuters reporter january humbert said telephone estimate wilkins could lose total sq km area ice bridge shattered wilkins shelf already shrunk third original sq km first spotted decade ago ice thick would take least hundred year form temperature antarctic peninsula warmed celsius fahrenheit century vaughan said trend climate scientist blame global warming burning fossil fuel car factory power plant loss ice shelf raise sea level significantly ice floating already mostly submerged ocean big worry loss allow ice sheet land move faster adding extra water sea wilkins almost pentup glacier behind ice shelf south hold back vast volume ice arctic council grouping nation territory arctic due meet tromsoe north norway wednesday debate impact melting ice north,1
india bolstered troubled un climate talk friday saying could eventually commit legally binding emission reduction target newspaper reported major shift government stance india world greenhouse gas polluter united state china rapid economic growth consumption driving production planetwarming carbon dioxide coalfired power plant transport industry government long insisted accept binding emission reduction target new climate deal would harm economy stall aim lift million poverty environment minister jairam ramesh speaking sideline un climate talk mexican resort cancun said time shift india stance accepting need binding cut part new legally binding climate pact accept changing global reality vocally calling legally binding instrument ramesh said interview hindustan time referring member grouping developing nation india part said country must agree binding commitment appropriate legally binding form last year climate talk copenhagen ended nonbinding accord instead new treaty succeed un kyoto protocol longrunning un negotiation stalled disagreement rich poor nation much cut greenhouse gas emission share burden new agreement developing nation said take legally binding cut rich nation need rich responsible greenhouse gas pollution past two century knifeedge talk deal slow global warming knife edge thursday cancun brazil japan expressed guarded hope ending dispute rich poor curbing greenhouse gas emission negotiator set work night seeking end standoff future kyoto protocol bind almost rich nation curb emission final day twoweek talk friday rameshs comment come day indian government decided shift stance part flexible approach ramesh told newspaper similar comment carried indian medium deliberate decision expand india room negotiation next one year india attain global leadership expanding negotiating space said rameshs stand expeceted slammed opposition party back home serious political pressure government could force back indian official confirmed rameshs remark minister said india willing open dialogue taking binding emission cut going forward mean keep negotiation meaningful alive indian official knowledge talk told reuters phone cancun take binding cut remains position willing discus saying closed taking cut legal form see new nuance help u emerge proactive force cancun deal maker deal breaker china said week would accept binding curb greenhouse gas emission,1
thunberg whose activism inspired global movement testified virtually house representative panel day president joe biden began virtual twoday earth day summit pledging slash u greenhouse gas emission half simple fact uncomfortable fact live promise commitment paris end fossil fuel subsidy thunberg said referring international paris climate change agreement united state biden rejoined paris agreement february former president donald trump pulled fact still discussion even still subsidising fossil fuel directly indirectly using taxpayer money disgrace thunberg told house oversight committee environmental subcommittee thunberg whose activism began age started skipping school friday protest outside swedish parliament climate change voiced pessimism subcommittee chairman representative ro khanna pressuring biden fellow democrat keep campaign promise end fossil fuel subsidy tax break regulatory loophole khanna asked thunberg would gut punch environmentalist fossil fuel subsidy eliminated bidens current plan overhaul u infrastructure yes pretty much thunberg replied frank macchiarola senior vice president policy american petroleum institute argued keeping tax policy promote energy investment united state told lawmaker united state already global leader carbon dioxide emission reduction recent year subcommittee senior republican representative ralph norman rejected doomsday scenario climate said child greatly affected fear climate change asked thunberg said previously wanted people panic want people step comfort zone see climate crisis distant threat rather something impacting people already today thunberg said biden called replacing fossil fuel subsidy incentive clean energy production part infrastructure plan plan specified tax break fossil fuel company would targeted khanna listed tax break want repealed including one called intangible drilling cost allows producer deduct cost drilling new well,1
world bank report released thursday analysis two scenario climate sensitive based collective action nation limit greenhouse gas emission carbon intensive assumes action climate change report combine future change temperature rainfall household survey data linking living standard weather condition first time million people live area predicted become moderatetosevere hotspot affected area carbon intensive scenario india accounting almost three quarter report said moderate hotspot area projected consumption spending decline percent severe one drop exceeds percent seems kind correlation climate hotspot water stressed area muthukumara mani world bank economist said world bank expectation half india living moderately severelyaffected area tally federal think tank report two week ago warned million indian could suffer high extreme water stress country face worst longterm water crisis history rising temperature changing monsoon rainfall pattern climate change could cost india percent gross domestic product gdp depress living standard one every two indian world bank report said term gdp per caput predicted change average weather would hit bangladeshi living severe hotspot hardest among south asian projected percent fall income comparative figure sri lanka india percent percent respectively carbon intensive scenario nepal afghanistan well hilly area india may benefit weather change colder climate however extensive reliance stream fed melting snow would mean higher temperature may affect timing availability water resource climate change impact based live said mani also main author report inland area would affected coastal area mountainous region vulnerable would dependent agriculture main livelihood added targeted policy enhancing educational attainment reducing water stress improving opportunity nonagricultural sector could reduce impact climate change living standard report added,1
hulking giant begin supplying power france electrical grid anyones guess construction full decade behind schedule billion euro billion budget plan start operation year pushed back yet problem flamanville unique finland newest nuclear power plant started operating last month supposed completed president vladimir putin war ukraine push europe sever dependence russian natural gas oil nuclear power profile rising promising homegrown energy well reliable electricity nuclear energy could help solve europe looming power crunch advocate say complementing major pivot already underway war adopt solar wind power renewable technology meet ambitious climatechange goal putin invasion redefined energy security consideration europe said fatih birol head international energy agency would expect nuclear may well make step back europe elsewhere result energy insecurity turning nuclear revival reality fraught problem dash find ready alternative russian fuel magnified political divide europe nuclear power bloc pronuclear country led france europe biggest atomic producer push buildup germany likeminded country oppose citing danger radioactive waste recent european commission plan reducing dependence russia pointedly left nuclear power list energy source considered long delay cost overrun dogged huge flamanville project state art pressurizedwater reactor designed produce megawatt energy emblematic wider technical logistical cost challenge facing expansion quarter electricity european union come nuclear power produced dozen country aging fleet mostly built france reactor produce half total fleet newgeneration nuclear reactor planned france using different design one flamanville would ready least late make difference current energy crunch across channel britain recently announced ambition many eight new nuclear plant reality sobering five six existing british reactor expected retired within decade age one new nuclear station longdelayed frenchled giant costing billion pound billion hinkley point southwest england construction first part expected come online others considered eastern europe expected come online nuclear going take long project require least year completion said jonathan stern senior research fellow independent oxford institute energy study big problem getting russian gas problem decade maybe weve built another generation nuclear reactor said advocate say nuclear power solution political belgium government agreement country green party reversed decision phase nuclear energy extended life two reactor another decade russia intensified assault ukraine last month energy help belgium avoid relying russian gas build renewable power source including wind turbine solar field meet european climate goal invasion ukraine life changer belgium energy minister tinne van der straeten said last week explaining government uturn wanted reduce import russia germany dependent european country russian gas coal idea using nuclear power bridge energy crunch appears going nowhere germany scheduled close last three nuclear plant end year final chapter programme lawmaker approved phase country fleet reactor nuclear disaster fukushima japan two germany largest energy company said open postponing shutdown help ease nation reliance russia green party part berlin governing coalition ruled continuing operate let alone reopening three nuclear station closed december decided reason think good right want phase chancellor olaf scholz told parliament month adding idea delaying germany exit nuclear power good plan even country see nuclear power valuable option host hurdle lie way going happen overnight said mark hibbs nuclear expert carnegie endowment international peace research organization president emmanuel macron plan nuclear power renaissance france envision wave large small newgeneration atomic reactor estimated starting price billion euro billion staggering cost european country take buildup fast acknowledged part industry also need train new generation nuclear power engineer government push push even start building take long time stern said technology advancing rapidly theyre getting cheaper nuclear isnt advancing getting expensive meantime many france aging reactor built forge energy independence oil crisis paused safety inspection making difficult french nuclear power help bridge russian energy squeeze said annesophie corbeau center global energy policy columbia university nuclear production decrease france year unless find magic solution magic solution said still moscow aggression may help reverse arc industry gradual decline recently string upbeat declaration besides britain announcement month expand nuclear capacity netherlands one reactor plan build two supplement solar wind geothermal energy eastern europe number country russia shadow making plan build fleet nuclear reactor move advocate say appears prescient wake russia invasion ukraine nuscale power oregon company selling new reactor design claim cheaper quicker build key component assembled factory signed preliminary deal romania poland russia invasion reinforced customer desire consider nuclear part overall energy mix portfolio said tom mundy company chief commercial officer nuclearelectrica romanian power company pushing ahead nuscale plant two canadian reactor accompany pair nuclear facility generate country electricity said ceo cosmin ghita ukraine crisis definitely shown u need bolster energy security ghita said gaining traction project meike becker utility analyst bernstein research firm said long term russia war likely help european idea energy independent new york time company,0
shehabuddin kislu new york new york sep bdnews comekmeleddin ihsanoglu secretary general organisation islamic conference oic highly appreciated prime minister sheikh hasinas leadership global economic downturn ihsanoglu friday also greeted bangladesh standpoint international forum climate change environmental movement hasina met reception hosted oic chief said press secretary abul kalam azad bdnews com nothing accomplished single country said meeting sought assistance oic ihsanoglu assured providing assistance earlier hasina met commonwealth secretary general kamalesh sharma discussed matter concern bangladesh azad added hasina give speech general assembly bangla later saturday,0
hogir fathi looking forward home leave village autonomous kurdistan yearold fighter iraqi region peshmerga force killed bomb frontline islamist militant last month drove iraqi army north outside kurdish zonei proud son martyred said father mehdi peshmerga fought army saddam hussein sacrifice great independent kurdistana century kurd lost carveup ottoman empire world war one denied state left scattered across four others dream suddenly closer fighting among iraq arab minority sunni shia power fuel talk country partitionedthe kurd iraq governed since u air power pinned back sunni dictator saddam gulf war already exploited chaos expand territory much percent including oilfield city kirkuk claim national capitaltheir president last week called referendum secession little doubt would overwhelmingly back independence unofficial plebiscite economics external pressure baghdad also rival ally turkey iran washington may well hold kurdish leader back risking final break time soonall kurdish people support leadership must consider whether time appropriate said kurdistan vice president kosrat rasul ali veteran peshmerga commanderif political climate ripe perhaps wait year otherwise misadventure added echoing caution several leader spoke reutersas decade threat alone secession may offer greater benefit kurd threeway bargaining shiite sunni defined postsaddam politicsturkish iranian influencesthe five million iraqi kurd mostly sunni muslim religion define language culture already enjoy wide autonomy running armed force annoyance baghdad starting export oilhostility turkey fought kurdish revolt decade may longer obstacle full independence iraqi kurdistanthough wary impact might kurdish minority officially committed unity iraq ankara worked iraq kurd buffer turkey chaos south become buyer oil many kurdish leader quietly confident ankara would block sovereigntymore problematic may iran sponsor shia party hold power baghdad view kurdish secession bid grab unfair share iraq wealthtehran ankara long supported competing faction within iraqi kurdistan faction fought bitter civil war almost soon free saddam control divergent interest iran turkey make tension within kurdish politics affect attitude independencethe kurdistan democratic party kdp lean towards turkey patriotic union kurdistan puk closer iran control separate peshmerga unit different territory within iraqi kurdistanif dont take care balance relationship iran turkey spoil everything said senior figure puk whose leader include iraq head state president jalal talabani kurdistan vice president rasulin mark hostility kurdistan president masoud barzanis kdp iraqiborn iranian official shiite cleric ayatollah mahmoud hashemi shahroudi accused kdp part sunni conspiracy included turkey support offensive islamic statethat part plan kdp ankara break iraq said comment carried iranian news agencyus economic pressuresthe united state kurd long looked aid since u air power forced saddam troop quit region also pressing break away urged join new baghdad coalition shiite sunnismany kurd resent washington one iraq policy little appetite salvage country would rather part willing alienate powerful alliesby going along effort hold iraq together kurdish leader likely use leverage negotiation new government extract new concession notably allowing export oil outside control national authoritiesif stay together must basis new reality barzanis chiefofstaff fuad hussein said visit washington last week new reality fact kurdistan independentbaghdad slashed kurd share federal budget spending year retaliation exporting oil unilaterally creating financial crisis kurdistan exposed limit region capacity run economyindustry expert estimate could take several year kurd export enough oil territory make much money could otherwise reap share much greater oil revenue reaching baghdad southern fieldstaking control kirkuk could shift arithmetic due course probably quickly enough change economic argument kurd would better delay independencethe like mehdi father fallen peshmerga fighter hogir fathi call cause sovereignty one prepared sacrifice pragmatic kurdish leadership may yet bide time see iraq group foreign ally deal islamist offensivethey good position right said one western diplomat follows iraqi politics closelygoing towards independence may bring pain gain,0
rapidly warming ocean temperature part world could pushing fish specie limit stunting growth increasing stress raising risk death study show australian study published monday journal nature climate change focused longlived fish specie called banded morwong tasman sea australia new zealand scientist using longterm current data found morwongs growth area slowed jump sea surface temperature nearly degree celsius past year tasman sea one rapid increase southern hemisphere ocean result implication fish specie including commercial fishery sea heat become acidic affecting coral reef multibillion dollar fishery dependent generally coldblooded animal respond warming condition boosting growth rate temperature rise said marine ecologist ron thresher australia statebacked research body csiro limit examining growth across range specie inhabit found evidence slowing growth increased physiological stress higher temperature impose higher metabolic cost fish warm edge range thresher told reuters hobart tasmania lot commercial fish dont move much said thresher coauthor study colleague university tasmania institute marine antarctic study tend return spawning ground live reef one going affected said particularly longlived fish live near shore shallow depth banded morwong live nearly year specie though tuna far mobile moving south cooler water thresher colleague used data morwong going back focused bony structure called otoliths annual growth ring similar growth ring tree studying data sample specie tasman sea found increased growth population middle specie range australian water temperature increased still relatively cool growth slowed rising temperature warmer northern edge range around new zealand scientist found drop growth could related higher stress level rising temperature increased oxygen consumption drop ability swim long period,1
gmt ftseurofirst index top european share percent taking gain year percent index performance date year anaemic compared percent gain time european share risen percent low plumbed august fear crunch credit market worst share france telecom vaulted percent posted strong result also lifting vodafone percent making telecom best performing sector europe swiss engineering group abb rose percent percent rise quarterly earnings boosted strong demand power generation infrastructure french rival alstom rose percent lehman brother raised target price stock earnings growth widely expected slow quarter strong run many company reported strong number earnings season potential reassure investor result compared feared positive impact sentiment said gerhard schwarz head global equity strategy unicredit munich clear though there trend increased selectivity early conclude earnings growth europe decelerate le united state german auto group daimler reported thirdquarter earnings ahead forecast sending stock percent macroeconomic front u durable good order reading u new home sale due later day financial market already pricing percent chance cut u interest rate next week data earlier ifo economic research institute showed german business climate index dipped october line market expectation around european market london ftse frankfurt dax paris cac gained percent seven seven rollercoaster european stock staged recovery falling percent one month midjuly helped cut federal reserve discount main fund rate recovery sensitive bad news bank exposure credit market problem european benchmark fallen one week every week gained week since midaugust u stock recovered wednesday talk imminent cut discount rate fed remained tightlipped market speculation risk sentiment showing clear sign stress several downside earnings surprise worry credit market resurfacing anticipation another fed easing move provide relief grown significantly ubss forex strategist said note thursday merger acquisition key driver multiyear bull run continued boost stock share french electrical supplier rexel jumped percent company said planning along privately held sonepar carve dutch competitor hagemeyer whose share fell percent generali rose percent adding wednesday percent rise british fund algebris attacked italian insurer corporate governance pushed change spanish bank santander advanced percent company ninemonth net profit came ahead market estimate,0
britain end month host cop un climate talk glasgow scotland aim strengthen global action climate change major climate summit cop around corner strategy set example country build back greener lead charge towards global net zero johnson said johnson expressed scepticism climate change presented page net zero strategy document would put uk vanguard green economy uk lead world race net zero said foreword net zero strategy build back greener like china russia following lead net zero target price tumble green tech becomes global norm said britain became first member group seven major industrialised economy set net zero emission target require drastic change way briton travel heat home consume electricity strategy series longterm promise caveat shift world fifth largest economy towards green technology including moving clean electricity lowcarbon heating british home aim secure job unlock billion pound billion private investment also aim help britain gain competitive edge lowcarbon technology heat pump electric vehicle carbon capture storage hydrogen government target powered entirely clean electricity subject security supply aim gigawatts gw offshore wind power well gw floating offshore wind end last year renewables accounted around total electricity generated britain wind energy supplying around lowcarbon shift strategy generate new attractive form growth investment fostered household particularly lowincome one need help said nicholas stern climate economist chair grantham research institute climate change environment investment private sector important right kind incentive risk management generated privatepublic partnership earlier tuesday johnson announced nearly billion pound private investment green project investment summit london government plan deliver gw hydrogen production capacity cutting emission oil gas half want deliver four carbon capture storage usage ccus cluster capturing million tonne carbon dioxide co across economy per year government also aim deploy least million tonne co year engineered greenhouse gas removal strategy said current gas price spike underline need move away fossil fuel quickly possible transition managed way protects job investment guarantee security supply wholesale market price gas fuel uk relies majority heating risen percent year forcing energy supplier business boosting consumer energy bill simone rossi chief executive edf uk operates country nuclear plant fleet said rising gas price putting pressure people energy bill need make urgent progress building proven low carbon energy generation keep cost steady supply secure many uk nuclear plant ageing decommissioned earlier scheduled edfs new hinkley point plant online edf also plan build plant sizewell suffolk subject right investment framework johnson government said would secure final investment decision largescale nuclear plant end parliament also launch new million pound future nuclear enabling fund future nuclear technology including small modular reactor number potential site wylfa north wale,1
australia top climate change adviser urged government make deeperthanplanned cut greenhouse emission set example developing nation need fight global warming professor ross garnaut advising government curb carbon pollution without harming economy said thursday australia needed go plan slash emission percent level climate change minister penny wong said government stood current target promised ahead victory last year national election government commitment one made prior election approach government take wong told reporter australia world driest inhabited continent world largest coal exporter economy relies heavily polluting fossil fuel percent electricity coming coalfired power station prime minister kevin rudd ratified kyoto protocol climate change last december first act sworn leaving united state isolated developed nation sign pact former conservative government refused ratify kyoto protocol set binding target carbon emission developed country saying move would unfairly hurt australia economy due heavy reliance fossil fuel garnaut said crucial global measure curb greenhouse gas emission blamed global warming hurt economic growth particularly booming economy china india developing nation let kid there solution climate change problem based asking people diminish ambition high material standard living garnaut told reporter australia said set good example adopt target similar european union committed cut emission percent california legislated cut emission percent garnaut also encouraged government develop agreement regional nation way cut pollution focus slowing deforestation indonesia papua new guinea australia produced percent global carbon emission rudd government promised introduce carbon trading provide financial incentive polluting industry cut emission,1
labor returned power nine year opposition wave unprecedented support green climatefocussed independent mostly woman helped unseat conservative coalition saturday general election look forward leading government make australian proud government doesnt seek divide doesnt seek wedge seek bring people together albanese said first medium briefing taking charge prime minister although vote still counted makeup government yet finalised albanese sworn governorgeneral david hurley ceremony national capital canberra could attend meeting quad security grouping tokyo tuesday india united state japan australia member quad informal group washington promoting work potential bulwark china increasing political commercial military activity indopacific albanese said country relationship china would remain difficult one ahead summit u president joe biden prime minister japan india deputy labor leader richard marles three key minister penny wong foreign affair jim chalmers treasurer katy gallagher finance also sworn wong join albanese quad trip working class card labor campaign heavily spotlighted albaneses workingclass credential boy raised public housing single mother disability pension image pragmatic unifier centreleft labor leading seat seat lower house race close call according australian electoral commission independent green party looked set win dozen seat counting postal vote continued socalled teal independent campaigning affluent liberalheld seat platform climate integrity equality could yet hold significant sway independent monique ryan said climate important issue constituent seatof kooyong melbourne outgoing treasurer josh frydenberg formally conceded monday listened people wanted listened value desire put together platform reflected ryan said albanese said hoped labor would get enough seat govern added struck agreement independent support noconfidence motion government return japan albanese said would act swiftly implement election promise including setting national anticorruption commission billion billion manufacturing fund diversify australia economy swearingin full ministry happen june said australian financial market offered muted reaction election verdict monday outcome already priced radical change economic course expected economic forecast call reserve bank australia unchanged despite change national leadership economist commonwealth bank australia said,0
climate change could push cost u allergy asthma beyond current billion annual price tag conservation health group reported wednesday warming planet make longer growing season would produce allergyprovoking pollen much heavily populated eastern twothirds united state national wildlife federation asthma allergy foundation america said report cost coping allergy allergendriven asthma united state billion direct medical cost lost work day lower productivity report said climate change could allow highly allergenic tree like oak hickory start replacing pine spruce fir generally dont cause allergy exposing many people springtime allergy trigger said amanda staudt climate scientist wildlife federation springlike condition already arriving day earlier year ago staudt said fall ragweed plant grow larger loaded pollen longer growing season staudt said telephone interview also evidence ragweed biggest u allergy trigger grows faster carbon dioxide increase atmosphere carbon dioxide greenhouse gas spur climate change emitted humanmade source like fossilfuelled vehicle coalfired power plant well natural source including human breath carbon dioxide connection carbon dioxide ragweed plant produce pollen even produce allergenic pollen fall allergy going get pretty big hit staudt said average global temperature last year tied second highest year record decade hottest record according nasa goddard institute space study mean agricultural natural growing zone shifting northward allowing pollenbearing tree survive wider range historically report said million u resident socalled allergic asthma asthma attack triggered pollen airborne allergen attack likely increase global warming cause allergen become widespread numerous potent report said poison ivy one top medically problematic plant united state case contact dermatitis reported annually would become toxic widespread climate change exposed carbon dioxide poison ivy plant produce allergenic form urushiol substance make skin itch,1
speaking reuters pope said supported recent statement u catholic bishop called separation child parent contrary catholic value immoral easy populism solution francis said sunday night rare wideranging interview pope said optimistic talk may lead historic agreement appointment bishop china said may accept bishop resignation sexual abuse scandal chile reflecting vatican residence five year pope defended leadership roman catholic church criticism conservative inside outside church say interpretation teaching liberal also said wanted appoint woman top position vatican administration one pointed message concerned president donald trump zerotolerance immigration policy u authority plan criminally prosecute immigrant caught crossing mexican border illegally holding adult jail child sent government shelter policy caused outcry united state condemned abroad video emerged youngster held concretefloored enclosure audio wailing child went viral u catholic bishop joined religious leader united state condemning policy side bishop conference pope said referring two statement u bishop month let clear thing respect position bishop conference francis comment add pressure trump immigration policy pope head church billion member worldwide largest christian denomination united state president strongly defended administration action cast blame family separation democrat democrat problem trump said twitter tuesday dont care crime want illegal immigrant u crackdown chime new political mood sweeping western europe large number migrant asylumseekers escaping conflict poverty middle east africa pope said populist creating psychosis issue immigration even aging society like europe faced great demographic winter needed immigrant without immigration added europe become empty church future street since assuming papacy francis promoted liberal interpretation catholic teaching time politics many part west shifted toward economic nationalism faced internal opposition conservative clergy oppose liberal interpretation especially approach sexuality showing mercy toward divorced catholic pope said prayed conservative sometimes said nasty thing defending leadership yearold argentine pontiff said future catholic church street said wanted appoint woman head vatican department better resolving conflict though lead called masculinism skirt pope said health good apart leg pain related back condition reiterated comment first made shortly election may someday resign reason health predecessor pope benedict said right even thinking spoke length immigration controversial issue europe well united state populist italian government refused port access nongovernment ship rescuing asylumseekers trying cross italy africa flimsy boat one ship forced disembark migrant spain weekend italy interior minister matteo salvini also leader farrightwing league party criticised pope past saying pontiff take migrant vatican concerned believe reject people arrive receive help look accompany see put throughout europe francis said government working people settled best possible way creating psychosis cure added populism resolve thing resolve thing acceptance study prudence struggle tough decision francis said saddened trump decision last year implement new restriction american travel trade cuba move rolled back predecessor president barack obamas opening island nation deal vatican helped broker good step forward pope said also said trump decision pull paris agreement curb climate change caused bit pain future humanity stake pope said hoped trump would rethink position rejecting criticism risk selling chinese catholic loyal vatican francis said talk resolve dispute appointment bishop china obstacle resuming diplomatic tie good point pope accepted resignation three bishop chile sexual abuse scandal allegation covered said could accept resignation say bishop bishop mind pope also commented internal criticism papacy conservative led american cardinal raymond leo burke burke three cardinal issued rare public challenge francis teaching major document family accusing sowing disorientation confusion important moral issue francis said heard cardinal letter criticising newspaper way thing let say ecclesial make mistake borrowed analogy late italian cardinal likened church flowing river room different view respectful tolerant someone river let move forward said said reform vatican administration curia going well work pope criticised curia careerist spiritual alzheimers francis said mostly happy reform enacted make oncescandalous vatican finance transparent vatican bank closed hundred suspicious dormant account work well said struggle make strong decision said,1
tokyo april bdnews comafp japan european union plan step joint effort help afghanistan combat piracy somalia start talk improve trade tie leader said summit wednesday eu president herman van rompuy said asia biggest economy nation bloc needed cooperate closely global economic actor also global political actor japan union work closer achieve peace crisis postconflict management told tokyo press conference also attended european commission chief jose manuel barroso japan centreleft prime minister yukio hatoyama said annual meeting agreed conduct concrete cooperation concerning peace building afghanistan somalia also said side set highlevel group expert discus economic tie period six month tokyo eager strike freetrade pact kind eu forged last year japan hightech export rival south korea brussels complained nontariff trade barrier japan market van rompuy earlier also called closer cooperation fighting climate change poverty terrorism promoting global economic stability nuclear nonproliferation human right share burden lead way need team said eu japan combined economic political strength help make difference increasingly globalised world highlighted international network security threat attack free flow good people information network vulnerable cyberattacks fantasy happen harm everyday must enhance resilience japan europe deeply global network must together van rompuy also spoke economic tie earlier briefing japan press club saying course obvious way intensify trade two bloc would freetrade agreement said many socalled nontariff barrier trade remain place hamper access japanese market cause hesitance eu side go ahead could perhaps take time first identify objective party want reach open discussion said eu demanded japan first reduce nontariff barrier including product safety government procurement rule toshiro tanaka professor european politics keio university said despite eu rhetoric japanese market closed nontariff barrier eu reluctant sign freetrade deal japan whereas japan backed business community craves deal eu tanaka said freetrade deal signed eu south korea last october sparked japanese interest similar agreement currently eu imposes percent tariff duty import vehicle percent electronics south korean company samsung lg hyundai motor eventually exempt tariff thats significantly disadvantageous japanese manufacturer selling good european market tanaka told afp eu delegation next travel china similar summit shanghai world expo kick saturday,0
flood laid waste medieval street halftimbered building highlighting vulnerability europe top economy increasingly unpredictable climate beyond town flooding stretched area close western city cologne southern bavaria hitting historic centre aachen trier leaving trail destruction behind recent year heavy flood hit part germany overflowing bank waterway played key role prosperity flood caused ten billion euro damage much bigger economic hit germany neighbour suffered inundation according study swiss insures insurer bad muenstereifel focus immediate damage score soldier passed orange bucket debris sludge marita hochguertel recalled town revamp investor brought dozen outlet shop fill empty storefront visitor doubled million year sparking renovation boom said hochguertel worked town government year brought life town said outside council building muddy crew worked bulldozer clear wreckage broken chair stray leg mannequin rubbish pile grew bigger day wore smell dieselfuelled water pump dust polluted air crushed car lay lodged sideways narrow river image shocked germany prompting debate ahead national election could loosen hold power chancellor angela merkels christian democrat bolster green party costliest ever much germany industry including metal giant thyssen krupp chemical giant bayer basf developed centre close waterway rhine also impacted recent flooding network river canal remains extensive europe used move around million tonne freight year grain coal oil fast becoming threat third major flood hit germany since turn century elbe river flooded affecting dresden city flood hit bavaria hard along danube inn river damage year totalled billion euro le quarter insured according swiss july flood set germany costliest ever according german insurance association estimated claim alone billion euro total cost torn road train track phone line already seen billion far outstrip iceye monitor flood zone insurer using satellite image estimate german building affected july compared fewer neighbouring netherlands even recent catastrophe swiss estimated economic cost flooding germany recent decade twice france britain public debate heavily industrialised country relies diesel car machinery good prosper muted among large part population may change anders levermann advised german government climate said feared flood could upend economy political order become much common event happen weather extreme become frequent dont time recover said germany role exporter mean supply chain across globe could also risk levermann added long slog netherlands roughly half country sea level spent century holding back water planning ongoing decade fared better recent flood weve anticipating long time said marjolijn haasnoot dutch climate scientist amount flooding occur much frequently climate change dutch also slowly embarking debate may germany whether surrender land advancing water lot people think protect everything dyke dont realise sea water seeping inland dyke said maarten kleinhans utrecht university long term half country threat said holland weve seen past village town washed away disappeared ground build sea wall defend city cant everywhere bad muenstereifel michael starkel hotel owner head local business association fear people pack return ive talked many people old town really thought leave said break helping cleanup crew clear riverbed tree trunk detritus history indicator people disaster zone long slog deggendorf town resident bavaria hit flood dam break still recovering viola muehlbauer head mayor office said surely long process everything back normal,1
norwegian ambassador sidsel bleken said discus difficulty business face bangladesh regularly government still cumbersome process take long get approval said general would like see norwegian company coming bangladesh investing bangladesh ease business extremely important told bdnews com breakfast meeting norwegian business operating dhaka residence monday question embassy receives norwegian company mostly related business climate bleken said investment climate improving sure company coming huge market huge opportunity executive chairman bangladesh investment development authority kazi aminul islam listened concern norwegian company include grameenphone jotun group sactec solar bergen engine poly concrete encouraged speak go whatever issue try resolve hold meeting every week dont think pending case said ease business close heart bdnews coms editorinchief toufique imrose khalidi also invited breakfast meeting shared experience news publisher said similar foreign company face bilateral relation bangladesh norway said good nordic country established diplomatic relation bangladesh april soon independence norway involvement bangladesh traditionally based development cooperation year bangladesh economic growth aid replaced increased emphasis trade business largest norwegian player bangladesh telenor owns percent grameenphone country largest mobile operator million customer textile industry varner group important norwegian player norwegian software company cefalo office dhaka bergen engine roll royce power system increased business activity company part several new power plant project local office dhaka employee norwegian company bangladesh jotun group composite manufacturer poly concrete supply building industry firesafe hexagon scatec solar presence bangladesh bangladesh exported total value nok billion norway clothing accounting imported nok million mostly machinery finished good political relation country also increased recent year foreign minister brge brende visited bangladesh first norwegian foreign minister february ambassador said hold business dialogue every quarter today mainly discussed repatriation dividend issue related ease business said sometimes law okay lack professional institution implement law institutional strengthening extremely important foreign investor traditionally send home money profit following rule regulation country like country bangladesh also policy repatriation specific foreign exchange guideline prepared central bank bangladesh bank different type process different type repatriation entrepreneur also need foreign consultant foreign expertise technical knowhow need pay money payee required remit earnings foreign currency official norwegian company attended meeting said find complicated come inflow outflow money challenging new company one official said bangladesh law consultancy payment made based revenue earnings new company previous revenue make foreign payment consultant necessary technology knowhow approval process bureaucratic repatriating dividend allowed law challenge go enormous another official said inward fund supposed free outward fund profit earned investment supposed freeflowing experience really good every time send money approval process grameenphone chief executive officer michael foley attended event told bdnews com rule law critically important business feel comfortable operating foreign market example said authority use discretion nothing law issue wrong foley cited significant market power status grameenphone said went competition law keep managing situation okay happy heart operate country make sure rule law maintained make easier people operate country said support effort bida need foreign investment hard get khalidi editorinchief bdnews com urged government solve longstanding problem valid point raised said weve talking issue long time said referring editorial wrote facilitating investment bureaucrat change attitude,0
china want world seal binding climate change treaty late chinese negotiator said newspaper friday blaming u politics impeding talk making deal global warming impossible year li gao senior chinese negotiator climate change said government would remain unyielding issue principle talk aimed forging successor kyoto protocol first period key treaty fighting global warming expires end li also vowed keep pressing rich country promise deeper cut carbon dioxide greenhouse gas human activity stoking global warming said china economic time reported comment many government expert already dismissed hope full climate change treaty next major negotiation meeting held cancun mexico end year li underscored gloom also said government hoped cancun could stepping stone negotiation next year culminate meeting south africa november china hope based outcome cancun well able settle legally binding document meeting south africa li said according chineselanguage newspaper south africa meeting well move concrete implementation li oversees international climate change negotiation office china national development reform commission sprawling agency steer economy policy deadline new binding global pact originally set late final round negotiation copenhagen ended acrimonious failure western politician saying china willing compromise china crucial player followup talk billion people world biggest emitter greenhouse gas human activity also developing country average emission per caput well wealthy economy united state european union government want china take stronger commitment control eventually cut emission li said u political uncertainty stymied hope cancun meeting agreeing treaty succeed kyoto biggest obstacle come united state said without climate change legislation cant possibly join legally binding international document u senate dropped effort put emission curb energy bill focused reforming offshore drilling negotiator nearly nation haggling complex draft accord climate change round talk northern chinese port tianjin open oct li said beijing would keep pressing certain principle including developing country like china shoulder absolute cap emission rich country must take,1
china willing make voluntary carbon emission target part binding un resolution concession may pressure developed country extend kyoto protocol senior negotiator told reuters un climate talk mexico cancun beach resort hinge agreement cement national emission target current round kyoto carbon cap end china compromise would depend united state agreeing binding emission cut extension kyoto bind emission nearly developed country except united state didnt ratify developing nation want continue protocol industrialized backer including japan russia canada want separate agreement regulating nation china previously rejected making domestic emission goal binding industrialized nation create resolution resolution binding china said huang huikang chinese foreign ministry envoy climate change talk un climate convention even legally binding decision discus specific form make effort part international effort view address concern there need overturn kyoto protocol start proposal gamechanger said jennifer morgan washingtonbased world resource institute constructive useful statement china point way forward agreement cancun devil detail promising development said alden meyer usbased union concerned scientist briefing later china chief negotiator xie zhenhua said china target could brought convention developing country voluntarily use national resource make voluntary emission commitment commitment convention compromise huang said china would shift demanding new emission target contained within extended kyoto beijing long insisted effort binding domestically could brought international deal past china may said thered linking act voluntarily without attaching condition international effort fully part kind compromise said willing compromise willing play positive constructive role issue kyoto there room compromise developing nation including world top carbon emitter china agreed summit copenhagen last year take voluntary step curb growth emission china pledge reduce carbon intensity amount main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide co emitted dollar economic growth plan reduce percent compared huang said intensity target could reflected resolution,1
aviation industry may damaging environment widely thought aircraft release carbon dioxide also produce harmful gas warm earth expert said tented camp climate protest london heathrow airport week highlight pressure include aviation global pact fight global warming plane among least understood source emission growth going continue complicated estimate effect aviation climate said ivar isaksen professor oslo university expert aviation affect atmosphere said aviation impact went far beyond carbon dioxide main greenhouse gas many government rely calculation aviation account percent world emission carbon dioxide projected passenger growth percent year far outstrip efficiency gain better fuel plane design un study say plane climate impact may magnified factor including heattrapping nitrogen oxide damaging high altitude jet condensation trail may contribute formation blanket highaltitude cirrus cloud cirrus cloud usually warm earth surface increasing impact aviation global warming un report instance estimated aviation impact climate two four time greater simply carbon dioxide emitted burning jet fuel science around isnt clear said sarah brown spokeswoman carbonneutral co offset company allows traveller invest renewable energy project soak emission flight company us british environment ministry data excluding climate sideeffects aviation science radiative forcing currently uncertain said referring effect go beyond carbon dioxide germany atmosfair wwwatmosfairde whose patron include former un environment programme chief klaus toepfer cover factor release nitrogen oxide trying estimate overall effect said robert muller atmosfair said airline british airway scandinavian sa worked company low estimate offering customer offset take oneway flight sydney london instance carbonneutral estimate passenger responsible tonne greenhouse gas costing euro offset route atmosfair work tonne charge euro offset outside heathrow campaigner camping tent path proposed third runway world busiest international hub people fly partly company axed ticket price despite high fuel cost international flight excluded kyoto protocol main un plan curbing climate change european union among aiming include aviation united state opposed report un climate panel may said extra charge fuel inclusion aviation sector greenhouse gas trading scheme would potential reduce emission considerably first possible approach initially carbon dioxide aviation included example emission trading system said parallel measure could differing airport charge according nitrogen oxide emission,1
sydney oct bdnews comreuters world five year start low carbon industrial revolution runaway climate change becomes almost inevitable new report commissioned global conservation group wwf said monday beyond upper limit industrial growth rate make impossible market economy meet lower carbon target required keep global warming degree celsius said report climate risk ltd provides assessment climate change risk opportunity adaptation global temperature rise carbon emission two degree celsius identified scientist presenting unacceptable risk runaway climate change highlighting critical nature time constraint report also show current emphasis carbon price key element climate change solution dangerously misleading said coauthor karl mallon climate solution report found market measure emissionstrading scheme like one operation europe planned australia deliver sufficient reduction emission time beyond warfooting paced intervention could introduced bring rapid transition report warns relying action report wwwforgau reached pivotal moment history window opportunity remains prevent runaway climate change soon disappear entirely said kim carstensen leader wwfs global climate initiative un climate talk expanding fight global warming largely stalled ahead major climate summit copenhagen dec aimed forging new deal extend replace kyoto protocol currently emission reduction target far percent cut level un climate panel say needed limit growth carbon atmosphere clean industrial revolution wwf report called simultaneous action greenhouse emission sector using market measure policy energy efficiency standard feedin tariff renewable energy end subsidy fossil fuel use transformation require sustained growth clean efficient industry excess percent year period decade carstensen said statement report modelling show sustain growth rate also make clear fastest industrial revolution witnessed history industry lead transformation renewable energy carbon capture storage energy efficiency lowcarbon agriculture sustainable forestry said report clean industrial revolution could see renewable energy become competitive fossil fuel based two percent annual rise fossil fuel price price carbon said wind sea sun cost today tomorrow future unlike coal said stephan singer lead wwfs global energy initiative report calculates extra trillion would need invested le percent fund managed institutional investor transform industry forecast investment return earlier basis transformation laid copenhagen december fair binding effective new global deal climate change said carstensen time playing politics future long past,1
global warming one significant threat facing humankind researcher warned unveiled study showing climate change past led famine war population decline world growing population may unable adequately adapt ecological change brought expected rise global temperature scientist china hong kong united state britain wrote journal proceeding national academy science warmer temperature probably good beyond level plant stressed said peter brecke associate professor georgia institute technology sam nunn school international affair drought rapidly growing population going get harder harder provide food everyone thus surprised see instance starvation probably case hungry people clashing scarce food water trawling history working correlative pattern team found temperature decline followed war famine population reduction researcher examined time period little ice age recorded lowest average global temperature around separated slight warming interval ecological situation occur people tend move another place mass movement lead war like th century mongolian suffered drought invaded china david zhang geography professor university hong kong said interview thursday manchurians moved central china th century condition northeast terrible cooling period said epidemic may directly linked temperature change consequence migration creates chance disease spread half world risk although study cited period temperature decline social disruption researcher said prediction could made global warming report last week said climate change put half world country risk conflict serious political instability international alert londonbased conflict resolution group identified country home billion people said effect climate change would create high risk violent conflict identified another state risk political instability would expect see pretty serious conflict clearly linked climate change international scene international alert secretary general dan smith told reuters telephone interview near top list west central africa clash already reported northern ghana herder farmer agricultural pattern change bangladesh could also see dangerous change visible decline level river ganges india million people depend could spark new tension water shortage would make solving tension already volatile middle east even harder smith said currently peaceful latin american state could destabilized unrest following change melting glacier affecting river unless community government begin discussing issue advance said risk climate shift could spark relights war liberia sierra leone west africa caucasus russia border current economic growth developing state could also hit,1
death toll continued rise wednesday landslide flooding damaged home stranded thousand tourist flocking vacation spot pilgrimage site hinduism festive season coincides fall harvest historically october start postmonsoon said rk jenamani senior scientist india meteorological department time happened western disturbance intense cyclonic condition bay bengal india east coast sent heavy wind rainfall across subcontinent reaching himalaya nepal spreading way coastal ravine india southwestern peninsula northern indian state uttarakhand day heavy rainfall one place since killed least people left hundred stranded hillside resort flooded lake swamping road south asia monsoon always arrived fury scene death destruction playing region yet another reminder urgency climate change expert say warming climate mean frequent extreme rainfall many part world scientist said india neighbour struggled square development project intended lift million people poverty risk changing climate highway bridge built remote district increasingly prone landslide flood country particularly india relying heavily coal fuel growth something likely come spotlight united nation cop climate conference glasgow scotland month government south asia expected push wealthy country financial aid help shift away fossil fuel toward cleaner source energy flood landslide kill least people nepal switch happens could take year stalling international pledge reduce global carbon emission also project mitigate effect le predictable dangerous climate meteorologist expecting catastrophic rainfall deluged india nepal recent day people evacuated lemon tree resort nainital former british colonial hill station uttarakhand hotel management staff remained care older adult rescue worker decided evacuation could risky given hairpin turn steep drop district narrow mountain road water receding vehicle still stranded said akriti arora company spokesman uttarakhand official feared death toll could rise receding water exposed people trapped debris torrential rain also soaked southern india triggering flash flood landslide state kerala couple sailed flooded street village aluminium cooking pot get wedding people kerala drowned killed recent landslide flood said neethu thomas hazard analyst keralas disaster management agency force ground said still forecast another bout heavy rainfall day ahead complicated full assessment difficult get detail said week official kerala opened overflowing dam first time state official made move since catastrophic flooding killed people least dead flood north india india deployed navy air force personnel assist rescue effort force people living path downstream dam evacuate landslide flood also struck nepal week least people killed inundated farflung village hundred house hilly area swept away highway blocked regional airport tarmac submerged forced cancel flight cloudburst surprised scientist forecast himalayan nation period heavy rain ended week ago rice paddy ready harvest damaged rain causing nepal farmer despair prompting fear food crisis one world poorest country rainfall october reported past intensity said ajaya dixit expert climate change vulnerability nepal climate change real happening new york time company,1
dhaka may bdnews comrice productivity could decline percent every year due changing weather study report project lost agricultural productivity could amount total loss billion every year tk billion totalling billion lost gdp year period report investment agriculture higher growth productivity adaptation climate change project likely scenario current weather pattern find total economywide impact term lost gdp period could go staggering billion authored asaduzzaman research director bangladesh institute development study along claudia ringler james turlow international food policy research institute shafiqul alam agriculture ministry report state climate change also broader economywide implication study estimate would cost bangladesh billion term lost agricultural gdp year period equivalent million per year average annual percent reduction total gdp given bangladesh dependence agriculture especially term employment contribution gdp percent labour force engaged farm labourer accounting fifth national gdp economywide impact lost agricultural productivity quite staggering paper presented first technical session twoday bangladesh food security investment forum began wednesday dhaka devoting much space emphasis climate change report state existing climate variability pronounced detrimental economywide impact future climate change exacerbate negative effect earlier morning prime minister sheikh hasina inaugurated forum organised bangladesh government mahbub hossain executive director brac pointed marginalisation small farmer mentioned agricultural landholding becoming increasingly smaller indicating gradual pauperisation peasantry hossain also said need agricultural education imperative stressed investing research groundlevel staff agriculture extension department must trained developed skilled resource base zainul abedin country representative international rice research institute irri spoke adoption new technology bottom line adoption pointed matter good technology would hardly benefit farmer adopt abedin also underscored need educate improve skill farmer could make use modern sophisticated technology compared traditional one employ today farmer unable use even simplest tool developed joint collaboration bangladesh rice research institute irri razzaque former vice chairman bangladesh agricultural research council mentioned deteriorating soil fertility return small farmer said small farmer provided credit large farmer always make difficult time marginal farmer emphasised need private investment seed development research technology development jointly government agriculture secretary q mustaq ahmed chaired session,1
british prime minister gordon brown monday urged world leader intervene personally break deadlocked talk agree global climate change deal december brown one major economy leader announced plan attend unled dec conference copenhagen meeting intended environment minister meant sign new deal extend replace existing kyoto protocol believe leader must engage directly break impasse brown told energy environment minister representative world main polluting nation gathered london urge fellow leader work together reach agreement amongst u many analyst lawmaker doubt world agree deal december arguing deadline tight given lack progress issue including emission reduction target believe agreement copenhagen possible brown said must frankly face plain fact negotiator getting agreement quickly enough twoyear un talk launched bali indonesia split big carbon cut rich nation make much pay developing country prepare slow global warming oct london meeting latest usinstigated series major economy forum mef meant build support un process london talk focused turn patchwork national policy international deal well climate finance technology cooperation said todd stern washington top climate envoy sunday stern could confirm united state would bring either concrete emission reduction target dollar offer copenhagen instigator mef series united state cochair london meeting alongside host country britain scientist issued increasingly stark warning possible climate threat facing planet example melting arctic ice sheet could stoke warming success copenhagen still within reach falter earth risk brown said,1
hatinhand approach put hold bush fire ravaged australia celebrity business mogul horrified people around world inundated country fire service nonprofit organisation ten million dollar donation outpouring presented new challenge country accustomed handing largesse needier nation recipient suddenly australia found trying efficiently distribute huge sum money decipher donor sometimes vague intention seminal moment australia come philanthropy giving said krystian seibert fellow centre social impact swinburne university technology melbourne havent seen something like one another celebrity announced large donation moneycollection effort facebook fundraiser new south wale rural fire service started australian comedian celeste barber amassed million million australian dollar largest fundraiser ever platform fire brigade received money nicole kidman husband keith urban well metallica kylie jenner leonardo dicaprio donated wildlife organisation writer auctioning signed book musician hosting concert athlete like serena williams pledged direct winning bushfire relief susan pulis run wildlife shelter feed kangaroo raymond island australia jan new york time since september fire incinerated area size west virginia least people died ecologist estimated billion animal perished specie threatened point extinction least home ravaged dozen town economic damage fire could much billion susan pulis run wildlife shelter feed kangaroo raymond island australia jan new york time dont normally get phone call people want give million beyond said belinda dimovski director engagement australian red cross said organisation providing disaster relief raised million individual group company since july comparison raised million drought appeal last year new south wale rural fire service also seen dramatic jump giving world watched courageous action australian volunteer called fight monstrous blaze period mid mid fire service raised largest single donation flush ten million dollar received facebook fundraiser source facebook effort barber initial goal raise trust help fire brigade new south wale equipment need please help anyway terrifying wrote appeal fund swelled time original target question raised whether million individual donor knew contributing single state fire service legal expert said would likely rural fire service rather barber decide whether distribute money organisation nice challenge said rural fire service commissioner shane fitzsimmons added organisation considering sending money fund benefiting victim blaze fire service state need target money people intended go said donation received far could enough fund statesupported fire service new south wale decade would provide immediate disaster relief money come expectation said michael eburn associate professor australian national university specialises emergency management law dilemma federal government announced billion national wildfire recovery fund offered list established charity holding bushfire appeal state victoria asked public donate group provide practical relief australian affected fire said heartened know people home abroad moved help lost home say received minimal compensation far government agency nonprofit organisation though federal government say processing claim record speed informing potential donor cause considering directing assistance intended recipient biggest challenge crisis relief said maurie stack chairman stack law firm deal charity law get money people need really need boot ground said stack raising money rotary club taree home area lost fire club raised far outpacing goal said past decade australian fourthmost generous giver world according charity aid foundation world giving index recent week australian flooded fire station town government nonprofit organisation contribution food clothes good group imploring people send efficient way give disaster donate cash directly charity said gary john commissioner australian charity notforprofits commission think want support give directly charity work said statement beyond searing image burning house singed wildlife attention wildfire brought effect climate change may motivating people donate weve primed something climate change said matthew sisco doctoral candidate data scientist columbia university research response climate change event linked directly pulling heart string animal major focus charitable donation wire wildlife rescue group new south wale raised million one fundraiser alone kangaroo koala highly charismatic sisco said feel empathy high predictor charitable behaviour success group like wire though may crowded organisation need time crisis hit victoria blaze already raged new south wale international awareness wire high said megan davidson chief executive wildlife victoria people added mistakenly viewed wire catchall helping nation animal group since worked rectify perception raised million everybody competing donor dollar people want donate make feel good said eburn australian national university professor make feel like contributing new york time news service,1
architect australia stalled climatechange policy linked nation recent natural disaster global warming called new political push cut carbon emission ross garnaut releasing updated advice government said extreme weather event like massive cyclone yasi hit northeast coast thursday recent flood taste would come climate change went unchecked greater energy atmosphere sea intensify extreme event im afraid feeling today feeling time global warming early stage said speech late thursday australia account percent global emission one world top percapita polluter reliance coal around percent power generation canberra delayed plan force polluter pay carbonemission permit open market instead set committee find best way putting price carbon green independent mp involved developing new policy option interim carbon tax also considered prime minister julia gillard monday reaffirmed commitment pricing carbon pollution likening move key economic reform saying move would lead new technological revolution australia sydney morning herald newspaper said government moving towards green idea hybrid carbontrade plan initial fixed price carbon pollution full carbon market could established government previous carbontrade plan proposed initial set price around tonne moving market price emission cut least percent year level green want cut percent europe world largest carbon market price trading around euro per tonne climate change minister greg combet previously played benefit carbon tax saying carbon trade scheme would give certainty cut emission euro,1
chinese president hu jintao tuesday promised put notable brake country rapidly rising carbon emission dashed hope would unveil hard target kickstart stalled climate talk leader world biggest emitter told united nation summit china would pledge cut carbon intensity amount carbon dioxide produced dollar economic output decade promise landmark china previously rejected rich nation demand measurable curb emission arguing economic development must come first million citizen still live deep poverty still significant step chinese leader standing platform saying china make midterm carbon intensity target said yang ailun greenpeace china think clear signal china want decouple carbon emission economic growth said without firm figure attached offer reduce emission intensity may enough rekindle faltering talk new global deal tackle climate change hu said carbon intensity would come notable margin level still leaf beijing major power room manoeuvre final negotiation copenhagen december didnt hear new initiative much said todd stern special envoy climate change united state one vocal critic china emission policy depends number didnt indicate extent reduction would made xie zhenhua china top environment official later told reporter china would soon unveil target based projection double use renewable energy dramatically cut energy use per dollar gdp study discussion able announce target soon said new york hus choice global stage answer rich nation demand china take stronger verifiable step control carbon dioxide output sign rapidly climate change risen agenda leader beijing country geography made particularly vulnerable effect warming world drought flooding rising sea level adding sense urgency impressive leadership nobel laureate al gore praised china impressive leadership said hus goal pointed action important weve indication event dramatic progress negotiation china prepared even said hu also made clear however china high expectation rest world repeating longstanding request support moving away dirty growth backed india developing nation china argues rich nation emit per person enjoyed emissionsintensive industrialization right demand others differently unless willing pay developed country take responsibility provide new additional adequate predictable financial support developing country hu said hu also repeated wellestablished target including boosting portion renewables china energy mix percent country strives move away dirty coal beijing worry energy security severe pollution already prompted introduction energy intensity target carbon target speed planned boost renewables like wind hydropower also appeal financial industry hope see china set carbon trading scheme beijing forced step ability measure output gas key market credit emit carbon intensity financially viable way contain emission growth economy expand fast even massive improvement efficiency might enough contain dangerously high output greenhouse gas,1
antarctica penguin population slumped global warming melting ice destroyed nesting site reduced source food wwf report said tuesday antarctic peninsula warming five time faster average rest world affecting four penguin specie emperor penguin largest grandest world gentoo chinstrap adelie said antarctic penguin already long march behind anna reynolds deputy director wwfs global climate change programme said statement bali climate talk seems icon antarctic face extremely tough battle adapt unprecedented rate climate change report antarctic penguin climate change said sea ice covered per cent le area year ago west antarctic peninsula leading fall stock krill main source food chinstrap gentoo penguin northwestern coast antarctic peninsula warming fastest population adelie penguin dropped percent past year said number chinstraps decreased percent colony le food made difficult young survive emperor penguin seen colony halve size past half century warmer temperature stronger wind mean penguin raise chick increasingly thinner sea ice tends break early many egg chick blown away able survive scientist predicted global temperature could rise sharply century raising world sea level bringing extreme weather study showed glacier antarctic peninsular headlong retreat climate change speed rising scientist say rest ice giant continent seems stable food web antarctica thus survival penguin many specie bound future sea ice said james leape director general wwf international long march bali minister must commit sharp reduction carbon emission industrialised country protect antarctica safeguard health planet,1
davos switzerland jan bdnews comreutersglobal climate talk may continue failing last month agree kyoto successor un climate chief denmark new climate minister told reuters friday world failed commit copenhagen last month succeed extend existing kyoto protocol un top climate official yvo de boer could guarantee deal mexico next scheduled ministerial meeting lack trust economic crisis complicated prospect deal mexico december added president felipe calderon prospective host talk whether achieve mexico need bit time remains seen become clearer course year de boer said sideline world economic forum davos executive said would invest lowcarbon technology regardless global climate deal difficult pin one lesson copenhagen dont rush take time need get full engagement country make sure people confident agreed india top climate envoy shyam saran said thursday world would probably agree ambitious deal year unless global economy improved deadlock last month centred far big emerging economy follow industrialised world enforce binding action fight climate change denmark hold presidency un process cancun meeting new climate minister lykke friis agreed soon sure success mexico ultimate goal reach legally binding deal early say done mexico noone complete game plan get cancun thats trying find denmark still know much industrialised country would contribute billion help developing nation fight climate change agreed final copenhagen accord added mexico would best said calderon perception lack consensus related economic problem nation economic cost associated task tackle climate change want cancun robust comprehensive substantial agreement signatory un climate convention said need try learn mistake need return trust confidence party un de boer said country must arrange additional meeting year addition two already timetabled bonn june mexico wanted agreement de boer said happy receive confirmation yesterday united state beaten january deadline submit formally planned carbon cut written nonbinding copenhagen accord,1
tigrayans fighting government past year joined force another rebel group advance capital addis ababa foreign official monitoring fighting said sign several ethiopian army unit collapsed retreated state emergency reflected rapidly changing tide metastasizing war threatens tear apart ethiopia africa secondmost populous country also marked another dismal turn fortune prime minister abiy ahmed nobel peace prize winner whose international reputation battered war led report human right violation massacre famine one year ago early hour nov abiy launched military campaign northern tigray region hoping vanquish regional ruling party tigray people liberation front troublesome political foe promising swift even bloodless campaign abiy quickly drawn military quagmire ethiopian military suffered major defeat june forced withdraw tigray several thousand soldier taken captive fighting rapidly moving toward abiy recent day tigrayan rebel took town dessie kombolcha mile northeast capital united nation official said tigrayan force seen moving farther south kombolcha tuesday state emergency abiy sweeping power arrest detain critic impose curfew restrict news medium citizen could called fight justice minister gedion timothewos told news conference weapon obliged hand government said state emergency last six month government said hour earlier city administration addis ababa called citizen use weapon defend neighbourhood housetohouse search conducted search tigrayan sympathizer said statement announcement added growing sense trepidation city tension building day news filtered tigrayan military advance taxi driver named dereje capital tense climate refused give second name said intended join fight going sit house wait enemy said fight kid country teacher declined give name said lost faith ethiopian government lied u tplf defeated said referring tigray people liberation front terribly worried going happen may god help u president joe biden threatened impose sanction ethiopia unless move toward peace talk said tuesday would revoke trade privilege ethiopia including dutyfree access united state gross violation internationally recognised human right separate briefing jeffrey feltman biden administration envoy horn africa told reporter deepening conflict could disastrous consequence ethiopia unity tie united state defeated ethiopian soldier marched mekelle regional capital fell tigray defence force june new york time billene seyoum spokesperson abiy respond request comment defeated ethiopian soldier marched mekelle regional capital fell tigray defence force june new york time ethiopia ministry trade regional integration said statement decision revoke trade privilege would reverse economic gain ethiopia unfairly impact harm woman child ethiopia committed bringing perpetrator serious right abuse justice added deteriorating situation ethiopia sent alarm across region fear fighting could spill neighbouring country kenya send wave refugee across border darling west nobel peace prize abiy grown increasingly defensive past year war spilled tigray onceclose ally subjected withering criticism criticism recently focused ethiopia punishing blockade tigray prevented supply food medicine reaching region united nation estimate million people urgently need help living faminelike condition united state threatened abiys government sanction september accused west neocolonial bias expelled seven senior un official including humanitarian aid coordinator tigray last month ethiopian military launched offensive tigrayan force expanded include airstrikes region besieged capital mekelle recent day abiy blamed loss unidentified foreigner say fighting alongside tigrayans black white national nonethiopian descent participated war said addis ababa security force started new roundup ethnic tigrayans stoking fear ethnically based reprisal capital rebel draw near international effort coax side negotiating table come nothing abiy pushed ahead military operation despite mounting evidence army come crushing strain tigrayans part say fighting break siege strangling region starving people western pressure abiy amounted little drip gen tsadkan gebretensae rebel top strategist told new york time last month need drip human right group also accused tigrayan fighter abuse including killing eritrean refugee although scale ethiopian troop ethiopian government accused tigrayan fighter killing youth resident kombolcha recent day provided evidence pushing south amhara region since july grinding battle unfolded largely sight result internet blackout reporting restriction breakthrough came capture weekend dessie kombolcha strategically located town highway running north south become spine war could determine future ethiopia push south tigrayans linked oromo liberation army far smaller rebel group fighting right oromo ethiopia largest ethnic group year battle bush ola appears moving ethiopia town odaa tarbii ola spokesperson said tuesday captured town mile north addis ababa expected start moving south alongside tigrayans two three day much war abiy enjoyed staunch support neighbouring eritrea whose fighter entered tigray conflict early week late accused many worst atrocity civilian recent week reason unclear eritrean nowhere seen latest fighting tigrayan western official said getachew reda spokesperson tigray people liberation front said ethiopian military falling disarray retreated south leaving behind band heavily armed ethnic militia command control structure collapsed said account broadly confirmed two western official could identified diplomatic sensitivity tigrayans continue push south official added abiy likely face immense pressure inside political camp well battlefield new york time company,0
prime minister gordon brown said appalled china tuesday executed british citizen caught smuggling heroin dismissing plea prisoner family mentally unsound akmal shaikhs relative government appealed clemency arguing former businessman suffered bipolar disorder also called manic depression chinese supreme court rejected appeal saying insufficient ground chinese foreign ministry said shaikh given due legal right brown condemned execution strong word may raise diplomatic temperature case condemn execution akmal shaikh strongest term appalled disappointed persistent request clemency granted said statement issued british foreign office particularly concerned mental health assessment undertaken china yet publicly confirm shaikh executed western city urumqi capital xinjiang region time brown made statement london british foreign office spokesman said britain informed chinese authority shaikhs execution would first european citizen executed china since western right group say shaikh still hopeful relative met urumqi weekend cousin soohail shaikh told reporter beijing airport late monday night beg chinese authority mercy clemency help reunite heartbroken family soohail shaikh said brown last week asked china execute shaikh born pakistan moved britain boy case could harden public opinion britain china could also rile chinese public opinion resentful beijing often call interference country internal affair two country recently traded accusation troubled copenhagen climate change negotiation heroin use major problem xinjiang border central asia region convulsed ethnic violence protest july protest september widespread panic alleged syringe attack execution city used lethal injection recent year official surnamed jia told reporter detention centre urumqi shaikh held shaikhs defender including right group reprieve lobby death penalty say tricked smuggling heroin gang promised make pop star arrested chinese court rejected final appeal december reprieve posted internet recording shaikh made song come little rabbit described dreadful shaikh believed would international hit help bring world peace much hate drug trade britain well china completely committed take foreign secretary david miliband said statement emailed reporter issue whether mr shaikh become additional victim,1
white house friday praised former u vice president al gore un climate panel winning nobel peace prize work raise awareness threat global warming course happy vice president gore ipcc receiving recognition white house spokesman tony fratto said referring intergovernmental panel climate change shared award gore gore democrat vocal critic environmental policy president george bush republican beat narrowly disputed presidential election result white houseconvened summit last month world biggest greenhouse polluter called bush isolated questioned leadership problem global warming bush rejected kyoto protocol treaty set limit industrial nation greenhouse gas emission instead favor voluntary target curb emission since leaving office gore lectured extensively threat global warming statement friday said climate crisis greatest opportunity lift global consciousness higher level,1
six new zealand firefighter injured saturday battling bushfires burning across southeastern australia mild weather reduced threat dozen fire cooler condition helped firefighter working rugged mountain bushland put control line place bid slow blaze scorched ha square mile land police say home far razed six new zealander part group volunteer specialise remote area firefighting trapped blaze unexpectedly overwhelmed position near mansfield km mile northeast melbourne airlifted hospital suffering burn smoke inhalation one critical condition victoria rural ambulance spokesman john mullen told journalist australia face extreme fire danger summer due drought bushfires regular feature summer past year people killed bushfires scientist fear climate change bring frequent higher temperature le rainfall,1
apia samoa jul bdnews comreuters secretary state condoleezza rice pressed fiji meeting pacific foreign minister samoa saturday ensure country military ruler held election promised march rice arrived samoa auckland threehour stopover joined dozen minister pacific forum discus fiji maritime security climate change among issue said senior u official pacific diplomat attended talk asked named said rice raised issue election fiji interim foreign minister brigadier general ratu epeli nailatikau arrived late meeting holiday resort near airport rice said beforehand would use occasion deliver strong message fiji especially hard work concerning fiji return democracy absolute necessity rice said auckland late saturday leaving apia election based condition ability hold election something government fiji promised promised next year forthright added rice also visited singapore australia eightday trip end monday first visit samoa u secretary state year rice joined plane new zealand foreign minister winston peter taken leading role among pacific country get fiji military restore democracy fiji military strongman frank bainimarama originally promised election march said june unlikely reform needed electoral system bainimarama staged bloodless coup december claiming government laisenia qarase corrupt soft behind earlier coup fiji hit four coup military mutiny since sanction applied australia new zealand european union fiji including suspension aid travel ban fijian military political official united state also canceled military aid fiji coup senior u official traveling rice said plan meet separately fijian minister went apia along dozen minister pacific minister official australia fiji samoa marshall island nauru tonga tuvalu guam new zealand solomon island vanuatu palau papua new guinea among meeting hosted samoa prime minister,1
new scientific modelling show regional nuclear conflict country india pakistan could spark devastating climate change worldwide team researcher said monday perilous crossroad said owen toon university colorado boulder department atmospheric oceanic science current combination nuclear proliferation political instability urban demographic form perhaps greatest danger stability society since dawn humanity toon one scientist warned nuclear winter united state soviet union engage nuclear conflict demise soviet union reduced threat using supercomputing analysis available two decade ago team calculated devastating impact exchange nuclear weapon amount said represented potential india pakistan regional scale nuclear conflict inflict casualty comparable predicted strategic attack united state ussr toon told fall meeting american geophysical union san francisco smoke produced endanger entire population earth climate change ozone loss study author warned spread nuclear technology many nation risk ever concentrated urban centre large fuel stockpile would feed massive fire owing confluence today nuclear proliferation migration megacities centralization economy within city human society extremely vulnerable said richard turco department atmospheric oceanic science university california los angeles scientist said smoke regional conflict would spread across entire world within week even produce cooling effect sun ray partially blocked solution global warming look devastating climate change said alan robock department environmental science rutgers studied impact climatic change regional nuclear war main point people think path reduced probability war build superpower trend toward peaceful century actually opposite situation going trend build nuclear weapon many country world creates situation nuclear state dangerous soviet union used robock said,1
mitsotakis week apologised delay firefighting effort defending government action authorising millioneuro million relief package hundred house business destroyed around hectare acre forest destroyed conflagration since start august relief finally brought rain thursday evia greece secondlargest island scene worst blaze fire brigade official told reuters forest fire evia mainland western peloponnese northern attica region remained control many firefighter stayed area fight possible flareups internal government reshuffle aimed strengthening response natural disaster crisis supporting resident fireaffected area senior government official told reuters new deputy minister christos triantopoulos responsible aid recovery natural disaster new post created compensate business family hard hit recent blaze string deadly wildfire burning country turkey algeria amidst record summer heatwaves extreme weather event caused climate change become central policy challenge government across mediterranean greece one civilian killed another died helping prepare fire defence two injured firefighter hospital new face greek government include ioannis economou deputy agriculture minister government spokesman position vacant since march,1
australia new prime minister kevin rudd took oath office monday immediately signed document ratify kyoto protocol ending country decade opposition global climate agreement move isolates united state developed nation ratify agreement set binding limit developed country curb carbon emission blamed global warming first official act new australian government demonstrating government commitment tackling climate change rudd said statement climate scientist said development major step australia sent clear message washington given america excuse country wont ratify kyoto one responsible problem living responsibility said barry brook professor climate study adelaide university rudd led centreleft labor party victory nov election ending nearly year conservative rule promising new generation leadership committing sign kyoto pact former conservative government refused ratify kyoto saying would unfairly hurt australian economy heavy reliance coal energy export income country like india china bound target new report environment think tank climate institute written government university scientist found australia economy could easily cope strong cut greenhouse emission said growth would fall percent gross domestic product annually australia set target percent cut emission aimed carbon neutral leading way climate affordable prudent achievable investment climate institute chief executive john connor said monday shortly rudd sworn kyoto decision approved governorgeneral michael jeffery represents britain queen elizabeth australia constitution must approve international treaty un guideline full ratification take place day united nation receives formal instrument ratification meaning australia full member kyoto club end march way clear rudd play stronger role un climate talk bali opened negotiation monday new carbon emission target beyond lead delegation four australian minister conference previous government said australia would meet kyoto target despite ratifying pact rudd said latest advice suggested would miss target curb greenhouse emission growth percent level currently likely exceed overshoot target one percent rudd said adding australia faced penalty new target beyond rudd set longterm target cutting carbon emission percent level yet announce interim target emission,0
cardboard box us solar power cook food sterilize water could help billion poor people cut greenhouse gas prize idea fight global warming kyoto box named united nation kyoto protocol seek cut emission greenhouse gas aimed billion people use firewood cook costing euro make also make easier boil polluted water saving life saving tree kyoto box developer jon boehmer norwegian based kenya said statement ft climate change challenge backed financial time technology group hewlettpackard sponsored award development group forum future four finalist garlicbased feed additive cut methane emission livestock indoor cooling system using hollow tile cover truck wheel reduce fuel use giant industrial microwave creating charcoal statement said boehmer would carry trial country including south africa india indonesia would collect data back application carbon credit united nation discussing giving credit developing country preserve tropical forest soak carbon grow credit could traded many country looking cheap green way stimulate economy mired recession nation agreed work new un climate pact succeed kyoto meeting copenhagen december,1
travel restriction slow spread covid kept tourist away although attraction reopened last month illegal mining surged miner take advantage lack visitor leaving trail environmental destruction wake say researcher activist water polluted biodiversity poisoned endemic plant dug trampled animal bird poached litter strewn mountain said julia pierini head birdlife zimbabwe nonprofit activist industry expert miner say ranger employed zimbabwe park wildlife management authority zimparks protect chimanimani national park involved illicit activity past couple year seeing illegal gold miner mountain suddenly lockdown started see hundred said collen sibanda vice chairman chimanimani tourist association cta zimparks recruiting people organising syndicate lenny kwaramba told thomson reuters foundation mining mountain without license since march thought legal working ranger said kwaramba whose name changed protect identity given target would sell gram gold per day continued explaining miner came back mountain ranger would take gold pay u dollar august military police deployed help ranger evict miner run life kwaramba said firing u miner injured others missing zimparks spokesman tinashe farawo said authority looking claim park ranger hand illegal gold mining heard report currently investigating allegation said phone interview calling upon everyone forward evidence officer involved want ensure protect forest benefit future generation official data number illegal gold miner chimanimani mountain authority note around country rank risen recent year zimbabwe experience worst economic crisis decade crippling hyperinflation unemployment young people venturing illegal gold mining bid earn living gold panning chimanimani mostly smallscale informal according research paper royal botanic garden kew london paper estimated output artisanal gold panning area kg per year le half amount officially recorded sacred place latest census data show people live area around chimanimani mountain border zimbabwe mozambique population made various indigenous community still recovering last year cyclone idai caused million worth damage mainly chimanimani chipinge district according government official say local also endure ecological impact illegal mining pierini birdlife zimbabwe said mountain important watershed area ecologically sensitive wetland provide water used community valley changing climate back cyclone idai last year drought condition year mining chimanimani mountain represents ecological catastrophe said emailed comment halted permanently doubt pave way another humanitarian crisis added follow gold belt miner drain spring dig riverbed cut cave pierini said activity fill water silt making unliveable marine life largely unusable people noted miner also use chemical mercury cyanide separate gold ore soil leaving people wildlife downstream highly toxic water said chief raymond saurombe leader chikukwa village chimanimani chief respected one dam cave spring explained invaded miner soon left nothing sacred place give u recognition chief mining ban response rise illegal mining along riverbed country information minister monica mutsvangwa said cabinet press briefing september apart exception riverbed alluvial riverbed mining river banned immediate effect zimbabwean government past year trying register smallscale artisanal miner critic say lack implementation mean number illegal miner continues grow cabinet work creating policy make mining country sustainable mutsvangwa said resolved also ban licensed mining activity country national park national park protected law protection sometimes overridden grant mining right big company explained simiso mlevu communication officer centre natural resource governance advocacy group mining license granted national park around country past decade mlevu said via whatsapp deputy minister mine polite kambamura said smallscale miner register mining activity ensure follow proper mining standard harm environment punishable offence one mine without registration besides poor mineral accountability environmental damage proper mining standard followed area said whatsapp since law enforcement agent evicted illegal miner chimanimani mountain august local community respite gold rush long miner continue drawn area chief saurombe fear mountain famed legend mystery threat sacred place include dam mermaid cave mountain sacred place important u said,1
latest official data showed million hectare million acre land across continent area size south korea razed bushfires recent week imagery posted online himawari japanese satellite nasa earth observatory showed plume smoke fire reaching far south america firefighter ground making day cooler temperature southeast country prepare forecast return heat wind later week expected spur existing blaze spark new one life need remain vigilant andrew crisp victoria state emergency management commissioner emergency management commissioner told reporter afternoon briefing talk benign condition fire suppressed still still tinder dry australia bushfire season started earlier normal year following threeyear drought left much country bushland vulnerable fire thousand people left homeless many rural town spent day without electricity telecommunication case drinking water militarycoordinated rescue support effort ongoing prime minister scott morrison due meet banking chief tuesday acknowledged crisis significant economic impact monday pledged billion billion newly created national bushfire recovery agency insurance council australia increased estimate damage claim fire million tuesday claim expected jump firehit area accessible following highlight happening australian bushfires crisis two men reported missing new south wale tuesday police said fortyeight u firefighter scheduled arrive australia wednesday official said joining compatriot already ground incident management personnel u canada also arrive wednesday prime minister morrison said spoke u president donald trump tuesday british prime minister boris johnson also offered support morrison attended funeral volunteer firefighter andrew odwyer killed along colleague geoffrey keaton dec burnt tree fell path firetruck causing roll data released tuesday showed fire beginning effect economy anz gauge consumer confidence fell last week lowest level four year job advertisement data recorded biggest monthly drop seven month december australia military deployed tuesday help bury estimated dead sheep cattle process authority want complete quickly prevent rotting carcass spreading disease authority said number people calling urgent medical care victoria jumped monday hazardous smoke covered state fire ablaze across new south wale state back advice level lowest alert rating victoria state fire watch act alert almost home destroyed nsw australia populous state authority said victoria state authority believe home destroyed insurer received bushfirerelated claim nsw victoria south australia queensland since insurance council australia declared bushfire catastrophe nov claim estimated loss value million council recorded destruction residential property far backbencher pm morrison government criticised appearance good morning britain itv program said link climate change bushfire crisis link fact cause fire drought drying environment lawmaker craig kelly said australian dollar,1
africa forgotten continent fight climate change need help cope projected water shortage declining crop yield un top climate change official said sunday yvo de boer told reuters damage projected africa un climate panel would justify tougher world action slow global warming even without considering likely disruption part planet africa forgotten continent effort combat warming de boer head bonnbased un climate change secretariat said telephone meeting african mediterranean nation tunis climate change noted big developing country china india far fund africa rich nation help cut greenhouse gas instance investing wind farm hydropower dam cleaning industrial emission africa relatively little aid help adapt ever drought desertification changing range disease rising sea africa getting lot climate change policy moment said climate change affect africa severely un climate panel final page summary report released spain saturday say africa arctic delta major river asia small island state likely especially affected climate change africa say million people world poorest continent projected face increased water stress enough world action de boer said agriculture african country say yield rainfed agriculture could reduced percent also say cost adapting rising sea africa could amount least percent gross domestic product towards end century also project increase percent arid semiarid land africa world environment minister meet bali next month de boer said seemed general agreement need launch two year talk broad international deal succeed un kyoto protocol kyoto bind industrial nation cut emission greenhouse gas mainly burning fossil fuel least percent level kyoto cap third global emission top emitter led united state china firm goal u president george bush said kyoto would damage u economy wrongly omits goal developing nation,1
china india explosion trade africa greater investment tolerance traditional partner boosted continent development climate ethiopia prime minister said monday external environment conducive african development latitude author destiny prime minister meles zenawi told meeting finance economy minister ethiopian capital china trade africa grew billion compared million india rose billion million period according un african union figure analyst say influx money combined nostringsattached trade aid policy nation helped make western donor traditionally dictated term africa ease restriction funding significant change attitude traditional developmental partner also willingness tolerate alternative path development continent meles said meles said india china interest created new source investment technology africa economy significant jump foreign direct investment hence africa rapid growth continent grew average percent according united nation figure trade among african nation remained low accounting tenth total trade continent african union said meles speaking african unionun economic commission africa conference tackle development issue like rising food energy price impact climate change continent economy meles said china india growing appetite food raw material commodity mixed blessing africa development contributed steep rise commodity price associated risk african economy said african union united nation statement released monday warned rising price staple blamed social disburbances least four african country listed burkina faso cameroon senegal mauritania abdoulie janneh un undersecretary general executive secretary economic commission africa said global problem high food oil price would force continent strike balance role producer consumer challenge face ensure essential good affordable stifling signaling role price increased production janneh said,1
think see significant pivot tourism industry said gregory miller executive director nonprofit center responsible travel noting focus benefiting travel business who benefiting community following many sustainable initiative started pandemic awaiting return traveler marine heritage site dana point california whalewatching operation take visitor boat trip see gray whale blue whale occasion racing megapods dolphin also pick discarded deflated balloon might mistaken food sea creature tell people dont celebrate balloon end said donna kalez copresident dana wharf sportfishing whale watching recreational guide service gisele anderson copresident another whalewatching operation captain daves dolphin whale watching safari wanted way signal world region great place see whale learn protect found whale heritage site programme nonprofit conservation association world cetacean alliance applied late january dana point received designation whale heritage site first united state whale heritage site designation meant identify traveler whalerich area engaged conservation education cultural celebration whale initial pair site bluff south africa hervey bay australia designated addition dana point region tenerife spain also named whale heritage site year new program think could national park u said ben williamson program director world animal protection u global animal welfare nonprofit partner heritage site project think rolling landmark sustainable responsible tourism give tourist travel industry marker show wildlife experience done world animal protection promotes viewing animal wild rather captivity seaworld san diego hour south dana point seven candidate site globally currently review certification deep coastal canyon dana point draw whale dolphin close shore town home whale festival running year sustainable whalewatching operation audited every three year maintain heritage site status isnt designation life need work keep anderson said plan future beach cleanup citizen science initiative continuing work instruct recreational boater keeping safe distance whale colorado electrifies byway key component colorado gov jared polis climate action plan call state obtain energy renewable source electrifying transportation fastcharging station electric vehicle planned available colorado interstate highway highly trafficked corridor greatly expanding range electric car charging facility mile apart coming june six state scenic historic byway traverse rural area popular road tripper encouraging driver spend time town charging station car replenished initiative combine economic development sustainable transportation andrew grossmann director destination development colorado tourism office call first electrified byway initial skeletal installation capacity minimum two car station many newer model electric vehicle go mile charge place closely help reduce range anxiety said use new system traveler would arrive electric vehicle available rental car company however dollar thrifty rental car franchise eagle county regional airport near vail agreed state add electric vehicle end year vail public charging port nearly station hotel including sonnenalp vail local driver electrifying remote byway passport travel want go vail clear creek south park place le discovered tourist local thats game changer u said dulchinos technology consultant based boulder owns chevy volt run facebook page electric vehicle owner state biking adventure start city since organised crosscountry bike ride celebration nation bicentennial nonprofit adventure cycling association specialized mapping longdistance cycling route across united state year organisation encourages bicycle transportation aim take travelbybike urban area effort bridge environmental social sustainability new shorttrips initiative kick june create map suggested itinerary trip one three night eight city atlanta austin texas boston los angeles minneapolis san francisco seattle washington dc plan city wanted focus letting people know great adventure even theyre going one night said eva dunnfroebig project director initiative major programme focus diversify cycling scene association describes predominantly male white addition reaching urbanites initiative includes recruiting ambassador city especially among black indigenous people colour lead occasional short trip share bike camping expertise think aca trying catch social environment said jess kim transportation engineer seattle avid bike camper asian american plan apply become ambassador initiative call step right direction offering flexible ride constrained schedule targeting racially diverse community partnering organizer like working making cycling inclusive practical matter aca say anyone bike camp might include family member drive support vehicle camping gear fashioning bike carrier kitty litter container best bike first tour bike already said dan meyer deputy editor association adventure cyclist magazine saving pangolin fully scalecovered mammal pangolin curl armoured ball threatened scale used traditional asian medicine practice largely make quarry poacher according coalition end wildlife trafficking online million small anteating animal illegally traded last year eight specie pangolin native asia africa range vulnerable critically endangered looking yet another manmade extinction silent elusive nature pangolin could silent extinction said le carlisle director conservation andbeyond run safari camp game preserve africa started program rehabilitate pangolin rescued illegal trading goal establish breeding programme last year captive pangolin recovered authority rehabilitated johannesburg wildlife veterinary hospital eventually relocated acre andbeyond phinda private game reserve private preserve safari camp kwazulunatal south africa gave birth pup first area estimated year preserve heavily guarded pangolin rehabilitation program ongoing manager wont say many pangolin living property fear drawing attention poacher guest one phinda lodge reopened join researcher conservation team general health check pangolin dont expect see one shy nocturnal creature game drive ranger worked reserve pangolin gone year without seeing one carlisle said carbon capture people travel chronic carbon problem emission associated travel car ship air make sustainable travel stumbling block right departure carbon offset long balancing alternative though expert agree offsetting isnt enough slow reverse climate change tomorrow air new climate action group incubated adventure travel trade association taking different tack technologically socially champion carbon removal storage done swiss company climateworks expensive process filter carbon dioxide air sometimes injecting underground basalt rock mineralises time process seems sound question scalable said howard herzog senior research engineer massachusetts institute technology studied carbon capture year noting high cost running technology relative amount carbon removed lot cheaper emit try capture later though emerging technology indeed costly one peruvian tour operator estimated mitigating flight london lima carbon capture technology would cost tomorrow air aim excite people future carbon removal invest create community traveler travel company around eventually large enough sway company government engage providing way traveller travel company support scaleup carbon removal technology said christina beckmann cofounder tomorrow air thought got travel global gdp portion united around carbon removal permanent storage could really something tomorrow air pursuing goal planning online airbnb experience tour carbon capture plant partnered artist focus climate showcasing work website also sell subscription starting invested carbon removal company fund educational effort group holding first convention virtual course friday bringing together call climate clever traveler brand talk carbon capture go sustainable traveler step harnessing consumer demand climate change action practical affordable way part hopefully growing traveler collective eventual size maybe take thing scale said ann becker business travel consultant living chicago member tomorrow air new york time company,1
deal includes world two biggest economy united state china divide country three group different deadline reduce use factorymade hydrofluorocarbon hfc gas time powerful carbon dioxide greenhouse gas monumental step forward u secretary state john kerry said left talk rwandan capital kigali late friday rwanda minister natural resource vincent biruta began spelling term deal shortly sunrise saturday applause negotiator night drowned word pact developed nation including much europe united state commit reducing use gas incrementally starting percent cut reaching percent many wealthier nation already begun reduce use hfc two group developing country freeze use gas either gradually reduce use india iran iraq pakistan gulf country meet later deadline needed time fastexpanding middle class hot climate india feared damaging growing industry last year paris promised keep world safe worst effect climate change today following promise said un environment chief erik solheim statement gaining momentum deal binding nation crown wave measure help fight climate change month last week paris agreement curb climatewarming emission passed required threshold enter force india canada european parliament ratified unlike paris agreement kigali deal legally binding specific timetable agreement rich country help poor country adapt technology united nation say phasing hfc cost billion dollar quick reduction hfc could major contribution slowing climate change avoiding perhaps degree celsius projected rise average temperature scientist say environmental group called ambitious agreement cutting hfc limit damage roughly billion new air conditioning unit expected come stream reflecting increased demand expanding middle class asia latin america africa hfc talk build montreal protocol succeeded phasing use chlorofluorocarbon cfc widely used time refrigeration aerosol aim stop depletion ozone layer shield planet ultraviolet ray linked skin cancer condition,1
coleader germany green baerbock seen party steadily strengthen past year know green become bigger force convince voter climate policy elitist common cause also addressing economic concern lesson france save climate expense social justice said baerbock roughly age party two thing need go hand hand green moment europe least could green routinely beat chancellor angela merkels conservative poll widely expected part next german government recent european election green party gained significantly corner continent winning seat european parliament increase crop radical singleissue environmental protest party emerged unlikely beneficiary seismic disruption europe politics recent year climate change vaulted near top voter concern europe encountering recordhigh temperature collapse traditional social democratic party opened acre space centre left generation younger voter casting new allegiance others antidote nationalist populist far right nothing else green sit astride europe latest culture war migration receding news climate change become potent new front battle greenminded liberal populist green emerge new hope europe political centre become enemy farright populist others cast policy part elitist agenda hurt ordinary people marine le pen leader france national rally formerly known national front rage climate psychosis germany green surged recent european parliament election campaign poster explicitly attacked far right hatred alternative germany britain green striking vote finishing fourth ahead governing conservative promoting environment also opposing brexit even france rocked month yellow vest protest higher fuel tax ultimately scrapped green became popular party among voter number lawmaker rising european parliament green roughly influence seat assembly farright populist led italy interior minister matteo salvini like populist green party networking across continent trying coordinate campaign holding joint party conference green idea european outset cant solve environmental problem within national border said baerbock pointing first election party participated european parliament battle playing inside nation also pitting city rural area richer liberal northern western european country poorer counterpart south former communist east southern europe swelling debt high youth unemployment green party remain marginal italy green never vote national election spain equo environmental party single seat parliament true eastern europe poland send single green lawmaker brussels joined czech republic estonia hungary recently blocked latest attempt european union set target carbon neutrality appealing national grievance historical memory poland could develop year following second world war like france austria netherlands said mateusz morawiecki nationalist prime minister proposed deal said simply fair even germany europe biggest richest country green successful alternative germany commonly known afd accuses baerbocks party elitist hypocritical people vote green afford said karsten hilse lawmaker afd party environmental spokesman buy good conscience one hurt environment one air mile ordinary people told responsible impending climate apocalypse drive car hilse said accusation play well among farright voter least long time true green voter among wealthiest country green expanding support party vote european election popular among voter age first time among unemployed voter still accusation privilege stick baerbock said protest france crucial learning moment said fuel tax sold climatesaving measure perceived deeply unfair could least afford tax seen way offset environmental damage caused primarily big business jetsetting urban elite increasingly vote green whose lifestyle also biggest carbon footprint nutshell lie challenge baerbock said looked yellow vest carefully dont walk trap one german green lawmaker franziska brantner studied france met february one leader yellow vest ingrid levavasseur like brantner levavasseur single mother grew rural area poor public transportation discovered lot common brantner said also said humbled levavasseurs experience nurse recently worked palliative care could rarely afford new clothes two child let alone holiday make sure ecological question fire social question help solve brantner said germany green recently learned study voter concern europe secondmostpopular statement among farright voter one limiting migration need act climate change hitting poorest first caused rich second part statement particular resonates brantner said need speak loudly said across french traffic circle yellow vest gathered street marched many protester emphasised cared climate change end world much making end meet end month environmental policy punitive poorly implemented said damien carme former green mayor grandesynthe struggling industrial area northern france course people shout gas tax increase reallocate money help people better insulate home reduce energy bill everything fine added carme elected european parliament green lawmaker germany labour union preaching job polluting industry like car coal among unionised bestprotected renewables sector however union still rare company often pay little minimum wage real issue said ralph obermauer longtime green member used work party work ig metall one germany important labour union want achieve ecological society take working people new society said fair worker facing prospect job loss transformation two front automation climate policy already automotive partsmakers cutting job prospect transitioning electric car loom dont take seriously lose support worker obermauer said union representative warn germany might yellow vest revolt new york time news service,1